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GT7 Daily Race Discussion
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Well holy moly!
Started the Nurbs P6 got a .5 track limit got dive bombed in the chicane because I’d had a penalty, 2 people decided to make T1 3 wide 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I started the race with full SR
Started the Nurbs P6 got a .5 track limit got dive bombed in the chicane because I’d had a penalty, 2 people decided to make T1 3 wide 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I started the race with full SR
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Yeah think I’m gonna either just pass on this week or wait till later when things have calmed down and people stabilise a bit….
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Totally agree. With the pad I couldn't even take turn 1 in 3rd gear... whilst I'm taking it in 4th easy peasy now (I use 3rd just as engine brake when needed at t1 and after Bus stop). I think we're among the small minority liking race A. Less than half car behind for now, @TheNormsk, with an ideal of '20.1 wich I'll try to confirm tonyt. And yes; really wondering why DR is off, since PD was on a good pattern lately. Seems that the useless supervisor of Dailies department is back from holidays.Oh boy is this a fun car to drive. I love it handling. Also I’m somewhat better on wheel than controller
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I have a theory on this…
1: it’s probably not going to be massively popular so this is to draw people in risk free (plus the combo can be very tricky)
2: the other 2 races will be either close (contact racing, Nurbs) or full of track limit pens so will hit SR hard potentially, making race A attractive to farm SR again may increase player numbers.
Just my thinking on it.
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- TechnoIsLove
Won't be an easy week at Red Bull, still quite inconsistent over a period of laps, with +/- 0.3s in sectors and not always spotting why. But at least, getting used to the handling of the Lancer. Will try my hand at Race B but previous experiences of the short circuit are bad memories of constant wreck-fests....
Has it changed? Anyways... here is so far Race C in terms of lap time...
Has it changed? Anyways... here is so far Race C in terms of lap time...
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Disappointing if true. Both from the developer's and the player's point of view.
Talk about doing things for the wrong reasons.
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Boy it was rough and tumble stuff at NGP last night, guys are very impatient, was turned around in 2 of 3 races but managed a podium in the other. Got both the G70 and GTR down to 207.6 but the GTR feels much nicer to drive so will stick with that. I need to find another half second I reakon, that is doable if I nail it. I am not at all comfortable though, struggling to tuck my nose in and maintain mid corner speed.
It's a very different track on a wheel vs a D-Pad, when i say D-Pad i mean using the directional buttons. Biggest difference is I can now use MT which really helps at turn 6 where the AT refuses to change down and i'd get eaten alive there. Turn 7 though, I was a demon through there and now all at sea, I cannot decide if i should go narrow or wide, brake earlier or a touch later to square it up, lost all my reference points there. The track limits at Turn 4 need to be tightened, bit of a farce right now and I am very fast through the final chicane compared to my peers. TBH a bit lost though, 2nd guessing myself under brakes rather than attacking the corners.
It's a very different track on a wheel vs a D-Pad, when i say D-Pad i mean using the directional buttons. Biggest difference is I can now use MT which really helps at turn 6 where the AT refuses to change down and i'd get eaten alive there. Turn 7 though, I was a demon through there and now all at sea, I cannot decide if i should go narrow or wide, brake earlier or a touch later to square it up, lost all my reference points there. The track limits at Turn 4 need to be tightened, bit of a farce right now and I am very fast through the final chicane compared to my peers. TBH a bit lost though, 2nd guessing myself under brakes rather than attacking the corners.
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I find myself uncomfortable also! Thanks for the tip on the GT-R, I'll try that, as the G70, is a little weird on the track for me! Or it's me, I was having a go at the WRX, felt fine in the corners. 7.8 though more time to findBoy it was rough and tumble stuff at NGP last night, guys are very impatient, was turned around in 2 of 3 races but managed a podium in the other. Got both the G70 and GTR down to 207.6 but the GTR feels much nicer to drive so will stick with that. I need to find another half second I reakon, that is doable if I nail it. I am not at all comfortable though, struggling to tuck my nose in and maintain mid corner speed.
It's a very different track on a wheel vs a D-Pad, when i say D-Pad i mean using the directional buttons. Biggest difference is I can now use MT which really helps at turn 6 where the AT refuses to change down and i'd get eaten alive there. Turn 7 though, I was a demon through there and now all at sea, I cannot decide if i should go narrow or wide, brake earlier or a touch later to square it up, lost all my reference points there. The track limits at Turn 4 need to be tightened, bit of a farce right now and I am very fast through the final chicane compared to my peers. TBH a bit lost though, 2nd guessing myself under brakes rather than attacking the corners.
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I'm no Prime to guide, but for T7 my tip is to trail break as late and as deep as hell (with late reduction from gear 3 downto 2). This is where you really can gain especially defending position but also for good lap time.Boy it was rough and tumble stuff at NGP last night, guys are very impatient, was turned around in 2 of 3 races but managed a podium in the other. Got both the G70 and GTR down to 207.6 but the GTR feels much nicer to drive so will stick with that. I need to find another half second I reakon, that is doable if I nail it. I am not at all comfortable though, struggling to tuck my nose in and maintain mid corner speed.
It's a very different track on a wheel vs a D-Pad, when i say D-Pad i mean using the directional buttons. Biggest difference is I can now use MT which really helps at turn 6 where the AT refuses to change down and i'd get eaten alive there. Turn 7 though, I was a demon through there and now all at sea, I cannot decide if i should go narrow or wide, brake earlier or a touch later to square it up, lost all my reference points there. The track limits at Turn 4 need to be tightened, bit of a farce right now and I am very fast through the final chicane compared to my peers. TBH a bit lost though, 2nd guessing myself under brakes rather than attacking the corners.
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When I have this most of the time it’s because I’m trail braking to much/comfort braking rather than out of necessity.
What I have started to do is timing when I’m lifting to my rotation or alternatively on the wheel turning it sharper a little more with a sharp release in pedal pressure. (When I say sharp release I mean lifting from 90% to 30%
If I need to I can always coast or gently brake some more but a lot of the time I find is more getting the exit line and acceleration point nailed rather than good/perfect entries. Especially with the way the G70 diffs work.
Other than above it’s just practising the braking phases and to match the force applied to the actual momentum before turning in.
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@TechnoIsLove B was a bit sweaty and pushy but not full on death.
The problem as always is impatience or lack of restraint. The reality is in lobbies split by 1 100ths everybody is the same pace and in B/A lobbies pretty damn consistent in the G70 as well. This means the normal gaps just aren’t there to go for….so a lot of forcing the issue or “cynical” moves and space.
As a side note, I’ve had 2 people in A/S lobbies constantly bumping in to the back of me and both were bumper cam users, there is a YT that was constantly the same on his stream. Is it possible people aren’t good at judging their cars front bumper in this cam?
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yeah i used to use bumper cam before i switched to a VR recently, but for the most part i had a good idea of where my bumper was, mainly bc if i got too close and was bump drafting, etc. then i could only see the car i was drafting. So its for sure them bumping intentionally, bc if you use bumper cam, youll see that theres no problem knowing where the front of your car is.
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It’s about the angle, when you watch the replays watch that corner in cockpit cam and you’ll get a sense of where the car needs to be, it’s a bit random though. I think it depends when you go marginally wide and when you come off the sausage curb.
But it’s a magic 8 ball every time you go through it.
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Well that’s a turn up, i thought I’d just focus on qualifying in race A as I’d missed a little of this week already (well a day 😁) already hit a 1.20.988 and a pole/win from my first race! I would have had a race at lunch but it bugged out.
It was a mixed B/C lobby but the Bs we’re clean and the race was good.
I’ve found my home for the week
It was a mixed B/C lobby but the Bs we’re clean and the race was good.
I’ve found my home for the week
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OK found my mojo. Just ran a 2.06.7 with an optimal 2 tenths faster as I did not quite nail the entry to the final chicane.
I was braking too late for T1, if I pull up earlier I can use 2nd gear which vastly improves my exit momentum. I was braking too early for T5, later braking and later apex whilst hugging the inside kerb is faster and leads to a better exit out of 6. The biggie was the hairpin though, was braking far too early and being too careful, I carried less mid corner speed but entered far faster and exited earlier which really tallies up by the end of the full schumacher esses.
That time is top 900 in the world right now, I never get anywhere near that so seems this is still my best track.
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@newmedia_dev For once a serious question from my end! 🤣
Since you switched to VR, did you find that having the steering wheel on the wrong side of the dash a bit off-putting? Don't get me wrong, I have spent 6+ years in the US of A and drove/ owned quite a few nice cars but since circuits have no lane, the few times I tried cockpit view, having the wheel on the left screwed with my driving...
Honestly, that is prob the #1 reason why I have not actually invested in VR - tried it a few times at a friend's house, but long term, I was put off... 100% know it is more immersive but the left-hand drive thing on a circuit is weird for me...
Since you switched to VR, did you find that having the steering wheel on the wrong side of the dash a bit off-putting? Don't get me wrong, I have spent 6+ years in the US of A and drove/ owned quite a few nice cars but since circuits have no lane, the few times I tried cockpit view, having the wheel on the left screwed with my driving...
Honestly, that is prob the #1 reason why I have not actually invested in VR - tried it a few times at a friend's house, but long term, I was put off... 100% know it is more immersive but the left-hand drive thing on a circuit is weird for me...
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Try shifting with your right hand! #feelslikesomeoneelseisdoingit
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Hundred percent genuine answer.
On navigating roads in a real car I find it weird for a few miles, just traffic and road markings.
On a race track not an issue at all, you instantly adjust with offsets but you are realistically in VR not offset it’s just natural.
You need to experience it for a period but the visual volume you see makes it actually easier than just driving to the center of the screen, there is no screen if that makes sense.
There are some quirks but racing or QT they are negotiable. What you will find is you’ll get better and better braking and lines.
I was a top 1500 player on bumper cam and now I’m a top 500/250 player with VR
The position in the cockpit isn’t the problem, left or right hand drive, it’s starting to see how other people drive and that can be overwhelming being frank and “eye opening”
VR is not perfect but it’s more realistic than the other view modes and I’m trying my damndest to prove it’s viable for the sharp end.
To directly answer your question, on a race track with everyone going the same direction it’s so natural after a couple of corners it’s not an issue. You’ll quickly adjust to the width.
Final salient point, I won’t go back to flat. Ever, VR is just so much more fun and faster for me.
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I can't drive from the left side of my couch, have to be centered, lol. Can't imagine it NOT messing with your head in VR. For me, screws up just about every marker I look for and there's not a single good reason for it given I'm driving on a flat screen. 100% mental but 100% NOT getting over it, either.🤣
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I don't even notice which side of the car I'm on, it just comes naturally to adapt without thinking about it.I can't drive from the left side of my couch, have to be centered, lol. Can't imagine it NOT messing with your head in VR. For me, screws up just about every marker I look for and there's not a single good reason for it given I'm driving on a flat screen. 100% mental but 100% NOT getting over it, either.🤣
