GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[newmedia_dev]

Don’t mind Grand Valley at all, will be tough this week with the times already down, started with a 1.51.5xx and hopefully will see this evolve into a 50 somewhere.

Glad to have some racing back so this week will be about DR repair

Race A definitely not for me this week and either C 😁

Enjoy

Yeah A and C aren’t for me so if I do much more racing it will be B but the early signs are it’s shaping up to be a procession again

 

[Rossell2]

Just a note on the Nurb. Don't try and do the pits on lap 2 thinking you can offset things it counts as a 1 minute penalty. I missed it first time around because I'm a doofus and kept going. The winner didn't know this either.

 

[newmedia_dev]

Just a note on the Nurb. Don't try and do the pits on lap 2 thinking you can offset things it counts as a 1 minute penalty. I missed it first time around because I'm a doofus and kept going. The winner didn't know this either.

2 lap race, mandatory pit and the pit box is passed the finish line?

Not picking on you, just find it baffling as we have had 2/3 lap races there on the long layout before.

 

[Rossell2]

2 lap race, mandatory pit and the pit box is passed the finish line?

Not picking on you, just find it baffling as we have had 2/3 lap races there on the long layout before.

Yeha I found it a bit odd. I just thought I'd get held up and lose time to whoever was behind me and be considered finished but nope, penalty.

Managed a win the race after so all was resolved.

 

[jrbabbitt]

Agreed a two lap race with mandatory pit in middle is a downer as it takes away any strategy that you may have.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I enjoyed this one 😀



The mandatory pitstop does make sense for this race and the JGTC Suzuka one because it means people aren't forced to drive with the wrong tyres for the conditions (intermediates are a bit too fast on a dry track imo) but since pretty much every race seems to be dry it feels like a wasted opportunity.

 

[Famine]

Yeha I found it a bit odd.

It's very much not odd.

You can't, and never have been able to, take a mandatory pit stop before you cross the start line on-track for the first time or before you cross the finish line on-track for the last time - and I write this almost every week in the article when there's pit strategy. Of course I didn't this week...

It's the same deal in real world motorsport too, except that one time when F1 forgot to include it in their rules and Michael Schumacher won a race (British Grand Prix, 1998) by taking his ten-second stop-go penalty in the pits at the end of the final lap - with his pit box after the pit lane timing line (there isn't a start/finish line in the pits; it's a timing line) so that he didn't actually serve it...

 

[Rossell2]

It's very much not odd.

You can't, and never have been able to, take a mandatory pit stop before you cross the start line on-track for the first time or before you cross the finish line on-track for the last time - and I write this almost every week in the article when there's pit strategy. Of course I didn't this week...

It's the same deal in real world motorsport too, except that one time when F1 forgot to include it in their rules and Michael Schumacher won a race (British Grand Prix, 1998) by taking his ten-second stop-go penalty in the pits at the end of the final lap - with his pit box after the pit lane timing line (there isn't a start/finish line in the pits; it's a timing line) so that he didn't actually serve it...

I did have the Schuey pitstop on my mind all the way round the second lap it has to be said. It wouldn't have happened had I not cocked up and went the wrong side of the cones thinking I was on pit lane when I wasn't 😂 holding out hope to the last, in the end went from second to tenth.

 

[newmedia_dev]

(there isn't a start/finish line in the pits; it's a timing line)

Which is what the final time the finishing line provides (it’s the final race time line), but it’s so nuanced and the reason we have different staring lines to finishing lines on quite a few tracks when run to different car/rule sets in the real world. All of the lines are timing lines.

 

[Famine]

Which is what the final time the finishing line provides (it’s the final race time line), but it’s so nuanced and the reason we have different staring lines to finishing lines on quite a few tracks when run to different car/rule sets in the real world. All of the lines are timing lines.

Indeed, they're all timing lines but the Start/Finish (and/or the Start and Finish) is a special one with special properties in regulations. Like all squares are rectangles, but only a square is a square.

 

[Gurzu]

Hey guys, like last week I'll be touching the wheel just from Friday nyt on this week also. Looks like my only option will be Race B. Somehow the McLaren is meta, so it's time to use it in my final Gulf livery.

For those interested it's shared and modifiable at will.
Enjoy your racing week.

 

[newmedia_dev]

Indeed, they're all timing lines but the Start/Finish (and/or the Start and Finish) is a special one with special properties in regulations. Like all squares are rectangles, but only a square is a square.

And that’s why it has special properties that transcend the pit lane timer which is what I was trying to say? We are saying the same thing

 

[Famine]

And that’s why it has special properties that transcend the pit lane timer which is what I was trying to say? We are saying the same thing

I think so, yes.

 

[DannyPorter]

1:51.3 using 4C. Fast in corner's. I've still had a ton of time left in it

 

[jrbabbitt]

Just passing on food for thought..
I like Race C and the car at the top of the lists is the Genesis G70 Gr.4 and I see lots of them in each race.
I have had some success of my own with the Alfa Romeo 155

It handles the technical sections with ease and since I do not qualify, I'm usually in the rear at start P14-P16 and by race end in in the top ten..

 

[pcmfocus]

done 4 races this morning overal it was good and clean maybe 1 or 2 ego's but thats ... last race in A terri way harder gaps are smaller still not seen any rain 🤔

 

[KAlex122]

Had 2 laps of full yellow rain yesterday. So it's possible. Was quite fun. Still I'm not good enough to play it delicately even if i really try.

 

[gthelmi2398]

Yesterday I had 10 races in A rated lobbies. Sometimes with guests from A+ range. You are welcome!
3 races with victory and 8 in the top 5, weakest position in the end was P7.
Let's do this realistic weather race again.
Until now only one rain race. Hope to have some more this week.

 

[fisheye]

Race A: Started P12 and made it to P8 with a DR+ SR+ and CRB. Steering sensitivity -2 ,TCS2, and wait for everyone else to oversteer into the fence.
Next race 5th DR/SR+
Next next race 4th DR+

"It is I, Aku Aku! My duty is to protect you. You may summon me by breaking open these crates. Call me thrice, and I shall grant you special powers"

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Me, when I checked this weeks races:

 

[newmedia_dev]

Participation Numbers (It is only Tuesday)

A: 9,800 (Last week ended: 32,500)
B: 18,400 (Last week ended: 67,800)
C: 13,400 (Last week ended: 54,600)

 

[benjoi84]

I'm quite surprised to be able to say that i think all three Daily Races have something for me this week...

Race A: great, twisty hilly fun on a rare combination with some special driving techniques thrown in for good measure. I liken it to driving an RC Car, proportionally speaking. Amazing that DR/SR is active for a change. My races were really competitive and people were showing respect, allowing others to recover when struggling with the oversteer (rather than plowing into them).

Race B: i think it's my favourite. By chance I've been watching some replays from a previous occasion at this combo and I'm determined to do better than last time. The races seemed much sweatier before. Yesterday i was able to both have fun, and keep the paintwork on my beautiful Ferrari intact! Respectful racing, and a cracking opportunity to practice car control.

Race C: fun, if and when the rain comes. Only dry races for me yesterday so just a chance to re-learn the Group 4 cars. It shows how out of practice i am because I'm still driving them as if it were before the big recent nerf. Lucky to have a sparring partner come the final straight because otherwise it may as well have been time trial. Maybe I'll take the Cayman out a couple more times this week, but it's the weakest race of the three.

 

[Rossell2]

The saying goes "to make a egg you have to crack some omelettes" and the race above is certainly proof. Never tried the Genesis on wets in the rain or dry and got hammered going through the first half of the lap. Until the rain did come down. I then just couldn't capitalise enough to get the win. Enjoyable though which eventually led to:



The one that did work (I realise they're out of order).

 

[ImbaSteckdose]

Daily Race C, first race (wet) didn't accept my last-second tire change so I went RH in the first lap. Still finished 7th somehow.
Second and third race, the 'running start' just stopped midway for players 10-16 on the grid. The 2nd time it left me in reverse gear... fun times.

 

[TBR 427]

So the G70 still seems to have the jump bug from a few updates back. Coming uphill out of the carousel I touched the curb on the right at the esses and the back of my car launched into the air and bounced badly 3 times. Grinding the G70's nose into the tarmac caused a spin and put me another 17 seconds off the lead.

The front of the car seems to handle things well enough over bumps, but the back will go into these horrendous bounces that can easily wipe the car out.

Eventually I pulled back to 15s from the lead by the end of L2 so I had the pace, but really annoyed by that.

 

[newmedia_dev]

So I need a break, holiday. There is one imminent so that is fine, go recharge the work and family batteries.

But honestly I’m feeling a little flat with GT at the moment, usually I’d say it’s fatigue but honestly it just less and less interesting to have fun with. While they created close racing it missed the mark a bit on how best to do that (GR3 accepted is much much better than it’s ever been)

It’s getting harder and harder to motivate myself on Monday mornings to do those early recons and even the TTs aren’t really fun like they used to be.

This is possibly on me so I’m gonna go take my break and family time and see what’s here when I get back.

Go fast and safe racers see you in a few weeks.

 

[Rossell2]

End of the day mate tis just a game, you got to do what's right for you. Enjoy your holiday 😊

 

[Barney Da Dog]

So I need a break, holiday. There is one imminent so that is fine, go recharge the work and family batteries.

But honestly I’m feeling a little flat with GT at the moment, usually I’d say it’s fatigue but honestly it just less and less interesting to have fun with. While they created close racing it missed the mark a bit on how best to do that (GR3 accepted is much much better than it’s ever been)

It’s getting harder and harder to motivate myself on Monday mornings to do those early recons and even the TTs aren’t really fun like they used to be.

This is possibly on me so I’m gonna go take my break and family time and see what’s here when I get back.

Go fast and safe racers see you in a few weeks.

See you monday... 😜

Seriously though, enjoy some away time and come back fully charged. I'll probably do a few B's and make some liveries this week, but got loads of stuff to do around mine and dad's place, and I've become obsessed with buying a motorhome (must be getting old!)

 

[afc5150]

Did my first 2 of what I'm sure will be many race C just now. Pretty heavy rain in both, IM was the right tire for both.

Race 1 was Q8 to P9 after being dumped off the track lap 1 and a pit exit penalty while I was inside another car's ghost and couldn't really see.

Race 2 was Q3 to P1 as the leaders took each other off just as we headed onto the Nord lap 1. No looking back from there.

Almost at DR-A and happy to being doing dailies again almost every week. Also happy to fight for some DR after doing a lot of A races lately.

Need to improve on my Q of 8:43 though.

 

[KAlex122]

Two Daily C today. Low B lobbies.

Started 3rd in the first race, got kicked out in the weird, slightly downhill right-hander that only this Nord+ShortGP layout offers and went straight into a wall. After using some time to write a short "reaction" i came back from last to 7th place. Weirdly it counted as a clean race.

Second one was a Pole Position to P1 clean race.

Both with dark clouds but dry.