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YEah I am out on race A, what a waste of a fabulous little car, nothing but crashes, i end up turned around on lap one literally every time, total waste of my time. Race B is also total rubbish track, the Sprint circuit is all the worst bits of NGP with all the good bits missing and again, wrong car for this track. Now I have been shuffled back down to DR-B due to finishing at the back in 5 straight Race A's, I may try Race C, just to see if it helps me get gold int he time trial. But yeah, Autopolis reminds me of the yabbi dabbi GP track, it would benefit from removing corners. That last sector, if it just went straight on 3 corners from the end it'd be great but that last mikey mouse bit is horrible. Not a good week.
 
Did some laps yesterday on race C 32.184....did 1.31.999 but got a penalty that make me lose more time than win...

Race B and A, I don't wanna touch it....fiasco and carnage, they still insisting in hard tires on gr3 where people don't know how to break or steer....

When I got a 31 mark I'll consider race on C.

Since I'm very stressed on my work, Races become another font of stress cause bad behavior .
 
Today I only played Race A. With my best time of 1:46:6xx I even started on pole position 2 or 3 times which I wasn't happy about. At times I started in top 5 otherwise. Today most of the races were decent & not overly dirty. If You keep clear of the braking zone whilst not being on the racing line, You can get away scot free.

I managed to lift my DR & SR ratings to B & S respectively. I keep watching @Tidgney 's lap guide either from his channel or from his new collaborative channel Delta Coach where he even uses the telemetry to explain spots where speed was gained or lost. Earlier, used to see his lap guides for TTs mainly but now only for daily races as I rarely play TTs now. Daily races are addictive.

I haven't touched Race C as I'm not comfortable with Gr. 2 cars. Will play Race A for the remaining days because at least the car + track combo gives me excitement to try & be at my best, if not improve.
 
Race C looked interesting, so I did some qualifying and managed to get just outside the top 6k, using the Honda NSX Concept-GT. I wonder if that's necessarily any good for Race C in general?
 
First time driving the Juniors (Race A), weird having to go buy a car to race dailies at this stage. I gotta say, though, I like it. We'll see how the races go but this thing is a blast to drive. Underpowered enough to avoid insta-kill when the back of the car breaks loose, too.😁

Not sure if I'll bother with B or C this week. As others have said, they took the worst of the worst of NGP and baked it into one horrible cookie. For C, I don't drive the high-downforce stuff that often, my skillz depth is way low...like 'condensation on glass' kinda thickness.🤣

Have fun out there!:cheers:
 
Hey guys, hope you’re enjoying your racing week, I’m having a well earned break, I have to say I’m wondering about race A, about how it is to race, I’ll leave this to the weekend and be super aware of my surroundings and let things go rather than hard race. Either way my QT was about 1.44 so I’m going to be racing at the back, which may well suit.

I’ve wondered what I did before I started racing 😁

Have fun!
 
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Apologies, I meant the fact that I’m outside the top 6k for qualifying times.
Nevermind. It depends on your expectations. The Gr2 aren't easy cars to drive. It's needed a smoother driving style compated to Gr4 or Gr3. Never "gas it out" of corners like lower categories normally allow; be gentle. Avoid braking deep, brake before, less and trust the engine brake. That helps carrying more speed in corners and saves your tyres. Racing, even from the back, might help you find some pace to then improve your QT to get a better grid spot. Up to now there're ar 22"500 participants. You're inside the fastest 30%. The matchmaking is btw weird at times, so you might start on the back in the first few races and find yourself in front if you have positive results (8th or better at the finish line).
 
YEah I am out on race A, what a waste of a fabulous little car, nothing but crashes, i end up turned around on lap one literally every time, total waste of my time. Race B is also total rubbish track, the Sprint circuit is all the worst bits of NGP with all the good bits missing and again, wrong car for this track. Now I have been shuffled back down to DR-B due to finishing at the back in 5 straight Race A's, I may try Race C, just to see if it helps me get gold int he time trial. But yeah, Autopolis reminds me of the yabbi dabbi GP track, it would benefit from removing corners. That last sector, if it just went straight on 3 corners from the end it'd be great but that last mikey mouse bit is horrible. Not a good week.
Ah man, sorry about that. Which car are you using for Race B? I've found the Lambo and Ferrari work best for me, both with the BB set to +5

I set my Race A BB to +3 and that gives me the best times. My biggest issue is hitting the best brake points
 
I’ve done 4 races as a B/B racer

2 won, 1 I finished 3rd and the other I started second was helped to last and recovered to 7th all with CRB

The race is good with the right people otherwise it’s an utter cluster, and I don’t blame the players these fast cars are wider and faster than you think.

But honestly it’s like playing wipeout in some lobbies, they will learn but if the hopper keeps filling they will keep making full hoppers….

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And just like that I go from pole to being in the pit lane.

This is absolutely ridiculous, a few weeks ago we had 57 Chevys at goodwood and now we have junior formula cars with “enthusiastic” slipstream and don’t get me started on Nurbs Sprint in GR3 especially as the handling is really weird in that class now, it seems to have gone back to the more snappier driving mechanic which is fine but the short track and lack of actual technical corners makes me wonder.
 
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Ah man, sorry about that. Which car are you using for Race B? I've found the Lambo and Ferrari work best for me, both with the BB set to +5

I set my Race A BB to +3 and that gives me the best times. My biggest issue is hitting the best brake points
Did You see @Tidgney 's lap guide for this?
 
Ah man, sorry about that. Which car are you using for Race B? I've found the Lambo and Ferrari work best for me, both with the BB set to +5

I set my Race A BB to +3 and that gives me the best times. My biggest issue is hitting the best brake points
Yeah the one and only stint I had on NGP was in the Ferrari, you’ll probably see it in your leaderboard, I liked my livery 😁 but the race was sweaty, I got punted into P1, escaped a pen and then won, but it wasn’t any fun, so I’m going to await next week and hope my mojo returns.
 
No need for me to touch Race B or C this week. That tricky Sardegna layout coupled with the so-responsive-it's-like-smoking-crack Red Bull Junior keeps me coming back again and again.

Although I do quite like Autopolis, I'm out of my depth in Group 2 when residing in DR A. There's been enough superior racing at that venue recently, and despite singing its praises, Group 3/NB Sprint isn't the same since the underpowered BoP was brought in.

Back in Italy, I think that most of the careless driving is just that. I can't say I've seen any outwardly dirty driving (there's been some questionable ethics), and I've not seen anyone seeking retribution for perceived slights, which is encouraging. There's no doubt that it's a total SR sink, which is unfortunate. By coincidence or otherwise, I apparently am only allowed a post race blue SR or DR, not both!

I think the key to staying out of trouble is simply to use the car's maneuverability to your advantage. You can drive away from most tangles with enough foresight and rapid hand-eye coordination :wink:

Plus, we all love free places, don't we?
 
Ghosting i.e. if a car spins out or crashes into a barrier, it gets mid invisible & untouchabale is a bit of an issue in Race A. Once I started second & the user who started on pole hit into the barrier on the right side of the first left turn. Instead of the car ghosting immediately, it still remained active on the track. I hit his car accidentally but hard enough to get a 2 second penalty.

Ghosting apart from the penalty system I've seen is irregular. At times, it takes a few seconds for the car to get ghosted which affects the other users & then they become the innocent victims.

Anyway, today again will be playing Race A mostly as it's an addictive combo.
 
No need for me to touch Race B or C this week. That tricky Sardegna layout coupled with the so-responsive-it's-like-smoking-crack Red Bull Junior keeps me coming back again and again.

Although I do quite like Autopolis, I'm out of my depth in Group 2 when residing in DR A. There's been enough superior racing at that venue recently, and despite singing its praises, Group 3/NB Sprint isn't the same since the underpowered BoP was brought in.

Back in Italy, I think that most of the careless driving is just that. I can't say I've seen any outwardly dirty driving (there's been some questionable ethics), and I've not seen anyone seeking retribution for perceived slights, which is encouraging. There's no doubt that it's a total SR sink, which is unfortunate. By coincidence or otherwise, I apparently am only allowed a post race blue SR or DR, not both!

I think the key to staying out of trouble is simply to use the car's maneuverability to your advantage. You can drive away from most tangles with enough foresight and rapid hand-eye coordination :wink:

Plus, we all love free places, don't we?
True...
When doing party with my father and he has dirty drivers behind I just say "let him pass, he will takeout the driver ahead and you'll get 2 positions"...

Work almost always...
 
Ooof

I ended up in a race last night with @Mc_Yavel and @NevilleNobody. It was going SOOO well. I had the lead for the majority of the race but screwed up in the last section and lost the lead.

Coming into the final chicane, before that last right hander, I clipped the curbing and totally lost it wiping out the leader, and myself in the process. Needless to say, the other guy was irate and rightfully so.

I did grab 1 win earlier in the day in a similar mess that was not my doing, but I have to agree that Race A is a 💩show and a fine example of how the penalty system should be reviewed AGAIN. Maybe damage should be permanent and more impactful, to dissuade contact. I'm a proponent of catastrophic/race ending damage that requires a pit stop to fix. Sure, the victims get punished, but it also deters events from happening IF the system can determine the culprit.

Maybe they should have spent time on AI marshals for the penalties ;)

Did You see @Tidgney 's lap guide for this?
I never watch those lap guides (no offense). I use the controller, which is slower to turn, and rearward brake bias helps me get faster times.
 
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Ooof

I ended up in a race last night with @Mc_Yavel and @NevilleNobody. It was going SOOO well. I had the lead for the majority of the race but screwed up in the last section and lost the lead.

Coming into the final chicane, before that last right hander, I clipped the curbing and totally lost it wiping out the leader, and myself in the process. Needless to say, the other guy was irate and rightfully so.
Man I watched the replay, whole race he was up your behind, could smell what you had for dinner. I see you both off the track (I was P4 at the time) at the last corner and I figured he tagged you, watched the replay and yeah this car HATES kerbs, just hates them and you were a passenger but totally sent him to Narnia. He likely figured you did it on purpose or was being a goose but if he watched the replay he will see you were likely being a bit too careful if anything.

I should have won that race, had the pace to be P3 but kept making dumb errors ..... ifs and but's I guess.
 
Wow race C is hectic. I discovered that apparently I still had a drivers assistance on: countersteering. I switched it off, and did my first race of the week. Started P5, but everything went wrong quite quickly. People pushed me off, and I kept spinning off by myself in addition, so I parked it into the pits. I believe I saw @bone_tone in my lobby! You were not faring so well either, but at least slightly better than me.

I directly jumped into a second race. Started P8, but this went much better. People were making mistakes whereas I kept my pace and rhythm... until the pitstop where I clicked on IM tires :banghead: You cannot reverse this choice? I just walked away from the TV in frustration. I think my SR took quite a beating and my DR too (tanked it all the way down to almost DR C by racing a lot without qualifying). Maybe I just crossed the treshold into C now this race is about to finish.
 
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I am so glad, we can have RH Tyres for race B that makes this race even better 🤢 and only RS for Race C.
I only took the audi for one race at Autopolis and a Tyre change wasn't even necessary. I started 14th, about 30 seconds and I was 8th. I crashed into the pits so hard, that i had this red engine sign on. It took me at least 15 seconds to get away from the pit wall,. (Austin powers style) that was my last race as DR B Race C felt so odd, not like driving fast, but like i am in a fast forward mod. Artificial.
Race B, is a punishment and an insult. As if they don't want us to enjoy the game and make it as bad as possible. By the way, in reality, this part of the Nürburgring has the most grip, . And turn 2,3 and 4 are perfect for coasting in a regular sports car.
Race A is a shame cause of the penalties. I raced there after i went down to Dr C, people break very early for t1, as i thought, wow, that was close, i got a massive hit in the back, which catapulted me in the car i just managed to avoid hitting. I get 2sec penalty the one who hit me nothing. But the highlight was lap 3, a yellow flag (again) i lined up behind an Italian and English driver. We passed the ghosted car who caused the yellow flag. It was sideways. Me and the English driver got 3sec the Italian who was right in front of the English nothing.....

Oh, i always forget to tell you something "people like you" will never experience. The ghosting when you are in DR D is a charm. I went down to D on a track famous for punting, diving, pushing. In DR D you can get ghosted when someone is about to ram you, and it really worked superb because i could drive on as if nothing happened, while the dirty (really not clumsy) ones ended up off track.
 
So it’s getting close to the weekend so I thought I’d have a punt at race A, the lobby leader started already with insulting the cars around him, yeah that’s clever 😁 I started last, was 8th after the 3rd turn 🤣 finished 6th

I think I want to race it more, only to improve my time, not thinking about any wins but I guess anything is possible.

Almost weekend 👍
 
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Wow race C is hectic. I discovered that apparently I still had a drivers assistance on: countersteering. I switched it off, and did my first race of the week. Started P5, but everything went wrong quite quickly. People pushed me off, and I kept spinning off by myself in addition, so I parked it into the pits. I believe I saw @bone_tone in my lobby! You were not faring so well either, but at least slightly better than me.

I directly jumped into a second race. Started P8, but this went much better. People were making mistakes whereas I kept my pace and rhythm... until the pitstop where I clicked on IM tires :banghead: You cannot reverse this choice? I just walked away from the TV in frustration. I think my SR took quite a beating and my DR too (tanked it all the way down to almost DR C by racing a lot without qualifying). Maybe I just crossed the treshold into C now this race is about to finish.
Ah yes, it was me! Saw you had pitted and stayed there, and I finished one place in front of you...

I've been taken out of every race so far - can't believe the number of people who don't realise you overtake by going around the car in front, not by trying to go straight through it!
 
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