GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[brockie]

Well guys, the afternoon has been epic, I was supposed to be working from home, but that went to pot when I had a couple (6) beers whilst the kids were home early and playing their PSs

I have to say I’m almost back at A and some real great racing today, super clean, super fair, couldn’t fault it, although the missus is mighty pissed with me 🤣

Sitting at 29.5k DR

Check this finish, not sure if he gave to me or not, he did bump me off and not sure how I get so close at the end, but such were those races!

 

[Stringerbell]

The info about mid 2.00 being good for high DR-B is reassuring as I’m about to finish my brief expedition into DR-A as those guys are a little to quick for me.
Looks like a bit more fun to be had in DR-B for me for a while 😂🤠🙌🏻

It's a baptism of fire isn't it mate!!! If you drop, you'll be back in no time with the pace you've got!!!!

The problem is safety rating. If you are SR-S and graduate from DRB to DRA, you are likely to leapfrog a few levels and be in the 2nd top split. That's a pretty stark pace difference. I have made DR-A about 5 times then slowly drift back to DR-B. TBH B i smore fun, I am usually top 5 and hustling for a podium whereas in a near top DR-A split I am battling for 14th.

Yeah I saw this, when i got beat up on Monday and dropped to SR B/C I was staring top 3 with a quali half a second slower Nick and Brockie and they werent starting as high as me. Maybe not being clean is the way forward

Bud I’m on a fanatec so I don’t know, sorry!!!!

But I just posted a 2.18.149

THIS IS INSANE

Mate that is absolutely rapid, where is that putting you globally? The first and last turns screw me, I reckon I'm down 5-7 tenths just in those.

My Fanatec has arrived so will soon find out hopefully!

OIOI!!! lets gooooooooooooooooooooooo. Got to love a new toy!!! Let us know how it feels.

On another note

Next weeks are out

@Lightsider74 I look forward to you speeding past me in the leaderboard now this obvious secret is out 🤣😁

Gr3 Suzuka in C looks like it might be my home for next week

This is my engineering team - other one is sleeping behind me..
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Who put the fastest lap in?

Well guys, the afternoon has been epic, I was supposed to be working from home, but that went to pot when I had a couple (6) beers whilst the kids were home early and playing their PSs

I have to say I’m almost back at A and some real great racing today, super clean, super fair, couldn’t fault it, although the missus is mighty pissed with me 🤣

Sitting at 29.5k DR

Check this finish, not sure if he gave to me or not, he did bump me off and not sure how I get so close at the end, but such were those races!

Mate that's epic!!!! congrats!!! It's been a few mins since you posted this so I guess you're just writing your "I'm back in A post"??

 

[brockie]

It's a baptism of fire isn't it mate!!! If you drop, you'll be back in no time with the pace you've got!!!!

Yeah I saw this, when i got beat up on Monday and dropped to SR B/C I was staring top 3 with a quali half a second slower Nick and Brockie and they werent starting as high as me. Maybe not being clean is the way forward

Mate that is absolutely rapid, where is that putting you globally? The first and last turns screw me, I reckon I'm down 5-7 tenths just in those.

OIOI!!! lets gooooooooooooooooooooooo. Got to love a new toy!!! Let us know how it feels.

Gr3 Suzuka in C looks like it might be my home for next week

Who put the fastest lap in?

Mate that's epic!!!! congrats!!! It's been a few mins since you posted this so I guess you're just writing your "I'm back in A post"??

1647 in the world, so not quite top100🤣

That’s why the house hold be a little narked with me because I just need one more race (or so) to get to A then I’ll turn it off 😬

Problem is the beer is catching up with me so I might need to concede shortly

3500 DR today!!!

 

[Barney Da Dog]

“Dogg pound”

Rolling round trial mountain sipping on gin a juice 🎶

That's how they rollin' ...

 

[newmedia_dev]

That's how they rollin' ...

My first “band T-shirt was gin and juice” weirdly my second was never mind but im eclectic 🤣

I’ll put some more times in tomorrow but this week is another time needs to be spent elsewhere for me

 

[Stringerbell]

1647 in the world, so not quite top100🤣

That’s why the house hold be a little narked with me because I just need one more race (or so) to get to A then I’ll turn it off 😬

Problem is the beer is catching up with me so I might need to concede shortly

3500 DR today!!!

Just one more!!! Like a true addict 😂😂😂😂

Finally got the push I needed to set up an Alt account purely for Monday Madness as this Monday sent me completely over the edge with how bad it was!!! Mixture of dirty driving and me not putting the car where I needed to but the end result was me in a bad mood and I’m too old to be wasting an evening in a sulk 🤦‍♂️

Will use this Alt account every Monday now to get through the lunatics and my mistakes and switch back to main account on Tues/Weds.

Getting to B was a whole lot quicker this time around 😂

 

[brockie]

Well that’s me done for the night, got a whole load of fam repair to do but it’s been worth it 😬

Not sure if I ever gained so much DR in a day but such has been the difference the steering sensitivity has made 🤷‍♂️

Let see what DR A brings,

And good night from me 🥴

 

[shadow0460]

Is there any way to make custom pre set pre and post race messages? Hablo espanol y ingles and I would like to add the appropriate Spanish comments.
Gracias!

 

[Stringerbell]

Well that’s me done for the night, got a whole load of fam repair to do but it’s been worth it 😬

Not sure if I ever gained so much DR in a day but such has been the difference the steering sensitivity has made 🤷‍♂️

Let see what DR A brings,

And good night from me 🥴

That's a mental increase in one sitting!!!! Mad to think that just changing the steering setting has made such a difference.

Is it the steering sensitivity or reducing the angle from 1080 down to 500/600? I tried reducing mine on the Logitech RS5 but it just automatically sends it back to 1080 for some reason.

Hungover and Angry Family today?

 

[brockie]

That's a mental increase in one sitting!!!! Mad to think that just changing the steering setting has made such a difference.

Is it the steering sensitivity or reducing the angle from 1080 down to 500/600? I tried reducing mine on the Logitech RS5 but it just automatically sends it back to 1080 for some reason.

Hungover and Angry Family today?

Nah, its all good, cook them a nice breakfast and everyone is happy

Yeah on mine, it was just set to Auto, then you scroll down through from 1243 i think down to 0 so im not sure what those increments means in a measurement.

Funny thing was i stuck it before everyone got up this morning and couldnt get within a sec of that time, so might have been a bit beer fuelled too. Certainly made a massive difference and also made sense, because i could see what i was doing before and where cars were gaining on me.

@shadow0460 i dont think so - you can change your welcome message and post race messages to what you want via the options, profile in game but not for standard ones, unless you change your region to Spain, that might do it

 

[Lightsider74]

OIOI!!! lets gooooooooooooooooooooooo. Got to love a new toy!!! Let us know how it feels.

Well I've opened the box and unpacked everything so that's a start.

I have a Wheelstand pro and a Next Level racing stand but the Fanatec isn't going to fit on either without some custom modifications so that's holding me back a bit.

Initial impression is I'm happier with the look and feel of the wheel than expected but disappointed with the pedals. I right foot brake and although you can adjust the pedal spacing the holes in the plate mean the gas and brake are either too close together or further apart than I'd like.

That is the close position. (On the Next Level wheel stand.)

Ideally I want to use the Wheelstand Pro as it's more compact but I'd have to make and attach some sort of base plate then fit the pedals onto it.

 

[Goanaut]

I gave it a lash too, did 4 laps in the Nissan, the 4th lap felt like a really good effort but only a 2.02 flat. Was scratching my head a bit then realised I was on the RH lol. Got my QT down to a mid 2.00 which is competitive in high DR-B rooms. Qualified on pole by a second and had great pace on the RH, wondered why no one else was using the GTR, then I saw my front left ......... yeeeeeeeeeah. I went from P2 to P8 last lap as the front left went bang. Switched to the Porsche and had MUCH better tyre wear, managed a podium without nay practice. Fun race and really good track for Group 4.

Good to read that a mid 2:00 is competitive in high DR-B rooms. Still haven't raced in this hectic week, but I did 10 minutes of qualifying yesterday and managed a 2:00:9 with the Megane. I'm dwelling at the bottom of DR-B, so maybe that's quite okay than. Maybe later today finally some time for a race, but it can be that I just start from the back on my alt account without any high hopes.

 

[Stringerbell]

Nah, its all good, cook them a nice breakfast and everyone is happy

Yeah on mine, it was just set to Auto, then you scroll down through from 1243 i think down to 0 so im not sure what those increments means in a measurement.

Funny thing was i stuck it before everyone got up this morning and couldnt get within a sec of that time, so might have been a bit beer fuelled too. Certainly made a massive difference and also made sense, because i could see what i was doing before and where cars were gaining on me.

@shadow0460 i dont think so - you can change your welcome message and post race messages to what you want via the options, profile in game but not for standard ones, unless you change your region to Spain, that might do it

Ah I think it is different on the logitech.

I'm trying to work out if it is steering angle which starts at 1080 or if it's the sensitivity which is a percentage and currently at 50%

 

[Shackster]

Nah, its all good, cook them a nice breakfast and everyone is happy

Yeah on mine, it was just set to Auto, then you scroll down through from 1243 i think down to 0 so im not sure what those increments means in a measurement.

Funny thing was i stuck it before everyone got up this morning and couldnt get within a sec of that time, so might have been a bit beer fuelled too. Certainly made a massive difference and also made sense, because i could see what i was doing before and where cars were gaining on me.

@shadow0460 i dont think so - you can change your welcome message and post race messages to what you want via the options, profile in game but not for standard ones, unless you change your region to Spain, that might do it

The Sensitivity number (on fanatec) is the number of degrees the wheel can move, ie from lock to lock. So at 360, the wheel can go 180 degrees on each side of centre.
Just for reference, I use 360 for group 3 and faster, 500 for group 4, and 600 or more for road cars. However I am aware that although this does make steering quicker, it can lead to scrubbing and understeer if you steer quicker than the grip can deal with, so need to be wary of that. I think it’s probably better to keep the angle lower and get used to steering more quickly/progressively, but I’m not that good 🤣. Pretty sure Tidgney, for example, just keeps the sensitivity on auto, but that feels too slow to me (I’m older which may also make a difference).
I think the style of wheel you use also makes a difference- I only have a formula v2 wheel so can only have my hands in one position.

 

[brockie]

The Sensitivity number (on fanatec) is the number of degrees the wheel can move, ie from lock to lock. So at 360, the wheel can go 180 degrees on each side of centre.
Just for reference, I use 360 for group 3 and faster, 500 for group 4, and 600 or more for road cars. However I am aware that although this does make steering quicker, it can lead to scrubbing and understeer if you steer quicker than the grip can deal with, so need to be wary of that. I think it’s probably better to keep the angle lower and get used to steering more quickly/progressively, but I’m not that good 🤣. Pretty sure Tidgney, for example, just keeps the sensitivity on auto, but that feels too slow to me (I’m older which may also make a difference).
I think the style of wheel you use also makes a difference- I only have a formula v2 wheel so can only have my hands in one position.

Ahhhh, thanks for that - and now the degrees and the number makes proper sense 😁

I had just changed mine from 400 to 380 which was a little better so that’s a good reference for the other cars, I’ll try those.

I think I do get some scrubbing so I did wonder about that, appreciate the info

 

[Lightsider74]

Update. I've now got the pedals mounted on the Wheelstand Pro using a custom plywood mounting board

Just the wheel to fit but the holes don't line up on the wheel plate so it's just a matter of drilling new holes. In theory anyway.....

I should be racing later today!

 

[newmedia_dev]

Probably a good thing you didn’t get the loadcells Nick as they are really quite stiff to begin with!

Looking good though bud!

 

[NevilleNobody]

All this talk of adjusting wheel settings makes me wonder if I should take a few hours to sort mine out. I am still yet to install QR2, and from there I could tweak a few things I guess. I just find the whole process a huge PITA, just updating firmware is a real time suck.

Squeezed in a couple race C efforts last night, i was punished for a strong QT and plonked in with A drivers, feel I did my best and beat the other B drivers forbthe most part but still, two 10th place finishes.

This race was pretty good, I accidently left RM on and my lack of practice showed as I wasn't sure where the grip was and I get eaten up early. Again when I switch to RH I take a lap or two to adjust. Still, 20 minutes of non stop side by side action and very fair racing. Mid race the yellow Renault hits me up the rear and he waits up for me on the main straight, very fair racing so kudos to the driver. The porsche is a fun drive, tyre wear matches or betters the Renault but it just doesnt have the pace of the frenchy.

 

[brockie]

All this talk of adjusting wheel settings makes me wonder if I should take a few hours to sort mine out. I am still yet to install QR2, and from there I could tweak a few things I guess. I just find the whole process a huge PITA, just updating firmware is a real time suck.

Squeezed in a couple race C efforts last night, i was punished for a strong QT and plonked in with A drivers, feel I did my best and beat the other B drivers forbthe most part but still, two 10th place finishes.

This race was pretty good, I accidently left RM on and my lack of practice showed as I wasn't sure where the grip was and I get eaten up early. Again when I switch to RH I take a lap or two to adjust. Still, 20 minutes of non stop side by side action and very fair racing. Mid race the yellow Renault hits me up the rear and he waits up for me on the main straight, very fair racing so kudos to the driver. The porsche is a fun drive, tyre wear matches or betters the Renault but it just doesnt have the pace of the frenchy.

My advice to you mate, don’t adjust anything, stay at BS, DR A sucks balls and it’s a massive anti climax, god damn starting 9th and being 2 secs away by the first corner, due to the chicane at your start, also, those guys are A holes, I’m packing my bags and heading back, FTS 😁

Edit. Do the wheel sensitivity thing as that’s golden, just don’t get too fast 😉

 

[newmedia_dev]

What the Freak is the point of a 1 min pit stop. Sigh!

Also Wind and a couple of others going from the back, why in in 3/4th split lobbies.

I hate that whole YT flexing crap. Your fast, race fast people 🤷‍♂️

Honestly I’m starting to get a bit meh about the racing at the moment. Because what’s the point of putting the effort in, make the times and then just have a crap experience.

Sigh.

 

[Bondwhar]

My advice to you mate, don’t adjust anything, stay at BS, DR A sucks balls and it’s a massive anti climax, god damn starting 9th and being 2 secs away by the first corner, due to the chicane at your start, also, those guys are A holes, I’m packing my bags and heading back, FTS 😁

Welcome home 🏡 B is the new A 😂🤣😂🤣🥳🤠

 

[brockie]

Welcome home 🏡 B is the new A 😂🤣😂🤣🥳🤠

And A is the new D!!!! 🤣😂🤣🤣

 

[benjoi84]

Is there any way to make custom pre set pre and post race messages? Hablo espanol y ingles and I would like to add the appropriate Spanish comments.
Gracias!

The comments appear to the user in their own console language.

If you choose preset "Good Morning!"
It'll say "Buenos días" to Spanish players.
And viceversa.

 

[bone_tone]

After trials and tribulations at Spa all week, finally got some podiums in yesterday, and then capped it off with this today, from a P3 start:-

Found a bit of extra time, plus improved the in race handling by moving BB from 2 to the rear to 2 to the front!

Last race for me, as I have dogsitting duties this weekend, for this little feller:-

Don't know how I'll get on - he only understands Russian! My son's fiancee finally got visas sorted out for her (plus dog) to move to the UK, and the dog was best man at the wedding last week (hence his outfit).

I've learnt the Russian for 'Sit' - at least I hope it is, or we could have a bit of a problem.....💩

 

[Goanaut]

Had time for 1 race yesterday: I decided to set a quali lap on the hard tires to see how that would play out. It put me 11th on the grid (out of 14, of which 2 people didn't set a time), in a lobby full of DR-B and 2 DR-As.

My opening lap, also on hards, was a bit scruffy so I didn't defend any corners and was already P14 at the end of lap 1. After that I just tried to settle in, bumpdrafted the people in front and took positions from people making mistakes. The second stint on mediums was mostly close, fair racing. I finished only P9, but P6 - P8 were right in front of me. So I was happy that I had the pace to keep up, without any use of drivers assistance.

 

[Stringerbell]

Update. I've now got the pedals mounted on the Wheelstand Pro using a custom plywood mounting board

Just the wheel to fit but the holes don't line up on the wheel plate so it's just a matter of drilling new holes. In theory anyway.....

I should be racing later today!

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How is it mate? Worth all the effort????

You noticed a big difference?

 

[Lightsider74]

How is it mate? Worth all the effort????

You noticed a big difference?

Thanks for asking!

I'm completely happy with the GT DD Pro. It does what I needed it to just need to settle on some settings I'm happy with. Set up and firmware updates were straightforward in PC mode (was dreading that part)

Gained a 10th on the Road Atlanta TT in the MX5 with hopefully more to come.

All that said the Logitech G923 it replaced is a fine wheel and for the cost I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it!

Busy today with other stuff but planning to have a pop at your time at Spa asap!

 

[brockie]

Thanks for asking!

I'm completely happy with the GT DD Pro. It does what I needed it to just need to settle on some settings I'm happy with. Set up and firmware updates were straightforward in PC mode (was dreading that part)

Gained a 10th on the Road Atlanta TT in the MX5 with hopefully more to come.

All that said the Logitech G923 it replaced is a fine wheel and for the cost I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it!

Busy today with other stuff but planning to have a pop at your time at Spa asap!View attachment 1527069

Looks cool, I had a wheel stand pro for years, it’s a good bit of kit.

you can get a load of settings from this forum, or you can do what I did and just nick Barneys 😁 but happy to share if you need.

My daily’s were a little better today, starting around 9th and gaining a few places and having some DR increases, back up to 33k after falling down to 31 and hoping for a fall back to DR B 😁

 

[brockie]

Not quite happening on the racing front today, been hopping up for a race every 3 or 4 whilst cooking and the fam enjoying their drinks etc, not a good idea, down to AB and around 31k go quit before I do anymore damage 😁

They go tomorrow and the kids and missus got a day out planned, so I got a day 1 plan

Hope you’re all enjoying the Easter festivities 🙏

Edit. Wait for it, after my humongous DR gain on Thursday I think I matched the most DR drop ever, I guess this is what they call a DR reset? WTaF, I did quit out of a few here and there due to some guys doing what they do, but really, putting me back the far? Also, I started a race at BC, never even raced any of these guys, from pole got absolutely rammed to hell first corner and out 😳

Not sure how I recover this one

 

[Shackster]

@Gurzu, was a pleasure to race you just now and hard luck for you hitting the barrier on the last corner. I was not getting past you otherwise!

This week started badly for me but have had back to back wins now, which has hardly ever happened. I thought I hated the Renault to start with but it turns out I love it 🤣.

Don’t know about anyone else but I find a long, very close Race C absolutely draining and can’t go straight into another one!