I got a pretty decent lap in, but I'm too slow compared to the BMWs in the races. Tried pitting hards to softs on lap 5 but was struggling on the last lap and lost a bunch of places. I'v e not tried racing the 296 yet but it felt pretty good too, and got a similar qualifying time with it..
Yeah that’s a fast lap, you got that early in the week as well 💪💪💪 my optimum is 43.8 but just can’t hook it all together at the moment!!
Those pitlane penalties are brutal! And if you are overly careful at the entry (which you probably are) you get an extra risk of getting smashed from behind as well.
Yeah I’ve had the same, it’s so frustrating as when the racing is good and you’re all whizzing round nice and tight it’s exciting and lots of fun and some window licker has to ruin it!
Personally it’s too bargy for me, and the transition between soft and hard tyres is daft, people starting on the soft struggle on the hard and people starting on the hard have these guys bumping into them all over the place!
Yep, once you are offline and lose momentum you just get mobbed, can easily drop 10 places early in a race. A 43.7 is rapid, jebus.
In the races I have done only the top 3 to 4 guys run on softs, everyone else starts on hards.
Only counts if you complete the lap though 😂 my time is a 44.1 🤦♂️
Mate the GT-R is a good antimeta as suggested by TyrannaCyrusRex. He just said it probably suffers from worse tyre wear when compared to the M6 otherwise it's a good match.
Even the pit exit is tricky. Before getting control of the car, it's imp to steer a little to the right otherwise I've seen players get 3 sec penalty for continuing in the automated exit car trajectory which will cut over the pit exit line.
At times when on pole (in my secondary a/c), I still would start on RH-RS strategy. I never go for the opposite because as the fuel load gets lesser, the speed will increase overall. Better to be with a lesser fuel load on RS which also will help ease tyre wear due to the lessening weight.
Your last para is bible to me. Better to survive than jostle unnecessarily, especially in the starting laps. As we know, every player has a different wavelength of thoughts so it's better to just concentrate on getting the best result without getting messed up. BTW, I always aim for top 5 more than a victory. If I'm leading in the race, I'll try my consistent best to hold on there but won't be dirty in my defense. If someone is faster than me & is making the move for 1st place, I'll let him by simply because then he deserves the victory as he would be more deserving.
Did you at least get a bargain on the tickets?
Yeah it’s not amazing but it’s down the road from me so has a bit of pull and I’m also Race C’d out from the last few weeks. Plus this is the third time I will have had this track so will enjoy not having to learn a track as Fuji I haven’t actually raced yet
Is this the Tokyo that we had start of the year at night with the Supra as the meta?
Yeah I think it is, with the pit under the bridge on the hairpin,
