GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

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Took a quick look at the new Lap time TT's..
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Small improvement in the Lexus. I still think I can grab a top 100 out of this. Close to moving on as it's tougher to get that last few tenths when there are two more TTs to do now and St Croix has me dreading it. I like the X2019 but the reverse layout has me jacked. Looking forward to Road Atlanta though.

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Holy Christ that Lexus is garbage to drive. I've got more time in it, but a 1:54.499 was all I could do tonight without throwing my racing wheel and stand clear across the room. Absolutely unpleasant as all hell.
 
PowerJunkie
But how will you improve with them if you don't try? What's to lose? Granted, it takes time to adjust to those speeds, but hell, it's fun and frustrating. 🤣
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I have maybe 1,5hours - 2 tops a week that I can play. I chose to enjoy myself, not to infuriate myself 🤣
Also I rarely drive Gr.1 or Gr.2, except in the weekly challenges, so high downforce cars is not my strong point. 🤷‍♂️
 
Hasnain282
Pad lap at St. Croix, not challenging the top times but it's as good as I'll get it

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I don't understand how you get the car to turn in the bumpy corners before and after the bridge. My car just doesn't respond and just want to go straight into the walls. I'm 0.5 off gold and I don't know how to improve. I was usually easily into gold before the new physics, but now... or maybe it's just because the ghosts are completly bugged after the update.
 
Buckethead75
I don't understand how you get the car to turn in the bumpy corners before and after the bridge. My car just doesn't respond and just want to go straight into the walls. I'm 0.5 off gold and I don't know how to improve. I was usually easily into gold before the new physics, but now... or maybe it's just because the ghosts are completly bugged after the update.
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Turn in earlier than normal, go down to 2nd gear and use throttle to bring the car round
Exiting the bridge it felt like having the wheel on the inside kerb helped but it's a small margin for error
 
MP81
Holy Christ that Lexus is garbage to drive. I've got more time in it, but a 1:54.499 was all I could do tonight without throwing my racing wheel and stand clear across the room. Absolutely unpleasant as all hell.
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🤣 I said the same thing, and it 'was' horrid! Keep at it, you will find what it likes. Weight transfer is a big factor I found out, learn to use it the way this one likes it, but the back end will still be loose. Wheelspin in 3rd can be used to rotate as well.
I did the wide tires and 21" CSA strong and default ABS.
DDK-Racing
I have maybe 1,5hours - 2 tops a week that I can play. I chose to enjoy myself, not to infuriate myself 🤣
Also I rarely drive Gr.1 or Gr.2, except in the weekly challenges, so high downforce cars is not my strong point. 🤷‍♂️
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I can understand that, it is about having fun. I would still encourage a try, never know, you may end up liking them. :)
 
Wow. Wow. Wow wow wow.

What a FRUSTRATING time trial in the redbull.

It took me forever just to understand the first corner.

And I also had this bug with Tidgney’s ghost. Really frustrating. Really really frustrating because sometimes it appears behind you, sometimes inside you or just in front and I can’t even see clearly the track. To fix it I had to set the ghost to a 0.3s instead of 0.2s. Doing this the bug still happens but rarely. Thanks to Tigdney’s and Calster’s tutos. 🙏

Then, I managed a 1.36.700. After a while. Then SO MANY laps that made me want to brake everything in the room. 🤯🤯😂😂

Like one lap, I was 0.370s ahead pf my time at the begining of the last straight, to the finishe line. Then I shifted from 5 to 7, missing the 6. 🤯🤯 I improved my time with a 1.36.520. But it could have been a low 1.36.4XX. FRU-STRA-TING.

Another lap, I was 0.200s ahead, in the straight just after the bridge and I accidentaly downshifted from 5 to 4 instead of 6. 🫪🫪

But I felt like I had something, haha ! So, more laps and I got 1.36.330. Then 1.36.260. And finally 1.36.164. Wis still a big mistake, going from a 3rd ton 2nd gear (never have to go to 2nd gear in this combo...) after the bridge and hitting the rev limiter for a tiny bit of time.🥵🥵

Fuuuuuu !! And I am still +2.45% 😂😂😂

That will be all for me. Quite happy with that, but it takes me so much time to set a right time... 🥱

Good luck guys !
 
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Watching the top times' replays in the Red Bull is hilarious. The rapid massive steering inputs, the resultant immediacy of the turn-in and the huge amount of grip available, the seemingly unbreakable traction. I wonder what that must be like.
I cannot even get close to the cornering speeds in the relatively straightforward first and last corners. The uphill left I am almost 20mph down and a similar amount at the left hander off the bridge, getting on and off which means rolling the dice on the RNG bumps. I lose two seconds across sectors 3 and 4 alone. Long week ahead.
 
Managed a slowish bronzey time on ST.Croix Reverse, its a tricky one this, but once you get rhythm gold is acheivable, but not for me today, those barriers be comign at you fast despite following Tidgneys very rapid ghost!! lol :D:lol:

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Got a short session in last night with the X2019. This track in reverse has some tricky spots for sure. Doing some struggling right now but let's see how it goes later in my next session. I do enjoy this car, but having to learn a reverse layout is slowing me down. And that stupid bump at the end of the bridge. :banghead:

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