GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

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As fun as it was to try and see what cars off the beaten path could work (The Audi R8 LMS Evo being the closest at 1:54.014), the inner mercendary in me went "Just get the gold already" so Porsche it was. And unsurprisingly, got it in only two laps on my first attempt with it.

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And like that, I am 2 million credits richer.

Now on to the two new ones that I feel very confident are gonna net me a combined 4 Million. The path to 100 million credits is on.
 
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Group 2 cars tend to have a revbar that is calibrated well enough. You get minor exceptions where the Audi '19 is shifted at ~3/4th bar in higher gears.
Gr. 2 cars optimal shift points

The X2019 is one where my charts say to rev it out but since the revs go up so fast, you naturally do this anyway. The gain is minor in the end.

Feedback on the charts is welcome, as well as potential test subjects for the shift tone in the same repository.
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Much appreciated. Would you consider adding exact speed value for shift points?
 
Gave a shot at the Monza one and the RB X2019 car is so loathing and twitchy, it hard to knock down a decent lap! But I got bronzey so far so maybe I can edge to Gold maybe hehe???

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Two courses full of chicanes. Two high downforce cars.

A long slog for the controller players.

Given how long the game has been out and how obvious the steering lag issue is, and how often discussed, then it's clear they aren't going to sort it and controller users continue to be at a massive disadvantage.

The absolute joy of watching the steering inputs on the fastest laps, knowing that it's impossible to replicate given the limitations of the input device/software.
 
Calster always sounds like he is talking with a mouth full of marbles ...... I can understand about 50% of what he says......

just me?
 
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Much appreciated. Would you consider adding exact speed value for shift points?
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The problem is that I can't do that because of variable slip ratio. I can't tell in advance what the slip ratio will be at a specific speed so it would be wrong for anything but a fixed scenario. Rain messes with it a lot too, to say nothing of gravel and snow. I have not specifically tested it, but there would even be a difference between soft and hard racing tires.
I've done it manually for a few TT cars but it's not something I'm planning to do for the entire data set (over 500 cars at this point!).

Also, this is the same problem as upshifting at a specific RPM. If I tell you to upshift at 200kph, do you upshift when you see 200 on the speedometer, or do you time the upshift so you hit it the split moment the speedometer shows 200? There's a crucial difference there.
 
The_Antman_
Calster always sounds like he is talking with a mouth full of marbles ...... I can understand about 50% of what he says......

just me?
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Same, one of the rare streamers I just can't watch, only because of the talk :D
 
whew ..... glad its not just me 🤣 I still watch and try to decipher what he is saying in spots ..... he just talks to fast and it turns into mumble speak
 
The_Antman_
Calster always sounds like he is talking with a mouth full of marbles ...... I can understand about 50% of what he says......

just me?
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He's a young man finding his voice, metaphorically speaking, so I would cut him some slack and focus on his content rather than his voice. It is great that he shares his thoughts and process. He is regularly in the top 10 in the world and as a controller user hopefully gives hope and direction to other controller users.

He also listens to feedback, I think, as his videos have become shorter and more to the point recently. So it may be worth giving him your feedback directly with examples of where you struggle to hear or understand him, and proposals for what he could do differently.
 
This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trials: Double the Credits, Double the Fun​

This week’s new Online Time Trial brings something a little different. Alongside the regular new event, Polyphony has added a special tie-in with Round 1 of the 2026 Gran Turismo World Series in Milan on May 23, and it pays double the standard credit rate...
 
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He's a young man finding his voice, metaphorically speaking, so I would cut him some slack and focus on his content rather than his voice. It is great that he shares his thoughts and process. He is regularly in the top 10 in the world and as a controller user hopefully gives hope and direction to other controller users.

He also listens to feedback, I think, as his videos have become shorter and more to the point recently. So it may be worth giving him your feedback directly with examples of where you struggle to hear or understand him, and proposals for what he could do differently.
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I think his mic is a problem.
 
half_sourly
He's a young man finding his voice, metaphorically speaking, so I would cut him some slack and focus on his content rather than his voice. It is great that he shares his thoughts and process. He is regularly in the top 10 in the world and as a controller user hopefully gives hope and direction to other controller users.

He also listens to feedback, I think, as his videos have become shorter and more to the point recently. So it may be worth giving him your feedback directly with examples of where you struggle to hear or understand him, and proposals for what he could do differently.
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I have watched every video he puts out for months. He is amazing on a hand cotroller and always in the top tear - so yea no **** he's good.

I just cant understand half of what he says as he does not pronounce or project his words clearly.

Never said a negative word about him or his ability to drive.

Since ur here defending him please shoot him a msg if your that concerned about it - I am not - He will do just fine without me -

I just wasnt sure if anyone else had the same struggles as I am having decipering his speech.
 
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Christ that Red Bull is horrendous. I need to figure out where to get like...a second...to be where I usually am...

~Lap 25 was my best lap...and the following 23 laps were chasing only a few more tenths. I'm at a 1:24.613 with an optimum in the low 0.3s...but where the hell am I going to find an additional second.

I actually found TC1 to be beneficial here, and rarely saw any kind of time gained with TC on 0 - but it did cause me to crash a lot, so...this'll be great...
 
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Well this escalated quickly 🤣

For what it's worth...
I watched a lot of video's of him, altho less now he is also on the wheel, very helpfull , but sure as english is my second language I have to focus to understand everything cause he has an accent, then again....if I have phone call with a irish dude I have a hard time too 🤣🤣

That said....back to tarmac,

I highdownforced myself into the 24's at GVV with the Nismo....man I struggle with these combo's...it's fighting all the way...
On one hand it's fun, on the other hand very frustrating, and this lap beeing over 2% is just mindblowing 🤣

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MP81
Christ that Red Bull is horrendous. I need to figure out where to get like...a second...to be where I usually am...

~Lap 25 was my best lap...and the following 23 laps were chasing only a few more tenths. I'm at a 1:24.613 with an optimum in the low 0.3s...but where the hell am I going to find an additional second.

I actually found TC1 to be beneficial here, and rarely saw any kind of time gained with TC on 0 - but it did cause me to crash a lot, so...this'll be great...
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Struggling this week. Normally I can do a few laps and be below 5% and work from there. Clocking in around 6% and have zero progress on both challenges. I may resort to loading ghosts. Normally I'm stubborn and figure it out myself.
 
I'm not on the Facebooks but was searching for something today and even a quick read was very entertaining...

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Four seconds? Hmmm, let's see if we can get to the bottom of it...

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Correct, it's the 100k rigs.
 
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Hi everyone,

I’m new to your forum, although I’ve been following it from a distance for quite some time. However, I’m a veteran of the time trials in Gran Turismo 7, even if I’ve eased off the training a bit lately.

Today, I’ve decided to finally join in because, in my constant pursuit of improving and understanding the game better, I could really use your experience and feedback.

I noticed what seems to be a “cheat code.” At first, I thought it was just luck, since the car’s behavior barely changed. But this time, the difference is huge: the car feels completely transformed.

The “cheat code” I’m referring to is the roll cage on this particular car. The game normally treats this part as a cosmetic upgrade, but it actually seems to affect the car’s performance and handling despite the BOP.

So I’m looking for volunteers who believe they’ve already reached the limit of their lap times to try this modification and give me feedback to see whether my observation is correct.

Thanks in advance for your help.

My username is Doreamon.
 
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Two courses full of chicanes. Two high downforce cars.

A long slog for the controller players.

Given how long the game has been out and how obvious the steering lag issue is, and how often discussed, then it's clear they aren't going to sort it and controller users continue to be at a massive disadvantage.

The absolute joy of watching the steering inputs on the fastest laps, knowing that it's impossible to replicate given the limitations of the input device/software.
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100% this. Tbh I'm not sure it's easy to fix. But at least broadening the possible lag settings, i.e. expanding the sensitivity beyond 10 should be easily possible.
 
Looks like DG edge site isn't working properly for the two new time trials. I get an error code 400 and the site won't show the leaderboard. Anyone else having this issue?
 
pabloprp69
Looks like DG edge site isn't working properly for the two new time trials. I get an error code 400 and the site won't show the leaderboard. Anyone else having this issue?
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i have gotten this error multiple times - it comes back in a half hournor so - i think its just in the middle of updating TT results - but just guessing what the cause is - but its normal
 
pabloprp69
Looks like DG edge site isn't working properly for the two new time trials. I get an error code 400 and the site won't show the leaderboard. Anyone else having this issue?
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Same here all day today. First time I was have had the issue.
 
Lightsider74
TBF I think that too! 😂
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I do as well, but in the opposite direction - why is my car slower and/or why doesn't it turn :lol:

Clearly I should add on AXC's new magnetic shift paddle add on. That'll solve the problem! (It probably would help shift more rapidly on something like this Red Bull)
 
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