GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[ZevZoq]

PD really needs to test these Time Trials before releasing them, because one thing became abundantly clear while doing my first two sessions at Road Atlanta in the 963: if a vehicle has a hybrid battery, it needs to remain full. This is why I had to do two sessions and lose my comparison (initially)...because the battery ran out. It should not run out. It should stay full. It is a time trial. This isn't the first time, either (Corvette CX.R at Laguna Seca is painfully obvious as another example - you got about five laps there).

Either way, seemed to do all right, ultimately with a 1:09.366 (and a .240 optimum - all three sectors were faster in session 2 than session 1, but boy it'd have been nice not to have to restart). I should have some time to further refine that next week when I'm back from vacation (and after doing all my weekly challenges).

If they're going to drop two TTs at once, one of them being World-Series related, they really need to make that one longer (and they have in the past so...why not this time?).

yeah, I was lapping the course the other day and couldn't figure out why the hell I would keep losing time on the long back straight. I'd have the throttle floored and be gaining time and then all of a sudden my ghost would start accelerating away from me. Took about ten laps before I remembered the stupid battery. Really really dumb.

 

[ElectricNaz]

PD really needs to test these Time Trials before releasing them, because one thing became abundantly clear while doing my first two sessions at Road Atlanta in the 963: if a vehicle has a hybrid battery, it needs to remain full. This is why I had to do two sessions and lose my comparison (initially)...because the battery ran out. It should not run out. It should stay full. It is a time trial. This isn't the first time, either (Corvette CX.R at Laguna Seca is painfully obvious as another example - you got about five laps there).

Either way, seemed to do all right, ultimately with a 1:09.366 (and a .240 optimum - all three sectors were faster in session 2 than session 1, but boy it'd have been nice not to have to restart). I should have some time to further refine that next week when I'm back from vacation (and after doing all my weekly challenges).

If they're going to drop two TTs at once, one of them being World-Series related, they really need to make that one longer (and they have in the past so...why not this time?).

Brings back memories of the electric corsa TT (also at Road Atlanta if I recall correctly) where you couldn't do more than one lap 😂😂😂

 

[Stormbreaker]

At the beginning i was all over the place and had trouble understanding the car
Then lap after lap it went better and better (including a good amount of crashes at the death chicane 😂)
When you get familiar with the weight transfer is a OK combo imo
Feels good to be back in the Top 💯

 

[LeandroSvSt]

More 2 difficult TT this week! But I noticed how "cheat code" is using bumper/roof view against VR.

Road Atlanta - T2 after the hill is very difficult to do it right using VR because you suddenly you find the break point because the high speed. The curve before the opposite straight is tough too because any mistake you reach track limit, and here is essencial to get a lot of time. That's why I got my best lap when I got a good exit in this corner. The Porsche 963 was more balanced than before update, so losing traction isn't a problem here.

Saint Croix - I don't remember last time I ran in a so difficult TT. When I thought I was quick enough, I still needed to improve 1 s! The most difficult part for me is about this track in reverse + VR makes the curve after the bridge and the next to the right after you start the downhill very difficult because you are totally blind, so you need a lot of confidence. I think this is one of worst reverse circuit. I have easily 2,3 tenths to improve as my best lap had a bad 1st setor, but my goal was reach gold. Enough.

 

[Ze Rui Silva]

For now, top 60 in both time trials, happy with that! (Better to ignore that i'm losing 0,17 points on Edge, ahah)
Especially with the Red Bull X2019 one, it was a goal completed, entering in the 1:34 mark!

And here's my laps, if you're interested! Good luck to y'all!

 

[MP81]

I DO NOT WANT TO RACE THIS VEHICLE IN TIME TRAILS ANYMORE.

This still is valid. I hate this car.

I managed to get a 1:36.321 (optimum of a .032) and I hated every minute of it. They should ban the top five players for the next 8 days, and just leave this one alone.

Brings back memories of the electric corsa TT (also at Road Atlanta if I recall correctly) where you couldn't do more than one lap 😂😂😂

That was another distinct one in my mind - absolutely at RA as well. I'd have to go out, get myself up to speed, knowing what a "good" lap would be without the boost, and then go for the "hero lap" and hope I didn't screw it up.

And since I did, I'd then have to restart and do that all over again.

Any kind of boost feature should be deactivated for time trials, and hybrid batteries should remain full.

You'd think this would be obvious, but given I can't follow a resetting ghost properly anymore, clearly it isn't.

 

[DDK-Racing]

Got some time to play..

Decided to go for Dragon Trial.

Did manage gold with a 1:55.669
Think I can improve to a 55.3xx 🤞

This was a lie it seems... After only 35kms I got my time down to a 55.095🔥

Then it was time for Road Atlanta...

Gave Road Atlanta a quick try, ended up at a 1:11.3xx so if I want gold I've got some work to do...

Got my time down to 1:10.753, which is good for my standard in these cars... Doubtful if I'll got into the 1:10.1xx for gold.

Anyhow, not a bad night

 

[ZevZoq]

Have the day off today so I thought I'd try and improve my placing in the Lexus. Managed to drop more than 3 tenths!