GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[KK78]

I'm really enjoying the Amuse S2000, aside from the walls!! Sadly short on time at the moment, so I've ditched the M3 and focused on the S2000, which is probably the most fun I've had in a TT for a while despite a lot of red laps. I think I may have a high 1.55 in me if I can avoid the walls

 

[SpacedInvader]

This Tokyo TT is just the best. An absolute blast. There should be a TT running on one or other of the Tokyo layouts at all times PD. It's your home city. Make it so. And always at night. DO IT.

 

[pcmfocus]

last session done with the amuse hope tomorrow 1 TT with no walls 😅 still shame no .55 optimal is in it but its enough to many crashes 🤣

 

[NAXEHT]

This Tokyo TT is just the best. An absolute blast. There should be a TT running on one or other of the Tokyo layouts at all times PD. It's your home city. Make it so. And always at night. DO IT.

 

[Lomic]

You meant "walls , walls, walls" ? Right ?

 

[NAXEHT]

Tough to string together that real smooth lap around Autopolis, not really a track I pick to drive if I can choose myself. A couple of tenths could be found I suppose but oh well... That'll do nicely for me here. Quite a nice ride, this M3!

 

[MIE1992]

Whoa! I just got a time of 2:12.784 for the Afeela 1 @ Trial Mountain event, which as of this post, puts me in the top 750!

 

[MP81]

I just took a spin at Trial Mountain as well!

Really seems like a game of playing into the slidiness of the car, because God knows it won't stop or turn in a natural way.

I always have issues rolling off full brake to trail brake in left hand corners due to my setup of being an office chair not at all attached to my wheel stand, so a couple of the corners here really play into that inconsistency, but still, I was able to knock out a decent 2:11.367 tonight, probably can get into the 2:10s if I get lucky with the slides. Maybe.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

I just took a spin at Trial Mountain as well!

Really seems like a game of playing into the slidiness of the car, because God knows it won't stop or turn in a natural way.

I always have issues rolling off full brake to trail brake in left hand corners due to my setup of being an office chair not at all attached to my wheel stand, so a couple of the corners here really play into that inconsistency, but still, I was able to knock out a decent 2:11.367 tonight, probably can get into the 2:10s if I get lucky with the slides. Maybe.

Don't know which wheel stand, here's what I used to connect my office chair to my wheelstand pro.

Works fairly well, is somewhat adjustable and gives about 30°+- lateral movement, should I want it.

 

[MasterGT]

The Autopolis time trial is a handful without Traction Control, but Gold is achievable.

 

[Lomic]

what's on the menu ? someone knows already ?

 

[TheNormsk]

seems like a game of playing into the slidiness of the car, because God knows it won't stop or turn in a natural way.

Weirdly I found the opposite. You have to allow for the fact that the car is heavy because of the battery but I found the car really good at turn in.

Perhaps it’s my rig and pedal setup?
Or perhaps it’s because I got used to driving a real 400+hp EV?

 

[Stephan]

 

[KAlex122]

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Intrigued. But maybe not that easy to gold.

 

[Gomario JSP]

Yeah, lets make a nice flowing track!......
Yeah, let's **** things up and let them run it the other way.....
yeah, I truelly hate it when they do this..

Good car dough

But life is good! cause my time in the M3 held up for a top 100 in the end and i didn't had to go back

 

[DDK-Racing]

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[SPDN Stefano]

Intrigued. But maybe not that easy to gold.

It probably won't be too hard because the car is relatively slow so you will be driving flat out most of the lap. There is not much to it.

 

[Vule]

Didn't touch the wheel for 12-13 days, since the first day of this TT, had some other things to take care of, so I just managed to put together one more proper session and was not really happy with it, I had a clean 2:02.200 in me but ... but but ... Same old story...

We'll see how the Impreza is, and I still didn't try the S2000, so many things to do in the next week

 

[Buckethead75]

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After last week's TT at Tokyo, another track I had never tried before, after 2 years !
I think this track is even better in reverse, some turns and braking zones are really fun and challeging.

I had beaten the P1 ghost only to find out holl01 had gone 2 seconds quicker when I quit 😄

 

[snc]

 

[Tidgney]

Here's the latest guide for those interested! Body roll seems a tad extreme!

 

[MP81]

Don't know which wheel stand, here's what I used to connect my office chair to my wheelstand pro.
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Works fairly well, is somewhat adjustable and gives about 30°+- lateral movement, should I want it.

That's a cool option! I just have a Vevor stand I bought off Amazon. It had four weld nuts at the back, clearly for a chair tray of some kind...but they don't sell one to go there. I tried contacting their customer support and they were asking for my order number which...I wasn't asking for warranty support. I gave up very quickly when it was clear they'd be of no use.

My plan actually is to have my buddy make up a seat stand that I can slide into the back of the wheel stand and then secure to those four nuts, and then put one of the car seats in my basement (stock front seats out of my Cobalt, and a pair of 4th gen Camaro seats that I had put in my Cavalier) on that. Gives me the modularity for storing it over in the corner along with not having to move something gigantic and destroying my back or hitting my TV stand or coffee table, and also allows me to leave my office chair at my computer desk in the other room.

That said, I have to actually do this. Unless it's gonna cost me more than just getting a new stand with a seat, then I'll just do that and deal with the size (the Playseat might be useful in that case).

Weirdly I found the opposite. You have to allow for the fact that the car is heavy because of the battery but I found the car really good at turn in.

Perhaps it’s my rig and pedal setup?
Or perhaps it’s because I got used to driving a real 400+hp EV?

Well, I guess it's not that it didn't turn, it's just that I could feel the front tires just sliding sideways as you went through the turn (via the wheel at full torque setting) if you tried to carry as much speed as you could. If you can get it to pivot instantly, that eliminates a lot of the time lost waiting for the front to stop sliding and you can just punch it out of the turn.

It's a lot of mass to try and make do something other than going straight, and on Sports Hards it kinda just...resists, because physics.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Sixth Top 50 of the year
#LASIESTA

 

[RACECAR]

This took abit to figure out (Not helped by the realization with my GT4 build that they give you MORE power), but finally strung a decent lap together and got it.

 

[RTB]

Well that's interesting. The revbar for the STI '04 in the latest TT is just flat out broken. Would any fast one be willing to see if the below numbers are simply faster? I'm expect the correct answer here to be a little later than 'perfect' shifts. There's a proof of sorts here: Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi '04

Gear	Upshift RPM
1	~7400
2	~6900
3	~6800
4	~6700
5	~6700

 

[Gomario JSP]

Thursday evening and nokia de cr*p out of this combo 🤣
This thing is an absolute yeeeeet, T1 is sooo good 🤣

T3 , the righthander after the first hairpin is realy difficult, still looking for a turning point fot consistency but still haven't found a good one.

Most difficult seems to be the last 2 corners for me, although.....tomorrow it will probably be a different corner 🤣

Fun combo! and a decent start

T2 .....Was kind of close 🙈🤣

 

[Lomic]

Did ten laps at new TT, not easy 😓lost the car numerous times. I like it but not sur I'll invest much time. Less than 2s below silver, which is a lot.

 

[manou]

Thursday evening and nokia de cr*p out of this combo 🤣
This thing is an absolute yeeeeet, T1 is sooo good 🤣

T3 , the righthander after the first hairpin is realy difficult, still looking for a turning point fot consistency but still haven't found a good one.

Most difficult seems to be the last 2 corners for me, although.....tomorrow it will probably be a different corner 🤣

Fun combo! and a decent start

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T2 .....Was kind of close 🙈🤣

I totally agree, T3 is incredibly difficult to nail.

Great fun with this TT though , unlike the previous one !

 

[crome]

Hey folks,

agree with most of you, this is a good one! Also a very fun layout that I‘ve never driven before. After reaching a low 2:00 early on in the session I set my goal to break into 1:59 which of course then took much longer than expected 🤣 the stars just wouldn‘t align. But anyway, I enjoyed every minute. Not done with this one yet 😉

 

[Tidgney]

I jumped back on this evening as I got bored of work and got the world record 😲! My optimum is down to a .7, so I fully expect a 58.6 by somebody at the end of this combo. Not sure I'll have time to jump on again, but that 59.0 was bugging me as I ran out of time this morning and could easily see the 58.9!