GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[Manimal]

After just 17 miles of driving on Monza yesterday, to my surprise I drove 2:04.462 and I didn’t even warm up. I was really stunned by that and here’s why. The car felt so good to drive with great responsiveness. I was thinking to continue driving but said to myself, hell no, this is a good time for me, really happy with it, will try it again tomorrow.

This morning I clocked close to 200 miles on the track but the car didn’t feel the same like yesterday. I changed nothing in the game settings or my wheel. I have no idea what causes this but it was strange.😀

Anyway, as I said I am happy with this time and if I somehow improve until Thursday before a new TT comes, good, if not, still good.😀

 

[Stormbreaker]

The other day i passed 14 hours in Hospital in ER for crazy abdominal pain but i won't miss a TT for no fuc*ing reason.
Now i'm feeling better so i tried the GR.2 CGV one
I think us pad players got pretty screwed here 😂, a safe gold and that's it for me.
This damn sausages kerbs i hate them lol

 

[Kentali92]

The other day i passed 14 hours in Hospital in ER for crazy abdominal pain but i won't miss a TT for no fuc*ing reason.
Now i'm feeling better so i tried the GR.2 CGV one
I think us pad players got pretty screwed here 😂, a safe gold and that's it for me.
This damn sausages kerbs i hate them lol
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i cant get close to gold on that track with my controller. Mangusta is an easy gold and no gold again with that red bull. Don´t know what i need to do

 

[Gomario JSP]

The other day i passed 14 hours in Hospital in ER for crazy abdominal pain but i won't miss a TT for no fuc*ing reason.
Now i'm feeling better so i tried the GR.2 CGV one
I think us pad players got pretty screwed here 😂, a safe gold and that's it for me.
This damn sausages kerbs i hate them lol
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Hope you'll get better soon, inexplicable abdominal is no joke!
The downforce monsters are indeed not the most easy ones on the pad, but the Mangusta is quite some fun!

 

[PowerJunkie]

I need to ask: why was CGV added? Does anyone like it?

Yet another situation here where cars magically accelerate away from me, despite us leaving the corner at the same speed.

Someone really needs to spray whoever it is picking these TTs at PD with a garden hose, in the face.

The Mangusta one is all right...and it would have been different...if they didn't also have another active TT with a much, much worse car at the exact same track.

And then CGV...just...no. Can their next update delete this track?

Well, It is a F1 track, so there's that. And I do like it...I remember when it was added, I hated it, avoided it like the plague then the AMG TT came around and one of the Nations races (I think) and the car was, yep, your favorite, the X2019 🤣 Well, I had to learn the track then and one thing I remember was I was awful on it, mainly for throttle control. After a lot of replay watching / analysis, I started getting better, then I just got into the flow of it. Give it chance, find the flow, it is a fun track.

I quite like it, but it could benefit from couple of mods. For example, track limits in the second chicane need to be more strict so people don't cut the left hander so much and basically mow the grass with the whole car, and I don't believe the sausages in general are this much pronounced in real life, so they could be a bit smaller and less intrusive. But yeah, it's a nice track for me

I agree, the curbs seem extreme. Anytime I try to mow the grass, I go red, so I tend to stay away from it.

If you equip CSA on it, it goes from pure garbage to recyclable waste.

I think mine is already waste and starting to decompose.

After just 17 miles of driving on Monza yesterday, to my surprise I drove 2:04.462 and I didn’t even warm up. I was really stunned by that and here’s why. The car felt so good to drive with great responsiveness. I was thinking to continue driving but said to myself, hell no, this is a good time for me, really happy with it, will try it again tomorrow.

This morning I clocked close to 200 miles on the track but the car didn’t feel the same like yesterday. I changed nothing in the game settings or my wheel. I have no idea what causes this but it was strange.😀

Hell yeah! Nice lap!
I have had that happen before, it's almost like there is some small updates happening in the background not announced.

 

[Manimal]

I know it’s not going to last long before all the aliens show up, but at least let me enjoy top 10 even if it lasts for a few hours.😀

 

[Carlos Fandango]

Slow progress in the Mangusta - CSA looks very tempting at this point 😆

 

[2cam16]

Dropped a bit more than a second with the Mangusta. That's it for me for real now. lol

 

[equalitus]

50+ laps at CGV no chance of silver. At least I'm using the Honda which is the least difficult of the 3.

 

[PowerJunkie]

More laps tonight for a total 1100 miles in this NSX. A handful of top 100 laps trashed in the final chicane. But...I will try again tomorrow. 😎
@Manimal , cool top 10 bro!!!!

 

[ScottPuss20]

The Mangusta is pure garbage.

Thank you! It's honestly one of the worst cars I've ever driven.

 

[MP81]

More laps tonight for a total 1100 miles in this NSX. A handful of top 100 laps trashed in the final chicane. But...I will try again tomorrow. 😎
@Manimal , cool top 10 bro!!!!

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I think you literally did this as I was putting my 142.9 miles in at CGV again tonight, great work!

Since it was Memorial Day, 80 degrees, and sunny, I weedwhacked for the first time this year (much needed) and gave the elm in the back its first (of a few) trims for the year (it absolutely exploded in size after all the rain we've had recently), and then I did the grilling for dinner. So, unsurprisingly:

And yet, somehow...right on behind you @PowerJunkie, finding a solid 1/2 a second from yesterday, down to a 1:24.378 (with an optimum of 0.151 or so).



And apparently...it was quite close to not being valid.

I think I am happy with this one, so I will probably go and hurt my mental health by returning to Monza with the Red Bull...need improvement there.

 

[PowerJunkie]

I think you literally did this as I was putting my 142.9 miles in at CGV again tonight, great work!

And yet, somehow...right on behind you @PowerJunkie, finding a solid 1/2 a second from yesterday, down to a 1:24.378 (with an optimum of 0.151 or so).

And apparently...it was quite close to not being valid.

I think I am happy with this one, so I will probably go and hurt my mental health by returning to Monza with the Red Bull...need improvement there.

NICE!!!! Hot lap after hating on the track earlier 🤣 And yeah, got a butt clench in the video on that turn, thought for sure it would go red. 🤣 🤣
I am hoping that last chicane is forgiving tomorrow, it would be really sweet to have two top 100's here.

 

[Gomario JSP]

Morning all!,

Busy days these days cause i am switching jobs after 25 years in the family business
So i am kind of exhausted in the morning lately, somuch change, and somany things to fix before i go

Ran very few laps this morning with 40.7 km but wasn't all that bad, car felt way better than yesterday but didn't have much more time this morning

Far off @Manimal his lap though , congrats buddy on that top 10, insane!

 

[ZevZoq]

sheesh...I'm barely in silver at CVG and having trouble even getting in silver in the Reb Bull. I've been hitting gold relatively easily this season but these three current events are going to be silver at best and I'll be lucky not to have to eat a bronze! Annoying.

 

[DDK-Racing]

sheesh...I'm barely in silver at CVG and having trouble even getting in silver in the Reb Bull. I've been hitting gold relatively easily this season but these three current events are going to be silver at best and I'll be lucky not to have to eat a bronze! Annoying.

I'm also .65s removed from gold at CGV. It wont happen so I'll be adding a silver to my collection. Shame 🤷‍♂️

I won't even try the Red Bull at Monza. I don't like the cars, barely drive them... I would be lucky with a bronze there so I'll let it slide.

The DeTomaso at Monza is better. It doesn't like to turn in while you are braking though...

 

[MP81]

NICE!!!! Hot lap after hating on the track earlier 🤣 And yeah, got a butt clench in the video on that turn, thought for sure it would go red. 🤣 🤣
I am hoping that last chicane is forgiving tomorrow, it would be really sweet to have two top 100's here.

I didn't even realize how close it was until I re-watched the lap to record it...and then I went to take the photo

I found with the last chicane that braking just slightly too late was causing me a number of issues there, same with the previous one. Said previous one was hard to wrap my mind around getting down to 2nd gear and not trying to trail brake in. Re-watching the lap, I didn't even go over the first sausage...but somehow it didn't throw me off the track.

Oh no, I've used up all my luck - the Red Bull car is gonna go terribly.