GT7 Online Time Trial/Lap Time Challenge Discussion

[Jordan]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: Le Mans of the Hour​

With the real-world 24 Hours of Le Mans running this very weekend, Gran Turismo 7 sends you out onto the full 24 Heures du Mans Racing Circuit in Gr.1 hypercars on Racing Soft tires...

 

[WJHMH]

Sweet, I'm enjoy it so far.

 

[A_Higher_Place]

Hey, thanks for sharing/using my photo

 

[2cam16]

The TT was tougher than I expected, at least for me. I've only tried the Porsche so maybe next week I'll go at it again.

 

[PowerJunkie]

Still banging on this Deep Forest run. Picked up a tenth, but really feeling like I am topped out. Just the smallest upset of this car will cost the lap. Still swapping back and forth on ABS. This run was on Default. I will try some more after a few laps at LeMans.

 

[NevilleNobody]

Tried the Porsche at LeMans, nice car to drive, much better than the previous gen cars that have so much understeer.

However, I cannot fathom how you guys get any joy from LeMans. Most corners are blind with really hard to see apexes, chicanes galore and the smallest brake markers ever. That's my biggest gripe, I can't find any brake markers, every braking zome at 300kmh plus looks identical to me, i cannot find brake markers to save my dang life.

Then you get to the end of the track, more blind apexes and the worst double chicane fiddlefest ever. Garbage.

 

[MP81]

Christ that Porsche hypercar has absurd levels of understeer...except when it snap oversteers and ruins your lap. Either way: your lap is being ruined.

I barely managed a 3:26.830 after 164 miles of mostly invalid laps. I'm sure I can improve, but it's a really unpleasant combo...again. Sigh.

And a note on those invalid laps: this is a massive waste of my time when an invalid lap means up to ~3 more minutes until the next one. Not as bad as Nürburgring, but still a problem.

 

[TheNormsk]

I’m not that good with high downforce cars. I get totally intimidated and confused on which corners where speed allows you to turn faster and which corners you have to brake more for, to turn.

This was only about 1/2 hour session so I’ll figure this out, but it’ll take some goes.

 

[911RSR]

I did 5 laps with the Porsche in LeMans. After that i wished the Laguna Seca TT would remain for another 2 weeks instead of this!

In VR the sight is very limited! It's like looking through a postbox slot! I can't even see the lap time from the HUD.

Where to break with this car is my biggest issue so far. Making this a safe gold will be much harder than the recent TTs in Laguna Seca or CGV!

 

[ZEE]

Tried the Porsche at LeMans, nice car to drive, much better than the previous gen cars that have so much understeer.

However, I cannot fathom how you guys get any joy from LeMans. Most corners are blind with really hard to see apexes, chicanes galore and the smallest brake markers ever. That's my biggest gripe, I can't find any brake markers, every braking zome at 300kmh plus looks identical to me, i cannot find brake markers to save my dang life.

Then you get to the end of the track, more blind apexes and the worst double chicane fiddlefest ever. Garbage.

Maybe try to watch Tidgney's guide as he done a good lap or Calsters video on the tube, they explain good braking points to nail the track down. I love Le-mans personally but prefer it without the chicanes to hit that top speed hehe.

I only find the last chicane a pain as you gotta hit them right due to the raised kerbs. All of the new hypaaacars have enough grip to barrel thru the esses on the last few but be careful on the porsche and ford corners before them.