GT7 Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

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GTI VGT Gr.3 engine swapped 205 just couldn’t match the Valkyries pace, but got the weekly challenge tick ✅

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GTI VGT Gr.3 engine swapped 205 just couldn’t match the Valkyries pace, but got the weekly challenge tick ✅

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I chickened out and used the Valkyrie, and won by a country mile. If I didn't dislike the track so much, I'd try it with a more challenging car, so it's impressive to see such a good effort with the 205 GTI!
 
I somewhat enjoyed the week's races. The Bathurst WTC800 is one of my absolute favorites, especially in the new 992 GT3R. The Hypercar Parade race is one of my least favorites.

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-Sunday Cup: stock 356 Speedster, not enough for a win, but it was fun chase to P2.
-Euro Clubman Cup 600: 'Mintee' came through and smoked Gallo at 600pp. Suzuka suits the 996 perfectly too.
-One-Make SU7- This fulfilled my EV race for the week. I drove it stock and took a bit of getting used to, but no complaints. Race is 2 laps too long in my opinion.
-Hypercar Parade: I pulled my 'full fat tune' 911 GT1 and was able to get a 6 second lead once Beauvois got through halfway into lap 2 and tried to hold him off, to no avail, another P2.
-WTC800: The new 992 GT3R was absolutely perfect for Mount Panorama. The default gearing is optimized for topping out going into the Chase at the end of Conrod Straight. The 992 is truly sublime across the top! I ran FM3 for the first 3 laps and FM1 after that. The RH tires held out for the full race for a no-stop race. I have already done this race multiple times since.

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-Sunday Cup: 964 Carrera RS, stock. Overkill, sure, but I absolutely adore any chance to drive the 964. Certified Diamond
-Euro CC 600: 997 GT3. my workhorse of this account made light work of Gallo.
-One Make: SU7 Ultra, stock. Another race, another win. Race is 2 laps too long, but I did get into a flow, which I didn't expect.
-Hypercar Parade: 918 Spyder, stock. I bolted RHs to an otherwise stock 918. Got lucky that it took Beauvois over 2 laps to clear traffic and I was able to build a big enough gap to second to hold onto P1.
-WTC800: 992 GT3R, stock. First race was a no stop win. I did another one where I started on RMs and pitted at the end of Lap 7 for RSs to the end. I got into the 2:01s on Softs but started hitting traffic on the last lap. I think if you can hold on for another lap on the Mediums, that is the right strategy.
 

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I finished up the WC last night. I started at Bathurst with the Living Legend. I was able to do a no stop race.
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I like how the planes fly overhead.
Next I did the hypercar.I tried SU7 a t first and I was doing well until the French guy walked me down in a Valkyrie and pulled away from me. I went from a 3 second lead to being down 4 seconds. This occurred on the back end of the track right before the finish line. It's most my fault I was driving to cautiously. So if you can't beat'em join. I grabbed one of my Valkyries and blew the doors off the AI.
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In this pic in my anger I rammed the Merc and sent him into the wall 🤷‍♂️ Next it was the SU& one make race. It was a little bit long but that was okay it helped me get more comfortable with the SU7.
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By this time I was ready for it to be over so I grabbed the Valkyrie for double duty
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Finally I took the Corvette EV to Willow
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Right here I decided to see how the Vette would do offfroad and the answer is not well. I think I want to go back and try the Hypercar with SU7 and try for a better result.
 
With the Manufacturers Cup season done, I had time to give this week's challenges a go (mostly hard difficulty).

My picks:
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Willow Springs - Nissan Silvia Q's (S13) '88 - I left the car stock, besides the wide body and aero. Didn't know the track well enough to win. Finished P3. Good enough for the ticket.


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Suzuka - Radical SR3 SL '13 - Sometimes I take an unconventional line. Stock car. Managed P2, which was good enough.


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Deep Forest - Xiaomi SU7 Ultra '25 - As you can probably tell from the damage, I did not get a clean race bonus on this one. I did get a win, though. Second ticket obtained.


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Sainte-Croix - Aston Martin Vulcan '16 - I upgraded the tires to RS for this one. That made for a pretty easy win in this car. Fourth box checked.

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Bathurst - Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 - I tried this on hard difficulty, but could only manage a P6 in this car with a 7RM-3RS strategy. For my second attempt, I lowered the difficulty to normal, which made for an easy win. 6RM-4RS strategy. Last ticket obtained.
 
I did some testing of all the EV's in a time trial at Road Atlanta. The SU7 Ultra wipes them all out. So if you don't like the way it drives, rest assured it's the best performing EV in the game by a country mile. So when you think of it in this comparison, it really is a impressive car. But like all of them, the combination of heavy weight (batteries), high torque, top speed, and no gears, it's a different drive forcing either a sheer hate for it or a steep learning curve to get your eye in.

I got my eye in with the One-Make and then wondered how it would fare at the Hypercar Parade race event. I got it to 2nd place in a completely stock version however beating the Valkerie required a couple of upgrades.

1. Weight Reduction - Stage 1
2. Tires - Racing Soft

With this setup I was able to get in front early and pull away with just enough distance so the Valkerie ran out of laps to catch up and overtake me. It was a close finish though. My heart was pounding as I could hear it getting closer and closer in the last two laps. Good fun!

 
Cars for this week.
all on hard difficulty

-Sunday Cup: Got a 205GTI for the new engine swap, but decided to use the stock version for this race. CRB✅ with a P3, P1 when rubbing is racing🚩. Hate this track.
-Euro Clubman Cup 600: Stock Ferrari F50 (616PP) Finished P2 after the NOT 600PP Guilia of Gallo. CRB✅
-One-Make SU7: Again a stock car, was wondering why I was only gaining 2s a lap. Then I remembered the overtake button ;)
Got the lead in lap 6 and never looked back... Car is ok if you brake 50m before you think you should... CRB✅
-Hypercar Parade: Espace-swapped, fully tuned Toyota Supra. Lack of downforce kills this. Took the lead in lap 1, was around 6s ahead of P2. Valkyrie came in P2 near the middle of lap 2 and closed the gap in no time. Was in my mirrors by the end of the lap and he eventually won by 8s (!) Don't like the track so not sure if I will work on my tune because it should be possible to win with this car... Depending were the Valkyrie starts too... CRB✅
-WTC800: Walked trough it with the Audi R18. No stop, RH. lap times 1:57.2 average (best was 1:55.4 on the last lap) easy win.
Maybe I'll try with the new Porsche. Think I need 2:01.x lap times to make it work.

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The disparity in competitor PP drives me crazy. I don't mind racing within the recommended PP when the competition is too. A basically stock NA Miata is sweet at 380. However, after a bunch of P2/P3 finishes in honest just-under-600 cars at Suzuka I just ran it with the GT3 RS. I'll probably run that one a few more times. Trying to choke my my way past having to buy the SU7. I dislike the electrics in this game intensely.
 
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The disparity in competitor PP drives me crazy. I don't mind racing within the recommended PP when the competition is too. A basically stock NA Miata is sweet at 380. However, after a bunch of P2/P3 finishes in honest just-under-600 cars at Suzuka I just ran it with the GT3 RS. I'll probably run that one a few more times. Trying to choke my my way past having to buy the SU7. I dislike the electrics in this game intensely.
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I feel your pain as I have a stock version of every car in the game and with some race events i find it difficult to find a unmodified car under the suggested PP that has a chance to win the race with a Clean Race Bonus.
This week's Suzuka race is a good example.

Maybe that's why it's only a 'suggested' PP. Are they encouraging you to tune or use a car with a much higher PP? I don't know.

I find the Recommended Car for some race events are on point while others I feel they haven't given any thought to it at all.
 
Went again at WTC800 at MP, no mishaps with AI, stayed behind and passed only where there was no risk. Finished 4th but only because the Ferrari had not fuel and was dangerously wiggling in the last straight before the last turn. I avoided it by braking a lot and it was close to a very late race ruining incident.

I don't know how you manage to do 2:01 laps with the new Porsche there. Is there DRS or something like that I should use in the straights ?
 
Lomic
stayed behind and passed only where there was no risk. Finished 4th but only because the Ferrari had not fuel and was dangerously wiggling in the last straight before the last turn. I avoided it by braking a lot and it was close to a very late race ruining incident.
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That's good racing! Well done. For me it's the clean racing that blows the wind up my skirt. Winning is just the icing on the cake.

I surprised myself with the 2:01 time. Never done it before in GT7 with a Gr.3 car. I have improved since this time last year, especially with trail-braking so maybe that's played a part in it. It's a fast car for sure but I think the track conditions play a role here as well.
 
Lomic
I don't know how you manage to do 2:01 laps with the new Porsche there. Is there DRS or something like that I should use in the straights ?
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No DRS to use, but I have been able to get into the 01s only on Softs and no traffic. The default gearing is perfect for Bathurst. The GT3R suits my driving style perfectly too. I get the most out of it when I’m getting all the braking done before turn-in and coasting through the apex. It’s best to think “slow in, fast out” and the earlier on the throttle, the better with the traction you can use. Across the top, it’s just little lifts to rotate the car.

This race has been my daily mileage for the entire week, I absolutely love it!
 
Normal people get better the more they play... I seem to get worse... :/

No chance at the streets of Willow at 380pp - got 2nd at 450pp with a "clean" race:

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Same at Clubman Cup. For my life I couldn't beat that race at 600pp. Took me 700pp to win:

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The one-make was my first P1 this week, but even this one was rather hard. Haven't found yet a good setup for the Chinese:

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Hypercar events in GT7 are weird. One lap and you have overtaken all opponents, but for the rest of the race Valkyrie will hunt you :P
In my case he got me less than 10 seconds before crossing the line - and this within two attemps with two different cars!

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Didn't do yet the WTC 800 event due to temporary lack of motivation.
 
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Very nostalgic with the slipstream battle!
Haven't completed the new WTC600, learning from my mistakes lol!
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No DRS to use, but I have been able to get into the 01s only on Softs and no traffic. The default gearing is perfect for Bathurst. The GT3R suits my driving style perfectly too. I get the most out of it when I’m getting all the braking done before turn-in and coasting through the apex. It’s best to think “slow in, fast out” and the earlier on the throttle, the better with the traction you can use. Across the top, it’s just little lifts to rotate the car.

This race has been my daily mileage for the entire week, I absolutely love it!
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Lomic
I don't know how you manage to do 2:01 laps with the new Porsche there. Is there DRS or something like that I should use in the straights ?
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Driven the Porsche on MP, managed 2:02 on hard so 2:01 should be possible with soft or medium. Need to see if its ok for a 1stop on softs 🤔
 
lilcat89
No DRS to use, but I have been able to get into the 01s only on Softs and no traffic.

I get the most out of it when I’m getting all the braking done before turn-in and coasting through the apex. It’s best to think “slow in, fast out” and the earlier on the throttle, the better with the traction you can use. Across the top, it’s just little lifts to rotate the car.

This race has been my daily mileage for the entire week, I absolutely love it!
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I try exactly that : break before, coast, and carefully put throttle down on the exit (although it bit me a bunch of time so I am extra careful on the exits now). For how much speed I can carry while coasting, I rely on tyre squeel to know if I am close to the limit, but I need to train more on that I think.
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Driven the Porsche on MP, managed 2:02 on hard so 2:01 should be possible with soft or medium. Need to see if its ok for a 1stop on softs 🤔
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Ok I am on RH, but if you manage 2:02 on hard, I have 6s to find.

My current strategy : 2-3 laps on FM2, then FM1 to the finish line. Does not make a huge diff on time lap but allows a no stop.

I would be faster on softs but I'd need a pit stop which would probably eat more time than what I'd win with the softs.

Thanks for your feedbacks.
 

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