GT7 Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[Dan_Tes]

Nice mix this week, I took the tiny red Renault out for a spin and it was a joy

 

[jrbabbitt]

Addendum to my previous posting...

On my primary account, I hopped into the VGT Corvette to give it another chance to redeem herself and with a drop in power output (both to 70%) this car was very easy to drive and still had power enough to pass others .

 

[CostaCorsa]

April – Week 2
This week's challenges were quite interesting. I spent a lot of time to complete them. And I used:
Gamepad | Automatic transmission | Race Difficulty - Hard

#5 | Gr.1 Prototype Series | Fuji International Raceway
F3500-A | PP 950 | RM tyres | FM 4 | 1 pit
To my surprise, the race did not go according to the usual scenario. It wasn't raining. I overtook the leaders twice, before and after the pit stop.

#4 | Vision Gran Turismo Trophy | Kyoto Driving Park – Yamagiwa
Dodge SRT Tomahawk S VGT | PP 850 | SS tyres
As usual, the leaders were Porsche and Jaguar. No matter which car I choose, they always run away from me on the straights. Then I decided to use the SRT Tomahawk, because of its high stability and endless DRS. As a result, I still won.

#3 | Time Trial | Dragon Trail – Gardens Reverse
What a strange task it is to drive on dry tires on wet asphalt. In regular races, I have the option to change the tyres. But I got the gold, and that's good enough.

#2 | The Silvia Sisters | Tokyo Expressway – South Clockwise
Nissan Sileighty ‘98 | PP 701 | RS tyres
Sileighty was quite powerful and easy to drive.

#1 | European Sunday Cup 400 | Circuit de Sainte-Croix | NOS
Mercedes S Barker Tourer ‘29 | PP 400 | CS tyres
It was a terrible event. I had the crazy idea to win it on PP400. I have used many modern cars, but without success. Then I remembered that someone advised using Barker. I tried, but I was about a second behind. In the end, I won it with NOS. Not fair, but it is.

As a reward for my torment - AUDI R18 TDI ‘11

 

[kjb]

I did the Weekly Challenge this weekend. I did just enough to get a bronze in the time trial. Next I took the Porsche Mission X to St. Croix because I wanted to get through it quickly

Next up the Silvia Sisters, I grabbed the 700 pp S15 for another easy win

Next for the VGT race I wanted to use something I haven't in awhile but I just decided to use my favorite VGT the Corvette. I downtuned it fit under the limit. It took a few laps to catch the Porsche but I did and got the win.

Finally I took the closer to Fuji. I started out at FM6 and then changed to FM4. I had to pit on lap 8 to get a splash of fuel to finish out the race. This was probably the first time in a long time where it didn't rain. Got 500k cr from the 6 star ticket.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Somewhat improved my time.

 

[rikunarok]

[European Sunday Cup 400]
They should make better use of the reverse layout.

[Sylvia Sisters]
That recommended PP is ridiculous. Wouldn't 600 be more appropriate?

[Time Trial]
Gold medal on my third try!

[Vision Gran Turismo Trophy]
The front wheels have absolutely no grip...

[Gr.1 Prototype Series]
I wish they'd make the Formula event a permanent feature.
I want the kind of immersion you can't get in custom races.

I got a Zagato VGT from a 6-star roulette ticket.

 

[MasterGT]

It may not be the most precise TT, but it is well into a Gold time.



Oiy! I blew the editing, too.

 

[Greycap]

OK, this is a bit against the spirit of the thread but it was a Weekly Challenge a couple of weeks back and I think this is the place where the people who can really appreciate my latest dumb project hang out.

So, the American Clubman Cup at Road Atlanta, on Hard difficulty. Against Parker's Camaro with its race prepped supercharged crate engine on Sports Softs, and Jones' Maverick with its twin turbocharged 1200 bhp 427 cid on Sports Mediums, not to mention Serrano's warp speed C8 with Lord knows what has been done to it, I pitted... The Judge in a 600PP tune on Sports Softs, very little more than a factory spec 400 Ram Air IV, and a four speed gearbox with actual Muncie M22 ratios paired with a factory optional 3.23 final drive. And won. Cleanly of course.

Spoiler: American Clubman Cup 700

 

[DDK-Racing]

After being away for a week, here are my cars for this week.
All on hard difficulty, PS4, controller, manual, no driver assists.

European Sunday Cup 400: Stock Peugeot 205 GTI '88. 396PP. Got a clean win but it was tense. Entering the breaking zone of the final corner +1s behind the Alpine A110. Carried more speed trough the corner and won by 0,133s CRB✅
Silvia Sisters: SilEighty with 'some' tuning. 644PP, sport hard, 959kgs, 380bhp. Tailhappy, but fast enough for an easy win. No CRB🚩
Vision GT Trophy: Corsa GSE VGT. The downforce of this car is ideal for this track. T1, nearly flat out. T2-3-4-5 flat out. T6 small lift and flat out. Gaining an easy 5s in that sector alone on the Porsche VGT. Push to pass on the home straight first four laps. Lap 6 I got another one. Easy win. CRB✅ Nice use for this car...
Gr.1 Prototype Series: Hyundai N 2025 VGT. Racing mediums. 6 laps on FM1, 4 remaining laps on Racing softs. Easy win. CRB✅
Special Event: 3 tries failed. 4th was good enough for gold. Did not try to improve any further. 1:03.something.