GT7 Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[smoothbore12]

Ooooooh, we've been hit by a Smooth Monster
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I love it!. I can't match your settings exactly because Greek units are more magical than Freedumb units. The gearing? No hope of me replicating that either, even with me doing the transmission flip (incorrectly).

When I changed the Wheel Offset back to Standard, I got a couple PP back. So maybe that is the answer.

But oh my, the suspension and handling. The fundamental Audi-Steer and aero settings makes your monster planted with a hint of oversteer at the very end of the braking phase, but only if I ask. Very fun for heavy handed drivers. Then the differential settings make for hilarious 4WD power oversteer at the exit of slow corners in low gears.

Just as with the Smoothbore Express, this one pulls like a train too. A mountain of power.

I also modified the tune for my driving style. Low RPM Turbo is good with short shifting at half the rev bar. I see why you picked the Medium RPM Turbo. That one is good for Automatic drivers.

Results

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My Modifications
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CHALL of a beach...... i knew it you can make it better .
I'll keep the credits for the discovery and the rights to hate you from time to time 🤣

 

[Greycap]

That TTS is very interesting to look at, nothing in it gives any clue to what causes the glitch that tanks the 150 mph/240 km/h G value and thus the PP. Sure, the aero looks like it'll understeer at speed, but not THAT much.

 

[Jordan]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Prancing Horses in the Temple of Speed​

 

[smoothbore12]

Tomorrow and the days after tomorrow, I'll run every new ( and older, why not ? ) hyper car at 800pp race .
As an old camel am staying on the safe side 😂

 

[ROCKET JOE]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Prancing Horses in the Temple of Speed​

Hey Jordan, there's little track confusion in the article : The FR 550 is at Willow Springs, not BMB.

 

[Lunard]

Sorry, I had posted my weekly challenges pics in wrong chat.
There are my picks from last week.
Now in the right place.

 

[05XR8]

 

[RACECAR]

Choices for tonight, fun week I feel like.

 

[Fuzzi0n]

Had a bunch of fun this week. FR Challenge is a little short but at a nice time of day and the cars suit the track, tuned Chevelle was good fun. Clubman Cup also is at a nice time of day and long enough to use some slightly slower cars, 550 PP Megane was a little too much but again a nice choice for the circuit. Turbo Sportscars can require something very fast depending on the grid you get, the RCR Civic is really quick but there's a few other surprises in the field too. I didn't have it but I think this race can have an MC20 show up too. Went with the Honda Sports VGT on SH, really nice to drive and fast enough to beat the Civic even though it started up front. One-make was boring as usual, stupidly easy because I was in the lead on lap 3 even with my car ballasted up to the real weight. Don't understand why they picked Monza when there's already a Ferrari race there. WTC 800 at High Speed Ring is one of my favourite races in the game. Love the track and the weather always keeps things interesting, you also can't go wrong racing into the sunset. Swapped Gr.4 Silvia was a bit understeery but still easily fast enough to win by 50 seconds even with the AI pitting at the right time when it rained really hard.

Cars for this week:

 

[Savolainen83]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Prancing Horses in the Temple of Speed​

@Jordan You forgot the Power Pack rewards again.

 

[Famine]

@Jordan You forgot the Power Pack rewards again.

He didn't "forget". He's indisposed and doesn't have access to Remote Play to check.

If it helps:

 

[smoothbore12]

As i expected, the Monster did the job nice and easy at turbo sport cars race even 100pp down as i post it in previous page .
And if it wasn't the CRB ( that i took it )it could be a bit quicker.

 

[Xtremrider591]

As i expected, the Monster did the job nice and easy at turbo sport cars race even 100pp down as i post it in previous page .
And if it wasn't the CRB ( that i took it )it could be a bit quicker.
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Hey ! I have do this race this morning and it is very confortable CRB win with your rocket TT !
I post tomorrow my weekly recap and I redo Fuji race for post the leaderboard.
Ave toi 😅😂

 

[smoothbore12]

Hey ! I have do this race this morning and it is very confortable CRB win with your rocket TT !
I post tomorrow my weekly recap and I redo Fuji race for post the leaderboard.
Ave toi 😅😂

Yea ,this car is a 600pp monster in the non swapped bunch.
I didn't though he could do it but i was wrong .
Now it's time for hyper Ring show time .

 

[CostaCorsa]

July – Week 3

Hello everybody, now it's my turn to tell you about my weekly challenges. My settings for this week:
Gamepad | Automatic transmission | Race Difficulty – Hard | TCS 1

#5 | World Touring Car 800 | High Speed Ring
Mazda LM55 VGT (Gr.1) | PP 800 | RM>IM tyres | FM 1>6 | 1 pit
The race started out boring, but on lap 5 it started to rain and I had to make a pit stop. After an early pit stop, there was clearly not enough fuel to reach the finish line, so I switched to the FM6. I made it to the finish line with a lap advantage.

#4 | Special Race – Ferrari 296 GTB – One Make | Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Ferrari 296 GTB | PP 767 | RS tyres
My tuned Ferrari was clearly more powerful than my rivals, so there were no problems in the race.

#3 | Race of Turbo Sportscars | Fuji International Speedway
Ferrari F40 | PP 700 | RS tyres
I used a Ferrari F40. With its speed and stability, I won easily.

#2 | European Clubman Cup 600 | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
RUF CTR3 ‘07 | PP 600 | SM tyres
CTR3 is a real monster, but even with it I had to work hard to overtake Lambo and Mercedes. Not without some collisions.

#1 American FR Challenge 550 | Willow Springs International Raceway
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ‘78 | PP 550 | SM tyres
The Firebird that I chose is not exactly suitable for this race. I had to fight for the victory all the way to the finish line.

500,000 Cr. was the reward for 5 completed races.

 

[RACECAR]

American Clubman Cup 550: Chevy Corvette C2. Had a blast balancing that grip and attacking.
European Sunday Cup 600: BMW 3.0 CSL. Similarly fun challenge
Race Of Turbo Sportscars: Jaguar XJ220. While the Brakes could use abit of a tweak, I forgot how good this LM Race Car felt.
World Touring Car 800: BMW Mclaren F1 GTR. Just wanted this because I knew where the track was so I just wanted to have something fun to go full blast with.
Special Event: Brakes were much more decent then I remember, might've tweaked them abit.

And for the first time in a long while, all were clean races.

 

[jesse100190]

the mp4/4'88 was at its strongest with traffic on the long straights in high speed ring did not even have to worry about tire wear at all.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Wow, I got through astonishingly fast, enjoying every single second !

Race 1 at Willow Springs
Chevrolet LT5 Corvette '58 - CS / 1,192 Kg / 453 hp / 565.85 PP / CRB ✅

Quite a handful on comfort tires

Spoiler: Result Race 1

Race 2 at Brands Hatch
Audi TTS Coupe '09 - SM / 1,186 kg / 417 hp / 578.55 PP / CRB ✅

The "monster" likes to hide away

Spoiler: Result Race 2

Race 3 at Fuji
Pagani Huayra '13 - SM / 1,350 kg / 515 hp / 676.70 PP / CRB ✅

Wasn't it called "God Of The Winds" ?

Spoiler: Result Race 3

Race 4 at Monza
Ferrari 296 GTB '22 - SM / 1,475 kg / 818 hp / 689.55 PP / CRB ✅

With fond memories of the 500 Mondial

Spoiler: Result Race 4

Race 5 at High Speed Ring
Renault Espace F1 '95 - RM / 1,300 kg / 799 hp / 763.85 PP / CRB ❎

The High Speed gold medalist

Spoiler: Result Race 5

 

[A1an]

What I used, the AMG and Corvette were at the bottom of my most recently used and didn't have a livery on them, the AMG only had five miles so I don't think either had won a race, but they have now

 

[2cam16]

Pretty decent week. All rereuns for me except of course for the 296 race. Still waiting for the "new" Gr.1 race at The Glen, PD. lol
Anyway, Willow Springs saw my Mustang that I usually use for the Historics. Detuned a bit to 555pp on SM. Easy 10 second win.
Clubman 600 was in my fun Delta that's 5pp under the suggested. Won by around 6 seconds over Beauvois in his usual MB.
Turbo race was ina car that has won this in the past, Audi TT Cup. Easy 25 second win.
For the special race I decided to use a 296 with an Exeter tune. I could have gone with a way weaker car. Won by around 20 seconds.
Now the WTC800 was my best one yet for this specific race. I used the car that has won this several times before, Gr.2 Audi. I was in 12th as the 4th lap was ending and rain started pouring right as we exited the tunnel. I decided to do the undercut and boy was it perfect! Only a few other cars behind me went in so I took in some IM's and topped up my fuel. Everyone else in front of me was slipping and sliding but not spinning out. By the time we finished lap 5 they all went in so I was in first. Played around with my FM to 6 so I wouldn't need to pit again. It just kept on pouring all the way until the 12t lap or so. AI were all on Wets and my IM's were just right for the job. This is the first time ever that I've lapped the whole field and lapped half twice, and one thrice! lol
Tires lasted all the way until the end with me cooling them down in the last three laps.

 

[rikunarok]

I missed out on the CRB only for the one-make event.

Even though my tire choice and balance were all off, I managed to get a miraculous shot.

 

[Xtremrider591]

Hello everybody !
It's my turn for the weekly recap !
Weekly challenges :
Willows Springs : Chevrolet Corvette Zr1 '89 "A Team" , 407ch/1399kg, 589,44pp, SM, livery by sixelam

Brands Hatch : Ferrari Testarossa "Kœnig" , 432ch/1260kg, 599,28pp, SM, livery by Nobu161

Fuji Speedway : Audi TTS '09 , 397ch/1180kg, 599,93pp, RH, livery by Sianimo
A special thanks to Smoothbore12 for this find 👏

Leaderboard and Replay

Small question : Why my Replay are so bright ? 🤔
Monza : Ferrari 296 GTB , 767ch/1470kg, 699,89pp, SM, livery by Azabear

High Speed Ring 800 : Renault RS01 GT3 , 757ch/1220kg, 767,48pp, RH, livery by BUMP_factory
Strategy => FM4, RH, pit on the end of lap 10, fuel and new RH to the end

Power Pack challenges :
Muscle Car American : Chevrolet Corvette C8 "Indy Pace Car" , 674ch/1361kg, 730,21pp, RH, livery by MachineGhost46
Everybody follow me please 😁

Mount Panorama 300ch : Lamborghini Huracan "Avio" , 602ch/1350kg, 686,86pp, SS, livery by me !

Kyoto Driving Park GT300 : Toyota MR2 GTS "swap R8" , 575ch/1200kg, 686,69pp, RH, livery by BlaCk_Skill_FxH

6 Stars Ticket Motor : Z4 GT3 engine ( have already 8 😮‍💨)
Good surprise, a 5 Stars Ticket for Daily Marathon : Ford Mustang GrB 👍
All races was Golden on Hard difficulties, TC1 or 0, ABS weak, PS5 with gamepad.
Many thanks for reading my post !
At the next week 😉

 

[smoothbore12]

You really nail the Audi @Xtremrider591 , damn hot mate , bravo .💖

As for me am on the hund at Hyper Ring .
I'll start with Peugeot.
Fast , very fast there .
Not fuel eater but it's a tyre eater especially in front.
Pit on lap 12 for fuel and tyre and i pass second driver on the wire at last lap .
Judging from the other cars at dry conditions might be the faster there but needed to find out .

To have a standard point am leaving cars with their original gearbox ,while the suspension is pretty much the same in all cars .
The difficult part is to find a totally dry race but i have patience.
More to come next days .

 

[Lunard]

Ok, it's my turn now.