GT7 Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[smoothbore12]

Astonishing fast and steady @Xtremrider591 , i wonder where you can go using the Porsche .

 

[Xtremrider591]

I had the same problem exactly with the Audi in those turns but didn't search the cause .

Hey ! So I refine my tune for the TTS.
Now, the rear can be more accurate, it drift a few but for me, it is Ok and predictable.
Just 10 minutes on Fuji for refine this ( pinch and negative camber) and I drive under 1.44.xxx so ... 👍

Tomorrow, I test the 9x8 and the Porsche on High Speed Ring for see who is the fastest than the BMW 😉

 

[RCKakashi14]

Good morning, y'all.

 

[2cam16]

Power Pack. First time in the 1000HP at Tokyo, the other two repeats but with "new" cars at the American Muscle Road Atlanta.
Used the FXXK for the 1000. Got second in a race that felt like some arcade game. Miyazono with amazing grip and banging into me when he could. Never again and I don't care about 1st place for this one.

 

[Xtremrider591]

Hello !
I have testing the 9x8 and the Porsche on WTC800 High Speed Ring :
• Peugeot 9x8 : FM1, RH, pit at the end of lap 12, fuel and tyres to the end.
I confirm, the right front tyre dead quickly but It's not a problem, just be carefull ! It's due of the 4rm and the balance on the Front.

• Porsche 963 : like the 9x8, Fm1, RH, Pit at the end of lap 10 (12 if it no rain), fuel and IM to the end (RH if it no rain).
Finally, I have a race with rain so I pit quickly when it begin raining (lap 10) and switch to IM.
I manage tyres when it's heavy rain and when it dry otherwise you destroy them !
The temperature is very important for drive fast and for a long time 👍

Conclusion : 9x8 eat his tyres but have a better grip and excellent exit with his 4rm.
The Porsche have the most fuel consumption and it have, like the BMW, the top ratio of consumption/ speed/ road handling.
The Time for a lap is very similar for both of them !

 

[RCKakashi14]

Done like paperwork.

Dropped a nuke because I simply don't have time to play around with the pesky rabbits. No remorse.

 

[lilcat89]

My week’s theme was use a different cylinder count for each.



1) Had to use the V8 for the American FR race, so the “Death by FE” 427 Cobra it was.


2) I chose the V10 “Screamer” Carrera GT for the Euro Clubman Cup.


3) The Inline 4 was next up in the Turbo Sports race at Fuji. The Super Silhouette Skyline was perfect.


4) The V6 was designated for Special Event and I had to buy another 296 for the One-Make at Monza. I loathe the 296 for so many reasons, so dubbed mine “No Fun”.


5) I saved the V12 for the WTC 800 race at High Speed Ring. The EMKA McLaren GTR Longtail was my choice and walked it.


Power Pack:

One of my favorites to run is the Daytona Bump Drafting race and running road cars in it. The first 2 races were the Daytona race in an Aston One-77 and an SLR McLaren and breezed through both races.
The third was the Gr3 race at the Nurburgring Endurance layout. I found a Young Driver AMR livery for the DBR9 and tweaked it to look like it could’ve been entered in the 2010 N24. I won by 18 seconds in the end, but the Mercedes Arena section at the start is always a fight.


The Engine ticket gave me the F3500-A V12.

 

[Xtremrider591]

Hey ! It's me again !
To close the loop, I test the Ferrari 499P on High Speed Ring.
FM1, RH, Pit at the end of 13 lap, fuel and tyres to the end.
It's the same fuel consumption than the Porsche but, like the Peugeot 9x8, it don't like front right tyre but It more gently with this 😅

My Ranking :
First => Porsche 963
Second => BMW Hybrid
Third => Ferrari 499P
Last => Peugeot 9x8

 

[smoothbore12]

Another option that i hate to use it due to snap oversteering exiting low speed corners but that isn't an issue there .

 

[Xtremrider591]

Hey ! I test this morning the Porsche 963 on High Speed Ring without change tyres.
So, it work fine but you must manage right front tyre so you're lapping 1.04.xxx for the second stint.
Strategy : FM1, RH, Pit at the end of lap 13, fuel to the end !
A good surprise 😉

 

[StackedMan256]

I'm back! Here's a screenshots for this week's challenge:
American FR Challenge 500 / Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) '01

European Clubman Cup 500 / Peugeot 205 GTI '88

Races of Turbo Supercars / Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 '02

Ferrari 296 GTB - One-Make

World Touring Car 800 / Toyota Supra GT500 '97

 

[ROCKET JOE]

@smoothbore12 @Xtremrider591

While you guys are busy test running Gr.1 hypercars - BRAVO for you persistence ! 👍 - I'm still in awe for the new "Monster" TTS.
I've been going through many of the Turbo Sports Car challenges, the WTC 600 events and even two of the WTC 700 events where fuel and tire wear come into play and the Audi did it all with ease at around 600 PP.

I've also been trying to find a solution against the loose rear of the car at the end of braking manoeuvres ( as in Fuji T14 - T15 ) but since I don't have much expertise here it's just been guess work. And I wasn't really successful : The car is more stable and predictable now, however at the cost of liveliness and ultimate pace. Not sure what to prefer ...

Anyway, I've decided to keep the car among my favorites and even gave it a HPA livery now. Strange, although the car's always been there it feels like this was a great find !

 

[smoothbore12]

@smoothbore12 @Xtremrider591

While you guys are busy test running Gr.1 hypercars - BRAVO for you persistence ! 👍 - I'm still in awe for the new "Monster" TTS.
I've been going through many of the Turbo Sports Car challenges, the WTC 600 events and even two of the WTC 700 events where fuel and tire wear come into play and the Audi did it all with ease at around 600 PP.

I've also been trying to find a solution against the loose rear of the car at the end of braking manoeuvres ( as in Fuji T14 - T15 ) but since I don't have much expertise here it's just been guess work. And I wasn't really successful : The car is more stable and predictable now, however at the cost of liveliness and ultimate pace. Not sure what to prefer ...

Anyway, I've decided to keep the car among my favorites and even gave it a HPA livery now. Strange, although the car's always been there it feels like this was a great find !

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Share your Monster tips ( if you find some ).
I think at 600pp is an absolute weapon

 

[Greycap]

I've also been trying to find a solution against the loose rear of the car at the end of braking manoeuvres ( as in Fuji T14 - T15 ) but since I don't have much expertise here it's just been guess work.

Three words: front differential deceleration.

 

[smoothbore12]

Could gain few seconds but traffic mistakes didn't allow it.

 

[CostaCorsa]

I have a day off today, and I decided to spend it trying to complete the weekly challenges using only Gran Turismo 2 cars. So, what happened:
#5 | World Touring Car 800 | High Speed Ring
Toyota GT-One (TS020) '99 | PP 800 |RM tyres | FM 3>1 | 1 pit
Nissan chased me all the way to the finish line

#4 | there was not any Ferrari in Gran Turismo 2

#3 | Race of Turbo Sportscars | Fuji International Speedway
Nissan Super Silhouette | PP 700 | RS tyres
Super car, can win any race under PP700

#2 | European Clubman Cup 600 | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
Jaguar XJ220 '92 | PP 600 | RH tyres
How have I not used this machine before?

#1 American FR Challenge 550 | Willow Springs International Raceway
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ‘69 | PP 550 | SM tyres
I only managed to win on the third attempt.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Share your Monster tips ( if you find some ).
...

Yep, I'll gladly share what I found. It's not that much though.
I tried a couple of different things now. My first focus was changing the car's weight distribution and thus weight transfer because my dilettante feel was this could be one of the major general problems.
I fiddled with the suspension and the diff of course and finally ... I simply went with @Greycap 's suggestion.

So what is it now ? The car stays quite calm under braking ( while turning ) but it still still has that tendency to lose its rear and we possibly can not get rid of that. So sometimes it's just about very careful braking.
Aside from all that ... the Audi remains a fantastic drive and a hell of a rocket !

Spoiler: My current TTS setup

It's a wide car with wide rims and aero parts :

Spoiler: My latest test race

And on we go ...

EDIT

Almost forgot this :
Found one of the usual PP calculation bugs within weight / weight distribution. In my setup it occurs that adding / subtracting 1 kg of weight subtracts / adds roughly 40 PP !

 

[smoothbore12]

Yep, I'll gladly share what I found. It's not that much though.
I tried a couple of different things now. My first focus was changing the car's weight distribution and thus weight transfer because my dilettante feel was this could be one of the major general problems.
I fiddled with the suspension and the diff of course and finally ... I simply went with @Greycap 's suggestion.

So what is it now ? The car stays quite calm under braking ( while turning ) but it still still has that tendency to lose its rear and we possibly can not get rid of that.......

Just put the rear ride height at 130 and all your 14-15 Fuji turn problems will be gone.!!!!

I also use brake balance all the way in the rear +5 but i think i write it wrong when i post my first set up .


Other than that my last runs

 

[NAXEHT]

Ah, one thing I discovered last week but forgot to write about it. Perhaps known already but anyway, I had left the final race with some minutes left and misjudged the tyre wear levels of it and messed up and failed, lol. Anyway, did a restart after the clock had passed midnight (and the next week of weekly challenges had begun) but it counted anyway.

I did know that you can start it before midnight and clear it but didn’t know that a restart after midnight was still valid.

 

[05XR8]

Welp, I wonder if they’re doing the Skyline thing tomorrow… Skyline’s the limit!

 

[OldandSlow]

Sory for double posting but it's a lot to write and make an edit 😔

Today i got lucky and i create a Monster for Interlagos at least and want to share it with you .

No swaps ,pure settings .
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Don't know where i lost CRB but that's not the case .

So that's what i use finally and leave me more pleasure with the car hadling .
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Tyres are RH
Use the med rpm turbo
Fully racing gearbox
DIDN'T USE racing brake discs ONLY racing pads
Also brake balance was -5
And the gearing is as above , don't ask how i did it 🤣
I usually closing the gears and then fixing the FG .

I know @ROCKET JOE have enough time now( after his retirement) so might give it a try to confirm the title : a new Monster is born 🤣

Enjoy it guys .

Excellent. Also fine with SM tires for the 600pp race at the ‘Ring. Thanks!

 

[Cowboy]

Race 1: Ford Mustang GT '15 (599PP, 382HP, 3181 lbs, SS)

Race 2: Peugeot 2008 Allure '21 (592PP, 245HP, 2154 lbs, SS)

Race 3: Toyota Supra GT Road Car (JZA80) (672PP, 538HP, 2829lbs, SS)

Race 4: Ferrari 296 GTB '22 (740PP, 860HP, 3241 lbs, RS)

Race 5: Ford Mustang GT Gr.3 (767PP, 770HP, 2866 lbs, RM)

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Just put the rear ride height at 130 and all your 14-15 Fuji turn problems will be gone.!!!!
...

I confirm it worked, for whatever reason ... and I'm more than ok now with the car.
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Finishing this week's challenges and just for the fun of it, I took one more "Turbo Sports car" to Fuji ...

Spoiler: Fast ...

... and one more to High Speed Ring :

Spoiler: ... and furious

And now, hoping for a great set of new races, won't take too long until we know !

 

[Famine]

And now, hoping for a great set of new races, won't take too long until we know !

 

[jesse100190]

will bring my fuel monster to the wtc 700 race, the r33 for both the gtr and the world rally and the fto for the ff race

 

[smoothbore12]

I confirm it worked, for whatever reason ... and I'm more than ok now with the car.
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Finishing this week's challenges and just for the fun of it, I took one more "Turbo Sports car" to Fuji ...
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Spoiler: Fast ...

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... and one more to High Speed Ring :
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Spoiler: ... and furious

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And now, hoping for a great set of new races, won't take too long until we know !

So you owe me twice then .
And twice the @Xtremrider591 and i got four in the bag now 🤣

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Two questions :

1

So you owe me twice then .
And twice the @Xtremrider591 and i got four in the bag now 🤣

@smoothbore12
Are you strong enough to carry that bag all ?

2

@everyone
Does someone already know what exact car we're going to use in the Special Event ?

 

[GTvsForza]

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"Don't Pass The Pace Car"

 

[RACECAR]

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Is that...what I think that is?

 

[Jordan]

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