GT7 Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[RACECAR]

Me after looking at the Lancer Meeting and realizing I have an armada of WRC builds to choose from:

 

[RACECAR]

My picks for tonight. And yes, the same blue NSX from last week returns because once again PD gives us an annoying WTC 600 race and this time because the physics update and PP changes, its literally THE only car I can use as none of my previous sneaky builds are viable anymore because they now exceed the PP limit.

 

[Johnny Caisse]

Nightfall Eiger on a Clean evening is so beautiful.

 

[jesse100190]

using one of my lancers for both the 600 pp and the evo races, the supra '97 for the japanese and the sunday cup and the sls amg '10 for the euro race

 

[smoothbore12]

Did 4 out of 5 .
What i notice is :
You gonna need a bigger boat from suggest pp.

Dirt races becomes unplayable after the update at least with the controller for me .
First notice was made at the new CE at Barcelona that stop it half the lap .
And today continues at Evo meeting, the FRONT end is like Never touches the ground!!!!!
The slightest move and and you'll never go straight again trying to correct it , it's a continuous Zig Zag which is very annoying.
Just managed 3 place to what was very easy before .
I don't know if lowering steering response will help and how much but definitely Dirt isn't the same any more , next time I'll put difficulty to easy 🤣 .
It's a foul , offside , penalty and red card at once.

 

[jesse100190]

the dirt race is just too bumpy for my liking, got faster each lap at the Barcelona no chicane race, had to be a bit cautiously at the ring.

 

[Fredzy]

So I sat down tonight to try some of the new cars and grind out the 6-star (car) weekly update before it reset. I don’t know how I didn’t realize it until I’d done the other 4 weekly challenges, but when I got to WTC600, ouch. I only tried that race once in the past, was like WTF, googled it and was perfectly content to never come back to it. But there I was.

So I cheesed it with the cappuccino. Fittingly the 6-star ticket was a VGT I already had.

 

[Buckethead75]

Did 4 out of 5 .
What i notice is :
You gonna need a bigger boat from suggest pp.

Dirt races becomes unplayable after the update at least with the controller for me .
First notice was made at the new CE at Barcelona that stop it half the lap .
And today continues at Evo meeting, the FRONT end is like Never touches the ground!!!!!
The slightest move and and you'll never go straight again trying to correct it , it's a continuous Zig Zag which is very annoying.
Just managed 3 place to what was very easy before .
I don't know if lowering steering response will help and how much but definitely Dirt isn't the same any more , next time I'll put difficulty to easy 🤣 .
It's a foul , offside , penalty and red card at once.

I can confirm this, dirt racing is completly broken, at least on a pad. It's more like the game is constantly trying to correct the steering when the car slides, despite all assists being turned off. The results is the car is zig zaging all the time even though I'm not touching the pad.
But the more I drive with this update the more I feel this is also impacting road racing just a lot less.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Done the race using a controller. My T598 broke last week. I will probably do the rest once it gets fixed, especially with the new physics changes landed in the game.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Also done in a controller. I do get the snappy zigzag thing, but like what I do with the wheel, I turn in early then neutral steer during the slide.

Not sure if that is fast, but I may repeat this once I get my wheel back.


(I use motion control steering function of the Dualsense Controller)

 

[RCKakashi14]

Also done in a controller. I do get the snappy zigzag thing, but like what I do with the wheel, I turn in early then neutral steer during the slide.

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Not sure if that is fast, but I may repeat this once I get my wheel back.


(I use motion control steering function of the Dualsense Controller)

Tuned further to "Gr.B" specs without the engine swap. 525 HP / 2,407 lbs.

Lap time is close to that of the Gold target of the Circuit Experience on that track. Hmmmm....

 

[RCKakashi14]

Can surpass the Circuit Experience Gold time of 1:26.2.

For starters, they have more downforce than the Gr.B cars.

Identical specs - Over 500 HP and weighing no less than 2778 lbs.

 

[Akers]

An interesting experience, following the latest update.
Couldn’t do better than 2nd in the Sunday Cup (on hard difficulty) but won the rest with ease.
Adjusting various cars to new PP values revealed some really weird and large changes in PP, for only a 1 step increase in power/weight/downforce. I know the Performance Points system has never been perfect, but it seem to have more anomalies than ever, following the update.

 

[TRB1999]

A new week brings a new set of challenges, where we partake in a one-off Japanese FR event, hoon around in Lancer Evos, and chase a Xiaomi through the Green Hell. Let’s dive right in. Today’s theme will be classic cars. I will only use cars that are at least 30 years old.

Race 1 - Sunday Cup @ Sardegna C Reverse
We begin at Sardegna, where we have our usual Sunday Cup fun. I used the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, which is a tad expensive. I threw on comfort softs since the standard comfort medium tires were too difficult to win with. I had very good motivation to keep my clean race bonus. Unfortunately, a brake check from a Citroen BX caused my efforts to go to blank. Won by two seconds.

Race 2 - Euro Clubman Cup 600 @ Catalunya
One of the new events added in the 1.71 update is this race around the current layout of Catalunya, which dumps the final chicane in favor of the classic right-hand sweepers. For this one, I used a modified De Tomaso Mangusta with some hideous aero to keep it planted. I won by about ten seconds.

Race 3 - Japanese FR Challenge 550 @ Eiger
The Special Event for this week is a one-off edition of an existing series: the Japanese FR Challenge 550. We are at the Eiger Nordwand circuit for this six-lapper. I chose the Toyota 2000GT with its own ugly rear wing for stability. Caught up with the leaders by lap 5 and overtook for the win at the start of lap 6. A nice challenge for a car like that.

Race 4 - Evolution Meeting @ Colorado Springs
It’s been a minute since I raced around this dirt track. For this four-lap sideways showdown, I used the oldest Lancer Evo in the game: the Evo III. I tuned it to 530PP on dirt tires and won fairly easily. Granted, I did barge my way through a few opponents, but I didn’t really care.

Race 5 - WTC 600 @ Nordschleife
One of the most fearsome and dangerous race tracks on the planet: the Nürburgring Nordschleife. We return here for a two-lap WTC 600 race where we have to chase down what is essentially a yellow Chinese smartphone on wheels for victory. I used the Trans Am from a previous Tokyo 600 run, threw on sports soft tires, and dropped the power to get it back down to 600PP. I destroyed the Xiaomi once I passed it at the start of lap 2. Malaise-era muscle rules again.

With that done, it’s a nice 800,000 credits in the bank. Time to torture myself by throwing the GAC engine in a Ford Focus. Have a good weekend!