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!

 

[lilcat89]

My theme for this week was Open Top Roadsters.




I will have photos and race reports later. I still need to do the photos.

Power Pack Rewards:

 

[sirjim73]

Hopefully we can get a run out in all the new cars this month. Need to build up some credits. Plus there's going to be the big distraction with "all that is coming to GT7 later this year" eh, @Jordan

 

[Lunard]

For power pack I used:

Lexus SC430 for bump draft
Abarth Biposto 1000 for GTI
And Hyundai IONIC 6 for 300 HP tuning battle.

 

[Fuzzi0n]

Fun events this week. Sunday Cup is a little harder than expected but it was nice to see a track layout I rarely drive. Clubman Cup thankfully doesn't have the chicane and I suspect the Caterham will be really fast if it can get in the lead early, for me it was quite easy as they were stuck behind a few cars. The special race at Eiger was fantastic and exactly what I like to see from special events. Early morning so it's almost dark and with a bunch of unique tuned 80s and 90s road cars made for a really fun event. Evolution Meeting is stupidly easy, even a stock Evo 5 was enough to win by over 10 seconds, not sure on the new dirt physics though. WTC 600 is a lot easier than I remember, not sure if the physics change was the reason or the 580 PP NSX I used was really fast. Won by over 20 seconds and was in the lead by the end of the first lap, rest of the AI were really far behind the SU7 too.

Cars for this week:

 

[RACECAR]

Sunday Cup: Peugeot 205 GTI. Easy peasy (Even with T7 being abit of a clench to pass through)
European Clubman Cup: Lamborghini Gallardo. My Superleggera build gets its first turn and passes with flying colors (Quite literally)
Evolution Meeting: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI. While I can't throw it as spectacularly as I could before, Still sent it.
World Touring Car 600: Honda NSX 2017. Drove with the red mist after many incidents. Once more: PD, don't make me do it again
Special Event: Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7. Brought out the GT C LM Edition build for this and it was fun.

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[2cam16]

I must say, after this update, it was a disappointing week,IMO.
Sunday Cup: I used the same car as last week in that oval race, Honda Beat. Car felt weird after this update. Twitchy. Won by 4 seconds.
Euro Clubman in a stock Caterham was easy. Fun but twitchy car like it is in the TT. Won by around 7 seconds.
I must say the togue race at Eiger was the best this week. I'll revisit with others. Took my VIP'ed Chaser and won by a handful.
Colorado was BAD. A race I easily win and have fun in this same EVO III now felt like a chore. Car was bouncing all over the place. I even spun out but luckily got back on track quick. Won it but forgot the time gap as I was pretty disappointed.
Oh the WTC600. Another weird and disappointing race. I've won this before with this EVO V on RS. And as with the latest update, car was CRAP. Losing grip at weird places. I was lucky to not spin out. The grip was good at turns where I used to have to dab the brakes. Weirdly enough, I was able to gap the Chinese cell phone on wheels by 14 seconds entering the Dottinger. Won by 10 seconds.
Glad this week is over except for the PP.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

Well I'm through ... one more time. I'm quite happy with how things went ... but not really.
There's always a lot to do after updates so I didn't put much effort into picking cars. I went with what I already knew, still haven't driven one of the new cars. Shame on me ... nah.
As for the races the first one was the hardest, from there on things went easier and easier. However, that's not been me getting used to new driving physics. Guess that will take quite some time.
Of course the new physics is my main concern right now, not sure what to think about it.
There's driving aspects that really have improved and feel better and more natural even through my old DS4 but there's just as many downsides as well so yes, I'm quite happy with how things are ... but not really.
Thankfully one gets used to everything. Except Colorado Springs maybe which is a nightmare since 1.71 made to trigger photosensitive epilepsy !

My races :

Race 1 at Sardegna
Toyota Sports 800 '65 - CM / 103 hp / 637 kg / 386.20 PP / CRB ✅

Spoiler: Result Sardegna

Race 2 at Catalunya
Audi TTS Smoothbore Coupe '09 - SM / 417 hp / 1,163 kg / 598.85 PP / CRB ✅

Spoiler: Result Catalunya

Race 3 at Eiger Nordwand
Mazda Eunos Roadster '89 - SS / 190 hp / 945 kg / 549.65 PP / CRB ✅

Spoiler: Result Eiger Nordwand

Race 4 at Colorado Springs
Mitsubishi LS7 Lancer Evo VIII '04 - D / 507 hp / 1,307 kg / 545.05 PP / CRB ✅

Spoiler: Result Colorado Springs

Race 5 at Nürburgring Nordschleife
Ford Mustang Boss 429 '69 - SM / 682 hp / 1,194 kg / 593.75 PP / CRB ✅

Spoiler: Result Nürburgring Nordschleife

Have a fine weekend my friends !

 

[smoothbore12]

You nail it @ROCKET JOE , it's as you wrote at dirt , photosensitive epilepsy 🤣

 

[RCKakashi14]

For the dirt race, I merely "copied" the default setups used by Gr.B cars for my two Evos, and they work.

Once my wheel gets fixed, I'll try them once more. For controller, I do sense that it is way too snappy on dirt, or maybe that's just me.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Race 1 - Honda CRV
This took about 4 attempts due to being held up by the Kangoo and Mini Cooper, and the CRV being lethargic. Managed to catch the Atenza on the final stretch and edge it out for the win.

Race 2 - Polestar 5
Due to the updated PP calculations, the Polestar can make 900+HP at 595PP. It was surprisingly agile even on the default SH tires. Caught the Caterham on lap 3 and blew the competition away. Not even Gallo's OP Giulia stood a chance.

Race 3 - AE86 D-Tuned
This race was fun! The zippy Levin handled the touge style turns like a pro, and I caught the leader with no issues. Easy win.

Race 4 - Evo 6 TME
I may be in the minority but I didn't find anything wrong about the dirt driving. In fact, I like it more! My 600PP Evo managed to win by 20 seconds.

Race 5 - Toyota Mark II
Now this race was fun. The Mark II handled beautifully even with 500HP to the rear wheels on SH tires. Caught the SU7 just after Wehrseifen on lap 2, and it was over.

Race 6 - Unimog
For the first power pack challenge, I returned to the Historic Rally, this time at Lake Louise with the big ole' Unimog. This was a cake walk. Qualified on pole by 4 seconds, and just drove away from the field. Not much else to say. I do wish it had an engine swap though...

Race 7 - E30 M3
We then traveled to Sardegna for the DTM Heritage Festival. Qualified on the pole by only half a second, and my homologated E30 held off the 155s just fine. Won by just 2 seconds.

Race 8 - Alfa Giulia GTam
The final race was nice and clean, with absolutely zero issues whatsoever. Yep. Just a leisurely drive through the forest. I'm so proud of myself for keeping the race fair and fun for everyone. 😊

 

[Xtremrider591]

Hello everybody !
After a controversal update with physic changes, PP moves and WTC600 Tokyo regulation 😤 , I post my weekley recap !
Weekley challenges :
Sardegna C Inv Sunday Cup : Citröen BX 19 "Leader" , 105ch/995kg, 387.87pp, CT, livery by rodhot2301

Barcelona European 600 : Audi R8 4.2 "RWD" , 492ch/1430kg, 599.99pp, SM, livery by me !

Eiger Nordwand Japan Fr550 : Toyota 86 Grmn , 315ch/1130kg, 555.44pp, SM, livery by GLM_DEREK

Colorado Springs Evolution Meeting : Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TM , 483ch/1225kg, 557.34pp, Dirt tyres, livery by The-Gordonus
Rally is now broken, the car move like it have a ESC or a stability system

Bonus => After the best overtake last week, the best stunt of the week 🤣🤣

Nürburgring WTC600 : £fini RX7 A-Spec , 340ch/1045kg, 600.00pp, SM, livery by me again !
A very good car, light & accurate 👍 I can post the tune if someone is interesting ?!

Power Pack challenges :
Tourist Nürburgring : £fini RX7 A-Spec , 340ch/1045kg, 600.00pp, SM, same car using before !

Bump & Draft Daytona Oval : Ford Mustang American Racer, 812ch/1451kg, 727.61pp, RH, livery by Azabear

Memories GrC Daytona : 🌶️🌶️ race , Mazda 787B, 814.88pp, RM

All races was Golden on Hard difficulties, TC1 or 0, ABS default, PS5 with gamepad
Many thanks for reading my post my friends
At the next week 😉

 

[smoothbore12]

Hello everybody !
After a controversal update with physic changes, PP moves and WTC600 Tokyo regulation 😤 , I post my weekley recap !
Weekley challenges :
Sardegna C Inv Sunday Cup : Citröen BX 19 "Leader" , 105ch/995kg, 387.87pp, CT, livery by rodhot2301
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Barcelona European 600 : Audi R8 4.2 "RWD" , 492ch/1430kg, 599.99pp, SM, livery by me !
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Eiger Nordwand Japan Fr550 : Toyota 86 Grmn , 315ch/1130kg, 555.44pp, SM, livery by GLM_DEREK
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Colorado Springs Evolution Meeting : Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TM , 483ch/1225kg, 557.34pp, Dirt tyres, livery by The-Gordonus
Rally is now broken, the car move like it have a ESC or a stability system
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Bonus => After the best overtake last week, the best stunt of the week 🤣🤣

Nürburgring WTC600 : £fini RX7 A-Spec , 340ch/1045kg, 600.00pp, SM, livery by me again !
A very good car, light & accurate 👍 I can post the tune if someone is interesting ?!
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Power Pack challenges :
Tourist Nürburgring : £fini RX7 A-Spec , 340ch/1045kg, 600.00pp, SM, same car using before !
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Bump & Draft Daytona Oval : Ford Mustang American Racer, 812ch/1451kg, 727.61pp, RH, livery by Azabear
View attachment 1559843
Memories GrC Daytona : 🌶️🌶️ race , Mazda 787B, 814.88pp, RM
View attachment 1559844
All races was Golden on Hard difficulties, TC1 or 0, ABS default, PS5 with gamepad
Many thanks for reading my post my friends
At the next week 😉

Interesting enough to post it ?
Need something else ?

PS
Have a good weekend.

 

[coolazz18]

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.

The zigzag dirt physics on controller are unbelievably bad! I turned controller sensitivity to lowest, and messed with the other controller setting to try stabilise, slightly helped but was still all over the place. Could only win by crashing around a bit 😅

 

[smoothbore12]

The zigzag dirt physics on controller are unbelievably bad! I turned controller sensitivity to lowest, and messed with the other controller setting to try stabilise, slightly helped but was still all over the place. Could only win by crashing around a bit 😅

I managed to win second time doing the same as you did , lowering sensitivity.
They mess it up badly .

If someone take a look how fast the Red Dot moves from the one side to another he will be surprised.
That's why i wrote feels like frond end doesn't touch the ground 🤣

 

[lilcat89]

As promised, my week in pictures, Roadster Edition.

1) Sunday Cup: Caterham R500 with the Jimny swap, Comfort Mediums. This is my favorite car of the update, by far. I have it set up to replicate the real world 170S and it makes this race a decent, but winnable challenge.


2) European Clubman Cup: BMW Z8, Sports Softs, fully tuned with no power adders. 610hp made this decently fun. The Caterham was able to get away from the field, but I caught him fairly quickly.


3) Japanese FR 550: Honda S2000, Sports Softs, mostly stock. Eiger at daybreak is gorgeous and the race is quite a good one. Enjoyed it a lot.


4) Evolution Meeting: Evo IV, mild tuning, 392hp. Worst race by far. FFB disappeared and felt absolutely horrible. Car bounces everywhere and uncontrollable. Update killed(not in a good way)the dirt side of the game.


5) WTC 600: Shelby Cobra 427, stock, Sports Mediums. Another week, another WTC600 race. This time, it’s a much more enjoyable race, especially with sound of Ford 427 thunder. The update helped to control this beast and seemingly nerfed the SU7. I have done this race multiple times before the update with the Cobra and was always a struggle to catch Sasaki. This time, I was on his tail going into the hatzenbach and waited for an opening. I then drove away to a 10 second lead.

 

[MIE1992]

Likely will use the following cars:

Euro Clubman Cup 600: Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo II*

Special Event: Honda S800*

WTC 600: Honda S800*

* = Swapped!