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- United States
A little bit of backstory so you'll kind of know what I'm dealing with. I've played every GT game that has come out. Spent a lot of time in GT Sport which was kind of a dumbed down version of GT7 in a way. The issue is when I race online, I almost exclusively race on the Nurburgring Nordschieife. I know that track like the back of my hand. I'd venture a guess that I've lapped that track well over 20,000 times since 2004 in games. The only tracks I concentrate on is Nurburgring, Le Mans, and Spa because they are my favorite tracks. The other issue is, I play on a controller. That doesn't bother me because I've perfected the controller to "my" preferences and I've never used a wheel. One because I just don't really want one and two, if I did I don't have the space for a full rig in my office.
I almost strictly run Group 2 cars because I find them to be the most fun. The three cars I run are the GTR Nismo GT500 16, the Lexus RC F GT500, and the NSX Concept-GT. The fastest lap I've turned on Nurburgring is with the NSX at 5:37 and change. That number changes often depending on one of those three cars and how I tune them. But right now the NSX is at the top of "my" board. Respectable time on that track. The issue that I have is gearing. Finding the right gear set for any of those three cars to keep them in that perfect powerband when entering or exiting a corner. Switching back and forth between the graph is clunky and is really no help. But the biggest issue I have with gearing is the top end. I can keep up with most everyone in the corners but once we get to the straights is when they start to pull away. That is where I can't find that perfect balance between cornering speed and the finial drive. I know I'm not doing something right but I just can't put my finger on it. If I change one then the other changes. So either I'm blazing around the track in the corners leaving everyone behind me only to be outrun by someone that is running a faster car in the straights. I can not find that perfect mix of both.
I've run against streamers often and there is a bit of satisfaction knowing that I can keep up with them running full racing rigs while I'm using a $70 controller. But I've raced this guy from England often running the same NSX that I am and he is putting up monster numbers (in a race I might add) at around 5:33 to 5:31. His car is just faster. The only thing I can think of is he has perfected his gearing. I can keep up with him in the corners but he slowly pulls away throughout the race. Once we hit the final back straight it looks as if he has 7-10 mph on me.
Any help on gearing would be appreciated. Switching between the graph and the gear ratios is clunky at best. Trying to keep your car in that perfect powerband has been nothing but trial and error for me. So if anyone has any suggestions on the Nismo GT500 16, the Lexus RC F GT500, or the NSX Concept-GT I'm all ears.
Thank you in advance.
I almost strictly run Group 2 cars because I find them to be the most fun. The three cars I run are the GTR Nismo GT500 16, the Lexus RC F GT500, and the NSX Concept-GT. The fastest lap I've turned on Nurburgring is with the NSX at 5:37 and change. That number changes often depending on one of those three cars and how I tune them. But right now the NSX is at the top of "my" board. Respectable time on that track. The issue that I have is gearing. Finding the right gear set for any of those three cars to keep them in that perfect powerband when entering or exiting a corner. Switching back and forth between the graph is clunky and is really no help. But the biggest issue I have with gearing is the top end. I can keep up with most everyone in the corners but once we get to the straights is when they start to pull away. That is where I can't find that perfect balance between cornering speed and the finial drive. I know I'm not doing something right but I just can't put my finger on it. If I change one then the other changes. So either I'm blazing around the track in the corners leaving everyone behind me only to be outrun by someone that is running a faster car in the straights. I can not find that perfect mix of both.
I've run against streamers often and there is a bit of satisfaction knowing that I can keep up with them running full racing rigs while I'm using a $70 controller. But I've raced this guy from England often running the same NSX that I am and he is putting up monster numbers (in a race I might add) at around 5:33 to 5:31. His car is just faster. The only thing I can think of is he has perfected his gearing. I can keep up with him in the corners but he slowly pulls away throughout the race. Once we hit the final back straight it looks as if he has 7-10 mph on me.
Any help on gearing would be appreciated. Switching between the graph and the gear ratios is clunky at best. Trying to keep your car in that perfect powerband has been nothing but trial and error for me. So if anyone has any suggestions on the Nismo GT500 16, the Lexus RC F GT500, or the NSX Concept-GT I'm all ears.
Thank you in advance.
