Limited car speed in custom race (GT Sophy)

[SamosLoco75]

Hello, I’m having an issue when racing in a custom race with GT Sophy 2.1.


To sum up, I’m racing in Gr. 2, with the AI set to professional level, realistic slipstream, and low boost.


I start the race and manage to gain a few positions until I find myself at the head of a small group of cars. From that point on, my car seems to be limited in speed, so the opponents behind me can easily overtake me. In Gr. 2, we usually have a top speed around 295 km/h, but in this situation, in a straight line, I struggle to go beyond 230 km/h. Even in corners, it’s really noticeable when I’m ahead of the others.


When I analyze the replays with telemetry, I notice that in this case, the car brakes on its own at almost 50% of the braking power, and in straights where the speed is limited, the brake is slightly applied.


I’ve tested with both a steering wheel and a controller, and it’s the same. I play without any braking or driving aids, just TC at 1 and ABS on.


I don’t know if this issue is known, but it would be great to know if it’s a bug or if the game is intentionally limiting my speed.


Thanks!

 

[newmedia_dev]

If you are using pedals you are probably getting phantom inputs

 

[SamosLoco75]

Yeah thanks to you, that's the issue, it was a fairly common problem on g29 cranksets it was indeed phantom braking due to dust accumulated in the potentiometer and in the gears under the pedal.

I disassembled the whole thing and cleaned it, I blew to clean the potentiometer, I didn't have any WD40. I also took the opportunity to remove the rubber under the spring that clamps the brake pedal and I tested it in a race, everything works perfectly.

It's a solution while I'm waiting to see about changing the wheel, as I've had my g29 for 8 years.

Thanks again for your answer, they helped me identify the problem!