Sport mode is stressful

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Tried to have a run on the 10 lap night Panorama without a pit stop :) Had the calmest and tranquil clean race possible, no stress whatsoever. Last of course :D

This is a very viable strategy! I also did it, but falling from 3rd to 6th on the last lap because of fuel saving (and cars bumping into me...). Definitely not stressless!
 
This is a very viable strategy! I also did it, but falling from 3rd to 6th on the last lap because of fuel saving (and cars bumping into me...). Definitely not stressless!
Don't forget - in this case with bad tires and low fuel you are in different races entirely, if you see they are much faster, no need to defend a defenseless position and lose more time in using defensive lines, just use your turn signal to show where you'll go to avoid collisions. You won't be pushed and will probably get a "thanks" hazards blink... Not as bad as a bump, yet not as good as a position above :)
 
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Don't forget - in this case with bad tires and low fuel you are in different races entirely, if you see they are much faster, no need to defend a defenseless position and lose more time in using defensive lines, just use your turn signal to show where you'll go to avoid collisions. You won't be pushed and will probably get a "thanks" hazards blink... Not as bad as a bump, yet not as good as a position above :)

Yes, but letting cars through on top of the hill is quite problematic. It's not my duty to give them a safe overtake, rather theirs. Going off-line there invites the whole group passed, making me lose lots of time. I rather keep them behind me there to let them go through on the straights, where I don't defend. But then some of these are so pushy!

How do you use hazard or turning signals though?
 
Using the touchpad if you have not changed anything - push left/right part for relevant turn signal, middle for hazards
 
I used to get nervous, I don't really get like that now.

When I first started, I never did. Then one day I got matched with the fast guys. I was a hot mess. I kept thinking this is out of my league. I was racing terribly too. I finally calmed down after a week or so. I was still nervous, but was racing quite well.

When I switched to a wheel, the hot mess nerves came back. It took me a few weeks to get calmed down. Something hit me one day. I told myself, white knuckles is bad, breath! Ever since then I have gotten smoother and faster. I still screw up, nearly every 1st race of the day is bad. But, I know my first one is going to be bad and I will get better each race. I don't worry about people hitting me. I just focus on my race and don't over think it.

I love racing in Sport Mode. It's so fun. I don't win much anymore, with being matched with S/S and A/S drivers (I'm A/S btw). But I have so much fun trying to better my position and race others.
 
Yes, but letting cars through on top of the hill is quite problematic. It's not my duty to give them a safe overtake, rather theirs. Going off-line there invites the whole group passed, making me lose lots of time. I rather keep them behind me there to let them go through on the straights, where I don't defend. But then some of these are so pushy!

How do you use hazard or turning signals though?

Well, you're the one driving like a granny in a race :p (if you're fuel saving on bald tires)

It invites accidents. Two people racing each other catch up, have to slow down behind you, more catch up as a result. You're creating a traffic jam behind you, can't expect no one in the group to try to take advantage of the slower moving train and force a move.

It's also why max SR.S races have more trouble imo. Matchmaking puts slow and fast drivers together to fill a room which causes extra confrontation.

Also when you get lapped and want to let someone through (not you, in general) please simply let up on the gas, don't step on the brake! Yesterday #17 put on his hazard signals, yet then braked so hard on the straight I crashed into him before I could swerve...
 
I bought gt sport after reading about gt league offline mode being added. After playing it, sport mode is the thrill. Beating the AI is pointless. I get a bigger thrill and rush from starting 8th and finishing 5th among humans than I do from starting 16th and beating the AI in first.

THIS.
I was always an offline racer. I avoided online in all Forza games and other titles because of crash kids. I still prefer Forza 7 in offline mode, although the drivatars are annoying. I spend about 70 offline hours in Project Cars 2, too. However, i have fallen in love again with GT Sport because of the Sports mode. Its such a thrilling and exciting experience. Sometimes you mess up bad, but if you're able to fight back and finish 4th instead of 13th, it feels awesome. And great, fair battles against other players? There is nothing quite like it. Yes, this IS sport!
 
I just lead the entire race (race A) and on the final lap before the s-curve and last bend my controller battery dies :banghead:, just managed to grab my second controller and finish 2nd.....
 
Yes, Sport Mode can be very stressful, but if that's what racing is like, why wouldn't you want to experience it? I think it's the reason why I keep coming back to Sport Mode - it give you highest of highs and lowest of lows. True, there are stressful situations but a win simply won't feel as good if you are never stressed.
 
I race better chasing as the pressure of leading (only happened once or twice since moving to wheel) is intense. however I lost one of the leads in the pit. Some how on my g25, which does not have the g29 buttons and some buttons apparently mapped to change view and headlights. So in the lead, pitted, pressed some buttons by accident, come out of pits with no lights on, in car view and lost it being chased for first.

Stress mode excessive.

Before the wheel fix I was controller and in some races gripping the controller so tight it ached and become claw like haha.

Having the wheel bqck has taken sport mode to another level for me now.

When the wooly jumper comes off at 1 am i must be 'hot' lol. Dr b sr s is quick racing for me.
 
I just lead the entire race (race A) and on the final lap before the s-curve and last bend my controller battery dies :banghead:, just managed to grab my second controller and finish 2nd.....

Aww man! Did you have the 2nd controller connected already? How did you pull that off and not lose more positions?
 
Aww man! Did you have the 2nd controller connected already? How did you pull that off and not lose more positions?
When the controller dies your car goes into auto drive, it keeps you on track but crawls along in limp mode while the pause screen comes up, i grabbed the other controller, pressed the PS Button and hit continue, 2nd was 2 seconds away and 3rd about 15 seconds, so thats how i only lost 1 place...... Still one the most crappy feelings ever..... :banghead:Definitely wont happen again...... Unless i ignor the low battery warning and forget about it again....... :rolleyes:
 
Being a Rookie at racing online, yep, stressful, from the time the cars appear in formation until I cross the finish. Sweaty hands, constant thinking "what if's"... and afterwards all the adrenaline, I have to go outside and "get away from it" for a few moments. Exhilarating is the word I find best describes it.

I've played competitive hockey and indoor lacrosse from age 5 to 35... and, while pregame I would be nervous/thinking, once the whistle blew it all went away and I just got down to doing my job. Hope it doesn't take me ~30 years to get that way in GTS. That'll make me 80! LOL!

So, for pro (and even competitive amateur) race car drivers, I'm betting they are the same as hockey/lacrosse was for me... nerves prior, but once the flag drops they simply "go to work".
Looking forward to "in game" when I can be that "cool".
 
I think the Stress is made 90% by the Fear of getting divebombed and thats it.
I can really relax if behind me is a driver i know would absolutely do his best to avoid collisions. But if there are those want to be S drivers which brake every singel corner late to dive into the inside and you have to block this ****.
My heartrate goes up and up. But this has nothing to do with Stress of real driving because this stupid Move dont happen regularly in Real Live. The only time i have seen this was in the Final of 2016 24h Race Nürburgring. Where the 2nd Car does a divebomb on the Leader just like in GTS and risk both Cars after 24h. Luckyly nothing happend to both. The bad News was he didnt get a Penalty for this ****** Move.
 
Sport mode nerves are nothing like any other mode. It's a shame that I handle nerves very badly :D. IRL on-track they go away as soon as I go round turn 1, but on GTSport, maybe because of it's virtual nature, they persist throughout the race.

I am exactlynthe same. In a car, on track, I am way more hyperfocused and calm than I am in GT Sport. I think it's not having any real repercussion for not being hyper focused.
 
The most stressful times for me are when somebody is filling up my rear view and putting pressure on me.
Even worse when the tires have seen wear.

I get so tense, knowing I have to take all the technical sections well else I might get passed.

On tracks I'm more comfortable on (Bathurst) I'm a lot less stressed because it's mostly muscle memory, but on tracks on Nurb GP or Brands Hatch GP where I'm not as comfortable it's so intense.

I don't get the same thrill trying to pass.
 
So when I woke up this morning, my fitbit informed me that I'd done 20 minutes of exercise during the night. Which was news to me. A quick look on the app showed me that my heart rate had hit the mid 130s for around 20 mins just after midnight, which correlates well with a particularly close race in the final nation's cup race.

Does anybody else get their heart pounding during races?

Yup. Especially when I get pissed off from some loser pushing me aside to get past me. That is by far my biggest pet peeve in GT Sport, if you can't make a clean pass, you need to give it back but most people are too stupid to realize when they've made a dirty pass or they just play dumb. So that stuff gets my heart pounding but also when I'm in a tight race and being chased. I'm usually terrible when I'm being chased. When I'm chasing someone, I usually get faster with each lap but when I'm in the lead, I'm lucky to stay consistent.

I'm thinking it's bad to have my heart pounding though because last night, I had one of the best races I've ever been in, and I came out on top in each battle, and I stayed relaxed the entire time. I'm gonna try to stay relaxed from now on because I make more mistakes when my hearts pounding like that. Last night really went perfectly and I handled it all perfectly, and I gotta assume being relaxed had a lot to do with it.

Also, I have to stop looking at the gaps between the guy in front and behind. It totally distracts me, I would really turn off the leaderboard if I could but then I'd have to shut off the HUD completely.

I like having the HUD to see my laptimes, also using the radar when necessary, but I don't need that leaderboard. I also do like having the delta time you get during solo time trials. They help me figure out when I'm not getting the best results, and help me figure out the best ways to tackle a corner. Maybe it's not best to use it during the race but I think it would help me personally.

Really wish GT was like AC and had a button for cycling through HUD modes.
 
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Never got stressed racing in 2D but just recently switched over to PC and VR and that will have you white knuckled. Specially in AC using SRS knowing that these people are more dedicated and serious from top to bottom on the whole grid.
 
I have woken up extra early for work on my own and decided to do a morning race. Wakes me up more than any coffee can do. I can feel my heart beating in my chest it's so intense. I only get worked up if I am battling for podium positions, anything lower and I am relatively calm. This game is intense, there is so much to pay attention to.

The most stressful times for me are when somebody is filling up my rear view and putting pressure on me.

I raced with you on Sunday night at the Bathurst night race, I fibbed the pit lane and got stuck in the wall for a good 6-8 seconds. good racing with you!
 
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That track is so much fun at night, I think I have the replays saved, but can't remember specifically - I'll go back and check them.

Add me if you'd like.
 
Well, you're the one driving like a granny in a race :p (if you're fuel saving on bald tires)

It invites accidents. Two people racing each other catch up, have to slow down behind you, more catch up as a result. You're creating a traffic jam behind you, can't expect no one in the group to try to take advantage of the slower moving train and force a move.

It's also why max SR.S races have more trouble imo. Matchmaking puts slow and fast drivers together to fill a room which causes extra confrontation.

Also when you get lapped and want to let someone through (not you, in general) please simply let up on the gas, don't step on the brake! Yesterday #17 put on his hazard signals, yet then braked so hard on the straight I crashed into him before I could swerve...
I realize this is not multiclass racing, but it's what it is all about. The faster ones simply have to wait to get by. No one in real racing runs off into the gravel so that faster cars can pass anywhere they wish. It's simply not possible. Even in going fast, there has to be patience. Unfortunately there is none to be found. Simply "You're too slow, get off the track!" If racers had that attitude in real life they would get into a wreck. Sure. Blame the slower car, but now your car is wrecked. It's your own fault. But because this is merely a game guys can shove you off and blame you. That's the real problem, I find, in GTS and other 'SIMS'. It would go a long way to wait and pass where you CAN pass. Just remember: Multiclass racing, perhaps the highest level of racing, this is what it's all about. Go ahead, tell the team boss you wrecked out and blame the slow driver. See how many calls you get to drive for the team next year. But again, this is a game, so even though everyone holds slower drivers to all these "Rules", the faster guys don't follow any rules themselves.
 
... This game is intense, there is so much to pay attention to.
A good place for me to start paying attention to is how many laps the race is, I just did the nurb GP race and thought it was 10 laps. I spent the 1st lap trying to hang on to the slipstream of the leaders, short shifted for a couple of laps, got overtaken and then soon realised the race was only 8 laps!
 
I realize this is not multiclass racing, but it's what it is all about. The faster ones simply have to wait to get by. No one in real racing runs off into the gravel so that faster cars can pass anywhere they wish. It's simply not possible. Even in going fast, there has to be patience. Unfortunately there is none to be found. Simply "You're too slow, get off the track!" If racers had that attitude in real life they would get into a wreck. Sure. Blame the slower car, but now your car is wrecked. It's your own fault. But because this is merely a game guys can shove you off and blame you. That's the real problem, I find, in GTS and other 'SIMS'. It would go a long way to wait and pass where you CAN pass. Just remember: Multiclass racing, perhaps the highest level of racing, this is what it's all about. Go ahead, tell the team boss you wrecked out and blame the slow driver. See how many calls you get to drive for the team next year. But again, this is a game, so even though everyone holds slower drivers to all these "Rules", the faster guys don't follow any rules themselves.

I think people follow rules pretty well when they're racing other drivers who are similarly skilled, I think if we had multiclass racing where there wasn't large gaps in skill the racing would be clean.

The few times I've bumped into slower cars when I'm lapping them is when they've taken very very weird lines, or braked in spots where braking either wasn't required - or significantly less braking was required. In fact - just last night I was lapping a driver on Brands Hatch (he was DR. D, I'm DR. A - both SR.S), I caught him right after turn 1, I lifted and slowed so I could figure out where to pass, he drove right down the middle of the track and right through the middle of the turn (not on autodrive), then braked so much for the left hander that is turn 3 that even when I was going slow I couldn't help but tap him slightly. I was even on fuel map 4.
I don't think he was purposely blocking me, he probably didn't even know I was there, but nevertheless his/her lack of awareness and racecraft is what caused the bump - even though I was actively driving slower/cautious. If the driver level is relatively equal, these types of incidents don't happen nearly as frequently.

Thankfully I got by relatively quickly and only lost a few seconds - which had no impact on my overall placement.
 
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Just for the heck of it and my own curiosity, I decided to wear my Garmin Vivoactive HR+ during a race on Saturday. I just haven’t had a chance to post about it until now, so, this was taken over about 20 minutes during one of the longer daily races although I can’t remember which one.
 
I think people follow rules pretty well when they're racing other drivers who are similarly skilled, I think if we had multiclass racing where there wasn't large gaps in skill the racing would be clean.

The few times I've bumped into slower cars when I'm lapping them is when they've taken very very weird lines, or braked in spots where braking either wasn't required - or significantly less braking was required. In fact - just last night I was lapping a driver on Brands Hatch (he was DR. D, I'm DR. A - both SR.S), I caught him right after turn 1, I lifted and slowed so I could figure out where to pass, he drove right down the middle of the track and right through the middle of the turn (not on autodrive), then braked so much for the left hander that is turn 3 that even when I was going slow I couldn't help but tap him slightly. I was even on fuel map 4.
I don't think he was purposely blocking me, he probably didn't even know I was there, but nevertheless his/her lack of awareness and racecraft is what caused the bump - even though I was actively driving slower/cautious. If the driver level is relatively equal, these types of incidents don't happen nearly as frequently.

Thankfully I got by relatively quickly and only lost a few seconds - which had no impact on my overall placement.
Well said. And you make my point. YOU showed patience and waited for the right opportunity to pass. This is not the case for many faster drivers. If they learned this, as you already obviously know it, it would help things quite a bit.
 
I realize this is not multiclass racing, but it's what it is all about. The faster ones simply have to wait to get by. No one in real racing runs off into the gravel so that faster cars can pass anywhere they wish. It's simply not possible. Even in going fast, there has to be patience. Unfortunately there is none to be found. Simply "You're too slow, get off the track!" If racers had that attitude in real life they would get into a wreck. Sure. Blame the slower car, but now your car is wrecked. It's your own fault. But because this is merely a game guys can shove you off and blame you. That's the real problem, I find, in GTS and other 'SIMS'. It would go a long way to wait and pass where you CAN pass. Just remember: Multiclass racing, perhaps the highest level of racing, this is what it's all about. Go ahead, tell the team boss you wrecked out and blame the slow driver. See how many calls you get to drive for the team next year. But again, this is a game, so even though everyone holds slower drivers to all these "Rules", the faster guys don't follow any rules themselves.
yes..but these dolts are defending as well.
 
I realize this is not multiclass racing, but it's what it is all about. The faster ones simply have to wait to get by. No one in real racing runs off into the gravel so that faster cars can pass anywhere they wish. It's simply not possible. Even in going fast, there has to be patience. Unfortunately there is none to be found. Simply "You're too slow, get off the track!" If racers had that attitude in real life they would get into a wreck. Sure. Blame the slower car, but now your car is wrecked. It's your own fault. But because this is merely a game guys can shove you off and blame you. That's the real problem, I find, in GTS and other 'SIMS'. It would go a long way to wait and pass where you CAN pass. Just remember: Multiclass racing, perhaps the highest level of racing, this is what it's all about. Go ahead, tell the team boss you wrecked out and blame the slow driver. See how many calls you get to drive for the team next year. But again, this is a game, so even though everyone holds slower drivers to all these "Rules", the faster guys don't follow any rules themselves.
Patience!

I sent my first message to someone after being butt-raped for a lap because of traffic. 4 cars battling. The guy behind me finally ran out of, you guessed it, patience. Jammed his nose up the inside and pitted me.

He just happened to be on my friends list. My message to him read, “Learn to pass.” His response, “I gave you plenty of time to get to get out of the way. Slower cars must let faster cars through, the rules.”

I just assume the worst when someone is filling my mirrors unless I know them. Stressful as hell.
 
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