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ScottPuss20
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This is one of the harder time trial challenges for me. It's difficult to be precise and keep the car off the walls when you're on a controller. Confidence is the most important thing because the more of it you have, the faster you can go. Learning the ideal lines and braking points is crucial when there's such a tiny margin for error.
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I do not know what to say. I tried it yesterday. I see myself on a leaderboard and I am super slow compared to people on my network. I need to find around 0.6-0.8 to be competitive. I do not think it is just a controller…like in your case or mine. Some folks on a controller are 2 sec faster. I am truly trying to improve….but for the moment I am incapable.

My time is 1.37.3. Most of my friends are 0.6 sec faster.

@Jeje6410 and @Pesselles - super fast! Well done!
 
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ZevZoq
I see I'm not alone in being a bit burned out on GT7 recently. I've found the last few TTs pretty frustrating. I got the gold the first night at Alsace without too much trouble (although it's not a sure thing yet) but the others have all been quite the grind. I've been stuck around 3.6% in the VGT one for days now through several fairly long sessions. It's been getting a little more difficult to get myself to set the rig up in the evenings rather than just do something else. And if Le Mans is up next that isn't going to improve the situation in the least. I'm going to try once more tonight at Catalunya and see if I can improve but I feel like it might be a weak effort.
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Said it before and will say it again, the game is in dire need of more legit tracks. not too long either, like LeMans, NRing, St Croix ... i can't remember 97 corners ffs, just get me real racing circuits with real cars and they don't need to be uber fast. Lotus 7 anyone at Oulton park anyone? Or 60's race cars at Phillip Island? Or Formula Ford at Magny COurs?

From what we already have and have not used in a while, i'd like to see something nimbleish at NGP.
 
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I tried and tried, practiced real hard and over a three lap run very last minute of Intense hot lapping, I managed to bust out a GOLD time in the Lexus RCF, I knew it wud be faster than the Porsche and it finally came up top trumps!

Looking forward to the London Finals now even more! LFG!!

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Even after about an hour on the Catalunya track I've no chance of silver, 5.08% my best attempt. Almost impossible for me to control the Alpine VGT with a DS5 & no assist. Either I run off the track 8 out of 10 attempts or I used assists. But it took less than 10 attempts at Tokyo to get silver, at least on one of my accounts.
At Alsace I'm only 1% from gold..! All TT's without gold are always fundamentally boring.
 
I am struggling to get to below 1:37:0. I clearly need to rethink how I approach this track. I know my struggles, just do not know how to master it (yet!):
1. Turn 1 - hitting the exact marker with the exact speed and going through that corner on 5th
2. The docks (last part of it from 3rd to 4th)
3. Tunnel: hitting the exact marker and carrying the speed on 4th without touching the wall
4. Hairpin - hitting the precise marker so that I arrive to mid corner on the 1st, upshift and carry all the speed
5. Last corner: either too careful and too slow or too fast and touching the wall
 
Lightpilgrim
I am struggling to get to below 1:37:0. I clearly need to rethink how I approach this track. I know my struggles, just do not know how to master it (yet!):
1. Turn 1 - hitting the exact marker with the exact speed and going through that corner on 5th
2. The docks (last part of it from 3rd to 4th)
3. Tunnel: hitting the exact marker and carrying the speed on 4th without touching the wall
4. Hairpin - hitting the precise marker so that I arrive to mid corner on the 1st, upshift and carry all the speed
5. Last corner: either too careful and too slow or too fast and touching the wall
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Did You see @Tidgney guide lap? All that's needed here is confidence. I think we in general shouldn't care for lap invalidation because otherwise it would make us cautious.

I love Tokyo in all formats but even I'm about 2 & 1/2 seconds away from the fastest time.

BTW, are You driving the Supra? Try using the BMW M6 for a change. I found that car damn responsive & smooth in turns. I'll be using this car today to lower my PB.
 
I did watch it a couple of times. Also followed Hizal as my ghost. So I know the theory, but I am lacking skills and experience. Maybe balls too to go faster in Tokyo:-)


Uday9479
Did You see @Tidgney guide lap? All that's needed here is confidence. I think we in general shouldn't care for lap invalidation because otherwise it would make us cautious.

I love Tokyo in all formats but even I'm about 2 & 1/2 seconds away from the fastest time.

BTW, are You driving the Supra? Try using the BMW M6 for a change. I found that car damn responsive & smooth in turns. I'll be using this car today to lower my PB.
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Lightpilgrim
I did watch it a couple of times. Also followed Hizal as my ghost. So I know the theory, but I am lacking skills and experience. Maybe balls too to go faster in Tokyo:-)
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You've to treat every lap as hit or miss. Also even if the lap gets invalidated, don't restart but continue pushing the rest of the lap as You would do. The more You lap around, the more You come into the groove which helps build confidence.

Also try playing with the assists if that helps. Check the sensitivity level of Your controller too.
 
Thank you. I will for sure push myself to the limit!

Uday9479
You've to treat every lap as hit or miss. Also even if the lap gets invalidated, don't restart but continue pushing the rest of the lap as You would do. The more You lap around, the more You come into the groove which helps build confidence.

Also try playing with the assists if that helps. Check the sensitivity level of Your controller too.
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Lightpilgrim
I am struggling to get to below 1:37:0. I clearly need to rethink how I approach this track. I know my struggles, just do not know how to master it (yet!):
1. Turn 1 - hitting the exact marker with the exact speed and going through that corner on 5th
2. The docks (last part of it from 3rd to 4th)
3. Tunnel: hitting the exact marker and carrying the speed on 4th without touching the wall
4. Hairpin - hitting the precise marker so that I arrive to mid corner on the 1st, upshift and carry all the speed
5. Last corner: either too careful and too slow or too fast and touching the wall
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1. Drop to 4th, only exit in 5th once you're past the apex
2. Take it in 1st, 2nd then 3rd - no need to jump to 4th until you're on the straight.

The lower gears will help with rotation.

Hope this helps a bit???
 
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Perhaps this time trial isn't as hard as I thought. It's actually quite a fun track to drive around because of the high average speed. There is something genuinely thrilling when you nail a corner just millimetres from the wall.
 
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newmedia_dev
It’s actually not like it was on the wheel shake. Did 2 laps before work, not sure if I like this one or not. I think that there are a lot of le man fans who will smash this out of the park.

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You are probl. right on that one, lots of enthusiasts for le Mans i guess,
I know it's iconic, good old days....i'm old so too (43) so should be a favo for me... blah-di-blah .... 😂 😂
but i'm not going to like this at all 😂

Good start mate,
 
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Perhaps this time trial isn't as hard as I thought. It's actually quite a fun track to drive around because of the high average speed. There is something genuinely thrilling when you nail a corner just millimetres from the wall.
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It takes some getting used to seeing through the walls and once you do, the pace and flow gets quicker and quicker. I love the Expressway layouts for this. This TT hasn't clicked for me yet, probably due to the fact I'm not fast in race cars, but I found the 400R one was quite addictive.
 
ikon_313
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It takes some getting used to seeing through the walls and once you do, the pace and flow gets quicker and quicker. I love the Expressway layouts for this. This TT hasn't clicked for me yet, probably due to the fact I'm not fast in race cars, but I found the 400R one was quite addictive.
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I remember doing 3 laps on that one and thought nah bugger it, I can't be fluffed.
 
The results for TT143 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout No Chicane in the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo 2017 are over here. I have updated the opening post with the index of all TTs and the second post with the community scoreboards. A reminder that each driver's results for every TT is in the Excel file attached to the latest results post.

Here are some statistics for TT144 at Alsace - Test Course in the Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) '08. I'm on my way out the door on holiday, so don't have time to update the other live TT.

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