RBR-I thought it would be a tough one. 529pp GC Subie but overkill on RS tires. Seen here overtaking Mikail for 1st. Easy win over him by around 17 secs. I'll revisit with something less lethal.
Too be fair, 529pp on Racing Soft tires is overkill in general
I'd love to see that build.
700pp Engine swap with RM tyre is a bit overkill for this race 😅
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This swapped Carrera and track combo was so cursed with traction problems that I had to lower engine power and add ballast near the rear to push for extra time. What I would give for some rear downforce... Lapped traffic was also pain.
FINAL THOUGHTS ON LAST WEEK'S EVENTS
RACE 5 - WTC900 at Le Mans
After a victory in the CLK-LM with a turbo bolted onto it, I wanted to close the book on this event with one definitive, diesel powered, curb stomp:
My goal was to get a total race time of 34:59. I had been around 2 seconds away on the previous run.
My strategy:
- Racing Medium Tires.
- 1 Stop Strategy (pit at the end of lap 5)
- Fuel Map 1 with short shifting the whole way....
I even got a clean race bonus. How? I have no idea. I only know that I will never get another one of those from a WTC900 race again
RACE 4 - American Sunday Cup 600 at Blue Moon Infield A
A bunch of us went electric. That gave me an excuse to bring an old friend who had helped me defeat the 700pp Clubman Plus nightmare at Fuji. Pikachu came with all mods, but this time he wore Sports Soft tires. We won, easily, but I didn't remember my Pikachu hinting at the big traction problems that we faced in this race.
Pikachu and I will need to head back to the gym.
Notes: I also ran this race with a stock, and then fully modded, Tesla Model S. I had no idea that car was was considered rear engine / rear wheel drive. It handled better than Pikachu despite being on worse tires. Both netted easy victories. Rubilar in 2nd place drove his Dodge Challenger like an absolute hero.
SPECIAL EVENT - Gallardos at Trial Mountain
First, I chose suffering.
600PP Tokyo grind builds on Sports Hard tires tend to be horrible any place that isn't... Tokyo. So, that's what I ran here. Capa showed me the error of my ways several times.
I came back with a 600pp grip build on Sports Softs and won despite the massive power disadvantage, but Capa decided to run 10 seconds faster just for fun. My reply? A stock Gallardo fresh from the showroom at 613PP on Sports Hard tires.
When I stopped over-driving, my stock Gallardo had around the same pace as my 600pp grip build.
Capa thought it would be hilarious to pull away from my stock Gallardo in the draft. I still won.
With the suffering done, it was time to get to tuning:
2400lbs (1089kg), 700+hp, AWD, downforce, Racing Soft tires, and every other mod except for the turbos.
The Gallardo became my fastest
hyper car slayer road car at Trial Mountain.
I and the Hyper Car Slayer did not stop ripping and tearing until it was done:
Notes: This event and the Gallardo's looseness under braking highlights the worst aspects of GT7's AI behavior.
- brake super deep into corner,
- coast to the apex at superhuman speeds,
- realize they must at least pretend to follow physics,
- brake in the middle of the apex to superhumanly slow speeds
- accelerate as if they've been gifted 200 extra hp
- automagically wander into whichever racing line the following human driver is taking
Capa does all this but amplified. Their driving is ultimately
terrible, BUT they are a master of occupying as much track space as possible / blocking.
RACE 2 - Japanese Clubman 550 at Laguna Seca
I chose the Honda Civic EG. My brain stopped working, causing me to default to building my Civic for 600PP. Did you know that at 600PP the EG can have 400+hp on Racing Medium tires?
After a comfortable win, my brain switched back on and I detuned my Civic to 550PP. I still won, but Gallo's NSX Type R was not impressed.
RACE 1 - Sunday Cup at Northern Isle Speedway
Ah, the duality of Gran Turismo players...
Willow Springs International Raceway_ Big Willow_ (3) by 2cam16, on Flickr
Dragon Trail - Gardens Reverse_ by 2cam16, on Flickr
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