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- United States
Finally had a chance to get done with all of the weeklies. It's been a busy week!
American 600 - Road Atlanta
Finally a perfect excuse to whip out the Bandit T-A and have a wild time trying to keep it straight! This build is a fun one for me because I like hard to drive things, and this Trans-Am does not disappoint!
It's totally stock... with the exceptions of SH tires... and an LS9 swap good for 639hp, haha. It probably goes without saying that an old F-body with nothing but a bunch of extra power is not the most planted thing on a track. The braking distances in this thing are insane, and takes a bit to get used to, but the always-on power delivery and decent enough handling make it a blast to slide around. Lot's of steering input here, as I'm always pushing things into oversteer, but Smokey wouldn't have it any other way!
Nurburgring Sprint - Teslas
I know, I know, I'm the only one on this forum that actually likes the Model 3 P... so yay for me that they're back again this week (although I agree, these repeat cars/tracks are crazy). I was tired of my stock 3 (I also built a track-prepped version), so it got suspension, wheels and a lip kit just to make it look a little nicer.
As always, had fun with it. I like the power delivery and the ability to 4-wheel drift out of corners. I also think the quiet and not shifting gears is kind of a break from driving manual transmission ICE cars all the time. Really allows for concentrating on braking points and other things, though you wouldn't know that by seeing me blow through the braking points in this one...
Kei Cup - Maggiore
Basically did an exact repeat of the first time running this race when it was new. I enjoyed it then, and definitely still do. Used my lightly modified Cappuccino again, and it pretty much blows everything away. Also ran it once in an S660 with the same result, but the Cap is just more fun to drive.
Porsche Cup - Catalunya
Another quick, fun race. Used a 997 GT3 I built as an homage to the Carrera RS when it was added to the game. Great car, though its not nearly as much of a weapon as the 991 and 992 are. Seems like the braking distances are longer than I remember.
WTC 800 - Watkins Glen
I always love race cars at the Glen, and although I still consider myself more of a road car fan, GR3 cars have recently been taking up more of my attention, and have provided some really satisfying racing.
I did this one three times, once with the Gr3 Mustang (stock on RH), again with the Corvette Gr3 (also stock on RH), and a third time with the RCZ (mid-rpm turbo, RH tires) but was only able to manage 3rd the first two times times despite running pretty clean races. Each time I would have 20 or so seconds between me and fourth, and 15-20 seconds to catch up to first and second. Typical GT7 NPC shenanigans, but the Americans just didn't have enough power to catch up in 10 laps.
Both the Vette and the Stang are only 698PP, so I figured I'd just go grab a bigger gun, and out came the RCZ GR3 with a mid-rpm turbo setup good for 762PP, much closer to the 800PP mark. The RCZ felt like cheat mode was turned on, as it dominated everything on the straights early on, but as the race continued it was a much closer match to the Viper, M6 and Supra at the front of the pack. I left RH tires on it for longevity, and ran fairly consistent race taking first by 15sec with one-stop.
No need to leave the Gr3 class for this one, just ensure that you either add a little power to your favorite Gr3 and get back out there! A more meta Gr3 car is likely able to win this one in stock form.
American 600 - Road Atlanta
Finally a perfect excuse to whip out the Bandit T-A and have a wild time trying to keep it straight! This build is a fun one for me because I like hard to drive things, and this Trans-Am does not disappoint!
It's totally stock... with the exceptions of SH tires... and an LS9 swap good for 639hp, haha. It probably goes without saying that an old F-body with nothing but a bunch of extra power is not the most planted thing on a track. The braking distances in this thing are insane, and takes a bit to get used to, but the always-on power delivery and decent enough handling make it a blast to slide around. Lot's of steering input here, as I'm always pushing things into oversteer, but Smokey wouldn't have it any other way!
Nurburgring Sprint - Teslas
I know, I know, I'm the only one on this forum that actually likes the Model 3 P... so yay for me that they're back again this week (although I agree, these repeat cars/tracks are crazy). I was tired of my stock 3 (I also built a track-prepped version), so it got suspension, wheels and a lip kit just to make it look a little nicer.
As always, had fun with it. I like the power delivery and the ability to 4-wheel drift out of corners. I also think the quiet and not shifting gears is kind of a break from driving manual transmission ICE cars all the time. Really allows for concentrating on braking points and other things, though you wouldn't know that by seeing me blow through the braking points in this one...
Kei Cup - Maggiore
Basically did an exact repeat of the first time running this race when it was new. I enjoyed it then, and definitely still do. Used my lightly modified Cappuccino again, and it pretty much blows everything away. Also ran it once in an S660 with the same result, but the Cap is just more fun to drive.
Porsche Cup - Catalunya
Another quick, fun race. Used a 997 GT3 I built as an homage to the Carrera RS when it was added to the game. Great car, though its not nearly as much of a weapon as the 991 and 992 are. Seems like the braking distances are longer than I remember.
WTC 800 - Watkins Glen
I always love race cars at the Glen, and although I still consider myself more of a road car fan, GR3 cars have recently been taking up more of my attention, and have provided some really satisfying racing.
I did this one three times, once with the Gr3 Mustang (stock on RH), again with the Corvette Gr3 (also stock on RH), and a third time with the RCZ (mid-rpm turbo, RH tires) but was only able to manage 3rd the first two times times despite running pretty clean races. Each time I would have 20 or so seconds between me and fourth, and 15-20 seconds to catch up to first and second. Typical GT7 NPC shenanigans, but the Americans just didn't have enough power to catch up in 10 laps.
Both the Vette and the Stang are only 698PP, so I figured I'd just go grab a bigger gun, and out came the RCZ GR3 with a mid-rpm turbo setup good for 762PP, much closer to the 800PP mark. The RCZ felt like cheat mode was turned on, as it dominated everything on the straights early on, but as the race continued it was a much closer match to the Viper, M6 and Supra at the front of the pack. I left RH tires on it for longevity, and ran fairly consistent race taking first by 15sec with one-stop.
No need to leave the Gr3 class for this one, just ensure that you either add a little power to your favorite Gr3 and get back out there! A more meta Gr3 car is likely able to win this one in stock form.
