Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

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Is Streets of Willow reverse a new track layout ? Not sure. I'm sure though I'd never driven this before. So needed 4 or 5 attempts learning the track to win this cleanly with my 405 PP detuned Z4 on CM. Came in fourth, won after running into other cars, won after leaving the track and finally made it. I've always loved Streets of Willow, the reverse layout hasn't got that appeal though so far.

Now the race at Dragon Trail with the new BX was horrible. Don't get me wrong, the BX is an ok car. Mine sat at 372 PP, I had modded it little by little to just be on par with the fastest AI cars in a straight line. What really buggered me was their behavior ( or programming ) because it again felt as if they're just there to hinder you at all costs from advancing. Ridiculous.

The other three races were business as usual. Used the LM55 VGT Group 1 at Tokyo because ... it simply was there. The Genesis VGT is a beast but couldn't defend of course through the turns. At Lake Maggiore it's been my 670 PP 430 Scuderia on SS. It's my current go to Ferrari besides the Dino. Overtook the F8 on lap 3 and had him following me for the rest of the race with a big enough gap. Now last but not least Suzuka, ran it with the Valkyrie for the fun it is - such a great car, I'm in awe every time. Used RH and FM1 for a one stop race, pitted after lap 6 for fuel and tires. Had a little rain later but not enough to force another pit stop.

Eat my dust, everyone ...
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Trying to keep cool when the race intensity explodes ...
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No speed traps tonight at Tokyo Expressway so let's go real fast ...
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Is this the Maggiore Hill Climb ? ...
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I'll be at your rear bumper right after 130R ...
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I ran 4 races across midnight on Thursday night:
Last week's Sunday Cup in my BX
Last week's Historic Race in my BX (could only manage third)
This week's Sunday Cup in my BX
This week's BX Race in my... 🤣

Disappointed to see that the blue BX isn't "grandad blue" - that was his Phase I BX so there must have been a different shade of blue then.
However, the race did have "grandad red"...

No, that's not a tear in my eye, it's an onion I am cutting, honest......
 
Not much of a big deal, but for me Street of Willows reverse, VGTs and Ferrari one make are all a big red flag for me. Just don't like them, won't be touching the weeklies this time.

However the Sunday Cup at Willows I'll complete it at some point just to restore a 100% completion though.
 
I'm starting to get annoyed with this WTC800 race at Suzuka in the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Three attempts. All dry. Best I've been able to manage so far is a P6, 3 seconds back from P3. I've been doing a 6RM-4RS strategy, with some short-shifting on the first stint to get the fuel to last. I feel like it needs to rain for me to have a shot at a podium here. Does it ever actually rain, though?
 
Moose78
I'm starting to get annoyed with this WTC800 race at Suzuka in the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Three attempts. All dry. Best I've been able to manage so far is a P6, 3 seconds back from P3. I've been doing a 6RM-4RS strategy, with some short-shifting on the first stint to get the fuel to last. I feel like it needs to rain for me to have a shot at a podium here. Does it ever actually rain, though?
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I've run it a few times, only once did I have enough rain to change tyres and that was for only 2 laps. All the other attempts have just had nothing past a small amount of drizzle.
 
benjoi84
... with the right settings and the appropriately small and nimble vehicles there's a good custom race to be had there.
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LOL I went the opposite way, just couldn't resist, and took the Unimog where it belongs. It's everything but small and nimble but I had good and fun races nevertheless. And while trying to run sub 2.50 ( cleanly that's understood ) I slowly found out about that track layout. It's still not as familiar as the standard lap though.

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