Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

  • Thread starter Thread starter GlockPants
  • 9,080 comments
  • 1,176,533 views
After running the Yaris stock around Laguna Seca I've been looking for another stock challenge the past two days. Initially I wanted to go with this
jad_morffier
For the Evolution Meeting race I picked the lowest stock PP Lancer in my garage and threw some dirt tires on it. This created a fun challenge chasing down the leader without voiding the CRB. 👌

Click to expand...

but since the Evo III isn't available atm I decided to use the Final '15. Additionally I planned to try different PP levels see how low I can go.
So I started mounting D tires and restricting the power to 80 % ( 480 PP ) which is close to the Evo III stock performance. After realizing that the race still is too easy, I went on downgrading the car to 70% ( 460 PP ) - with almost no effect. Adding weight changed things dramatically though. With another 200 kg on board ( 447 PP ) the car's been much slower than the AI in a straight-line
and things got challenging ... definitely.
It was not about winning the race, it was about winning it cleanly. As soon as you really have to race them, their abysmal incompetence gets obvious and the most annoying thing for me is that you basically have to adapt to their horrible performance if you want to survive.
And get the bonus. I hear you @Greycap ...
I did it after 4 hours or so of driving lol. :crazy:

Here's the results :

480 PP ✅
WC_251017_B6a.webp

460 PP ✅
WC_251017_B6b.webp

447 PP ✅
WC_251017_B6c.webp


WC_251017_R6.webp


What's next ? Think I'm going to take the Lancer to Laguna Seca ... stock ! ;)
 
Last edited:
Meltac
You're serious? While others are struggling to compete that race @ 600pp, you're daring to do it @ 447 !??

View attachment 1486886


P.S.: Sorry for bringing up Anakin again :P
Click to expand...
Thank you, I feel flattered. Call me Rocket Yoda from now on ! :D
Seriously : I was looking for a challenge and I found one. It's not a difficult drive though. With 215 hp and 1730 kg the Lancer isn't a fast car anymore ( not much faster than your Unimog I guess ). And there's not much to do during the race : It's steering, it's full throttle most of the time, switching between third and fourth gear mostly ... and hardly ever braking. Hardest part is finding a way around the AI.
And don't forget rubberbanding effects and that the AI adapts a little to how fast you are.
If that sounds fun to you in any way, I can recommend trying this.

Here's the car :lol: vvv

WC_251017_G6c.webp


Good luck !
 
Last edited:
ROCKET JOE
It's not about winning the race, it's about winning it cleanly. As soon as you really have to race them, their abysmal incompetence gets obvious and the most annoying thing for me is that you basically have to adapt to their horrible performance if you want to survive.
And get the bonus
Click to expand...
A man after my own heart. Great challenge you've created there too.

I agree these challenge experiments expose the AI incompetence, especially on the dirt and snow. So you keep searching for the worst or most challenging vehicle you can find to make the win (and CRB) more rewarding. It's extended the life of the game for me.

Also worth noting is doing the same thing with Sophy Quick Races exposes just how much better the AI really are. On Hard difficulty using a completely stock road car straight off the showroom floor, winning with a Clean Race Bonus is very difficult but man the racing experience is next level. I don't care if I come 2nd, it's how I got there that blows wind up my skirt. Good, wheel to wheel battles all the way.
 
This is going to be a good week. All of them should be quite fun...especially with one of the grind races included. Out of curiosity, how many times have any of the grind races shown up in the Weekly Challenges?
 
The Race of Turbos is a new event from the last update. I had fun doing it in a stock Mercedes-AMG C 63 S '15.

It's my favourite sleeper car. Drives like a boat but once you get your eye in it's got some style and plenty of power. I actually won the Tokyo 600 in this vehicle. It was bloody hard but it can be done. With a CRB of course.

 
Last edited:
lilcat89
This is going to be a good week. All of them should be quite fun...especially with one of the grind races included. Out of curiosity, how many times have any of the grind races shown up in the Weekly Challenges?
Click to expand...
Not sure, but I think Spa once, Tokyo once, Sardegna and Le Mans none? Thats all as far as I can remember.
 
This looks like a good week. Not sure what I want to use for the last race so many choices
 
Yesterday night everything went black in GT7 - never had this before. Restarting didn't help. PS was online and the internet working. Anybody had this before? Has there been a server issue or something?
 

Latest Posts

Back