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I won the WTC800 in the Merc-AMG GT3 '20, using RS tyres - 2 stops, and TCS 2 to reduce tyre wear - switching between FM5 and FM2/3... managed a couple of 1:39s, but won comfortably after Beauvois pitted at the end of Lap 14... it always annoys me slightly when the AI pits from the lead at the start of the final lap as it's pretty poor strategy to end up with that; but I'll take the win anyway. I also got the CRB again, so bagged a healthy 727,500 Cr..
Good job, actually. The AMG-GT3 was quite a boat compared to the Supra (and remember the Supra being dominant in Sport Mode before BoP favored the BRZ?).

The AI Fraga and his Supra are a pain in the butt to deal with on Hard difficulty, and to beat the cheat, we have to cheat. :lol:

A good Gr.3 FR is quite hard to tune. But if you want a dominant FR Gr.3 outside the BRZ GT300... remember the Beetle? :lol:
 
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Thinking of doing an experiment with the F3500 race. Was watching my video and I have a theory I want to test: 12 laps on Mediums and then pit before completing the final 6 laps on softs, idea being that 6 laps on softer rubber with half the fuel load will leave me with much faster laps (and probably a bigger gap) then the AI pitting for Mediums on full fuel loads.
 
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I guess I haven't done this race since then, so just a quick question: Is a no stopper on Group C possible on hard mode? I guess fuel and tires shouldn't be a problem but not sure about the pace (and rubber banding) of AI. Pitstops take less time here than on LM IIRC.
Group Cs have no problem against the Gr3s. A 1-stop strategy on FM1, short shifting works better for my driving style though.

A no stop run works in the Jaaaag XJ-R9 too.

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FM6 with short shifting for the first 2 laps. Then FM5 short shifting at half the rev bar for the rest of the race. The tires were properly cooked by the end, but the handling was still OK. My driving style is very rough on tires, so you may have better luck.

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Super Fraga got petty and ran a 1:37.9. I got vindictive and kept improving until I hit 1:37.6. When in the rhythm, I ran mostly 1:38s.

It took forever to catch everyone, but the race was over once Super Fraga made his first pit stop.

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Here go my settings

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Cars of this week
All on hard difficulty


Went for mostly classic cars. Pretty uneventful..

Sunday Cup: Abarth 1500 Biposto Bertone '52, permanent engine upgrades only. Easy win, CRB ✅
Japanese FR Challenge 450: Nissan Fairlady Z 432 '69, sport tires and brakes. Another easy win, CRB✅
Schwarzwald League: Mercedes W196R '55, sport soft tires to account for potential rain. There wasn't any to speak of but ok... Won with around 10s. CRB✅
World Touring Car 800: Suzuki V8-swapped Radical SR3 SL '13, mid turbo and tuning, racing hard got me to 740-750PP. 2-stop -> L6: fuel, L12: fuel + tires. Finished P2 behind Fraga (+9-10s)/ Good for the ticket. CRB✅
Special Event: Stock, but for sport hard tires. Knowing the track because of the latest TT in the M3 paid off. Win, CRB🚩

6* car-ticket got me the Ferrari 296 GT3 that i sold for 700K.

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Tried three more cars yesterday at Sardegna just for the fun and a bit of practice since they all were quite new to me.
Three pretty different cars resulting in pretty different experiences. I'm not good at tuning so be sure there's really nothing special regarding the setups.

Numero uno : The Suzuki-swapped Escudo. It's the WTC 700 competition killer anyway but this works for WTC 800 events as well.
My car sat slightly above 700 PP. Using FM 3 - FM 4 on RH tires, a one stop strategy is easily possible. The car isn't much faster than the Gr.3 competition regarding top speed and acceleration, the big benefit is its cornering and being decent on tires and fuel.
An easy win and the most fun possibly.
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Numero due : A more standard attempt with a 775 PP Ferrari 296 GT3. No idea whether a one stop is possible at all, for me it's been the classical three stint race on RM tires without fuel saving except some short shifting every now and then.
It's possible to run the 5 - 5 - 5 variant or the 6 - 3 - 6 if you're tempted to use soft compound for a fast lap. I tried both but honestly I didn't benefit much from the latter for whatever reason ( may be the car, more likely me driving it ). Still an easy win.
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Numero tre : Needed a lot of patience and good nerves for this fuel saving mission. I'm talking about the TVR Tuscan, Camaro-swapped. Loud and rough, I like the car. Well, the whole thing turned into some extreme exercise in coasting and short shifting.
With its DF disadvantage I didn't see a way to win the race with a two stop strategy, so it's been FM 6 on RM tires all the way and ... fuel saving for that 8 lap first stint. Relaxation, a sigh and a really nice race afterwards.
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I did the WC on Friday but I was busy this weekend so I'm posting today.
Started out with the WTC so I decided to try the Espace there. I started with RM but then I figured I might be able to use RS so I started over. I switched over to RS and I was able to get 7 laps on RS on FM4. By the end of the 7th lap the all 4 tires were red. I switched to RM and FM6 to finish the race and win.
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Next for the Ring I used the Merc Gr3 car that I had detuned to 700 ppm. I think after 10 or 11 years I might finally be getting used to Ring. I only went off track once. Came in 1st.
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Next I did the FTO race
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For the FR Japan race I used a car I hadn't used in awhile the swapped Chaser (oops) Crown
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Finally for the last race I wanted to do quickly and took the swapped HiAce there
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I can't remember what car I won but I sold it for 400k cr
 
Just returned from holiday and completed the weekly challenges very early in the morning (2am)
Wanted a good photo at finish line but these fools were in the way...
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Team photographer got this one for me...
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Grabbed the only FTO I had...
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The AMG 63 is a nice drive on the Nordschliefe...
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Stock with SS tyres ...
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Z8 at Broadbean, too easy...
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nabbed the good Audi ...
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I won the WTC800 in the Merc-AMG GT3 '20, using RS tyres - 2 stops, and TCS 2 to reduce tyre wear - switching between FM5 and FM2/3... managed a couple of 1:39s, but won comfortably after Beauvois pitted at the end of Lap 14... it always annoys me slightly when the AI pits from the lead at the start of the final lap as it's pretty poor strategy to end up with that; but I'll take the win anyway. I also got the CRB again, so bagged a healthy 727,500 Cr..
Did the same-ish thing today:


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- No turbo upgrade. Just downforce, suspension, brake balance and differential tweaks. Default ABS is the only driving aid.

- RS tires; Fuel Map 1 and pit every 4 laps for new Softs and fuel.

- Just like GP said: "No risk, full push!"

- Profit



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"Verstappen" did not allow Fraga to take his fastest lap.
 
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Seeing the 65 Mini at the UCD today I immediately thought of taking the Honda swapped version around the Nordschleife against mighty Porsches, AMGs and BMWs. Having a little experience with overpowered dwarfs from the 595, I roughly knew what to expect. Actually piloting that thing around the Ring in the wet still made me sweat though, it's a fragile handful for sure.
I did not use a maxed out car, restricted the power a good bit, added weight and went with SS instead of RS of course to stand the rain. 574,65 PP were enough though to win the race. A CRB was not awarded but I can claim I've been showing maximum respect for everyone on track.

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Showing respect ( and avoiding a heavy impact ) for the anxiously braking Sugawara taking on Mutkurve. :lol:

On a sidenote :
I want to second @RCKakashi14 regarding the Pagani Zonda R ... which is fabulous car for the WTC 800 event. I hop into the rocket ship every now and then and it's always a great ride - I should do that way more often. Absolutely recommended !

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First race was funny but way too short - could have driven that track for hours, I got in a "flow" state fast, it's like alway "left-left-right-left"...

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Highspeed Ring is definitively not one of my favorites, as the "inner" corners are a somewhat awkward contrast to the "outer" ones, but at least the bridge and the tunnel are fun :P

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For me, the BMWs in GT7 are somewhat the "German Mustangs". Not only visually, but also behavior-wise: Many of them tend to understeer and oversteer at the same time (ie. understeering at corner entry while oversteering on exit). Mine didn't have a customizable suspension, so LSD and downforce where the main parameters to adjust. Unfortunately the small wing doesn't provide enough rear downforce to fully mitigate the oversteering, so didn't TCS 3, so the remaining option was driving quite carefully around Nordschleife. While that strategy paid out at the end of the day, I still found myself spinning twice...

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The one-make is way too long for my favor, quite boring TBH. Didn't have much of a chance at 450pp, and 550pp was too easy, but without any motivation to further adjust I just moved on.

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The WTC at Sardegna always remembers me of my "good old grind days" (same at Le Mans), so was eager to see that race again in the Weeklies. However, it came to a disappointment. Chose the RS5 DTM with RHs which isn't as fast most of my "grind cars" (such as the R18 TDI, the Lexus Gr.2 or any of the Group C legends), but it still worked out well. But after the race, the game immediately crashed without giving me a chance to make a photo or store the replay. Furthermore, upon restarting I realized that my balance has been stuck to exactly 100M Credits, meaning that most of the race reward was lost - seems to be a PS4 restriction, as other players obviously have more than 100M. Starting the race again in order to have a chance to make a photo led to a second crash... the third attempt finally worked:

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Won a SF 19 Honda from the 6* which I already had :/
 
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Gotta love the sandbox nature of the game.

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After running my forbidden base LM55 VGT, a thought suddenly came into my head:

What if I "repurpose" select Gr. 1 cars into LMP3-spec machines?

Criteria:

  • Must not be a hybrid.
  • Downforce levels must be 800 front and 1400 rear.

- Must meet the 800 pp limit on RACING SOFTS.

- Horsepower limit must be at 470 HP; while weight should not be less than 2300 lbs.

- No turbo upgrades allowed.

- Custom gearbox must be equipped, with the top speed capped at 300 km/h.

So far, the pace of this diesel Audi is quite similar to the Gr.3 crowd, even slower than the likes of the Viper, but the downforce levels more than make up for the lack of straight line pace. I might increase the HP (as it ran on 447 HP/2301 lbs.) while increasing the weight as well.

Experiment doing good, and it will make a great plot point to my racing story too.


Really loving the sandbox nature of GT, which sadly a lot fail to see.
 
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@ROCKET JOE beat me to posting the "German" classic Mini at the Schwarzwald League event at the Nurb.

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I also have an affinity for pocket rocket sleds. No clean race bonus for me because everyone brakes earlier than me (especially when I am preparing to overtake), despite me having the worst brakes of the field by far and the equivalent of 3 adults in ballast sitting on the nose of my car.

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No matter how many times I restarted the race, whenever I ran Racing Soft tires, the rain would come. BUT, when I had given up and switched to Sports Softs, the race would be bone dry.

For maximum absurdity, I ran Intermediates. And yes, both of those races were clear and sunny 🫠

Still, I had a blast guiding my little monster around the ring.
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