What's your racing style?

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What's your racing style?

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In an effort to get off the topic of how upset many people are with the series right now (myself included) I thought it might be a good time for a question I've pondered for some time now...

Online it seems that most people run every lap as if it's the last or a qualifying run (even in longer races) taking risks you never would IRL until the late stages of a race. I can't even count how many drivers I've seen dropout of races when they wreck early due to those gambles. This makes for challenging and exciting racing but you aren't really able to ever get a good rythym going and let the race develop properly.

Personally I prefer to pace the field, conserve, and attack late. You have to be there in the end to win but all too often though this isn't possible online.

Maybe I'm just venting, maybe this IS actually how real racing is (not from what I've ever seen except for short sprints), or maybe I just need to find a group that doesn't run the ragged edge of death and destruction every lap.


All of this has made me wonder for sometime if I'm all alone in these thoughts. So I ask...

What's your racing style?



Note: DO NOT complain in this thread about the current state of GT. This question applies whether you love it, hate it, or don't even play. I'll personally ask to have this locked if it turns into a cesspool of complaints.
 
I'd say it depends. For longer races I try to achieve a balance between speed and consistency, but for shorter sprints I drive right on the limits of control. That said, I feel like I'm at my best when I'm pushing it to the edge.
 
Very aggressive.

I will force other cars out of the way, make unpredictable movements and change my driving style, but I never make contact with other cars.

I dive into corners at an immense speed, so I'm sliding and my car won't understeer. This is generally faster, especially in a long car like the Honda NSX where you can block the road due to the length of the thing. I never look behind or check my blind spot, I just go fast like Sanic Hegehog.
 
It depends from the type of race it is. I have to admit that it was easy to have a large gap between you and cars behind you when you are close to the max PP allowed, But some other times ( one make races and karting) even though i'm pedal to the metal, I'm force to stay steady, and hope to finish third
 
Oh and I'm talking about racing online. The AI races aren't fun in anyway for me I only went as far as I had to, to get online.
 
It's all about late breaking and whoever gets to turn one first. I'll bomb into a corner carring twice the speed I should just to make the pass with absolutely no control over my vehicle at all.

Another secret is inconsistency. You want at least 10 second differences between lap times, this keeps everyone guessing. And since all the aids are usually turned on with racing soft tires, I can fight back to the front pretty quick.

One other factor is attention deficit disorder. Anything over 3 laps and I just loose interest and rage quit.

And when I do rage quit I blame my car set-up or the physics.
 
Steady pace, though that doesn't mean I won't crash etc. But I don't much care about the difference to the one ahead of me... especially if I can't see them.
 
Relatively slow pace that conserves tyres and fuel, very consistent laptimes and hoping everyone in front crashes and burns.
 
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Very aggressive.

I will force other cars out of the way, make unpredictable movements and change my driving style, but I never make contact with other cars.

I dive into corners at an immense speed, so I'm sliding and my car won't understeer. This is generally faster, especially in a long car like the Honda NSX where you can block the road due to the length of the thing. I never look behind or check my blind spot, I just go fast like Sanic Hegehog.
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Not sure this is what you're saying but the other thing that drives me crazy is people turning races into a drift trial blocking the track in front of everyone else. At best it's very unsportsman like.

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It's all about late breaking and whoever gets to turn one first. I'll bomb into a corner carring twice the speed I should just to make the pass with absolutely no control over my vehicle at all.

Another secret is inconsistency. You want at least 10 second differences between lap times, this keeps everyone guessing. And since all the aids are usually turned on with racing soft tires, I can fight back to the front pretty quick.

One other factor is attention deficit disorder. Anything over 3 laps and I just loose interest and rage quit.

And when I do rage quit I blame my car set-up or the physics.
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This is hillarious. You just made my morning :lol:
 
It really depends. If it's a short race like 3 laps at Rome for example I will push it to the limit and try as hard as I can. (While still being clean) but if it's a pretty long race I would be calm and conservative(especially if I know I got a fast car). But I voted calm and conservative because that's the kind of driver I am mainly.
 
I'm passive/aggresive. When near people, I push as hard as possible while maintaining clean play, but when I'm in no danger of crashing, late and hard braking, very close apex-clipping, and the like are common tactics I use.
 
I would say aggressive but prescise. I always try to get ahead of the others as quickly as possible, but drive as clean as I can at the same time. I'd say some of the GTP members will be surprised when they read that I'm only 14 years old (imo there are a lot of kids who drive like maniacs). I make setups for quite a time and turning off the driving aid's made me a whole lot better driver (I learned how to drive without them at drift practicing almost a year ago).
 
I race the way I think everyone should, pushing to the limit at all times, always understanding where that limit is, even if that means letting off.
 
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Not sure this is what you're saying but the other thing that drives me crazy is people turning races into a drift trial blocking the track in front of everyone else. At best it's very unsportsman like.
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Drifting is more important than people think. Once people grow out of the style phase associated, they start to figure out how such a tactic can improve lap times. Blocking the road with your long car means nobody can pass you, and it also allows you to smoke out the opposition should they be behind you. Its always entertaining watching people try to work out how to navigate the smoke clouds :lol:
 
Usually on the limit, to the point if I put a wheel wrong on say the ring it would be hard to catch if I'm out of practice like I am now. Cars used are usually MR like the nsx type r. Fair driver if my driving screws someone up Ill wait and let them pass.
 
I'm more relaxed in career or seasonals, pretty happy with my driving, lap times and consistency. However when I admit I'm a little inconsistent under pressure. Be it multiplayer or against a ghost replay, or even when I'm recording gameplay, I either push too hard or too little. Makes me look like an ass most of the time, unfortunately.

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As far as the driving style itself, I brake late and get on the throttle early. Overly tail happy cars are not suitable for me.
 
Depends on the race and pp of the car I'm using. Since in most races the AI is a joke if I use a much lower pp car I'll just run a steady pace but for most races I'll use a higher pp car and I'll just hang at the starting line for 30-60 seconds then go all out to run down the AIdiots. Found thats more fun than just winning the race by a ton. Anybody else do that lol?
 
It really depends on where I start and of course if collisions are on or off. [which there is no choice in GT6] If I start up front then it is full speed ahead, if I start in the back then I will pace myself early and pick my spots to overtake and then open it up.

I picked option 2 in the poll but I often drive more like option 3 ;)
 
I find that I am very pacey at first, taking it steady. If towards the end I am behind, then I start stepping on it.

If I were aggressive the whole race, chances are that I would spin out into a sand trap and lose by a large margin. :nervous:
 

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