This week’s new Online Time Trial brings back an old friend. Gran Turismo 7 puts the Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD) ’91 on Watkins Glen’s Long Course, on Comfort Soft tires and with settings fixed.
The original FD is one of the newer cars in the game, having arrived in the Used Cars dealership with update 1.68 back in March, but it’s hardly a newcomer. This version of the RX-7 has been part of the series since the very first game, and GT7 was the only numbered title other than GT3 to go without it (a gap that took four years to close). A one-make time trial feels like a proper welcome back.
The Glen has some history here too. It was the first new track location added to GT7 after launch, and it’s a fast, flowing lap with plenty of elevation change and cambered corners. Comfort Softs sit below every Sports and Racing compound for grip, so that’s a lot of quick corners with not much tire to lean on. For a reference point, January’s time trial on the same layout put the two-ton Lexus LC500 on Sports Hards, and the top times there settled into the low 2:01s. We’ll have a better idea of the targets for the RX-7 once the leaderboard fills in.
Continuing Events
Last week’s Gr.3 event at Fuji International Speedway, on Racing Hard tires with Mid-Speed BOP, has one week left and closes on Thursday, November 19.
This is also the last weekend for the Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup, which sits in the same menu. It puts everyone in the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 at the Nürburgring GP circuit on Racing Hard tires, and rankings close at 11:59 GMT on Monday, November 16.
GT7 Lap Time Challenge – November 12
- Track: Watkins Glen Long Course
- Car: Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD) ’91
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: –
- Tires: Comfort Soft
- Settings: Fixed
GT7 Lap Time Challenge – November 5
- Track: Fuji International Speedway
- Car: Gr.3
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (Mid-Speed)
- Tires: Racing Hard
- Settings: Fixed
Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup
- Track: Nürburgring GP
- Car: Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: –
- Tires: Racing Hard
- Settings: Fixed
Accessing Online Time Trials
Online Time Trials live in Sport Mode, which opens up once you’ve finished Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe. Our full unlock guide has the route there if you need it, and you don’t need a PlayStation Plus subscription to take part.
Rewards are paid out when an event closes, based on how close you got to the top time. Gold goes to anyone within 3% (2,000,000cr), silver within 5% (1,000,000cr), and bronze within 10% (250,000cr).
A new event arrives every Thursday, each one runs for two weeks, and the oldest drops off as the newest lands. The next new Online Time Trial comes on November 19.
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