Gran Turismo 7

[WolfpackS2k]

Apparently all the dirty racers come out at night (on the weekends). Did the Le Mans race 3 more times last night (to say good-bye) and they were the worst, relatively speaking. In first race I was spun off course at T2. Okay, that happens. Did a great job clawing my way back except...every time I passed these slower drivers they kept hitting me under braking. Was rear ended 5-6 times. Only managed to finish in my starting position. On top of that the eventual race winner was dirty as hell. Swerving all over the place and I saw him intentionally drive through one Mulsanne chicane, barely slowing down.

In 2nd race I started 6th and messed up a little in T4. Dropped to 9th. At the first chicane on Mulsanne, I was violently rear-ended, well after the braking zone starts. Like, pretty sure the guy was going 200 mph when he hit me. I flew into the barrier and my entire car was damaged. Literally every part, and once back on tarmac discovered my top speed, all the way to next chicane, was 125 mph. Lovely. On top of that the offender was nowhere to be seen. How is it possible that his engine was fine as well?!?
Anyway,still managed to finish only 1 spot below where I started.

I had to do one more, can't end this race's experience with the BS above. So I strapped in one more time for the 10pm EST race...I was disconnected and given an error message before the race even began.

All the drivers in these races had S ratings. How the F ?!?!?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Hopefully all those clowns dropped a couple sportsmanship levels down. I tried daily race A with the Evo at Maggiore, and I was surprised to see it was good match making and the racers were actually mindful of not ramming. Granted I only did 3 races, but I was expecting chaos since the ratings aren't affected in daily race a.

[NoHaveMSG]

If I go into races I try to hit up the mornings. Seems less chaotic then afternoon/evenings.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

If I go into races I try to hit up the mornings. Seems less chaotic then afternoon/evenings.

I tried the new daily race A (Gr4 at the short Grand Valley Hwy) earlier. Much like last week's Evo daily race A, it was a chill lobby (also good match making, although there were a couple C/C racers and one A+/S racer in the lobby. Didn't think that was anywhere near fair for the C racers. Only did one race. Won't be doing the B race this week as I don't like Daytona. I can't remember what the C race is.

[WolfpackS2k]

C Race is 13 laps around Road Atlanta in the Radical. Sport Hard tires. One pit stop required (but no tire change required). Fuel and Tires at 1x.

Should be very interesting IMO.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Pretty sure that's the car I said I'd never use again due to the odd way you gotta drive it. Lol. So I'll pass.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Pretty sure that's the car I said I'd never use again due to the odd way you gotta drive it. Lol. So I'll pass.

Yeah, the weird double upshift/downshift on top of the odd handling.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Yeah, the weird double upshift/downshift on top of the odd handling.

Yeah, nah, definitely hard pass on that.

[WolfpackS2k]

I'm not familiar with this. But I did see a strange comment someone put up, saying that they were only a second slower than their fastest lap, but leaving the transmission 5th gear the whole time. hahaha.

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Pretty sure that's the car I said I'd never use again due to the odd way you gotta drive it. Lol. So I'll pass.

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Yeah, the weird double upshift/downshift on top of the odd handling.

I think you guys may be confusing the Radical for something else. I did the Daily C race 4 times last night (back to back) and it was an absolute ball. There's no weird shifting for the car (as far as I can tell it's just a sequential box) and the handling is fantastic. Might as well be a big gokart.

Pro tip - shift up at 6200-6500 rpm (power plummets after 6500).

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

I think you guys may be confusing the Radical for something else. I did the Daily C race 4 times last night (back to back) and it was an absolute ball. There's no weird shifting for the car (as far as I can tell it's just a sequential box) and the handling is fantastic. Might as well be a big gokart.

Pro tip - shift up at 6200-6500 rpm (power plummets after 6500).

You don't have to do it, but it does make a difference in top speed. I always short shift the radical.

Here is a video from a youtuber(that I can't stand) showing it. He starts talking about daily race C at 11:55, and you can see him do this coming onto the back straight at 13:10ish. . You pickup more top speed at the end of the straights with the double shift from 3-5th or 4-6th. It's been a thing for a while in a few different cars.

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Had enough money to buy either the 787B or the Sauber but not both. I decided to just buy the 787B and do my daily workout in hopes of winning 1 million, which would be enough to get me the Sauber. Wouldn't you know it, get a 4 star ticket and won exactly 1 million with it and bought the sauber haha. Great manifestation

[WolfpackS2k]

Congrats, they're both excellent cars to own and drive!

[NoHaveMSG]

I'll be buying the C9 when I get home. I want the R92CP too, but I don't have enough credits and would prefer the C9.