I could certainly feel the heat from you last night @emmo46! I think you're doing really well mate I do feel as though I'm learning more about the car with every drive, there are just some circuits that it doesn't really suit as well as other cars, especially with the RH tyres. I ran some laps at Barcelona with RS tyres and it felt absolutely amazing! We're all in the same boat though, so I'm just trying my best to adjust to the car as required.
Are you using a H-pattern shifter with this car @emmo46? And personally I think RH along with 4WD gives you all the grip that you would need in this car. RS would feel like a slot car I would imagine, but each to their own
I said in the party chat after the race that I seem to be driving a different car. Good practice pace again, with consistent mid to low 1:42s. Managed to qualify 4th, and clean start saw me in 3rd at the end of lap one. I managed to stick with @leeboy910 and @Cameron Neane for the 1st two and a bit laps, then held of @emmo46 for 2 more. He passed me after I ran deep at turn 7 and then simply drove away like he had 50 more horsepower. Once again I found myself mid pack cutting laps alone watching the gap ahead steadily grow with nothing I could seemingly do to reduce it. Booooring! With 3 rounds to go and not enjoying this car very much, I'm wondering whether to drop out and then the powers that be should seriously consider merging divs 1B an 2.
Pulled left lever too many times. I usually went through the first turn in 4th and held that until turn 3. Because I was diving on an inside line after the start I pulled back to third to make the turn, must have pulled once too many back to 2nd and with the noise of all the other cars didn't notice the revs and was also fully occupied trying not to hit anybody. I held the gear instead of changing back up to 4th.
Good night on Sunday qualified on pole. Had a good start defending off @emmo @leeboy910 and @T F Eccles from then on kept the car straight and brung it home for my first win of the season.
It would be better if you stayed and finished the season. Maybe buy a new car and give that a try. You never know, yours might be a lemon. Makes no sense why it would be different than ours though. Is your tyre wear similar to others when you watch the replays? Come on, stick around.
With my ps5 and this game i had trouble with loosing power intamitedly i worked out it was the ps5 remote. Turn it off when racing on my t300 power problem went away
Sorry fellas I'm going to have to pull out tonight. I've sprained my ankle yday, no chance of racing tonight.
Round 5: Watkins Glen Short Course - Custom Weather Random - Dawn 6x Variable Time - 2x 20 Laps - 20/11 (Sprint Round) WELCOME to Season 3 for Gran Turismo 7!! As always please take a couple minutes to read the following so you have an understanding of what is expected on race night. If you have any questions, or want clarification on any of the rules or regulations please ask! ROOM OPEN : Room captains may have practice rooms open beforehand but should have the official room up by 8pm AEST. Please be on time, or let the room captain or div thread know if you may be late. If all agree, the room may wait for you, Within reason. Please remember we have drivers from NZ, and later starts mean a much later night for them. SIGHT ISSUES: Before qualifying, exit to lobby and spend 30 seconds in spectate mode, scroll through the list of drivers on track and make sure that you can see their car. If you can't see somebody (and they are confirmed as being on track), exit the lobby, re-join, and check again.Type the number of cars you can see in the lobby chat and cross check with other drivers to ensure clarity. QUALIFYING : 8:20 pm AEDT for 10 mins. Feel free to run practice laps prior to qualifying, The host will trigger a 'Room Reset' closer to the commencement of Qualifying. Once 10 mins of session time has elapsed, finish the lap you are on and stop the car off the circuit somewhere near the start of the lap. PITS ARE OPEN DURING QUALIFYING RACE 1 START TIME : 8:30 AEDT LAG ISSUES / ROOM RESTARTS : This is up to the room host/captains. If there is a Disconnection (or cars stuck on grid) at race start, it is sporting to try to get them back in, which may mean a new room to be set up. I would suggest only having 1 restart if required due to DSC, due to having to set up the room from scratch and also having to set timed laps in order to set the grid. Please be as reasonable as you can with this.... TURN 1 LAP 1 : The old saying goes, you can’t win the race on lap 1, but you can definitely lose it. Please be mindful of other drivers on lap 1 coming into turn 1, and for that matter, the entire race. It can be very demoralizing to hot lap on your own for 45 minutes as I'm sure many of you are aware. TRACK LIMITS : As we are running with 'track limit penalties" OFF, we will run with our usual Raceonoz track limit regulations. This means you MUST have at least 2 wheels on the ripple strip OR white line that defines the track limit. If you do make a mistake and have to run outside the limits, be aware that you are not allowed to gain any advantage, position or time wise. Track Limits protests may be launched by any active driver in the race. Track limits will be monitored at Turns 1, 5, 6 & 8 CONTACT : Is to be avoided at all times..... If you make contact with someone and gain an advantage, YOU ARE EXPECTED to give the spot back. Occasionally, Gran Turismo track limits may teleport a disadvantaged driver backwards on circuit to ‘reset’ them, if this occurs at the hand of another driver, IT IS EXPECTED that the driver at fault will wait and redress the position. Side by side 'rubbing' is racing is allowed and promoted within reason, but all drivers are expected to give racing room. For clarity surrounding racing room, please feel free to PM @Viperzed Show each other RESPECT! It is difficult enough to drive the car at the limit on your own, without someone squeezing you within a millimeter of the grass. So be patient and show respect to your fellow drivers. If you are redressing contact, please do so out of the way of other cars, off the racing line, or if there isn't much room, off track. PIT ENTRY/EXIT LINES : Pit Line Penalties are ON so you will be penalised in game if you cut any part of the entry or exit lines. Please be aware of cars coming down the straight, You must stay drivers right and not make any sudden movements. BLUE FLAGS : Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS : This season the steward will be @Viperzed. If you have reason to protest, please SAVE YOUR REPLAY, and then let him know via a PM. DO NOT BLOW UP IN THE FORUM OR IN THE ROOM CHAT. There have been multiple incidents where the replays from drivers have been different, so its true that sometimes things are not as black and white as they may seem. You have until MIDNIGHT, Monday night to register your protest via PM. Stewards may ask for video evidence from both drivers or room captains to make any decision. SAVE YOUR REPLAY : If the room host can ask all drivers to save their replay would be good before exiting the room.....once they exit out and the option goes, it cant be retrieved! PARKING UP : If you are unable to continue to race, please enter the pits and leave your game paused without selecting tyres so that your car stays parked in the pits. Parking up off track activates yellow flags in the sector, and even though penalties are off, we have reports of penalties occurring for passes happening near the parked car. Quitting off track results in a sometimes race ending lag spike and may be punished in extreme scenarios. ATTENDANCE: Could all drivers please inform Room Captains or make a post on the division thread if they do not intend on racing on Sunday night, Room Captains/ Lobby Hosts are advised not to wait for anyone who has not communicated their intentions. If you do not post in your room thread or psn chat that you cannot attend, a spot may not be held for you for the following weeks race. A gentle reminder that due to the Div 1A/1B split, we will require a high level of communication all season and need a firm answer NO LATER than 8:10 AEDT. TRACK SPECIFIC - Watkins Glen A track known for its close, fast and aggressive racing, Watkins Glen short will be sure to provide some action for the sprint round. Be mindful that track limits will be monitored all around the circuit and punished harshly should they be protested. Qualifying will be run as normal for the first race, following the conclusion of said race, each div may hold a short break before commencing Qualifying #2 for the night, a second 10 minute session that will set the grid for race #2.
Sorry about tonight 1Bers, probably should have listen to my gut feel and stayed away. First the odd drop back to the room menu, then the power glitch - perhaps universe was trying to tell me something. BTW @Hatfield and co, I think the lap count was maybe 1 lap too many tonight, you had to fuel save, which is not the spirit of the sprint round.
In hindsight i should've got a 2nd opinion on the count due to the abnormal fuel wear this season, didn't realise i was saving heaps more than average
Race 1 Pole Grid Results Race 2 Pole Grid Results Not sure how you extract FL from GT7. A results screen would be nice.
Well done @JonoStan96 who won the round. For me it was the second time this season I lost a shot at a round win after a lap 1 incident, but no problem...
