A fresh week and an equally fresh set of ranked online Daily Race concoctions within Gran Turismo 7 are now live.
This time around, we have a straightforward Gr.4 race at Mount Panorama, a longer strategy-filled event around Laguna Seca and a tuned road car battle around Tsukuba. Without further ado, here are our tips.
RACE A
Tuned road cars, Tsukuba. Yes, the Best Motoring references are growing very old now…
This is a tricky test even before you even hit the track to race. You must enter with a road car with 493bhp or less. Tyres are the sports soft variety. The drivetrain must be 4WD and the total weight must be below 1,500kg.
Finding the right car
On paper, this sounds like a job for a highly modified Toyota GR Yaris or a fettled Nissan GT-R. The latter is definitely an affordable option.
However, splash the cash and a Lamborghini Aventador could do the trick. The 700-4 from 2011 or 750-4 SV from 2015 would both do the trick, although the elder model is 100,000 credits cheaper.
Tuning the right car
Both are overpowered, so a visit to the Race Shop for a power restrictor is necessary. In the detailed car settings screen, lower the power restrictor to 70.
Even with this set to the lowest, there’s still too much power, however. So, next up, visit the Tuning Shop. Pick up a ‘Fully Customisable Computer’. Go back to the detailed car settings and lower this too. With both the power restrictor and customised computer levels tweaked, you will dip under the magic 493bhp.
Your bull is ready to rage, except, is it?
With these rules, you can fit the racing brake kit, racing brake pads, fully customisable suspension, brake balance controller, torque-vectoring centre differential, racing clutch and flywheel and fully customisable racing transmission. Then tweak the brake balance to your preference, plus lower tighten the gear ratios for the diminutive track layout.
Go one step further too by enacting the first stage of weight reduction, then re-add ballast to bring you to the 1,500kg minimum. Don’t forget to increase the natural frequency and anti-roll ball numbers too.
Don’t forget a wide-body conversion, front splitter, side skirts and a giant rear wing too from GT Auto. This all costs an arm and a leg, but you’ll also want to be competitive.
Recommended car: Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 ’11 (Brand Central, 400,000 credits)
Race B
This is a fun one. Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Australia. One of our favourite tracks, that really rewards pinpoint accuracy.
Qualifying is more important than ever here. Yes, there are two long straights, but the overtaking opportunities they present are tricky and getting by someone elsewhere is impossible without contact.
This is important, as mechanical damage is switched on for this event.
You can select, or rent, and Gr.4 car, but we found the Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI ’93 and the Mazda Atenza Gr.4 to be the best here. The Alfa Romeo is quicker through a corner and accelerates a little harder, but the top speed of the Mazda is insurmountable, which makes it our overall pick.
Recommended car: Mazda Atenza Gr.4 (Brand Central, 350,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
Laguna Seca is a narrow venue, with unforgiving sand-based run-off that will rob you of momentum quicker than a set of four-piston Brembos.
Gr.3 cars, then, are an odd choice. Sure, it wasn’t Gr.1, but the cars are wide, quick and tricky to maneuver when in a battle pack.
Two tyre compounds are required during the race too, which means a mandator pitlane visit. The options are the hard and the medium tyres, the softer of the two may help in the early stages to help gain, or defend, track position while the field is close.
The class of cars is well balanced, with several options available that could each generate the optimum lap time. However, if in doubt, Porsche.
Recommended car: Porsche 911 RSR (991) ’17 (Brand Central 450,000 Credits or free rental)
Lap Time Challenge
The current Lap Time Challenge is also at an American venue, but this time Watkins Glen, short course layout. Far from a racing car, the tail-happy Corvette C7 ZR1 provides a stern challenge, especially as the gold-rating zone keeps on creeping away from you…
Race A
Race Information
Track: Tsukuba Circuit
Laps: 10
No. Of Cars: 12
Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Sports Soft
Car Type: Road Car
Power: 493bhp or less
Weight: At least 1,500kg
Drivetrain: 4WD
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Off
Car Used: Garage Car
Car Settings: Allowed
Race Settings
DR Updates: Off
SR Updates: Off
Mechanical Damage: None
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race B
Race Information
Car: Gr.4
Track: Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit
Laps: Five
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Cars: Gr.4
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing Medium
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: High-speed (H)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
DR Updates: Yes
SR Updates: Yes
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race C
Race Information
Car: Gr.3
Laps: 14
Track: WeatherTechRaceway Laguna Seca
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 3x
Tyre Wear: 9x
Regulations
Categories: Gr.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing Hard and Racing Medium, mandatory use of both
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Low-speed (L)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
DR Updates: Yes
SR Updates: Yes
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Lap Time Challenge
Race Information
Car: Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 ’19
Track: Watkins Glen International Short Course
Entry Period: 13th October – 26th October
Regulations
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Sports medium
Car Restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Mid-speed (M)
Car Used: Garage car/event-specified car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
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