This week’s round of Gran Turismo 7Daily Races have a slightly different feel. Firstly, Race A unusually features the powerful Gr.3 sportscars, while we also see the first implementation of GT7‘s new Balance of Performance (BoP) system – as introduced in last week’s v1.19 July update.
BoP is now split into three categories: High-speed (H), Mid-speed (M) and Low-speed (L). Why the change? Well, for too long now four-wheel-drive cars have dominated the popular Gr.3 and Gr.4 races.
In an effort to rein in their advantage, Polyphony Digital has taken drastic measures to ensure a bigger variety of cars have an equal chance of setting similar lap times. Which is a good thing.
Since 30th May, Race A will not affect players’ Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR). This means it’s ideal for newcomers to online racing, or those simply unwilling to risk their hard-fought DR and SR
We head ‘Down Under’ for Race A, with a Gr.3 race around Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit. Famously home of Australia’s premier tin-top race – the Bathurst 1000 – the track also hosts a round of SRO’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) – better known as the Bathurst 12 Hours.
Gr.3 cars are based on the GT3 ruleset employed by IGTC, so the track and cars are a perfect combination. To shave off those vital tenths, players have to get as close as possible to Mount Panorama’s walls – overstepping the limit will just shave off parts of your car.
Race A uses the new High-speed (H) BoP. And it seems to work – there’s a large variety of cars able to set similar lap times. However, we reckon McLaren’s rather elderly 650S GT3 is the car to have. Just don’t bin it…
We’ve extolled the virtues of Autopolis in previous Daily Races articles, and touched on its frankly incredible origin story – the eccentric circuit owner had an original Picasso painting on-site for goodness sake – but this is the first occasion we get to use its Short Course layout.
The track is a technical challenge, but it’s made easier thanks to the little lightweight Mazda Roadster Touring Car’s immense cornering abilities. Low weight equals low inertia, so the Mazda can change direction quicker than a fly on steroids, even when restricted to using Sports: Hard tyres.
Race B uses the Mid-speed (M) BoP format.
Recommended car: Mazda Roadster Touring Car (Brand Central 90,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
The last of this week’s Daily Races comes from Brands Hatch’s Grand Prix configuration. This time players are restricted to Gr.4 cars only, with the Mid-speed (M) BoP.
So, you know how we said the new BoP system should help contain the advantage of four-wheel-drive cars? Erm, well, the best car for Race C is the Genesis G70 GR4… which is four-wheel-drive.
It’s not even close either, with the G70 almost having a monopoly over the qualification rankings. It’s disappointing, but with further honing we hope Polyphony can finally get on top of their car balancing issues.
Brands Hatch Grand Prix should at least provide a stern test: its technical opening sector making way for fast and flowing turns at the back of the circuit. An additional challenge is the 7x fuel consumption factor, which should bring rear-wheel-drive cars back into play since they’re a tad lighter on the RON than their total traction competitors.
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