This week’s batch of Daily Races in Gran Turismo 7 feature some rather unusual track choices. The cars are all once again subject to Balance of Performance (BoP) regulations, which in theory make the racing close. As has been the tradition, however, Polyphony Digital (PD) haven’t quite nailed the formula yet.
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
RACE A
Race A sees us hit the arid sands of Kern County, California to visit Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. But we won’t be racing on the world-famous Willow Springs Raceway… we’re heading to its lesser-known Streets of Willow Springs layout.
Featuring a slew of cambered hairpin turns with no discernible brake markers, Streets of Willow Springs is perhaps not the most popular track among GT7 players. And with a front-wheel-drive Honda Civic Touring Car for company, it’s even more tricky to keep the rear-end in check under braking.
To help this, try to overlap your brake and throttle inputs. This will help prevent the rear-end from overtaking the front, keeping the car straight and minimising time loss. It’s rather unfortunate this is a BoP race as we have a handy GT7 front-wheel-drive set-up guide…
Mandatory car: Honda Civic Type R (EK) Touring Car – (Used Cars dealership, last-known price: 113,800 Credits or free rental)
Race B
Gr.4 cars are next, and this – plus Race C – will affect your rankings. It’s a return to dominance for four-wheel-drive cars in Gr.4 sadly: this time it’s the turn of the Nissan GT-R Gr.4.
The Mazda Atenza and Subaru WRX have had their spell at the top already, but it seems like PD are struggling to balance different drivetrains, which makes us wonder if they should be separated entirely?
Race B is set at the fictional and little-used Circuit de Saint-Croix – B. It’s a challenging layout for sure, but rather uninspiring. The close proximity of crash barriers mean mistakes are punished heavily too.
At the least there’s a beautiful view!
Recommended car: Nissan GT-R Gr.4 (Brand Central 350,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
Continuing the unusual circuit trend, for Race C we’re using Autodromo Nazionale Monza’s No Chicane configuration. This essentially deletes the Variante del Rettifilo, giving players a clear, high-speed run through Curva Grande and into Variante della Roggia.
Apart from the chicane deletion, the track is identical to the normal modern Monza layout, so the only extra detail to be aware of is the need to brake a little earlier for the ‘first’ chicane.
Just like Race B, there’s a single stand-out car to choose from. This time it’s the Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept ’18. It was built for the 2018 Geneva Motor Show as a mock GT3 race car and later released for GT Sport.
This year, however, Toyota unveiled another GT3 Concept (the GR GT3) that looks much more likely to hit the track one day .
Tyre wear is at 5x for Race C, but with no first chicane the race should be fairly straight-forward using Racing Hard tyres.
Recommended car: Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept ’18 (Brand Central 450,000 Credits or free rental)
Lap Time Challenge
The current Lap Time Challenge takes place at the Trial Mountain Circuit using the Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8) ’20.
A new Lap Time Challenge will begin on the 4th of August.
Recommended car: Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8) ’20 (Brand Central, 55,000 Credits)
Race A
Race Information
Car: Honda Civic Type R (EK) Touring Car
Track: Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of Willow Springs
Laps: Five
No. Of Cars: 12
Start Type: Grid Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Categories: Specified car
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Sports Hard
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
DR Updates: Off
SR Updates: Off
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 B
Race Information
Car: Gr.4
Track: Circuit de Saint-Croix – B
Laps: Three
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Categories: Gr.4
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing: Hard, Intermediate, Wet
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
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: 12
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza No Chicane
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 5x
Regulations
Categories: Gr.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing: Hard, Soft, Intermediate, Wet
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
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: Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8) ’20
Track: Trial Mountain Circuit
Entry Period: 21st of July to 4th of August
Regulations
Categories: Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition (FK8) ’20
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Sports: Hard
Car Restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
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