After last week’s Daytona shenanigans – where each race culminated in a crash across the line – we’re back to normality with some more series racing within Gran Turismo 7 and its latest Sport Mode Daily Race calendar update.
Florida remains on the schedule in some form, however…
The main challenge this week isn’t Daytona, but the rather esoteric choice for Race B.
As a reminder, Sport Mode offers ranked online racing where you will be placed within races based upon your previous performances.
Your results in Race A will not affect Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR), so feel free to race as hard as you like, but Race B and Race C results do.
RACE A
Time to ditch the Corvette and think less about slipstreams, and more about where the heck you are going next.
One of the fictional layouts originally introduced in GT Sport, Sardegna Road Track B’s track design is as inspired as its name – that is to say, not very.
There’s more character in a paint-drying contest, so the chances of remembering the precise nature of this track are slim.
What you need to know is that turn eight is the critical corner. The exit is uphill, you so need a smooth run through the right-hander, which in turn means braking earlier than you initially anticipate, just after the 150 board.
The car in use here is the delectable Alfa Romeo Guilia GTAm, which is a honey.
Recommended car: Alfa Romeo Guilia GTAm ’20 (Brand Central, 220,000 Credits or free rental)
Race B
You know when we said at the top of this article that the shenanigans are over? Well, we’re lying.
The Centre Reverse layout of Autodrome Lago Maggiore is best suited to Abarth 500s or Autobianchi’s, not Gr.3 beasts.
But, that’s what we have this week. There’s only really one overtaking opportunity – the first corner, but not on the opening lap as you may not have enough speed. There will be divebombs aplenty on the final lap, cover the inside line.
Recommended car: Nissan GT-R Gr.3 (Brand Central, 450,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
Daytona returns for the second week in succession, which means we can reference the 1994 SEGA classic once again.
DAAAAAYTTTOOOONNAA.
Sorry.
Right, that’s out of our system now, honest.
It’s the Road Course this week, a new addition to the Gran Turismo franchise when it came with the seventh numbered instalment at launch.
This 25-minute race is in Gr.4 machinery, on hard tyres with meagre fuel usage, so pitstop strategy may not be too key. No, instead, it will be finding a car that’s quick around the oval section, but stable enough to manage the tricky opening sector.
Recommended car: Nissan GT-R Gr.4 (Brand Central, 350,000 Credits or free rental)
Lap Time Challenge
The current Lap Time Challenge is a lengthy one. Using the road-going Honda NSX Type R ’02 paired with the Nürburgring Nordschleife, it’s nearly seven minutes per attempt.
However, if your time is within the top three per cent of logged efforts, 2,000,000 credits will be yours.
If you just rent the NSX, you’ll find yourself a good 10 seconds off the pace. To be in with a chance of earning some credits, you must own the NSX, 500,000 credits from Brand Central, and then tune it.
It comes with 290bhp out of the box and weighs 1,270kgs, but you can reduce that weight to 1,050kgs and bump the power up to 345bhp via parts in the Tuning Shop. Then, don’t forget to visit GT Auto to add aero appendages such as a wing and a diffuser, plus a roll cage, as these all add performance.
A new Lap Time Challenge will become available on the 5th January 2023 at 7 am GMT.
Race A
Race Information
Car: Alfa Romeo Guilia GTAm ’20
Track: Sardegna – Road Track – B
Laps: Four
No. Of Cars: 12
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Specified Car: Alfa Romeo Guilia GTAm ’20
Useable Tyre and Types: Sports Hard
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Low-speed (L)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
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.3
Track: Autodrome Lago Maggiore – Centre Reverse
Laps: Eight
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing Medium, Intermediate, Wet
Categories: Gr.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
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
Race C
Race Information
Car: Gr.4
Laps: 10
Track: Daytona Road Course
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 2x
Tyre Wear: 3x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing: Hard, Soft, Intermediate, Wet
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
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
LAP TIME CHALLENGE
Race Information
Car: Honda NSX Type R ’02
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife
Entry Period: 22nd December 2022-5th Janaury 2023
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Sports Soft
Power: 245 BHP or less
Weight: At least 1,050 kg
Aspiration: NA (Naturally Aspirated)
Nitrous: Prohibited
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
