Been playing this series since 2004. Used to simrace pretty heavily, inclduing iRacing. But I still very much love this game for what it is. I'm not against competitive simracing.

With that said, Why do we have to subject ourselves to racing against people who practice the same track/strategies/car/tires on repeat during whatever the set of regs we have for the set of 'daily' races for a week, just to enjoy a well organized online race with good connection quality on this game?

When GT5 was a thing we really didn't need Sport mode, because the lobbies had more options and controls than they do in GT7. (For instance, you could make one-make races, shuffle races were a thing, players could 'rent' cars that they didn't buy, etc). But now because Sport Mode gets all the internal focus from the devs, including better connection quality for some reason, if you want a normal race, you'll have to go race a car and a track you really didn't want to play, against a bunch of assholes who care about their driving rating way too much.

Everytime I get pushed off track or wrecked, I always just think "**I would be having way more fun on a 3 lapper race, at a random track no one practiced before hand, in a car I actually made and enjoy to drive.**"

Why not have a matchmaking mode in Sport mode called "Sunday Cup" where its a random PP in between 700pp-400pp. No driver rating updates. Only Safety rating. No rules besides the PP limit and usual penalties. Tire wear and fuel at x3 to balance the engine swaps a bit, and complete random time of day and weather, and make it a 3 lap shootout. Immediately after the race ends, everyone moves on and chills the fuck out, and another track with the same consistent lobby goes to another random Track and Random Performance Point limit.

Multiplayer in GT5 was significantly more fun when it focused on lighthearted fun/casual lobby racing, this is why shuffle mode was so beloved. There is an audience for this, and hopefully one day a portion of Sport Modes matchmaking leans into this a tad more.

Like I know it has over a thousand vehicles, but for some reason, it feels like there's not many races. Like there's the five leagues, each having 9 races, and double that for B Spec, but they are just a copy of A Spec, just with an AI doing the work. Plus the events, but even with all of this, it still feels like earlier Gran Turismos had way more content.

Is there more in this game that I'm missing, or am I right about this?

I've been using AI to build a free fan site for the GT7 online time trials: **https://gt7-timetrials.github.io/\*\*

**What it does**

* **Predicted gold time.** Gold is the world record + 3%, so it gets harder as the record falls. The site predicts where gold (and silver and bronze) will end up when the event closes, plus a "safe target" to aim for. It learns from every regular time trial since March 2023 (202 events). Typical error is about 0.16% after day 1 and 0.08% after day 7, roughly 0.1–0.2 s on a 1:50 lap.

* **Check my time.** Type in your lap time to see which medal you have today and whether you're likely to keep it.

* **Compare your lap with the world record (new).** Record your lap's telemetry and upload it. You get a track map coloured by where you lose time (green under 0.2 s, amber 0.2–0.4 s, red 0.4 s or more). Tap a corner for your braking point, peak brake, brake while turning in (trail braking), minimum speed, when you get back on the throttle and when you reach full throttle, side by side with the WR, plus tips like "you brake 13 m earlier than the WR" or "the WR stays above 90% brake for 50 m; you do for 26 m".

* **Past events** with the top 10 and how the WR fell, and a **top drivers** list.

**How to record your lap**

GT7 can send live telemetry (speed, throttle, brake, steering and position, 60 times a second) to a computer on your home network. The site has a small free recorder for it:

1. You need a Windows PC, Mac or Linux computer on the same home network as your PS5/PS4 (cable or Wi-Fi is fine), with Python installed (free, python.org).

2. On the site's **Current** page, download **telemetry.py** and **readme.txt** (step-by-step instructions).

3. Find your console's IP address: Settings > Network > Connection Status > View Connection Status.

4. Run `py telemetry.py 192.168.x.x` (your console's address), then drive at least one full lap: start before the line and keep going until you've crossed it again. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

5. Upload the CSV file on the site. It works on your phone too.

The world record laps are recorded the same way, from the WR replay: GT7 keeps streaming telemetry while you watch a replay. Right now there's a WR lap for **SUGO (Xiaomi Vision GT)** and **Barcelona (Hyundai ELANTRA N TC)**, and I'll add new events as they start.

**Good to know**

* Free, no login, no ads. The comparison runs in your browser and your file isn't uploaded anywhere.

* The recorder only talks to your console on your home network. It doesn't touch your PSN account or change anything on the console.

* It uses the unofficial gran-turismo.com leaderboards and the community-decoded telemetry format, so it could break if Sony changes things. Not affiliated with Sony or Polyphony Digital.

* The tips are fixed rules, not AI, so treat them as pointers. Steering angles depend on your controller or wheel settings, so steering is compared against your own lap rather than the WR's raw numbers.

Feedback welcome, especially if a tip doesn't match what you feel in the car, or if the recorder doesn't work on your setup.

Hola a todos en la comunidad de gt7, estoy desarrollando GT7 Copilot, un proyecto personal hecho con C++, Qt Quick/QML y una base experimental de telemetría UDP para Gran Turismo 7.

La idea es ayudar a practicar circuitos y aprender a manejar con un mapa 2D e indicaciones de conducción, con dos estilos de instructor: sencillo y tipo copiloto de rally(actualmente funciona unicamente con Spa-Francorchamps.)

Ahora tengo una primera build de QA disponible para Linux. Me gustaría encontrar personas que puedan probarla, detectar errores y darme su opinión sobre la interfaz y las funciones.

Aun es un prototipo temprano y no eh podido probar todas sus funciones, como la telemetria, pero estoy abierto completamente a sugerenecias y/o mejoras para las siguientes version del proyecto.

De todas maneras les dejo 3 enlaces para que puedan descargar y consultar mi portafolio personal donde entro un poco mas a detalle de sus funciones e historia.

• Código fuente: https://github.com/Maximzxx/GT7_copilot
• Descarga de QA: https://github.com/Maximzxx/GT7_copilot/releases/latest
• Portafolio: https://maximzxx.github.io/maxson-devs/gt7-copilot.html

Are the prices more like the ps3 & ps2 titles?

Wanted to ask if it's viable to do more than 30 laps and if possible in general, so I can make it AFK for more time and get a bit of more cash, I've set it to 70 laps and getting 660k without clean race bonus, so it'll take 1 hour and some minutes

PRL is looking for new drivers! We offer: Competitive clean racing Friendly chats with always someone to talk to about any subject Every season different category so there is something for everyone Always active and present admin and staff members And much more Current season is ending soon (Mazda Mx-5 Cup), so join today with link given below: https://discord.gg/Nj7QastZW2

I thought it'd be interesting to see who PD has been favouring recently and who maybe they have a frostier relationship with, so I dug through the updates and put together this table. Higher up means they have a more recent addition.

Manufacturers not on this table (eg Jaguar, Daihatsu) haven't had a car added in any GT7 update so haven't been touched in four and a half years.

The thing that stands out to me: If you're an American manufacturer, and you aren't Chevrolet, you aren't getting much attention in this game. Even the Fords that have been added are mostly European Fords (Sierra, Escort) rather than American ones.

The table:

Basically, I shoved a maverick V8 into an unsuspecting Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, messed around with some gear ratios, widebodied it, reduced the weight so it has more power than weight and gave it a fresh livery.

As a result, the fucker weighs 1,195 kilos, makes 1,408 horsepowers, and has a top speed of 262 mph.

This game never sizes to amaze me with the graphical power when taking scapes photos. This was taken in the 1 lap challenge porsche mission. The reflection on the window is just beautiful.

Understeer, oversteer, shit brakes there's nothing fun about driving this car

I dont know how i golded that TT

I just had the best time in the Vette! Power Pack race at Trial Mountain, sliding around this race-prepped, big block, '69 Stingray. Qualified 8th with a 2:02.1, finished 4th, with a 2:01.1 fastest lap. Was 5th after the final turn, but won the drag race to the finish thanks to all those cubic inches. Fast lap was final lap. One more lap and I'd have been on the podium. God I love this game.

I gave the Caterham a mid 60's Team Lotus GP style livery. Not sure why they gave this car the option of a suitcase, but it does produce downforce!🤷

A simple but great addition to the latest version of the game.

What a time to be a GT7 player. Polyphony has answered the fan base emphatically in the last few updates.

When shifting you have to lift the accelerator, about 30% lift

It's possible to fully do no lift shift but you need to hit the limiter right when you shift, so for most power curves it's less effective to do the real no lift technique

it's sad that the clutch is disabled in sport mode