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Great racing last night everyone. Only time for 2 races, which was outlined tbh, but I know sometimes people hope for an extra race or two if possible. I think in future weeks, as the newer people keep coming on and get used to the racing, alongside buying more cars, we can have slightly less Practice time moving forward. Race 1 - Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya After practice looking likely that @Greboth would take this at a stroll as no one could get under 1.48 or any consistency so he had a 2 seconds advantage...and Qualifying proved that right as @JBR-Kiwi unfortunately got kicked for some reason mid-way through it. I ended up struggling to get a good lap in until the final chance, beating @Mikepjbell by 0.002 even with a small penalty picked up on my last flying lap. Paul @slamminbones and Matty @Misneach_ had some cracking laps and had started to shine through after working really hard over the last few weeks to improve their times and consistency. New to the fold, Rich @tronic44 and Cal @TheMuggySpud came a very respectable 8th and 9th out of 11 racers - our largest number to date. Unfortunately, Matty couldn't keep the consistency up by spinning out later in the 4 lap race and ended up 9th. I kept with Greebs for a few corners but the gap grew enough to be out of slipstream even though it never wasn't a huge gap (+7.67s at the end). Mike performed well considering he said something about hating this track 🤣 as his lap times were very quick and was on my tail for the most part whilst keeping @phil bottle at bay on the first lap - he unexpectedly dropped down to 8th overall after struggling to keep the car on track. Tom's @LordBaguette night went far better than he had probably first thought after gaining a few places to just finish behind Paul in 5th. Paul's consistency was great to see, especially after trying so hard to learn the tracks and cars from the back of the grid last few Tuesdays. Cal couldn't keep up his great start after a valiant effort however Rich did manage a great 7th place only just behind Harold @Spacedeck that had to work really hard on an unforgiving track starting 10th on the grid. Race 2 - Dragon Tail - Gardens Gr.2 cars really make for erratic racing and all over the shop results don't they?🤣 One of Mike's favourite tracks and cars (Honda NSX) didn't pan out exactly how he wanted as he started 3rd on Qualifying but took an early lead in the 12 lap race. Tom was showing some amazing speed, Qualifying 5th and then taking 3rd place in the race for the early laps. Unfortunately hit the outside barrier on the fast first corner and that was enough for him to take an early bath; shame as how the race panned out i'm pretty sure he would've secured that spot later on after pit stops. Kiwi also struggled like mad, partly because of knocks early on but he was struggling with the car in most places dipping up and down the order which then saw him follow Tom to the bathroom. Greebs had to work a little harder for his win this time round, only re-taking the lead half way through the race. Mike couldn't hold on and after Phil's slow start dropping back a few places from 4th, he managed to sneak up into 2nd, past myself Matty and Mike in the second part of the race. Matty had a dream race where his lap times finally came hot and made minimal mistakes. Even when did make one near the end, it didn't matter because Mike and myself were making too many through the final stages. I always struggled on this track to keep lap times quick so a quick 2 pit stops in multiple laps to get the Hard tyre out of the way and back on Medium felt better so i could have more grip. I gained over 13 seconds on Matty and Mike up until the final few corners where Mike spun allowing me to pass, yet for me to squander it down the drain and spin just behind him. Paul (6th) and Harold (7th) struggled to hold the car on the track in most places but understandable as we don't do many Gr.2 races and it felt like a very hard race to keep the cars on the track at all times. Great racing, super improvements made by all and great to see 2 new faces again. Hopefully more of the same and we get more than 11 on the track next Tuesday! GGFG @TheMuggySpud @phil bottle @Greboth @GazzaGarratt @JBR-Kiwi @Spacedeck @LordBaguette @Mikepjbell @slamminbones @tronic44 @Misneach_ EDIT: Nice little of Mike getting magnetised to Phil once again....

This game is both a blessing and a curse. If you enter this with any other thought than having a Love/Hate relationship with GT Sport you'll end up like @LordBaguette Ceeb's (CBA TOM). Honestly love getting on with you lot Tuesday evenings for race days. The wife has not been pleased as our time difference puts me directly in the cross hairs of the end of the workday, time to pickup our son, and get dinner on the table. Alas she has given in as long as I'm off by 5:30 (Half 10 for you lot). It must be said that you can have phenomenal times and make one mistake and it be a misfortune. Its great to see that we are all improving week to week which makes any errors spotlights in our group. I don't think picking up the wheel gave me as much of an advantage as I had hoped. Its more of not only practicing the course but trying to practice clean racing. I know I can speak for myself that I'm improving in that regard. staying behind other instead of risking a pass and doing us both in. I don't know how long this all can last but I hope we keep it up. I cannot promise @Greboth that I will be a contender any time soon but @Mikepjbell and @GazzaGarratt are on your tail. I've got to give it to @slamminbones for his improvement over the weeks. We are typically neck and neck with some races but he blew me away on race one this week. As for @phil bottle I saw someone comment in the livestream that you were hacking.....must be true it was on the internets.... as it was the only way you passed me with such amazing speed. LOL GGFG Sincerely yours, No! Not Matt, Not Matt!

I'm gonna put the full, 100% blame on my car 😂

Race 1 - Catalunya Gr.3 I don't dislike this track as much as some though since they added the chicane in the last sector it is very mickey mouse. I wish more games would give the option of running the Moto GP layout which does (did?) run the older double right handers rather than the chicane. A pretty quiet race night for me all told, qualifying started off badly with a penalty on my first flying lap meaning I was about a second off my pace. Lap 2 of qualifying saw me get a good lap in, a few tenths off my PB but good enough pole which was going to be important as Phil had said it was to be a rolling start. Lee had me worried at the start though he gained 1.5-2 tenths down the straight as I think the Peugeot is fast in a straight line but a tow helped but thankfully Lee didn't go full Mike. I knew my laps were faster than Lee so it then was a case of keeping it clean to avoid any offs or a penalty. Race 2 - Dragon Trail Seaside Gr2 Again contrary to some, I don't particularly like this track, to be quick means taking specific lines which get even slightly wrong means a spin or the wall. Still, a few laps of practice saw me get the fastest time which carried over in to qualifying. This race featured tyre wear which I'd done no practice on but thankfully it was only mediums and hard so was going to be a case of run mediums until they're dead then hards to the end. Qualifying came and similar to practice, I got pole by just over 2 seconds so stupid me though easy win....until the race start. Unlike Catalunya this was a standing start which I messed up royally and bogged down losing a few places and in the pack going through the chicane lost a couple more putting me down in 5th or 6th by the end of the first sector of lap 1. Still I knew my laps were faster and 13 laps would be enough to make that up if I didn't hang around so I went straight on the offensive. I got back up to 4th by the line and right on the tail of Kiwi in third while Mike was trying to make a break in the lead and Lee holding second and claiming he was going to do all he could to hold up Kiwi and myself. Then T1 of lap 2 came, my plan was to follow Kiwi through T1 and try an overtake at the chicane or following hairpin but Kiwi braked considerably more than I expected so a quick dive to the inside avoided heavy contact but still saw some door to door and Kiwi running a bit wide. At the same time Lee was stacking it in to the barriers to meaning up to second I went. At this point I think was 6 or 7 seconds behind Mike and I think it was lap 5 I sneaked passed and then held the lead until the end.

Sorry Phil

Awesome! Real actors used too. There's been so many memes about this original scene that it's great they finished with the real thing

Awesome write up, stats and videos! Having a great time atm guys! 🤘

Tony in that first clip: "Thanks for clearing that up Tom" Really tickled me 🤣🤣

Ha ha I forgot that 'other' Mike incident. Clearly I'm punch drunk at this point😆

I use Kudosprime to find Gran Turismo information and stats. I'll link the car stats and prices list below but you can also use the site to track your progress in the online daily races. Car List Gran Turismo Sport | kudosprime.com WWW.KUDOSPRIME.COM Car List Gran Turismo Sport | kudosprime.com Gran Turismo 6 cars list, interactive database: car...

Best part of race 2 was doing Matty on the tyres. He stayed out two extra laps after I'd pitted, possibly one lap too long on the worn mediums. It was close though, just as he had left pits, myself and Mike the Marauder sailed by. We had been a couple of seconds behind him the previous lap. Mike then bottled it and had a date with Barry R.....so end of race I came in second, albeit around 30 seconds after Greboth's first place. Also had a nice battle early on with Kiwi but he disappeared into the shadow realm. Race 1, I was predictably in the sand trying to avoid Mike who had unpredictably braked a second time at Turn 11. To be fair, me telling him I was right behind him seconds before may have had an influence on that. But I spun twice in the race without any help from anyone so let's avoid Catalunya for a while😅

..playing a recorder as a controller🤣

Also Traction control (TCS) can be changed while driving. New drivers should start with this at 2. Turn off driving assists and keep ABS as Default.

Made by Machine Games of the Wolfenstein series Interesting!

After Lee suggested having FG skins for our racing cars, Mike asked for the FG logo. As there’s no way to share in game you’ll need to upload it yourself Logo's currently made; I've also made 2 website decals, one lowercase and one all caps. Download; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nb4yntiqnvmba97/AAA0q7UuMdnadYsdEDpnPkW6a?dl=0 If you need any other logos / versions of the FG logo let me know. I’ll keep the dropbox updated so it can act as a logo pack for us all. You need to go to the gt sport website to upload. Specific instructions on how to upload to follow shortly.

Anyone can add to this but here's a few things for new players to take note. First some tips, them some etiquette. Tips Cars cost money. Money is gained by driving. Simple. In Campaign you can choose between GT League, Driving School, Mission Challenge, Circuit Experience. I'd do Circuit Experience first as it provides money. Mission Challenge and Driving School will give you free cars after various stages. Every day you play the game, you will be given a free car, so long as you drive a minimum 26 miles. Etiquette There's a quick tutorial in the Sport section. It's a requirement before you're allowed to race online. FG Etiquette Don't be a cunt. That's all. Ok... If you bump an opponent unfairly and it costs them time, ideally you should slow down and wait for them. Try not to dive bomb unless you are abreast or close enough to make it legit, then you are within your rights to try a pass. Try your best not to ruin anyone's race. We play tough but fair, its not GTA, even if your name is Mike.😁

Talking to our raid group seems there's a few people not completed Last Wish, which is incidentally Charlie's favourite raid. So i just wondered if there was enough interest for us to set a Last Wish raid up - would probably want to do it on a Sunday afternoon as its quite a long raid so we might need some time on it, but just let me know below if you'd be up for it.

League of Legends Cinematics are always awesome. I'd love to see a full-length movie or series come out.

@Misneach_ done, added the infinity logo separate and with a black outline. I've also added your name with the red T's with your name over 2 lines or all on one line with black and white text so take your pick.

Greebs could you do one with the figure 8 FG logo

I'd be up for it! Seems like a classic Raid...the only part of it I've experienced is grabbing the chests and farming the Shuro-Chi encounter for weapon catalyst kills lol. Would love to see what it's all about.

I need to come back one day and watch the 2 hour long one you posted Tommy @BO7H B4RRELS this was is bloody brilliant!

I think its a great idea to focus a little more on Last Wish over the coming weekends ahead @Baabcat . Thanks Clive for offering some support as it would be good to get as much for everyone as possible. Its definately a full on raid and enjoyable too so maybe we get a number of timings up across the next 3-4 weeks perhaps? This will allow for a number of people to try it as well as Clive can help look ahead to support and ask others that help FG out on a regular basis if we end up in urgent need of 1 or 2 more as we get there. I also just want to get the remaining 1 or 2 eggs I need from it to get the Cursebreaker seal! 😄 but this is secondary to just getting more poeple completing it and used to it.

I'd be very excited but for one word. Ubisoft. Will be Valhalla with a new skin, and a few people will be sexually abused during production, going by their recent form 😅

Still need my 1k so why not

Last wish is awesome. We’ve been doing it daily as it’s actually a raid and not a strike. I can’t help you guys with it but if I’m about when you run it I can help with the Vault call outs if needed as that’s what people struggle with. No doubt though Charlie has you guys covered tho but the offer can be there if needed.

Yes. Please. Absolutely. Really really want to go through it at least once!

WW2 and IW were a hell of a lot worse. I can't decide which is out of those 2 was the shittest TBH. To me MW and CW are basically the same game just set in different eras. Except CW has Ninja and no doors. And slightly better maps.

Quality write up - I actually really enjoyed playing RB, it's a good mix of defensive satisfaction and contributing to the attack too 😎

I love it up there, I missed out on going back last September. The one scene I always regret not stopping for was one early sunny morning winding down the edge of loch awe no wind so the loch was like a mirror, stunning.

I totally agree with everything you said, however MW last year wasn't any better it terms of quantity. There was even less base 6v6 maps at launch. Some of those maps were Picadilly and Azhir Cave which make Miami and Cartel seem like good maps in comparison. In MW fair enough they created Shoothouse, but the other 3 Season 1 maps included. COD4 Crash, Vacant and Shipment. Season 2 Rust and 2 new maps of Khandoor Hideout ok and Atlas Superstore which was pretty dogshit and no doubt part of the already in progress Warzone map soon to be released. Season 3 was a smaller version of Aniyah palace, Hovec Sawmill (New) and Hardhat MW3 and COD4 Taslik Backlot. Season 4 Cheshire Park and Scrapyard from MW2. Season 5 Petrov Oilrig and Suldal harbor. Both forgettable maps and boring to play. Season 6 Was Tank Factory map which played pretty awful and Broadcast another COD4 Bailout. Now I think IW recycled more in MW than BO4 and Coldwar combined. And also like I said all these smaller maps like Vacant,Scrapyard etc were all part of the Warzone map anyway and part of the files. To top it off aside from the 6v6 Launch maps on MW aside from Azhir and Picadilly we had treats like St Petrograd and Ramazaa. Then Gun Runner and Hackney Yard as the remaining 2. The 10v10 maps of Aklov Peak and Euphrates Bridge were hardly a joy either. But I do agree BO4 was heavily recycled. IW are just as bad as Treyarch in recent times IMO.

I forgot about Tom and his epic knowledge of Venezuelan cities. 🤣🤣🤣

Dude this is a quality write up! Ive honestly loved playing recently, cheers for making me get it haha Also when the hell did I get man of the match? 😂

We stopped the rot!! We stopped the rot!! Well, after we took a few more beatings still 🤣 We had 11 turn up across the night which was an incredible turnout and welcomed Connor (ThyCrunch) to the fold as the newcomer this week who settled in well linking up play early doors. We were teetering low down in Division 4 to start off and unfortunately, like an old Olivier Giroud, we took a little while to get into the night (you could say as per usual!) which made it even harder to get some momentum going. The Rodman @Lurch and Kanye @jordie1892 show was getting into first gear by the 3rd game but our luck eventually ran out early, even though defense performances with blocks and crucial tackles were flying in. A few unfortunate deflections seemed to always end up in front of their forward to slot home against the run of play. Although, Red Cards from hacker-go-lucky James @Lurch and through a last ditch attempt to stop a penalty from Club Tropicana @GazzaGarratt, certainly didn't help the cause. You could easily be deflated after our third relegation on the bounce but we were playing some good football, especially with people trying other positions and having more of us trying out defensive partnerships. @Macca89 turned up to play a few games and connect with Torpedo Tony @TonyAE86 to make a strong pairing and with Daninho @Dan94 playing an absolute blinder all night at Right Back, our fortunes started to turn. An always positive Gary Goals @LordBaguette started to fire off a few bangers when he eventually found his Zen moment and with Dan doing a stellar job at the back alongside feisty Mulletov @G_dub52 the W's started coming in. The most positive display from the night was the array of passing that went throughout the team, there were moments we surpassed Barcelona's standards and nearly finished a few amazing plays with a goal whereby everyone touched the ball, apart from James 😄. Having said that, the stats don't lie. Rodman was on fire. He's the best 3p we spent on an FG signing as his height was dominating corners with his trademark headers, and his right foot was belting some in the top stanch for FGFC. Bouncebackability was the word of the night where we quickly saw Gibroni Tony turn into Torpedo Tony in a matter of minutes. Firstly doing his trademark bullet soaring into the sky when 1-on-1 but then redeeming himself by latching on to a stray ball in the box to bury hit home, much to the delight of his fellow players. Connor also saw a 1-on-1 shot hit the post like Waddle in Extra Time vs West Germany at 1990 but then followed it up with a late epic run into the box and score with a cool finish. Last few games got us in firmly in the groove with a cracking curled finish from Gin Tronic @tronic44 and a bullet header by Roberto Barlos @Findmartin . The goals and assists flurried home (2.4 goals per game) with only 1 game ending up with no FG goals. Ending with 50% Wins was a great comeback from last week and leaves us knowing next session we're on we'll be back in Division 4 with another trophy in the bank! GGFG! @Macca89 @LordBaguette @Dan94 @G_dub52 @Lurch @jordie1892 @tronic44 @TonyAE86 @Findmartin @ThyCrunch @GazzaGarratt

I'm actually getting sick of Treyarch - do they not realise how uninspiring and pathetic it is to keep releasing the same old content for every new game? They talk as if it's the second coming of christ when Summit returns once again but this would only be welcoming if we had about 5 new maps to back it up with. This should be the case with any old content they draft back into their newest product. Literally Cold War content is just gonna be a few new weapons (mostly for Warzone fodder) a new old map and that's it practically for post-launch support - even lamer than Black Ops 4 shambolic showing. I just find this approach insulting and completely unforgivable but it's become the norm with Treyarch. Not sure how they've gotten away with it really.

I think I’ve tried all the VR headsets apart from the PSVR, the Index wins hands down for me. It’s not just resolution, the fit and feel is a lot nicer. Also the controllers are the dogs ballz.

Nice work on getting the first week done with so much fitness in it 👊 Used to love a HIT session, shame its effin freezing outside or i'd be trying to make one up in the back garden.

Oh yeah, aim to buy at least one car from each class, preferably Gr.3, Gr.4 and Gr.2 initially.

Someone put this together...