Gran Turismo 7: Polyphony Weren't Messing About

One of the best races Polyphony have delivered in Gran Turismo 7: a 5 lap thriller around the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in changing and difficult conditions.
This is the first race of the new exhibition manufacturers cup.
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[@BoxCarRacer-notthebandsorry]

The bug I hate the most is when it's night time and your opponents' headlights don't illuminate the track. Their car makes a hole where your headlights cast a shadow and you can't see anything. The closer you are to them, the less you see.

[@emzed33]

yeah thats the only thing that sucks all of the immersion out of the game, its such a noticeable and jarring effect

[@LOLHICRONO]

2024, the technology just isnt there yet /s

[@meeds7473]

It's been in GT for a while as well (it was in Sport too, not sure about 5 or 6, though I did play 5)

[@valeriypupkin]

Its even hard to watch to that, it pissing me off when I noticed that

[@mrskibum885]

the bug does seem crazy. you can see at 7:55 when both cars are overtaking the shadow created even covers up the lead cars tail lights which makes zero sense

[@GranTurismoRaceReplays]

The skill set required for this race, was so much more than just being a fast driver and treating the race like a glorified time trial. The intense focus from Lap 3 began with the pit exit, which was like watching lemmings falling off a cliff, for those who were too aggressive with their throttle. I'd say this is the best race PD has ever done. It was the perfect use of all the elements the game has to offer, executed perfectly over 5 laps. I managed a P2 after moving up 3 positions from the top of Dottinger to the finish line. The way I was screaming with joy, you'd have thought I won. 256 pts for all my stress. Great video Steve and well done!

[@Super_GT]

100% agree. A race that clearly had some thought put into it and one that was properly difficult in more ways than one.

[@gseric4721]

Opposite with me. Qualified 2nd. Finished 7th. I lose focus for literally 1 tenth of a second upon exiting The Carousel. Bit too much of the inside, I'm into the barrier. Race ruined. Great result, man. I wish I could have somehow caught the spin, but focus was key in this race.

[@angelmeza6216]

You did win bro… you did win

[@Andino.]

Since lap 1 was "intense focus".... Lap 3 the track had already tons of grip...

[@billythenarwhal1579]

I can't even do nurb in regular conditions yet.

[@koenigsaad]

as a science nerd myself i was delighted to hear steve relaying that cool fact at 22:16

[@scottd7222]

Except it doesnt go behind it, it goes into it

[@fredV35]

a cool 35 seconds of digression, for our greatest pleasure

[@cortinamk1598]

So you haven't heard midnight sun or polar night?

[@jorelc6]

it's entertaining and educational. I wasn't aware of it happening each and every day. TIL

[@fredV35]

I've heard that Barry R is quite popular, though

[@pinkiepromise666]

I love that you are mixing the race replays in with the live recordings again, it's so cinematic and refreshing. 😊

[@Thehulksterbeast]

its like watching it on TV

[@internetcarson]

it's what I was expecting from the movie

[@WalecznyChasyd]

Glowing brake discs at 21:40 so so cool!

[@himagainstill]

I suspect the track drying thing isn't so much a bug but a side effect of time compression combined with the extreme length of the circuit. IRL wet tyres will throw water aside, but they're trying to compress the equivalent of several hours racing into 40 minutes, so if you're heading out in quali several minutes behind the rest of the pack, you're getting the equivalent of going out at the end of an hour-long session after several laps of everyone else clearing away the water.

[@nuckels188]

That time compression thing completely ruins the entire rain mechanic and makes me avoid rainy events altogether. An incomprehensibly unrealistic quantity of water can and often does accumulate in the span of one lap (on a smaller track). You feel like a Ferrari strategist most of the time even though it literally wasn't possible to make a correct decision because of time compression

[@Hossdelux]

That makes alot of sense

[@GhostDogGD]

Hi, I'm the French player ( GDdesign ), very nice race on your part. I couldn't fight because I was riding with damage throughout the race. But our little duel was fun. See you soon on the track @Super GT

[@neusjmneus8553]

U played well bro

[@Mpower818]

amazing racing,also i love your liveries on gt7

[@GhostDogGD]

@@Mpower818 really thank you dude ♥💪

[@GhostDogGD]

@@neusjmneus8553 thanks,but i drive with front damage ,so overtake is hard ,but nice battle with @Super GT

[@lyricaljaffacakes2946]

proper good racer you are mate!

[@real_Zuramaru]

Variable weather, variable time of day, pit strategy... It's pretty much GT7 at its peak. Good races, Steve!

[@hsanrb]

Lets not beat around the bush, this is FIXED weather with dynamic conditions. When every split has the same weather, calling it variable or dynamic is anything but generous.

[@rocai1171]

Great drive

[@AntiBellum]

It’s a damn shame you can’t have a race like this with a few friends and the rest of the grid is AI drivers

[@wesleygama968]

Lol Kean the GOAT

[@buttoxbrown]

​@@hsanrbstill better than Forza Motorsport

[@noelpardo8545]

The races with rain are just 10 times better, I don't know why they don't put rain in daily races

[@GoatedAtNFS]

for some casual racers to race in the dry

[@icey2203]

@@GoatedAtNFSthere’s 3 daily races that’s a non issue

[@Legend57.]

No one likes racing in the wet... Given the opportunity 99.999% will choose to race in dry conditions both ingame and irl.

[@Fonziggy]

You know why they don’t

[@Legend57.]

@@Fonziggy let me guess...skill issue?

[@marianorodriguez9257]

The track at back drying up kind of makes sense. The wet and inter tyres will have thrown a lot of water so there is less on the track for the next car. I wonder if this happens in real life...

[@Super_GT]

It makes sense and does happen in real life but not to the extent to which it happens in the game.

[@chickenheart3612]

The game exasperates the effect because of the time speed multiplier making each driver move as much water out of the racing line as multiple laps. example: if the time flows 2x as fast, 1 lap will move 2x as much water out of the racing line Presumably the time speed multiplier is in the double digits so being 18th means you get 170 laps of driving before you The only other possibility is that the water moved is multiplied by the tire wear multiplier It's grounds for some experimenting tbh

[@bduddy55555]

@@chickenheart3612 I agree, I think the effect is intentional but the way that all of the weather effects are "accelerated" makes it way more apparent from the front to the back of the field.

[@chickenheart3612]

​@@bduddy55555i think it could be fixed by making the effect apply slowly across a number of seconds, like, 45? So that the 10 laps of water are displaced slowly across 45 seconds of actual lap time, as opposed to seemingly instantaneously

[@mad_max21]

@@chickenheart3612 Exaggerates. Exasperates is when you annoy the effect. Which doesn't make sense.

[@Aiden-Hi]

That Genesis driver was incredible

[@assanitor04]

Agree. I feel like if Steve would have given him 1 bump draft at the beginning of the final straight he might have been able to get the momentum to sail past.

[@themourningafter2818]

That would’ve been 100IQ play

[@Audi_A_C_]

@@themourningafter2818100IQ is just average haha

[@dwnxx4974]

I love how he doesn't realize he's racing one of the best livery designers in the game

[@GhostDogGD]

❤

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

It's cause the only designers being promoted are either Japanese or replica creators

[@davegreen6022]

As (possibly) your oldest fan at 70. I think that was one of the best races I've ever watched. Well done mate. Great stuff, Steve!

[@lesego9297]

The 'bug' we literally saw it in real life at the British grand prix last year (2023) quali and it was that intense,look at what happened to checo

[@colofduty3836]

I don't race GT but those were my thoughts too, somewhat realistic. of course there will always be flaws in how sim physics represent real physics, but it makes a lot of sense if 30 drivers head down the racing line before you it will be somewhat drier for you than the guy in first.

[@SHIZURAKU]

The drag race at the end was really awesome moment

[@gdoumit]

These longer races are by far my favorite GT content on this channel. I'm a huge fan of endurance racing so this is right up my alley. Great stuff. PD nailed this race. Mixed conditions and changing light. Fantastic.

[@ramon9386]

I myself love these also, for instance a 10 lap race that takes 20+ min and only to win or lose by a second. I've lost so many races on the last couple corners, where normally that would be upsetting. But with this game it allows me to play again, which I enjoy.

[@BBROPHOTO]

26:04 - completely irrelevant to the racing, but I'm an astronomer / astrophotographer and it's absolutely incredible to see that the night sky is actually exactly how it looks in real life. The constellations are right and they're in the correct orientation and relative position to each other! That's sooo cool :D Right above the lap timer is Pleaides and below it in a > shape is Taurus. You can actually see this in the night sky atm!

[@Celatra]

I noticed the accuracy of the sky too

[@volkhergoetz]

That was amazing! Hopefully polyphony presents more races like this

[@A54AroundSA]

As a South African, Kean, we thank you for representing us by winning that race😂😂🙏🇿🇦

[@liamjacquire2615]

Same bro 😂🇿🇦

[@XXVIIx27]

Kean a goat 🐐 😂

[@DJLolajideBT]

Kean a legend ❤❤

[@MaddoxPZY]

I was rooting for him from the start 😂👏🏾🇿🇦

[@A54AroundSA]

@@XXVIIx27 frr😂😂

[@releasethecars6994]

Steve I have been watching you since 2018 and have watched the majority of your videos since then I don't usually comment but this episode really had me hooked for the entire 36 minutes. Your commentary, along with your amazing driving as well as including clips from the replay was just a masterpiece. Thank you for producing such quality content!

[@bonifacelukosi9580]

It's moments like this that remind me why I put myself through the pain of studying mechanical engineering to become a race engineer. My heart was pounding in the last third of the video. Truly one for the ages. Keep it up!

[@ryanbrownn8388]

Im study mechanical engineering right now to go into the same field! Shits hard but we both got this

[@bonifacelukosi9580]

@@ryanbrownn8388 We got one of the strongest passions fuelling our dreams. We got this.

[@gerrardwilson2547]

I moved from 15th to 4th. Patience was key, made a few errors, the main one being I qualified on the full wets, hence my start position. One of the best races I’ve done. Well done PD.

[@kameronkenney4007]

What a good battle you guys had! It is amazing to see things like this for GT. I really wish I could compete at the skill level of you!

[@skipjrracing]

They really knocked it out of the park with this track’s look, especially at night. Looks amazing.

[@ogkush09]

I always appreciate the track camera views, it adds a lot to the viewing experience 👏

[@sergiobarros6102]

What a race, Steve! What a race! The P1 was quick as hell! Epic battle.

[@BenOmarIII]

What an epic race! I watched every second of it....

[@telmo2430]

The small lift you did on last turn before last long straight was the key mate... If you were more 0.2 behind him, your launch to the straight would be at full power in the middle of the corner already and slipstream would push you that little bit that you hadn't. But what a monumental race Steve 💙

[@mariodecarvalhovlog]

I really don't know what is more impressive, the gameplay or how he is able to narrate everything so perfectly!!! Always a great video!!

[@Makkaraman240]

I don't think it's really a bug, the cars infront just clear the water off the ground Love from Finland❤

[@Super_GT]

It's a bug in the sense that it's massively overpowered. In reality it doesn't make this much difference.

[@Makkaraman240]

@@Super_GT yeah i doubt i'd be right and you wrong😂

[@felipefreitas8711]

Since its raining the track should "regenerate" the wet condition slowly, that only makes sense if the rain stops (which seems the case of the conditions of this race)

[@N7RiZe]

More intense than most world finals. That was great!

[@ashtonjackfanny]

These graphics truly mutilate Forza

[@fifteen8850]

Yes and no

[@oppos727]

This entire style of racing does. I wish we had longer race formats and rain that 1) came with a forecast and 2) actually did something. It’s so weird how they chose to make rain look intense as can be, yet all it adds is like a blanket minor grip reduction multiplier.

[@Thehulksterbeast]

Ohhh yeah for sure they do

[@yamz1156]

You haven’t played any of the 2

[@andreasmoller9798]

Yes gt7 trumps fm 23 in terms of graphics

[@matthewcydylo9276]

Heart-pounding stuff! Great coverage, as always. I wish I had the skill to be competitive in these Cup races, they're consistently fantastic.

[@kovacsistvanhetfield]

The whole last race was so much fun to watch! The last lap was insanely intense and at the final straight around 35:17 I was completely lost... I was like "After 30 mins what the hell is going on?!".So well designed race for this track. I mean no other racing game gives moments like this. Well done Steve.

[@raz1250]

Great evening when Steve uploads a new vid!!

[@jonnowocky8179]

Brilliant driving and what a race. Love seeing lots of cinematic replay stuff spliced in, would be fun to get more angles (cockpit etc) although realise that ups the record/edit time - when it’s this quality it deserves it though

[@1980VINZ]

What a race, your level of driving is so high, the game showing its best guts, the adversaries keeping up so well, your face dead focused all along… What a PURE JOY. Incredible

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Steve, this is one of the best races I've ever seen man....well done!! I really think that it's not about "coming in 1st" as much as it is the experience...the purity of running this track. I feel the same about LeMans, it's about the driving...the machine, the moment. Really enjoy your commentary & passion. From a gearhead across the Pond.

[@02lucy666]

I'm not gonna lie... after seeing all these forza videos the past couple of weeks this looks like a treat! smooth clean racing across the board apart from a few single minor things, but a lot more calmer to watch than whatever the heck is going on with Forza...

[@sandalogaming6766]

I’ve seen a mixed bag of racing on Forza, some chaotic, but other races that are really really good (the latter almost always being the TCR class of cars, which I like watching)

[@02lucy666]

brother in christ. You have probably never heard of GTR, havent you? TOCA, Assetto Corsa. @@jadan8434 GT is by far not the worst racing game. Not even close. Forza is a lot worse. But hey, its on playstation so it must suck, right? am i right? Guys, I must be right because i post funny comments KEKW!!!!!!! -Jadan probably, thinking about semen, not knowing how to type EXAMINE properly.

[@02lucy666]

I guess there can be some good races on forza, but Forza lobbies are called Forza lobbies for a reason.. And for some reason, GT just looks easier on the eye, if that makes sense @@sandalogaming6766

[@Roguewrrior56]

​@@jadan8434special kind of stupid, aren't ya?

[@andreasmoller9798]

Gt7 is much better than fm 23 in my opinion

[@olivertunnah3987]

Feels like my race at the end. Pressuring a Genesis in my BMW waiting for the mistake. Coming out of it in P2 simply enjoying the race. This is what makes GT7.

[@kevinu6004]

That was monumental, such a great watch.... could tell you peaked too soon on the straights & knew he'd come back around. Love the commentary and merging the replays 🥲👏

[@gabrieldsfaria]

THIS IS GRAN TURISMO! Polyphony should really use this game capability and make more races like this! I was in the edge of my seat, clenching my butt and biting my nails throughout the whole race! Great driving, Steve!

[@herlegz6969]

The fantastic part is that the weather is it is quite dynamic. Multiple times running race quite different races. Put stops and an unfortunate tire choice can go from P1 to P10+. I made a gamble to stay on softs and the weather passed while in the pits and I won by over minutes as folks spent multiple laps on the worst tires and it lined up for me.

[@qurlyfry]

hey super gt, just wanted to say you've been a big inspiration for me this past month or so and i finally started racing in sport mode in GT7. i missed the first round of the manufacturer's cup but hoping to make a run here soon! i always enjoy watching your videos, and have learned so much just from watching how you race, so thank you o7

[@Slimgosa]

Utterly incredible race, wow. Kudos to you and Kean 🏁

[@wil_17]

What an intense and sensational race that was, amazing stuff!

[@SingularityEngine]

22:30 your dry pan sense of humor is always a joy to listen to. Great race!

[@jbisthedj]

It's a real joy to watch you race on this track, you are just ripping through those corners. Great racing and awesome video

[@ftfracing]

What an amazing race! Love the videos and the commentary! All the best in 2024, Steve!

[@Rescira]

Gutted to see that final dramatic battle on those final laps of the. 2nd race. Was incredible watching the skill involved. Amazing work amazing driving. All I can say is GG!

[@Xavier1320]

What an awesome video. Incredible racing!

[@clacky78]

Incredible finish, that was a really difficult race especially to avoid damage in those conditions. Any slight front end damage and it destroys you down the straight . Genesis driver did really well though even though the car had a tad more down the straight.

[@mrspine4405]

"Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you". Literally 😂

[@DAxBatres]

Had me glued to the screen at the end, fantastic race!!

[@pettykingtj]

26:50 he was trying to throw you off. 😂 whenever I’m in a night race I flash my lights just before a braking point and it always throws the person in front of me off because it’s such a distraction. It’s so devious

[@WES-GR4PES]

i like how in the last corner both you and Kean made the same error with traction twice both sliding on the exit, i was hoping you would remember for the final lap and take the lead but it did make for good entertainment.

[@kohlmannj]

Short(?) time, first time: incredible race, loved the commentary and use of the replay footage. Kudos!

[@Jack0fTrades]

Dude that battle isnt something you see too often in gt7, good shit man, that was the most entertaining gt7 video I have ever watched.

[@bananaisgood3743]

the shadow above the cars at night looks so weird.

[@fortworthsnake2724]

I just follow him into the slide haha. man that was an amazing final 2 laps. the drag on the final straight with the duel power slide for the finish. good driving buddy happy new year!

[@OPPSIJUSTKILLEDU]

I think the “bug” might be down to the time of day acceleration as it dries faster if the rate of time of day passes faster.

[@cpt_emerica_52]

What an amazing race! 👏🏼 best one so far and by far that I have seen from this channel in my opinion. Love the dynamics of the race and all the other variables that come into play. Woah! Amazing race! Kudos to all the racers involved I feel like Porsche could have wrecked you but they were disciplined. What a delight to watch😁👌🏼 if the back end wouldn’t have slipped out on the last lap in the last corner I think it would have been a drag race to the finish😅 unlucky!

[@sanderheijselaar5687]

You call it a bug, but I think it's a feature. Before the launch of GT7 there was a video from PD explaining this.

[@tristanviray2293]

Steve uploaded just now? 😄😄 HES RACING THE NURBURGRING? 😍

[@jonathanarmstrong1385]

Honestly just the kind of motivation I needed. Sometimes I feel like a two wheeled pancake. But I gotta remember as long as the V8 still revs the race ain’t over

[@ruds0n895]

I love your commentary, ever since I started watching your videos your narration stood out. I wish you the best, I believe you can do it. A legend in the making.

[@nickpri4961]

Good to see you again steve! Have a good year 🎉❤

[@JohnBurgundy66]

Great drive, Steve. You make it look like you have hundreds of laps experience on this circuit. 😉

[@kosmokaziracing]

Steve! I was hoping you’d remember that the Genesis tank-slapped on the final turn the lap before… and thus ease out of it yourself so you’d have the run to the checkered flag! 🏁 Great race. Wish I hadn’t missed it myself. Love the longer ones.

[@wyldanimal2]

Epic ! Best race I've seen you take part in...

[@SepehrDabiri]

What a skill ful and enjoyable driving , I loved it! Nice job mate ❤

[@SantiagoRodriguez-zi3gv]

What an amazing race. I wish there was this level of commentary in real races too

[@user-rx1gv1cz6d]

Dude is so focused in every vidoe he has to go back and do a voice over love it 🤣🤣🤣

[@syedrehanfida]

Awesome race. Need to see more dynamic weather races, especially in daily races.

[@FireHawk9463]

At 7:13 I couldn’t stop thinking of Eminem saying “two trailer park girls go round the outside”😂

[@kazperi7746]

Was nice to be in the same race in the first. And nice to see us in same manufacture. Got destroyed in first race. Went p11-p3 in half a lap and then got spun around. Ggs

[@MonizLory]

FANTASTIC RACE!!!!

[@BoxinSquare_]

Tremendous race, congratulations for your driving focus ..

[@snivesz32]

I sincerely applaud the respect demonstrated by all in that race, bravo gentleman.

[@magburner]

That grip bug is not a bug, it is a feature, that helps those at the back, to get back into the race. I used to exploit it on Daytona track in GT5. I remember spinning off on the back straight. Hopelessly in last place, but I got back onto the track, got into the zone, and managed to finish the race with a win.

[@Dave_H834]

Incredible stuff, Steve. Love it. Keep em comin. 🙏

[@noname-gp6hk]

Man I just found your channel and I could listen to you commentate motorsports for hours

[@celticsuave]

This was beautiful. That Genesis driver was legendary as well, great racing for sure!

[@OkiesIsJekeu]

I think this race would be more fun then playing and being first/second the entire time. You battled and battled and took a solid 4th. Good race sir o7

[@MiataBoiz]

22:25 front brakes are nice and toasty, love the color changing when breaking at night

[@Webzterr]

The drying track is not a bug, we see this in F1 quali every season. The rate of drying out aligns with the time multiplier for the race so may be quicker than real-time. I wouldn't have considered that a bug however. In the same way, tires burn out way quicker than real life, again, because of the wear rate multiplier. If you set both 1:1 then rates would be closer to real world but make for less dynamic short races

[@ABABYPUNCHINGTANGENT]

Dude, you're a crazy talented driver! fun to watch

[@fungalcarton871]

I love when the sunlight shines off the wet track

[@danielnunez298]

that was amazing, really got me chills!

[@sweet-lara]

This race was something special. That end though, i'm pretty sure that if it happened in real life, it would be an iconic moment marked in history. A pleasure to watch.

[@saullopez6942]

Excellent racing, great commentary, and funny random babbling! Great job man!

[@mrgizmo182]

Awesome racing and video! Just to clarify: the sun does indeed disappear beyond the horizon due to the rotation of the earth. Of course, due to the tilt on the axis, some areas don’t receive any daylight whatsoever during winter months. Science really is amazing.

[@Taakebanke]

I grew up in nothern Norway. The sun did go away during the night, but it was daylight 24/7 during summer. So it never got any dark

[@Nitedontdie]

That's the best race I've ever seen on your channel I think Steve. That was insane, and both of you making the same mistake coming up to the line was picture perfect in a way I guess aha.

[@martf1061]

That last race must have been an intense 45 min..🙀 Great driving. I Hope to be at least 1/2 this good one day

[@xmjd4446]

This was by far my favourite online experience since GT Sport. I'm usually not a super fast driver, because I tend to drive a bit too cautious maybe, but in this race, that was exactly what was needed in my particular session. Unfortunately I got spun by another player in Lap 1 and had to come back from last place, but managed 3rd with only a couple of seconds to the guy in 2nd (my first podium) by being consistent after that. It was a ton of fun catching all other drivers and seeing the gap build after.

[@Pandah_tfs]

was waiting for this video as I had very much fun and some of my best races myself. Happy new Year Steve💪🏽

[@marshies_motivationallife]

Welll done South Africa 🇿🇦 but certainly well done to you, best competition ive ever seen

[@OscarWildYT]

16:35: That Porsche almost did the Kevin Estre line right there

[@n3ilioGX]

What a race and what an ending!

[@nzriot]

That was quite an incredible race ^^ and well documented here with another fine honest video by Super GT =)