Stop Blaming other Drivers for Not Moving up in GT7 (PSVR2) and Start Using these Tips!

Stop Blaming other Drivers for Not Moving up in GT7 (PSVR2) and Start Using these Tips! In this video I will be sharing tips to help you raise your Driver Rating in Gran Turismo 7. I went back a C rated lobby to show you how easy it can be to get a good finish even when starting from the back. This was a Daily Race B at SPA in PSVR2. I hope this video can help other casual sim racers like myself in moving up to better online multiplayer daily race lobbies.
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[@flyingchris81]

Thanks for all your good and help full videos. I followed your advice and stayed calm. Not focusing on being faster and faster and not pushing to overtake. And here we go, today I earned my first podium and it was a win. Race B. I was leading the last 2 laps and I always had your voice in my head. „Stay calm and drive“ Thanks heaps!!!

[@thecasualracinggamer]

That's awesome! Congrats on the win. 🏆

[@supercededman]

I get what you are saying, but I don't agree, to be honest. You are correct IF there are no dirty or aggressive drivers. Those other drivers in this video were all slower in pace than you, or less competent. For most of us, starting mid-grid or even at the pointy end, after spending a lot of time to get a good quali time, means getting punted by aggressive drivers on T1 or first lap. Starting from the back eliminates this pressure, and a faster driver like yourself can afford to be patient. I've lost count of the number of times I've been up front - pole, or P2, even - and despite taking the inside just been rammed off. No amount of strategy or defensive driving can allow for this. The majority of videos I watch from other YTubers - even A+ rated - has shown this behaviour to be the norm. I'd prefer to see a video of how to start mid-field and deal with the commonplace dirty or aggressive behaviour, none of which I witnessed here.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

This video advice is meant to help lower rated drivers because you are correct. These drivers are less competent. That's the whole point. Be patient, be competent, and you can do well in lower lobbies. It's not just a GT7 thing. You see it in iRacing as well. Always blame it on other drivers and never yourself for not doing well. You just need to know your competition and be willing to change your strategy based on that. For higher lobbies, like high B and A. Everyone just wants to win. No one's willing to give up places, and if they are not dive bombing to overtake you, everyone is playing defensive and think they need to block everyone, everywhere. Sometimes, you just need to be willing to get out of the way and let other drivers through.

[@PhpGtr]

You hit the nail on the head. If you start in the middle, you have two choices: fight at the first turn and lose, or let them all fight, and lose anyway. Yes, you can pass them, but they always catch up. Because I'm being careful not to hit anyone, not to get any track limit penalties, etc. Once the race settles, I can just go for my best time, and I'll be 5, 6, 7 seconds behind the next guys. And I cannot catch them, even if they have 2 second penalties, I can get in front, sometimes, and then they pass me again. And I try to avoid them because they are wild. So starting in the middle = finishing LAST, every time. Last week it was like this and it started again this week with Spa. The kicker of it is, even if you gain a spot or two before the end, you don't improve your rating. I am dead bottom of D, and A+ on Sportsmanship. I cannot go lower. If they could put me back in E, they would. You can't move up in rating unless you gain some spots AND finish P8 or better. This is not doable at this rate.

[@tale07]

It's better to enter races without qualifying times, unfortunately.

[@madpistol]

My biggest tip to new drivers in GT7 is "don't drive aggressively." What I have learned is that aggressive drivers tend to make more mistakes, so if you stay behind an aggressive driver and put pressure on them (drive right behind them, stay on their tail), they are more likely to get distracted and make a mistake, thereby giving you an opening to pass.

[@user-lq6vm8yt4h]

Smooth is fast agressive is slow

[@MnEanythingrc]

I find that for whatever insanity driven reasoning, 75% of the people attempt to win the race In turn 1; lol, there’s 20 laps (using current Race C) and u got 16 cars, top 5-7 are usually decent people and just trying to get away from the hammers, idk how so many get away with this aggressive style, if I accidentally tap somebody going into a turn, I get a three second penalty for running in lost track and it was unintentional. So now I fall back let everybody do their thing for the first lab or two and then I hammer down strategy is applied. I’ve been doing a lot better. My rating and my sportsmanship have gone up and so has myposition

[@scarfejs_]

@@MnEanythingrc vote by skipping this week my guy

[@HakanPower7]

Indeed, use racecraft. People try to force things in lap 1 or even turn one. Its more in the lower tier lobbies. Up to B there is lack of car control + speed. B are mostly faster drivers but over aggressive. A class have more control. And A+ is just top tier. The car positioning on A+ drivers and control is amazing. I have my best racing now in A+ because you can trust the other drivers aswell

[@MnEanythingrc]

@@scarfejs_i don’t follow you’re comment “my guy “

[@jeromepaul964]

This is good advice. Exercising patience, driving to your ability, being consistent and making sensible decisions with the intent of understanding the limits of your car, yourself and that of the people you race with are all important factors in having a good, enjoyable and rewarding race. The other aspect is learning race craft within the parameters of the game. irrespective of whether you have good or bad drivers around you; watch their habits, braking and use your rear view to avoid dive bombers. I can't tell you how many disasters I've avoided by doing this. Fairly aggressive drivers often take each other out, so use your nogging when racing. Equally, starting at the back of a grid is also a benefit to pick up places, again exercising patience and sensibility will help you move up the grid.

[@TCR_710-Cap]

Great video! One of the first things you mentioned, select the car you're comfortable with. This can't be said often enough. Learn this particular car in class, get used to it on every track. Always using the meta doesn't make any difference if you're not an alien. I hang around mid- to high B, and I always see the grids filled with the meta from the leader board. To be honest, I'm not good enough to feel the difference between the meta or the second-meta. Alien drivers go for it because the meta is half a tenth quicker. If I were THAT consistent in any car, I would do the same. Most casual drivers (like me) seem to think using the meta makes them quicker or they think the others are quicker. Besides this, I really would like to how many DR points you gain or lose by doing this or that. Moving from 14 up to 3 is in my opinion worth more DR points than moving up from 4 to 3. Btw., another tip: in case you're race is going downhill, DO NOT RAGE QUIT! Happy racing ~ TCR_710-Cap aka CLR_PurpleInLap2

[@hoodzzeee]

Say No to rage quitting. Finish the race and you might be surprised. Some might say you could do a Bradbury". Just Bradbury it.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Thanks. Appreciate your comment. 🙏 I think moving up so many places really comes down to the DR points of the other cars you pass more than just passing more cars of lower level drivers. Just a guess on this.

[@QuietBirdRacing]

this is very helpful!! thank you. Great triple screen POVs - awesome!! 🤙🤙🤙

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Thanks

[@colinshackleford8345]

I had exactly this at Trial Mountain yesterday, started p10, mayhem in front with 4 or 5 drivers bashing each other all over the place. I knew I’d move up if I just stayed back and waited. Sure enough they all kill each other and I finish p4, not setting any records but a decent bump to DR, and clean race bonus too. You also don’t always have to overtake - won my first race with new wheel and pedals this week, just by following really close for all four laps. No contact but the pressure builds and they went off four turns from the end.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Nice!

[@jasoncalvert3738]

Since GT Sport, my goal in every race has been ‘don’t hit anyone and don’t go off track’. It has served me well. Admittedly, I was faster in Sport, but I was also playing in a different region.

[@thoyo]

great advice! thanks

[@irl-islandracinglink]

Great insight brother …🫡 I can tell you’re a real life driver which in my opinion lends to who drives aggressively or not…I naturally adapted to almost all you mentioned as I’ve been driving for over 35 years now …and instincts chip in when close racing or trying to build sr or dr. Cheers and hope to see you in a race or 2 👊🏾🏁

[@thecasualracinggamer]

🤜🤛

[@pdx_datgyzdad8448]

Some really great tips for newbies.... 👍 I would also add that it's important to know the car, know the track, and know your own limits, but racecraft comes when you add other drivers.... now you gotta know what the other guy can/may/will do and when yo take your advantage! 😊

[@thecasualracinggamer]

👍

[@Hyrev1]

Fantastic video! Words to drive by. Should be required viewing! 👍👍💯🇺🇸

[@thecasualracinggamer]

🤜🤛

[@dannveld]

What a great video. It's one that I needed to hear. Yesterday I was racing and a guy was making a clean pass but could not resist side bumping me. Kids! Anyway, I finished the day with a higher SR than I started. This video helped calm me down and impoved my SR! Here's a request for a future video, "How to Focus on Your Driving.". What I mean is that I get distracted by all of the other cars, especially if they are spinning in front of me (but too far ahead to affect me), cars that jump around because lag (this drives me crazy), and all the others that pull your attention from where it should be. Thanks again for a great video.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

👍

[@Jonas-xy8ir]

It also helps being faster If your lap times are in the 1 20s, then you're too slow to get into the top splits

[@thecasualracinggamer]

My qual this week on my main was around a 2;17.9 with a DR A and SR S. This doesn't mean I would be racing with cleaner drivers. What you actually get in A rated lobbies is, more experienced drivers who are very aggressive and know how to punt you out of the way without wrecking themselves. It's a different strategy to survive for higher rated lobbies.

[@Jonas-xy8ir]

@thecasualracinggamer OK, thanks for the head up I'm coming from Iracing, and today was actually my first day of playing gt7 I also drive high 1.17 lap times in the races The driving technique in this game is a lot different than what I'm used to The cars tend to have more understeer and have a narrow window of slip angle Which gave me some scary snap oversteer moments since the shift from understeer to oversteer is at least for me kinda hard to predict So far, I like the game, but right now, I'm still in B class, so I don't really have any competition I guess I'll see how people drive once I reach level A and further improve my driving

[@VRGamercz]

Haven't touched online much yet, but will have to soon for the platinum. This video will help, thank you.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Just don't let bad races get to you, and it will be a real fun time!

[@Mike22xt]

I'm having fun doing those 50 sport races. Good thing you don't have to win them to get platinum. I've been starting in back without qual and having a blast just following and waiting for others to mess up or quit. Gain 3 to 5 spots every race just staying clean.

[@812BBR]

Excellent advice & video!

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Thank you.

[@812BBR]

@@thecasualracinggamer No thank you! 2 Nation's races today with Q11\P7 & Q8\P7. I just moved up 1 spot, then looked at the next, then next - very sound advice that works for me. Again thank you!

[@thecasualracinggamer]

That's great to hear!

[@rfcmaverick739]

Exactly how you’re supposed to drive when in lobby’s with hit or miss drivers… if you follow just peak out here and there and most the time they’ll mess up… great vid brother.. if I get off Xbox and go PlayStation would love to race with you… handling then speed 🤙

[@thecasualracinggamer]

🙏

[@YoannVn]

Great video !

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Thanks

[@AndyBrook]

Another dose of sound advice, and a refreshing change from the "if you're not fast, your last" school of racing. Good racecraft and common courtesy are just as important, maybe even more so, as low lap times in making sim racing a rewarding and enjoyable experience for everyone. Keep 'em coming, please.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Agree. It's not always about being the fastest on the track as much as it's about being the smartest.

[@dieseldave2273]

Great video for amateur sim racers. Even pro drivers beat themselves from time to time. Its easy to do in the heat of a moment. But as with most things, cooler heads prevail. Keep your lines and inputs smooth, and make smart decisions on track and you're sure to move up the ranks. But also, when you reach your level of competition, dont be too hasty to get better, enjoy the competition, stay smoothe and continue to make good decisions. Improvements will happen naturally if you let them. They may never happen if you try to force them.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Yup, good stuff.

[@lifeinrc9051]

I'm so glad I found your channel man. I'm a noob in the sim world, racing on gt7, I'm a D DR and a S SR and have made so many mistakes trying to overtake (too agro). Now after watching this gave me a different mindset. Greatly appreciate you and the channel. I do have a question, I noticed that my DR status doesn't have a progress bar underneath it like the SR one does. How can I tell the progress on my DR? Seems like it's not moving? Again, I'm a noob so still learning.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Your DR should definitely have a progress bar under it. Not sure why it isn't showing up for you. What if you check it in your profile?

[@lifeinrc9051]

@@thecasualracinggamer thanks for the fast reply, I was able to check on my page at the gt site and I can see it there. But something i noticed is the even though I've not been penalized for any bumping or rubbing my clean race count is super low. I'm guessing even though it wasn't my fault the race rubbing happened it's still impacting my clean racing and perhaps the metrix to progress. I'll be trying out your suggestions on the video and see if that helps. Thanks again I'll keep ya posted.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Good luck!

[@lifeinrc9051]

@@thecasualracinggamer yup. That was the issue. I did a little dif tuning and qualified 4th. Was able to run and keep that spot through the race. Some close battles but couldn't overtake safely. I now see the bar under the rating again.

[@PhpGtr]

I get it man. I am absolutely not blaming anyone else - I wish I could. I'm "good" enough to get an OK qualifying time. So, hit the first turn, I avoid the melees and the warzone. So what happens, I fall back, and despite getting in front of the carnage, all the guys behind me somehow pass me. Then all the crashed cars from turn 1 pass me. WTF! Last week, I started in 8th, 9th or 10th, and ended dead LAST, every single time. I even got a better lap on one of these runs than my Q time. I ran perfectly clean. This week, I " sandbagged". I deliberately qualified a couple seconds slower than I know I could run. So I start at P14 and, and literally on the rolling start, I GET PASSED. How is that even possible? My accelerator is the same as the guy behind me. I finally overtook one guy and improved one place. And now I am hearing that if you don't get better than P8, you won't move up. I will forever be in D at this rate. There is no mathematical way to improve. It's a little frustrating, but I am not upset. But I was really looking forward to buying a wheel and having fun, but this ain't fun. I must be too old for this.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

If you are struggling to get out of D like this, then you probably are not ready to move up anyway. It sounds more like you need to work on improving your driving. Doesn't make sense you are getting passed on the rolling start either.

[@lobotomyscam1051]

I love D class. C and B are the dirtiest.

[@PhpGtr]

Yeah not much is making sense. That rolling start thing was on the Watkins Glen thing in the vintage car tournament. Might have been a weird latency issue. Welp, if I’m not ready, then that’s too bad. I cant afford to not keep it casual myself. It would be nice if they had more divisions like a D+ or something because starting at 14 and finishing higher than 8 is not always doable. Stuck at D. Oh well c ya!

[@PhpGtr]

I might agree with you here. I just ran Spa with some guys, top of the board who were C/C. I’m D/S. I should NOT be racing them especially if they’re that dirty. And they were.

[@Afrikanxl]

Wait, you are doing all this with a controller? Imo, I think you do better with a wheel. And just the overall experience is better/more fun with a wheel. And you can use that wheel for other driving games, sim or arcade. Also I haven't used this feature yet, but I believe you can have ghosts of the top drivers to follow to practice... to see if their lines and approaches to turns might be much different than yours. Not saying you need to exactly mimic them, but it might also help to see something different... if you are seeing the same results with your current approach. Good luck.

[@hotmetalslugs]

I start in the middle and just to avoid turn 1, I’m now at the back. If I start at the back, and avoid the violent drivers, that’s great but I won’t get up far enough to get up out of D lobbies. It’s a vicious circle and it’s too bad because I just wanna have fun. But D isn’t fun. I follow your videos and suggestions religiously and it’s just demoralizing. I wonder if I t’s almost better to drive out of control and spin out occasionally and take a penalty because the extra speed is always worth it. Maybe. I wouldn’t know.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

I'm not sure why you start in the middle to avoid turn 1 and why that means you end up in the back. Even get hit at turn 1, if you can learn to control your car and get back on the track quickly without losing more time you can still get a good finish. Plenty of drivers in a D lobby are going to spin or drive off the track ahead of you. If you are struggling to get out of D, you need to work on improving your driving skills because it's not other drivers fault you can't move up.

[@hotmetalslugs]

@@thecasualracinggamer yeah definitely not their fault. I’ve been racing this morning and being careful. I’m S S now, which is cool. I only get hit once or twice and it’s not deliberate, it’s just getting forced off once or twice, no big deal. I must be getting terrible exit times from the turns. Hard to believe I’m the only one but I suppose I am. Thanks for interacting with your viewers! Love your channel.

[@Humborg1]

Did my first daily races today. Got up to a C and B almost got into A sportsmanship but got butted around last 3 races. I like the clean races.

[@supercededman]

I think CAS's video has good intentions, and is generally pretty good advice, but the real-world, for most of us, deals with quite different standards of sportsmanship than what is shown in this video.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

You will always have your fair share of dirty races. It happens in real-life racing, it will definitely happen in a video game.

[@ericrodriguez1013927]

Everyone is trying to win the race in the first lap, essentially the first few turns. My biggest problem is staying consistent and meta cars in lower rank lobbies don’t make a difference

[@AceMaverick]

I just went from D to C the other day. And regret it haha. I'm way slower than the guys in C. I have an SR of S and I have pretty decent luck with clean races, even at D

[@mad-b264]

I began my Sim Racing hobby with GT sport on the PS4 Pro, And Dirt Rally using the PSVR, Until I went PC, I bought a used i7 PC and put a 1660 super in it, And that then showed me that PC Sim Racing had so much more to offer, So I then plucked up enough learning wisdom and got an i5 12600k CPU, I wish I got an i7 now though purely for VR, I would imagine the i7 would be better for VR for stability than the i5, But I will add the i5 12600k is a flipping bad ass CPU for what the CPU actually costs, I read 12th gen is more stable if someone was to overclock, But these days do people really need to overclock, lol, But the 12th gen is still pretty damn good, I would prefer to use Intel rather than AMD, AMD if I was to make a PC for Music production then I would probably go AMD, But then at the same time Music production would be top using the i5 12600k, Even got the IGPU, lol, But yeah I got an i5 12600k with a Cooler Master 240l ARGB Liquid cooler, Pretty damn good CPU cooler for the price, I made a mistake of getting a H610i MOBO not realizing it only had one M.2 on it, I got 32gb Corsair Ram and a 12gb 3060 GPU, So not high specs but just enough for VR to run, I am still in two minds on getting a 40 series GPU, But the 50 series is coming out at the end of the year, Reported to be 1600 pounds, So will the 40 series of the older stock be sold for a cheaper price, I can see the used section of CPU's will have a new life for a few months with 4090's and 4080's get sold off, I can see the gamers with deep pockets already putting the 1600 pounds ready and waiting for release date, lol, Can you pre order the 50 series GPU's at the moment then.... Also if GT7 or the GT series was on Steam I would probably be racing in Grand Turismo, Because I do remember now the GT sport was alright in VR, I even bought the GT sport disc in a metal case for the PS4, After jumping on the PC I really do feel like I wasted a lot of money over time, Getting the PSVR as well, With the PS4 I think it did not feel like what I payed for for some reason, Might be me expecting more, Because I bought the used PC with the i7 6700k I think it was, For 300 pounds, And it was liquid cooled, lol, And the 1660 for 150 pounds, Yes granted it was used but damn the second I went on AMS, And titles like rFactor, Race Room I think was the first I downloaded off steam, But now I got like 11 different sim racing titles, I think it might be though because I am chasing ultra realism, Sim Racing for me needs to be 100 percent simulation, Like when you crash, You crash properly, So to speak, I went off the Arcadie style Sim racing I guess, Though GT series still got the race factor, I feel GT series would do far far better if it was available on steam, I would buy it, So yeah people in the GT community should be writing to the dev team asking for GT series to be on Steam, Steam would give the GT series a new lease of life, I have not tried the PSVR 2 to be honest, But going off the PSVR I was disappointed, Because PSVR felt like the phone VR, I gave VR a break because the PSVR was a novelty that wore off fast, Fast forward the the Quest 2 I got, And flipping heck, I won't be going back to my TV even if my TV is 55 inch 4K, It still don't come close to the Quest 2 and AMS 2, I can only imagine what a Pimax Crystal is like, I bet Pimax would drop you a VR headset if you asked lol, I would love to get my hands on a Pimax Crystal headset, But then I want the Big Screen Beyond VR, lol, The PSVR 2 looks a lot better than the PSVR though, And you could probably run the PSVR 2 in Steam using iVRy app or something like that, I was going to try my PSVR on steam with the PC, But after getting the Quest 2, I would get a Quest 3 given the chance, lol.... But yeah try get GT to put the Sim on Steam, That way people on consoles could Sim race with people using PC's yeah, lol, Probably not, It would be a PC and PC thing, I will say though GT7 do look pretty good in VR, Not knocking it even if it sounds like I do, I began Sim racing on a PS4, Sim Racing helps with CPTSD and the Anxiety and depression, I suffer from, Sim Racing using a steering wheel with FFB for some reason helps stop the pain I can get in my legs from the Anxiety, Rest less legs type feeling that have been so painful I ain't ashamed to say I was in tears, When the achy pain wouldn't go away, But after jumping into Sim racing I don't get the pain in my legs like I used to, I think it might be the hands, Brain and the feet working at the same time, Helps me forget about the anxiety.... But yeah the GT series should be put on steam, Steam would open the game up for people on a PC, Why wouldn't you if it will bring in extra publicity and profits, lol.... Oh yeah you Race a bit like me, I always slack back waiting for the dude in front to mistake out, And boom, Pressure can make many people take corners wrong, An example is dive bombing into the first corner of Monza, It won't end up very good, So think of that situation even if you ain't on Monza, Always expect the unexpected, With anything in life, Always expect what is unexpected and you is prepared and ready for what is unexpected, Just some things in life don't allow for that, But in Sim racing always expect the unexpected, I bet if there was Sim Rigs during the days of dueling, Men would sort out problems in the Sim rig, lol.... Yeah GT series would be great if it was in Steam.... Oh yeah Xbox is coming out with a Quest 3 VR headset, Xbox is working with Meta or something to bring out an Xbox VR, The PSVR can be improved with driver updates yeah..... I can actually see a lot of people using the PSVR 2 though, I just would rather PC power, I find there is more selection making it better for me, And AMS 2 is actually pretty bad ass in VR, Is there any way of testing the PSVR 2 against a Quest PC link set up with similar specs, Be interesting to see the results.... Either way happy Sim racing bro......

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Supposedly, PSVR2 will get official PC support from Sony. I say, supposedly, because I will believe it when I actually see it. I'd be curious to see how well it performs in iRacing vs. my Quest 3, which is such a great headset. I also had an original PSVR headset. PSVR2 is light years better than it, and the quality of GT7 on PSVR2 blows what GT Sport delivered on the original PSVR headset.

[@SloRoller]

Is it better to start in back and work my way up or up front and lose a few positions. I usually qualify with a time that puts me in top 3, but end the race in 6th or so. I can start in the back and gain a few positions. Either way my driver rating seems to go down.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

For me, it's about racing other drivers that match your speed. Starting in the back of a grid of cars, you're much faster than isn't racing. I only did it in this video so I would have cars to pass to show my examples. If you are faster than the cars in your lobby, you should qualify and grid appropriately and keep moving up in DR until your are no longer at the top and really need to drive your best to compete. I do know the fastest drivers out there like to start at the back but that's usually because their the fastest drivers out there. LoL

[@reviewforthetube6485]

Best video ever especially for aggresive drivers who think everyone else makes them lose!

[@thecasualracinggamer]

🙏

[@devildog3125]

I’m can’t even afford the PSVR let alone the PS5 while I just picked not to long ago a PS4 PRO that I’m completely good with but I’m trying to save my coins to pickup after the PS5 PRO comes out which it’ll probably be towards the the of the 1st quarter of 2025 also to boot I don’t even have a wheel for GT7 and just use a very good controller and it seems like I’m doing not bad on online racing but I just need laps to learn the tracks every week they switch it up and it’s still been a blast but frustrating at times all at the same time !

[@justinchin0]

I suck! That's OK, enjoing the game with a thrustmaster t300rs gt!

[@sirrealdealz]

Great advice. Discipline is what every driver needs. Although, once an asshole attempts dirty racing, I admit to dropping to their level. I will give up the clean race &, on a straight away, brake check the asshole behind me.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

🤣

[@linzkirk]

Nice vid, Im a S safety rated driver and I get lobby's sometimes where the other drivers are C an D safety rated. The sort of drivers that think being overtaken is a personal insult then ram you off the track. So this advice is great. I find with drivers like that I just need to get up behind them, then they feel pressure and will make a mistake, run wide or get a slow exit. No point battling. If I get knocked off that is going to loose more time than holding back a little. 14 to 3rd is great, Spa is my favourite track.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

This is exactly the point I was trying to make. Of course, there will be plenty of times where you will still get punted or rammed, but there will also be plenty of times you could have avoided it if you are willing to change you strategy and thinking that you need to pass every car as soon as possible.

[@Sim_racer_40oz]

Another tip … practice practice practice… consistency

[@Tzuau78]

Sounds like a plan… I need to remember this when some douche swings at you after ghosting penalty to smash you into a wall 1.5 seconds for you 🤬. Need to get to mid B 😅

[@taysmode11]

How are you capturing non VR views while in VR?

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Saving the replay after the race.

[@jaycartier02]

Someone please explain to me how in a race I did I joined late so no qualifying time i was last in 15 I didn’t make no mistakes made it to P10 my driver saftey rating went up but my driving rating went down I’m confused

[@thecasualracinggamer]

It's probably because you started last and had a lot of lower rated drivers in front of you who finished better than you.

[@jaycartier02]

@@thecasualracinggamerthank you now Ik to join early and qualify 😂

[@EXTRAEDC]

I always try to race clean but as soon as i get into C .. bad drivers tend to pile up .. in D S people driver better and cleaner than in C S .. if the dumbass on my right side is pushing me off in a straight line.. thats not my fault 🤦‍♂️..

[@thecasualracinggamer]

If you find yourself getting pushed off often in straights, then don't go side by side. Stay behind and make your pass on the next turn or the one after that. This will be better than getting rammed off and losing a lot of places.

[@dawidwolnik628]

Driving Nations and Manufacturers is good but race daily races is race to bottom for me

[@Neil_A]

Hitting the Ballard slows you down just for when your doing time trial

[@thecasualracinggamer]

You mean the curbs?

[@ShanDiegoMG]

@@thecasualracinggamer he’s referring to the green cones that stick up but also not try , those things will literally lift your car up , 100% slows you down

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Oh, yeah. Although, sometimes you just gotta hit 'em. 😀

[@jamiemb17]

Where is your accent from? (like, specifically)

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Grew up in Bklyn, NY.

[@jamiemb17]

@@thecasualracinggamer nice, love the distinctiveness of the accent

[@Ruven732RacingSimMotorsports]

That’s what “always winners” don’t understand…

[@Jurassic_Thrones]

Lol This only works with C Rating, Go from Beginning A!! thats Doesn't work my man, because They make no mistakes!! ... 💯💥 Thats why you Stuck with your Rating👌 Same like me!! SO Like all lot of Reactions... I totally Disagree!! Nice way to get Views🤟 Pretty Smart💪

[@thecasualracinggamer]

I clearly state in this video that these tips are to help people move up from lower level lobbies. Obviously, your strategy will be different in A lobbies. So my intention of this video is pretty clear. Sorry you couldn't see that. Also, to say they don't make mistakes in A lobbies is completely untrue.

[@johnpetith5523]

Dont be a Lance Stroll everyone ok

[@user-hb4oq7nl8u]

The best Strategies r useless if other guys kill u with divebombs and pushing u out of corner...... and sadly thats a very normal move these days in sim racing I were A+ rated ... so i know about the carnage in all rating classes 😂 Np if u can make a clean move at the corner entrance but u should have the inside before or just 0.2 or 0.3 behind ur opponent and not try to dive from 0.6 sec behind and say after this dumb move to the guy who were infont. " why u turning in the braking zone " 😂

[@thecasualracinggamer]

The better drivers in higher lobbies do this because they know how to do it successfully. In lower lobbies you are usually dealing with less experienced drivers just not knowing what to do.

[@nighttrain1565]

Not sure what other drivers have to do with your driver rating lol.. Gran Turismo driver rating is useless. I've ranked in the top 150 fastest drivers In the world for like the last month and im a BS😅 I still get paired with AA+ drivers regularly and win regularly. I just have a job and spend my not so spare time playing other sims as well. I might climb on for 2 or 3 hours once every 3 or 4 weeks. I've spent 20 years racing in the real world and have several championships on asphalt. Point is it doesn't matter if you are a rookie or if you are a professional driver, Gran Turismo isn't going to rate you what you are unless you dedicate a childlike or Chinese amount of time playing the game lol.. I don't have 10 hours a week to play Gran Turismo to get my driver rating up. They need to change the system to qualifications. And if you are on the track full of AA drivers and kicking ass it should accelerate the time it takes you to get to AA. I aint got time for that shit😅 I think it's kinda cool tho seeing BS rated drivers at the top of the finishing orders of AA fields lol. I know I'm not the only one out there. There's not a professional driver on any professional circuit that has the time to get a double A rating in Gran Turismo lol. There's one thing Gran Turismo doesn't have and that's professional drivers because they don't have the time to rank 😅

[@thecasualracinggamer]

If you are in the top 150 on time and can't get to DR A, you must be driving pretty badly. It should not take that long to move up if you are that good. Heck, if I can make an A with my skills and I don't race all week, an actual good driver should not have a problem.

[@nighttrain1565]

@@thecasualracinggamer It's not like Im missing all the evidence in the world 🤪 If you look it's not too hard to find considering it's all broadcasted🤣

[@nighttrain1565]

@@thecasualracinggamer I can join your group and rank number 1 each week if you like lol. I usually comment my time whenever you publish your friends group times And I have topped it every time I've looked at it. Jussss sayinnnn 😉

[@nighttrain1565]

@@thecasualracinggamer as far as my conduct on the track, I am the cleanest sim racer I know of lol. I am 10 times cleaner than I have ever seen anyone else be in a sim and it's all published. You can see first hand I'm world class. Gran Turismo is just a joke. I appreciate the reply by the way*

[@thecasualracinggamer]

LOL. I'm not doubting you might be fast, but if you continually win races, then moving up in DR is not hard and doesn't take forever. Unless you're just trolling me. 🤣

[@krzysztoflapszynski7296]

I don't know if I would call GT7 a simulator, the driving physics have nothing to do with the simulation, sliding cars, only thanks to VR this game is alive, as soon as assetto Corsa supports VR Gran turismo, I will forget about this game forever.

[@thecasualracinggamer]

I don't think AC is going to see VR support in PS5.

[@ShanDiegoMG]

Starting in the back is always easy lol you literally drove by all the carnage , it’s when you start high in quali that the dirty racing affects you , obviously nobody is going to ram you when you start in last place

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Starting mid to high pack in a lower lobby is all about turn 1. Stay inside, slow early, and get out quickly because usually everyone overrunning it will do it towards the outside. Then, after that, don't be in a rush to pass every car you get near immediately because from there, when people wreck or get booted, you can often times have avoided it by just racing differently. I wanted to start in the back because if I started up towards the front, it would have been much easier to just pull ahead from everyone. The point of the video was to be patient and wait to make your moves because lower lobbies aren't just dirty drivers, they are inexperienced drivers who will just end up making a lot of mistakes on their own.

[@blaze55661]

Stop blaming? Is pin tailing legal in racing????? As well as getting pin tailed on a turn get wacked in the ass going ghost and just having the person who wacked you go through your car with no penalty!! THATS WHATS STOPPING ME. DR-D & SR-S cuz i can't even lvl the fk up because i never get a chance to

[@thecasualracinggamer]

Well, the game obviously doesn't care about what is legal in racing. I also don't think cars ghosting happens in real racing either. 😄 You have to adapt to the game and race to the things you can control.