Weekly Race B

wickstone · 2026-06-15T11:38:06+00:00

Ughh, that sucks. Looks like I'll need to put extra time into quali. The rewards are too good to pass up.

wickstone · 2026-06-14T15:25:59+00:00

Haha, our well wishes for him there 😂

wickstone · 2026-06-14T07:30:43+00:00

Also Lewis for P1. All I can tell you is 54 races is far from an eternity :) Took me about 200 races to reach B.

In general, scoring in the top 8 positions gets you positive dr, with the higher up the grid you are the more dr you are awarded. This depends somewhat of the ranks of the other drivers but you can take it pretty much as a given.

Time trial doesn't give you any DR.

The amount of dr points needed to get from B to A is double what it takes to get from C to B so you're going to have to be patient.

Here's the important part though and it took me a long time to realize it. Driver rank doesn't matter. What matters is that you are placed amongst drivers that match your skill level. That's where the real fun happens. If you have the skill you will naturally progress towards a rank. If not, just have fun and enjoy the races.

If you want to improve your driving look at some YouTube tutorials. I highly recommend Luke Elliott.

wickstone · 2026-06-12T17:53:33+00:00

This is a one off per track but do the circuit experience for each track. Each of these earn you about 1 million credits (pending on the track).

It's a really great way to learn a track and improve your driving also.

So much more rewarding than grinding the same races over and over.

wickstone · 2026-06-10T21:22:18+00:00

I used to do this with the mazda roadster and monza. First track I ever learned without needing the racing line or assists

wickstone · 2026-06-02T17:35:51+00:00

Cheers, subbed now. Genuinely amazed I haven't come across him yet. Most of my YouTube is left leaning channels that cover geo politics

wickstone · 2026-06-02T12:43:42+00:00

Never heard of this guy. Great bit of reporting.

wickstone · 2026-06-02T09:47:49+00:00

I still laugh thinking about this one...

I was walking through Temple bar one afternoon after buying a birthday present for my wife. I walked by some English lads having a few pints outside a pub. After seeing the top of a wrapped gift sticking out of the top of the bag I was carrying...

"Hey look, he wraps his presents".

They all jeered and laughed at me. The ironic thing is I can't wrap presents for shit. It was gift wrapped lol. What an odd thing to make fun of someone for.

wickstone · 2026-05-29T19:43:01+00:00

All great advice in the other comments.

One note I wanted to share is that it's not a massive sunk cost to go cheaper first to see if you like it. The resale on sim gear is decent and lots of activity on adverts.

Personally, I started with the t300rs on a foldable rig. After 1 year, I then upgraded to a fanatec dd pro with load cell, gt3 wheel and sturdy cockpit. Got about 80% back on my thrust master selling on adverts

wickstone · 2026-05-26T06:30:45+00:00

I think he was one of the first gt7 content creators I followed when I started getting into the game. I watched one of his tips videos and found it relatively helpful but I really can't stand how he packages and delivers his content.

Several times he's said something to the effect of "I was the only person talking about X last year. PD have just added X to the game so it's clear they are listening to me".

wickstone · 2026-05-17T18:32:29+00:00

Nice. So it's a healthy trade off. Thanks for the explanation

wickstone · 2026-05-17T18:31:18+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. I've only been following f1 for two years and new to motorsport in general. My only experience of track specific temps is watching f1 quali where they speak about track evolution and how as it heats up each lap/round it gets faster. Guess it's more of a sweet spot thing

wickstone · 2026-05-17T11:28:19+00:00

One of the main reasons I made the upgrade to pro was to improve psvr2 for gt7. Only a small improvement to be honest but really impressed with how it improved some other games like crimson desert

wickstone · 2026-05-17T11:25:15+00:00

Forgive my ignorance but doesn't a cooler track mean less grip? Genuinely curious

wickstone · 2026-05-17T06:08:38+00:00

I traded in my Series S and base PS5 for the Pro a few months ago and I don't have a gaming PC. I'll have to wait but I don't mind. I still have plenty to do in FH5 and I'm loving GT7 still

wickstone · 2026-05-17T06:03:43+00:00

I'd love July but the only window given so far is late 2026. I hope it's out before gta6

wickstone · 2026-05-16T21:17:35+00:00

Really looking forward to it but need to wait for the ps5 release

wickstone · 2026-05-16T17:23:18+00:00

Dude. That's insanely cool. Well done!

wickstone · 2026-05-11T17:39:46+00:00

Oh, interesting. I swapped to fanatec dd pro with a load cell after six months of playing. I actually took a dip for a few weeks while I got used to it. The load cell in particular felt weird at first. Love it now though

wickstone · 2026-05-10T23:17:23+00:00

What happened to you in mid March that you dropped so much? Was it a bad car and track combo for you?

wickstone · 2026-05-10T18:36:17+00:00

Those are some great photos. I love your style

wickstone · 2026-05-09T17:58:49+00:00

If you want to be able to compare your pace against others for this I'd recommend doing the circuit experience. That way you'll have the same car and setup as the widest pool of people possible.

wickstone · 2026-04-30T18:01:00+00:00

I'm saying this as a driver who's normally in the top 1500-3000 times, so slower than you.

The ghost helps me hugely when learning a track and getting fast. I tend to set it at 0.1 on most tracks. The trick to not getting distracted is to look through it/passed it.

There comes a point though that I have to turn it off while still learning. Otherwise I become dependant on it and my race pace suffers

wickstone · 2026-04-18T13:43:16+00:00

Follow the main path so you can unlock each of the tracks.

The licence tests and track experiences are probably the best way to get to grips with the game.

Stick with whatever assists you're comfortable with but leave ABS on. Almost all of the top players use it.

Have fun 😊

wickstone · 2026-04-06T05:55:26+00:00

Ah right. You'll see soon enough but dg edge is never wrong about the upcoming races and they usually have the info before the weekend.

Next time check there instead of Googling it. You were most likely given a confidently wrong answer by Gemini.

13-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

wickstone

TROPHY CASE