I'm new-ish to GT7 and I have questions

Questions regarding braking.

ABS is the only assist I currently use. All the informaiton I've found online about ABS is that everyone uses it at its default setting and I should too. True or fale?

Is there any situation where its advantagous to set it to weak or even turn it off?

I've noticed I get shorter braking distances if I don't use 100% brake input. It doesn't feel like the wheels are locking up, only that past a certain threshold the ABS is less effective. Any truth to that or is it all in my head? (btw I'm on controler)

Welcome to the community, Slip, and thank you for sharing your story. It is always great to hear from someone who has been involved with racing games and sims for such a long time.

1. Regarding your first question, this does happen occasionally, even though it should not. Most likely, one of the cars ahead became bugged during the rolling start, which then caused the entire group behind it to fall back or remain stationary.
2. 2. As for the second issue, it was probably related to the other driver's connection. He may have disconnected or lost connection shortly after finishing, which could explain why his name disappeared from the results and replay standings.
3. The penalty for not using both required tyre compounds is quite common, usually because someone did not properly check the race rules before starting.

Feel free to keep adding your questions here as you continue your GT7 journey.

ABS Default is used by almost all professional GT7 drivers, with only a few exceptions, so I would recommend keeping it on Default.

ABS Weak can allow a little more rotation while braking because the ABS intervenes less. This can sometimes give the impression of carrying more speed into the corner, but it also comes with downsides, including increased tyre wear and less consistency or control, especially over longer races.

Turning ABS off is generally not beneficial in GT7 unless you are specifically experimenting or looking for an extra challenge.

As for braking distance, using less than 100% brake input should not normally shorten it. On a controller, it may feel more effective because the car is more stable or easier to control, but the actual braking distance should not be different than using full braking with ABS Default.

Hello Mihael. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, I appreciate it greatly.

It's happened to me before where I disconnect, even on the black screen whilst it says 'saving' in the bottom right, milliseconds before the result saves. What annoys me the most is that fact that you lose DR and SR when this happens, I feel that your rating should remain unchanged if you disconnect.

I don't know if the game can tell the difference between leaving and disconnecting from a race, but I don't see why it wouldn't be able to and just remove the punishment for something that was not the drivers fault.

In fact, when I started playing gt7 last August, I was doing Interlagos Group 3 daily race C, and my internet was really dodgy so because it was a longer race, I would disconnect 4/5 times and my dr was basically stuck at 1000 because I kept on losing all my progress from one disconnect. When my internet was better, I went straight to B dr in one day lol (Sardenga gr4 daily B from memory).

Because disconnects lose you rating, I was capped at D DR when I was fast enough to be in B DR lobbies so I think this system is a bit stupid :(

It still happens occasionally, and it's always very disappointing. 

(Also good luck to anyone who disconnects on the last Manufacturers or Nations cup race of the round - any points you got earlier will go down the drain even though it wasn't your fault)

Yeah, loosing progress beacause of a network disconnexion sucks. I had a few of those in close succession on monday. At the time I was on the brink of getting promoted to DR-B and my SR has more or less been pegged to a solid 100% S since my second week of racing sport mode. After the disconnexions my ranks had both dropped to mid C/S.

Don't expect PD to change it too. And as frustrating as it might be, its for the best. Think about it; if a network disconnexion had no consequnece on your rank, the temptation to unplug your console from your router before the end of a race where you underperform would be huge. And judging from the amount of sore loosers who already quit a lobby when a race doesn't go their way, in spite of it already affecting their rank, I'm afraid it would render the game's ranking system utterly useless.

That is actually a fair point about unplugging your internet, I didn't think of that.

i guess we will be stuck with this issue forever :( 

Quick questions about signaling my intentions to other drivers.

I've been getting ready for next week's race C at Catalunya by doing race simulations. I find the pit lane entry tricky while I'm offline by myself, I forsee chaos during races.

Whats the well manered way to cut across the track to reach the pit lane here? I suppose its to use the turn signal, but generaly speaking, how early do you indicate your intention? On the descent towards the chicane? At the top of the hill before the right hander? Or as early as on the uphill segment?

And one more while I'm at it. Using turn signals to indicate to the following cars which side I want them to pass me when I chose to willingly concede position(s)? Am I meant to signal which side of the track I intend to place my car(I signal right & move right so they pass left) or which side I want the other cars to pass me(I signal left & move right so they pass left)? 

And before you mention it, I don't expect many drivers in C rank to pay much attention to these things either. I'm nonetheless curious.