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- Freddy_Lang
Lexus IS-F Racing Concept '08
I had the option of either choose the original Audi R8 (the Le Mans racer) or the Lexus IS-F for the German Touring Car Challenge in B-spec Extreme. With somewhat 3 million credits in difference on the price tag, I decided to give the Lexus a try.
I purchased the +3 Turbo, and that was about it. Opted out on the 20K rigidity improvement.
My B-spec Bob for stuff like this is currently lvl20, and about as cool as a Smirnoff Ice should be on a hot summer day.
First race, Cape Ring, went smoothly. The trouble began on Nürburgring GP/D. The rear of the car was all over the place. On a 3rd place on lap 3, the car spun around and ended up on the grass. Bob let the competitors race by, and then had to struggle his way up from 12th. On lap 9 he was in 5th place, and did the spin-around-thingy again. And I stopped the race, figuring that I had some tuning to do. So, novice as I am, I did what I could. Got the brake balance totally ass-backwards, by the way. Tried the race again, with a bit better results. No spinning around this time. Only problem was that Bob was skidding and sliding like he was the drift king of DTM. He totally shredded the rubber to pieces. I managed to pace him to 1st place, but as the race progressed, the tires literally disintegrated. Gradually Bob went down through the ranks, did the dreaded spin-around, and was in 9th place when he recovered. And at the end of lap 11 he had to make a pitstop. The rubber was nearly gone. When he came back on track, he was last. And with only two laps to go, he had no chance of getting even remotely close to the podium and the shiny metal.
I knew I was defeated, so I loaded up GTPlanet and found this setup. And... well, it works. Bob just finished Nürburgring GP/D in first place. Unattended! And while I've been writing this reply, Bob also struck gold on the following Nordschleife. Also unattended, by the way.
So thanks for the nice setup. 👍
And sorry for the long reply.