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My test results will be here when I start testing tonight. Another 6 hour drive to drop my eldest son off at home then I'm hopping behind my plastic wheel and putting some laps up.
Every car looks good. Not one questionable entry.
I wish I could start testing now but my kids have the PS3.
It's like Christmas early. Which car do I want to open first?
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Tronrider345: Honda S2000 '06
GVS: 2:06.726
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:23.583
DC: 1
This car likes to be thrown into the tighter corners. Its throttle control is responsive but is muted by the suspension. It's hard to overcome the under steer by throttle alone.
MrGrado: Honda S2000 '06
GVS: 2:06.958
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:20.861
DC: 3
Very stable and a good range between slip and grip. This car rides its limit well.
I would have liked a quicker throttle response, it felt restrained.
Turn in and mid corner are excellent. Accuracy is top notch.
Corner exit is limited by the restrained throttle.
Very good steering wheel feedback and weight shifts.
MCHami: Honda S2000 Type V '03
GVS: 2:06.795
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:20.061
DC: 5
Throttle = grip.
Top notch turn in, accuracy, balance and braking.
My only gripe is the restrained throttle. I would like a throttle that responded quicker. Besides that this feels like the FR version of MCHs WRX tune, nigh perfect.
Newdriver2: Toyota 2000GT '67
GVS: 2:09.047
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:17.655
DC: 5
Can't get around the skinny tyres. Besides that this car is great fun. It "likes" to turn in, but doesn't have a 'maintaining attitude' problem, that I've found.
I actively dislike La Sarth, but I enjoyed this car more on it than GVS. The longer slaloms and high speed shallow corners allowed the car to exploit its slow body sway to an enjoyable degree. Got two red laps and instead of being disappointed I looked forward to more laps on La Sarth.
After learning that I needed to adjust the final gear for each track it took me 8 laps to get 2 green laps. That's due entirely to my unfamiliarity with the car. Once I understood it and the track better I was able to push it with less disturbance.
ACSR421: Toyota 2000GT '67
GVS: 2:11.281
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:15.358
DC:3
Only one final gear?
The body sway takes awhile to settle and (even though the throttle response is quick) power delivery is muted by too long gears.
The car is much better at long slaloms than quicker ones, its body sway gets time to settle.
moparisgod: BMW 2002 Turbo '73
GVS: 2:09.563
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:29.916
DC: 3
Two words: Maintaining Attitude.
It helps with turn in , which is quick and responsive on entry. But the same settings that help the car feel so responsive and sharp hinder mid and corner exit. This is especially true over elevation changing or cambered corners/complexes.
This problem wasn't as 'in your face' at La Sarth but it did make throttle control chancy and deceleration from high speed exhilarating.
CyKosis: Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R '70
GVS: 2:08.777
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:24.959
DC: 3
Just kinda all around average. No problems but nothing extraordinary either.
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Theo777: Nissan Skyline HT 2000 Turbo '83
GVS: 2:07.509
DC: 4
La Sarth: 4:17.266
DC: 4
Go smooth or pitch it in hard, this car likes it anyway you care to drive.
No problems except its tendency to lag. Throttle response was nice but the car felt asthmatic.
OnBoy123: Nissan Skyline HT 2000 RS-X Turbo C '84
GVS: 2:07.415
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:17.791
DC: 3
A shorter gearbox on GVS would make this car a rocket. As it is the lack of thrust out of the many low speed corners hurts this cars performance.
Nothing to complain about, but not spectacular either.
Desperado: Toyota Celica 2000GT-Four '86
GVS: 2:08.781
DC: 4
La Sarth: 4:18.780
DC: 3
Excellent car to push to the limit. This car will respond well to good driving (yes, I know my times suck).
My only complaint is the gearbox. On GVS I never touched 2nd and never came close to 1st. On a track with a several tight hairpin turns. What's up with that? Fifth is a blip and sixth is v e r y long.
And the braking distance was a bit long.
Praiano: Toyota Celica 2000GT-Four '86
GVS: 2:06.992
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:19.298
DC: 4
At first I was worried the brakes would plague the car. But after the tyres warmed up I just had to be careful is all. In fact this car benefited from a little 'throw it into the corner' type of driving style once we got to know each other.
It is very forgiving and still rewards a good line.
Rotation, turn in, corner exit, it's all top notch without any flaws and the car keeps me on my toes enough that it could never get boring.
The gearing was good and entirely useful. Third was a little long, considering how much time I spent in it on GVS. But that's being nit picky.
I left .200+ on the first turn of GVS, but my subsequent laps couldn't keep up on the entrance to the first tunnel.
The braking from high speed on La Sarth kept me from giving the car a 5 and probably at least two seconds of time. Either I braked way early or I wound up fishtailing trying to get it under control.
C-ZETA:
GVS: 2:08.621
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:22.747
DC: 3
An exceptional FF.
Military intelligence, led zeppelin, honest politician, sports truck, sporty FF.
No complaints, but nothing stood out either. Excellent understeer tuning.
Krenkme: Nissan Fairlady 2000
GVS: 2:06.939
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:19.555
DC: 5
This is it. I'm throwing in my hat as a tester/reviewer. I have found the car I was looking for when I started my review thread.
This
Car
Is
Perfect.
The throttle control is so responsive 90% of the steering is done through the throttle but it doesn't hinder the cars speed. The skinny tyres limit the speed.
The range between slip n grip is bigger than a Pontiac Peresian.
The feedback allows for very intuitive control. But half my laps were lost because I pushed it too far. (Once while heading downhill on GVS toward the U turn, I exited the top too fast and my rear came 'round, but I was able to save it by pulling a nice 360 on the tarmac and continuing with momentum. Freakin sweet.)
I thought the car would be harder on the high speed sweepers at La Sarth but I was wrong, it just as hard as GVS.
Every car looks good. Not one questionable entry.
I wish I could start testing now but my kids have the PS3.It's like Christmas early. Which car do I want to open first?
***
Tronrider345: Honda S2000 '06
GVS: 2:06.726
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:23.583
DC: 1
This car likes to be thrown into the tighter corners. Its throttle control is responsive but is muted by the suspension. It's hard to overcome the under steer by throttle alone.
MrGrado: Honda S2000 '06
GVS: 2:06.958
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:20.861
DC: 3
Very stable and a good range between slip and grip. This car rides its limit well.
I would have liked a quicker throttle response, it felt restrained.
Turn in and mid corner are excellent. Accuracy is top notch.
Corner exit is limited by the restrained throttle.
Very good steering wheel feedback and weight shifts.
MCHami: Honda S2000 Type V '03
GVS: 2:06.795
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:20.061
DC: 5
Throttle = grip.
Top notch turn in, accuracy, balance and braking.
My only gripe is the restrained throttle. I would like a throttle that responded quicker. Besides that this feels like the FR version of MCHs WRX tune, nigh perfect.
Newdriver2: Toyota 2000GT '67
GVS: 2:09.047
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:17.655
DC: 5
Can't get around the skinny tyres. Besides that this car is great fun. It "likes" to turn in, but doesn't have a 'maintaining attitude' problem, that I've found.
I actively dislike La Sarth, but I enjoyed this car more on it than GVS. The longer slaloms and high speed shallow corners allowed the car to exploit its slow body sway to an enjoyable degree. Got two red laps and instead of being disappointed I looked forward to more laps on La Sarth.
After learning that I needed to adjust the final gear for each track it took me 8 laps to get 2 green laps. That's due entirely to my unfamiliarity with the car. Once I understood it and the track better I was able to push it with less disturbance.
ACSR421: Toyota 2000GT '67
GVS: 2:11.281
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:15.358
DC:3
Only one final gear?
The body sway takes awhile to settle and (even though the throttle response is quick) power delivery is muted by too long gears.
The car is much better at long slaloms than quicker ones, its body sway gets time to settle.
moparisgod: BMW 2002 Turbo '73
GVS: 2:09.563
DC: 2
La Sarth: 4:29.916
DC: 3
Two words: Maintaining Attitude.
It helps with turn in , which is quick and responsive on entry. But the same settings that help the car feel so responsive and sharp hinder mid and corner exit. This is especially true over elevation changing or cambered corners/complexes.
This problem wasn't as 'in your face' at La Sarth but it did make throttle control chancy and deceleration from high speed exhilarating.
CyKosis: Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R '70
GVS: 2:08.777
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:24.959
DC: 3
Just kinda all around average. No problems but nothing extraordinary either.
***
Theo777: Nissan Skyline HT 2000 Turbo '83
GVS: 2:07.509
DC: 4
La Sarth: 4:17.266
DC: 4
Go smooth or pitch it in hard, this car likes it anyway you care to drive.
No problems except its tendency to lag. Throttle response was nice but the car felt asthmatic.
OnBoy123: Nissan Skyline HT 2000 RS-X Turbo C '84
GVS: 2:07.415
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:17.791
DC: 3
A shorter gearbox on GVS would make this car a rocket. As it is the lack of thrust out of the many low speed corners hurts this cars performance.
Nothing to complain about, but not spectacular either.
Desperado: Toyota Celica 2000GT-Four '86
GVS: 2:08.781
DC: 4
La Sarth: 4:18.780
DC: 3
Excellent car to push to the limit. This car will respond well to good driving (yes, I know my times suck).
My only complaint is the gearbox. On GVS I never touched 2nd and never came close to 1st. On a track with a several tight hairpin turns. What's up with that? Fifth is a blip and sixth is v e r y long.
And the braking distance was a bit long.
Praiano: Toyota Celica 2000GT-Four '86
GVS: 2:06.992
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:19.298
DC: 4
At first I was worried the brakes would plague the car. But after the tyres warmed up I just had to be careful is all. In fact this car benefited from a little 'throw it into the corner' type of driving style once we got to know each other.
It is very forgiving and still rewards a good line.
Rotation, turn in, corner exit, it's all top notch without any flaws and the car keeps me on my toes enough that it could never get boring.
The gearing was good and entirely useful. Third was a little long, considering how much time I spent in it on GVS. But that's being nit picky.
I left .200+ on the first turn of GVS, but my subsequent laps couldn't keep up on the entrance to the first tunnel.
The braking from high speed on La Sarth kept me from giving the car a 5 and probably at least two seconds of time. Either I braked way early or I wound up fishtailing trying to get it under control.
C-ZETA:
GVS: 2:08.621
DC: 3
La Sarth: 4:22.747
DC: 3
An exceptional FF.
Military intelligence, led zeppelin, honest politician, sports truck, sporty FF.
No complaints, but nothing stood out either. Excellent understeer tuning.
Krenkme: Nissan Fairlady 2000
GVS: 2:06.939
DC: 5
La Sarth: 4:19.555
DC: 5
This is it. I'm throwing in my hat as a tester/reviewer. I have found the car I was looking for when I started my review thread.
This
Car
Is
Perfect.
The throttle control is so responsive 90% of the steering is done through the throttle but it doesn't hinder the cars speed. The skinny tyres limit the speed.
The range between slip n grip is bigger than a Pontiac Peresian.
The feedback allows for very intuitive control. But half my laps were lost because I pushed it too far. (Once while heading downhill on GVS toward the U turn, I exited the top too fast and my rear came 'round, but I was able to save it by pulling a nice 360 on the tarmac and continuing with momentum. Freakin sweet.)
I thought the car would be harder on the high speed sweepers at La Sarth but I was wrong, it just as hard as GVS.
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