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Hello Dixieists.
This is a description and discussion thread for a new type of event that will be debuting at the Dixie... the 'Pick Your Own'.
Basically, I have selected a group of NORMAL, ROADGOING cars with power-to-weight ratios of between 250 and 285hp/tonne... or in GT4 speak, WPRs of between 3.5 and 4.0
There are 21 cars in this group, listed below for your convenience.
As you can see, there's a good spread of machinery from lightweights to musclecars (of all ages), from elegant GTs to monster tuned 'imports'.
All of these cars (with a few notable exceptions) have very similar performances in terms of laptimes around certain tracks. However, they respond differently to different driving techniques, they have very different power deliveries, and wear their tyres at different rates.
Here's the idea:
We will be racing on a series of pre-selected tracks of a wide variety of types, designed to balance out the cars as much as possible.
Your job is to pick one car. You will be racing that car for the entire series.
The races will be of different lengths, there will be a mix of shorter 'sprint' and at least one 'enduro'-type race where a pitstop will almost certainly be necessary, but tyre choice will be open all the way through the series.
Test as many as you like, wherever you like, and using Sports Hard tyres for around 7 laps of the 'average' track would be a good start. You can discuss whatever you wish here, be it honest truth, smack talk or plain bare-faced lies and misdirection. Post times if you like, but since you don't know what tracks we'll be running, you'll have to do a bit of everything.
You don't even need to tell me what it is... all the cars will be parked up waiting on the day. Obviously, I'd love to see a good spread of cars - so pick your faves and let's go racing!
P.S. The notable exceptions might be the lightweight cars really down on power for the straights... and one car most definitely undertyred and low on grip for the corners! There are four in the list that probably can't keep up, but if you feel like a challenge, be our guest!
P.P.S. Don't ask me for any other car. If it's not in the list, you can't have it!
This is a description and discussion thread for a new type of event that will be debuting at the Dixie... the 'Pick Your Own'.
Basically, I have selected a group of NORMAL, ROADGOING cars with power-to-weight ratios of between 250 and 285hp/tonne... or in GT4 speak, WPRs of between 3.5 and 4.0
There are 21 cars in this group, listed below for your convenience.
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Aston Martin DB9 '03
Aston Martin Vanquish '04
Aston Martin Vantage V8 '99
BMW M3 CSL '03
BMW M3 GTR '03
Chevrolet Chevelle SS454 '70
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) '00
Lotus Elise Sport 190 '98
Lotus Esprit Sport350 '00
Lotus Esprit V8 '02
Lotus Esprit V8 GT '98
Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG '02
Nissan Nismo 400R '96
Nissan Nismo Skyline R32 GT-R S-Tune '00
Opera Opera 350Z '04
Proto Motors Spirra 4.6 V8 '04
Ruf RGT '00
Shelby Series 1 '03
Spoon Sports Spoon Civic Type-R (EK) '00
Tommy kaira ZZ-S '00
TVR Cerbera Speed Six '97[/FONT]As you can see, there's a good spread of machinery from lightweights to musclecars (of all ages), from elegant GTs to monster tuned 'imports'.
All of these cars (with a few notable exceptions) have very similar performances in terms of laptimes around certain tracks. However, they respond differently to different driving techniques, they have very different power deliveries, and wear their tyres at different rates.
Here's the idea:
We will be racing on a series of pre-selected tracks of a wide variety of types, designed to balance out the cars as much as possible.
Your job is to pick one car. You will be racing that car for the entire series.
The races will be of different lengths, there will be a mix of shorter 'sprint' and at least one 'enduro'-type race where a pitstop will almost certainly be necessary, but tyre choice will be open all the way through the series.
Test as many as you like, wherever you like, and using Sports Hard tyres for around 7 laps of the 'average' track would be a good start. You can discuss whatever you wish here, be it honest truth, smack talk or plain bare-faced lies and misdirection.
Post times if you like, but since you don't know what tracks we'll be running, you'll have to do a bit of everything.You don't even need to tell me what it is... all the cars will be parked up waiting on the day. Obviously, I'd love to see a good spread of cars - so pick your faves and let's go racing!
P.S. The notable exceptions might be the lightweight cars really down on power for the straights... and one car most definitely undertyred and low on grip for the corners! There are four in the list that probably can't keep up, but if you feel like a challenge, be our guest!
P.P.S. Don't ask me for any other car. If it's not in the list, you can't have it!
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