After much talk about these events being too easy, I decided to find out if this is true. I drafted my son, my daugther and her boyfriend to this highly scientifical experiment. They are all pretty close to twenty years of age.
I bought a Subaru BRZ. Weight red. 3, weight distr. 50/50, LSD, susp. racing hard and tuned to 520PP. This made for a comfortable win for me.
None of the test persons are familiar with the track.
First person out was my daugthers boyfriend. He does not play GT6. He does play the F1 game, although with a hand controller, and is a decent kart driver in the real world.
He started out with a couple of 1.08 laps, making progress, but clearly not at home in London. The next three laps went better, and he secured victory with a last lap of 1.03.
An easy win on his first try.
My son was the next contestant. He has played some GT, but it is not his game of choice.
His first try ended in a second place, after missing a few braking points.
His second try went far better. Having been through the track five times, he started off with 1.03 laps, and landed the win with a 1.00.092. Almost the desired sub 1min lap...
He did not have to work very hard for the credits.
Last of the test group was my daugther. She has hardly played any car games at all.
A few turns into the first lap I saw that she would need a map reader in order to get through this. I duly took the passenger seat, and read the notes. She managed an 11th place, after a fair amount of time spent in the "rough".
So... the race is rather tough if you never play car games at all, but not very much of a challenge if you have completed a lap or two in your life.
This very very very sciencey test was performed with a G27.
