- 7,163
- Exeter
- morans1980
Thats a fair review of the non-aero version. It is a little underpowered but I went for a insane setup on this car to try out new techniques for FITT tunes. I have learnt that being too safe doesn't win FITT categories and I had so many variations of the Maserati tune, I thought "why the hell not make a lunatic version of it".Review, @shaunm80 550pp Non full aero version:
I built this tune and went to Nurb GP/D, was expected a fun and welll planted tune and what I got was surprising. The car felt off for a tune by Shaun, rear end liked to jump sideways on exit and spin the wheels. Entry was ok but could slide the rear, catching it seemed to bring out some understeer and the brakes were....well, not so great either. Hmmm....., something is not right. One thing I have learned about Shaun's tunes is that they are always easy to drive and feel well planted. Normally like them as much or more than my own if I am totally honest, so I had to find out if he finally laid an egg or did I mess up the settings?
So I exited and changed tracks as well since turn 1 at GP/D and I rarely see eye to eye. So I headed for Apricot Hill, a track that brings out the worst in even a good tune as it will show understeer other tracks will not. Double checked the settings and found the problem, ballast position. Must have had a slight brain cramp as I set it to +50 instead of the listed -50. Well that will change things quite a bit I would think, and it made a ton of difference. May not seem like much weight, but this car already has enough to the rear. Gone is the exit rear swing and wheel spin, better planted thru mid corner and no longer fighting the rear weight on entry. Much more like what I would expect out of Shaun, much more enjoyable. Two things I did notice however, 1 - the brakes did not like late heavy braking. Normally, my style is more finesse, half braking power just to slow the car down and keep it pointed where I want. As long as I drove it that way, there was no problem. If I tried push too hard and brake later, the nose would push and refuse to turn. Again, easily manageable and avoided.
2 - the car felt just a bit underpowered, slower than I would expect, not bad but perhaps it was just me or the exhaust note. Loaded up my 550pp tune and compared, different exhaust note and did feel a bit faster. Best lap of 5 with shaun's - 1:25.230, best lap of only 2 in mine - 1:24.346. I am sure Shaun would prefer his, I would mine, either way you should find a surprisingly enjoyable ride. Try them both and you decide.
This was my first foray into the world of not as stable as my normal tunes. Your time is still very good in it though! On the late braking.. erm, yes... Well this car again, experimental brakes where you go on them a little earlier and lift off when you get the corner, when you hit the throttle, the balance of the speed carried along with the slightly loose rear end was meant to be a turning aid.. Im not sure it worked as it should but it was my attempt at improving FITT entries. Hence why my Tuscan felt like it was skating a lot of time.. I tried the same technique on that which seemed to work out quite well.
club of tuners), and you state that you made these tunings to have a less over the edge drive (relax? 
), I had a blast with it here, just lost my concentration after doing my best time on lap 7 and more or less (more) screwed up my last 5 laps. So I’m calling quits for tonight and will do SSR5 tomorrow.
surprise it was. I hope you will keep building tunings in the future and that people will discover the joy of driving your cars 👍. Maybe you could once in a while plug back your old PS3 Controller and try it just to see how those users perceive it.
, really you can 
....
. I could just imagine having a 12 car race there, that would be a blast, and probably end up being a roller derby 
