@danlimski 593pp SVT Cobra review:
Another kitchen sink tune, with a suggestion to try on Deep Forest. Ok, I'm game, but I should tell you that I prefer the Reverse layout. Have since the original GT. In fact, it took me a long time to realise that the Reverse layout was not forward. So I decided to try this tune in both directions on Racing Sports as posted. Normally, one direction will be faster than the other as the feel and flow changes slightly. How will this test drive turn out?
Up first is the forward layout. Big fun here and challenging as well. Loads of rear camber help the car rotate but also make exit sometimes tricky. Stiff springs mean you need to be mindful and pay attention to the bumps, which can upset the suspension and cause it to jump sideways. Learning the braking points with the amount of grip and speed took a lap or 2. Once I got the handle on it, and learned the needed line, my times dropped. Good tune, well spread gearing and time attack joy. Ran a best lap of 1:14.280.
Now for the Reverse layout. Wow! Be careful over the crest on the front stretch just before turn 1. I caught so much air that I completely missed entry. Ok, let's restart again. Better when you brake just before the crest, great power uphill but rear jumped out halfway up. Change the line and problem solved. Very much the same overall but nmore enjoyable to me. Still have to watch the bumps, but find a good line and haul the mail. Best lap this way was 1:14.289. I call that dead even.
Driving on a flatter, smoother track may benefit the tune, but I assure you it will not be as much fun.
