In da lounge again, Yellow Bird time
Love this car, exciting ride all the way, 240HP 50% power, 116kg ballast, stock weight distribution 40/60, CS tire, no ABS, tuned suspension + LSD + transmission, top speed barely touch 121mph ( tunnel ) - main straight could reach the same if the winding last few corners can be taken smoothly, 1:45.1xx with a clean nice run.
Stingray Proto, 440+PP, CS, max ballast, easy to drive consistent.
Ferrari California, 435PP, CS, almost max ballast, stock weight distribution, stock transmission, very stable and mild understeer, but excel in the last half of the track, very fast on corners but top speed is a bit low, 113mph on the tunnel, 115/7mph at the end of main straight ...246HP/1814kg.
Next :Ferrari F40 '92, 50% power, max ballast, stock transmission + weight distribution, 244HP/1552kg at 434PP, good for consistent 1:45s, 117mph top speed at the tunnel, 119mph at the main straight, only uses 3 gears, mostly 2nd gear when cornering. Nice balance, will need very clean driving.
After tuning + testing so many cars, the general guide lines for sector times to get consistent 1:45s on CS tire for almost all cars are : 1st sector at high 23s or low 24s, 2nd sector at low 53s or high 52s, and last sector at high 1:23s or low 1:24s.
Power usually hovers from 210+HP to 250+HP, with weight from sub 1000kg to 1800+kg, PP from 420 to 445+, tested MR, RR, FR, FF.
Notes :
The main concern for lower PP cars are lower top speed at the tunnel and slower acceleration going up hill after the 1st esses. These will be great places to overtake, the big right sweeper before tunnel also a good spot to attack the car in front. At near the end of the long 1st tunnel, there's a slight rise, this is the ideal braking point, hug the apex at least 70mph entering 2nd tunnel, throttle play is crucial, too much will cause traction loss. I usually take it so close to the right wall tunnel entrance for better car positioning for the series of blind corners ahead.
The left blind corners after 2nd tunnel can be taken at close to 70mph on CS for almost all cars I have driven, the short straight afterwards should be able to hit very close to 90mph before tapping the brake for the next blind left taken at least 50mph before the 3rd tunnel hovering at 65 - 70 mph. The blind corners best taken with slow in fast out, meaning brake a bit earlier and from outside will yield better mid corner speed and exits.
OMG, I tested my 420PP Scion FR-S again, CS tire, got into 1:44.4xx on 2nd lap
, lower it to 415PP, and instead I ran almost perfect lap
and 1:43.698 WTF .... the top speed barely touch 114mph at the tunnel, and 116mph at main straight ... will test some more laps.
FR-S is now at 410PP, too slow on the tunnel 113mph, but still good for 1:45s, will do more laps next time, leaving lounge.