ROUND 2
At least 4 laps run. I'll write some words when I have a minute, have to drink beer and eat food first 👍
450PP
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MrGrado PSN (MrGrado)
Time - 1:35.273
DC - 4.5
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Motor City Hami PSN (Motor City Hamilton)
Time - 1:35.732
DC - 5
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NEWDRIVER2 PSN (OTS_NEWDRIVER2)
Time - 1:37.396
DC - 4.2
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460PP
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Praiano63 PSN (Praiano63)
Time - 1:36.639
DC - 4.9
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XDesperado67 PSN (XDesperado67)
Time - 1:37.719
DC - 4.0
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Theo777 PSN (Zegatan)
Time - 1:37.828
DC - 3.9
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At least 2 laps run at La Sarthe and 4 at GVS. I took the executive descision to ignore the penalty system at La Sarthe, because it's bobbins. I've raced online there quite a few times with penalties turned on and often get whacked with 10 seconders for merely touching the curb, so screw you PDiddy. If
I know I've driven it cleanly, then you're getting the time, even if it was technically red.
DS3 controller, cars driven as posted, grip reduction set to low.
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Group B - 460PP
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Nissan Skyline HT 2000 RS-X Turbo C (R30) '83 and '84
Theo777
GVS - 2:08.018
DC -3
La Sarthe - 4:17.038
DC - 2
At GVS I found the car a little easier to drive than at La Sarthe, primarily the car struggles for grip in corners where the camber is off. At GVS there are really only two corners like this, the right/left switch over the crest into the second hairpin and the final part of the left hander after the same hairpin, where the track dips away to the right. On flatter corners and where the camber is favourable, the car drives lovely. Watch the slower corner exits, where the car is prone to lighting the inside rear (slightly higher INT and/or ACCEL value should sort that). At La Sarthe I had to fight the car through most of the crucial corners, the entrance to Mulsanne and the other longer sections. In the curves I had to lift too much and had to wait too long before getting back on it. The car bounced around a fair bit too.
Finally, during hard braking I was constantly fighting the load on the outside front tyre. Combine that with the inside rear slipping, I found myself in the delightfully curious position, going into the first tunnel at GVS, of having the outside front and inside rear tyres bright red. I've never managed that before
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Onboy123
GVS - 2:09.099
DC - 3
La Sarthe - 4:20.253
DC - 3
A nice drive, if I'm going down the shops. Sort the gearbox, my friend, you already knew that I was going to say that though. It was a brave attempt and had you had an extra cog, it might have worked. However, it just took too long to do anything. My Skyline, at 10PP less and 5mph slower top end, felt quicker down Mulsanne. All that's an easy fix, so no bother really.
The car handled pretty well through the faster corners at both tracks, it wasn't too keen on the slower corners, suffering some rear outside burn and it wasn't great through complexes of corners. Almost without fail, chicanes resulted in some rear slip on the final exit. There were a couple of other corners that would catch it out occasionally, but it wasn't something I was afraid of. I didn't feel I had to go easy into a corner and in fact it drives quite a lot like my car.. Less front camber, zero the rear ride height, positive rear toe, sort that gearbox and we might just have us a race 👍
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Toyota Celica 2000GT-FOUR (ST165) '86
XDesperado67
GVS - 2:07.666
DC - 3
La Sarthe - 4:16.157
DC - 3
Stop with the brakes now, you mad old fool..!! I think you're part victim of your fascination with odd brake balances and part victim of the recent updates. The only time I found the brakes beneficial was through the curves at La Sarthe, where I could use them to adjust the attitude of the car without having to lift on the gas. I enjoyed that a lot. The biggest problem is that the rear tyres never really warm up enough and they lack the grip that the harder working front tyres have. Even after two laps at La Sarthe and four at GVS, the rear tyres were still pretty blue. The fronts were pretty much white and nicely warmed up. During the bigger corners, this was very evident and required some careful concentration whilst braking. On the upside, it never spat me sideways, like you might expect for 0/5 brake balance.
There's nothing I can tell you about the gearbox that you haven't already been told. Other than maybe if you want to do this sort of thing again, make 5th a little longer so that at shorter tracks you only ever kick up to 6th on the fast sections. I understand why you did it and it worked pretty well at La Sarthe. Good grip otherwise, had to work a little harder than I'd like to keep it on line at GVS, felt much better at La Sarthe, despite the bumps.
Praiano63
GVS - 2:07.044
DC - 3
La Sarthe - 4:13.658
DC - 5
This car has dark secrets that you must coax from it gently. I really couldn't gel with the car at GVS and may return there after I've finished running the other cars. The brakes caused me problems initially, but then I realised if I applied gradual pressure until I'd almost run out of room and then lifted, that the car would eagerly rotate. Get this right and you can get on the accelerator far earlier than should be possible, this car is all about the corner exit.
The next revelation was at La Sarthe. My first lap through the curves was a complete mess, I was pinging off barriers and trolling through the sand. Next time round was an entirely different story. Gradually brake into the entry and then modulate your line entirely with the throttle, a slight touch on the brakes through the last left hander and then sprint for the chicanes, marvellous, absolutely marvellous. The ride is sublime at La Sarthe, incredibly smooth, coping with all the bumps and modulates.
My DC at GVS may seem harsh, given how well it scored at La Sarthe, I will run it again, I promise, but I have to do the last two cars first and at least post this. I'm not sure how well I'll do though, whilst it took me some time to learn the car, I don't know if I have the skill to do better at GVS.
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Lantis Coupe 2000
C-ZETA
GVS - 2:09.228
DC - 3
La Sarthe - 4:17.471
DC - 4
With only one car left to test, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that under race conditions, there's probably only one car in this pack that you'd struggle to hang with at La Sarthe. Time trail is one thing, but in a race, with the aid of draft, it'd be a decent contest. Not so good at GVS, the quick changes of direction, smooth surface and camber caused problems for the drivetrain. Corner exit wheel spin was evident out of most corners. It's very easy to adapt and drive in a fashion that almost eliminates this, but the cost in speed is apparent.
The ride at La Sarthe is compliment, line correction is easy using the throttle, making the curves a delight. The whole experience was reminiscent of my driving youth, hooning down country lanes at frankly unsafe speeds. Would have been nice to have had the 285 ponies and semi slicks that this has got
Just for the record, despite all my moaning about brakes, I didn't even notice your balance until I accidentally clicked on the setup sheet, well done Sir.
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Fairlady 2000
Krenkme
GVS - 2:09.711
DC - 2
La Sarthe - 4:19.789
DC - 3
The Lady is full of delights and surprises, but you have to treat her accordingly. Much like in real life, this Lady won't be pushed into doing something she's uncomfortable with. Try getting too familiar with her and she'll squirrel away from under you. Compliment her, guide her, whisper sweetly in her ear and she'll reward you with elegant alacrity.
At this point, it may be worth point out that my success with this Lady was on a par with real life, I struggled. I could have gone a lot faster on a composite lap of my best sectors. She just proved a little too much for my low old hands, I liked the way I could correct some of the oversteer without the car snapping back too hard. It was nice to have a little freedom to saw at the steering wheel without too much snaking.
I feel a bit bad about the DC, don't think I didn't enjoy the car, she was just too hard to completely tame. As way of consolation, you get a 5 for the car from my Fairlady Wife, who is just as feisty as this Fairlady 👍
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