Actually, I posted on Wednesday that I was unable to test the cars, I cannot find the post right now but I guess those are the results that you guys are seeing.I didnt have DaBomm's home address...is this going to ruin any chances I have?
And I would not believe that I would have struggled to get all of the tunes equally as close, you guys are all just that good at tuning a restricted class at the limit. Bravo to all of the Focus testers and tuners!I guess that means that all the Focus tests are complete now then? If that is the case, then it is very close indeed
. When I did get it right tho, if I ever did that is, it was very rewarding and I was looking for someone to high-five. Much like Legit's tune, the last 2 laps were unfortunately the fastest. Not quite an 8.0 for me but too good for a 7.5 so it got a 7.9 due to the speed it gave and is capable of. Just not in my hands unfortunately.
Thank you for testing and for the review, great job and times across the board 👍FITT: Ford Mustang Challenge Reviews
My review and impressions, in general I liked most of the tunes for this challenge but not all. Some gave me a challenge just to drive and some surprised me with how they got me to drive. I have never claimed to be the best tuner (not by a long shot) or the best driver, so if I did not match your best lap please know that I gave each tune the best I could to get the most out of it. All tunes were given a minimum of 12 laps and a max of 15, more laps were for driver error or the thinking that I was real close to a better time.
Tunes tested in random order by model: Mustang Gt, Shelby GT500 and finally the Boss 302 with my own tune being last for fairness (that way I would be furthest away from my tune).
DC was extremely difficult for me in this challenge as some of the fast cars I struggled with and some of the slower ones I really liked. I took into consideration the following: Best lap time, enjoyment, and how long it took to learn and reach the best lap. If there are any questions about DC, please ask.
@Motor City Hami I apologize for some of these DC scores but it is the only way I felt that was fair and represented my true impressions.
Mustang GT
@DaBomm4:
Lap time - 1:19.784 - DC - 7.5
Leading up to the deadline, I had tuned each of the three cars but spent the least amount of time on this one as I felt it was the slowest AND hardest to improve. The night before I began testing I took my GT for 8 laps to prepare and set a base time, your tune did manage to beat it. There is the ever present understeer that you managed quite well but lose of rear grip on accel through turns 3,4 and 5. Overall a really nice job here and I applaud the effort of being the only one brave enough to try this one. DC was given a bonus for that.👍
Boss 302
@787bcgr :
Lap time - 1:16.934 (2nd fastest!) - DC - 9.5
Good solid tune although I never touched 6th gear, did not matter. It could get loose on throttle in turns 3,4 and 5 but so did many others (most). Nothing more to add but very well done, I really enjoyed it and the speed surprised me.
Bowtie-muscle
Lap time - 1.:17.234 - DC - 9.2
Will not say much about my own tune other than I think it is one of the 3 best I have submitted for FITT challenges, and like the other 2, will not win. A touch more understeer thru the sweepers than I remembered and I did not match my best time during testing. I do believe it is one of the easiest to drive and be consistent with but I will let others be the judge of that.
@DolHaus :
Lap time - 1:17.547 - DC - 8.0
I really struggled with this tune making it fast, it had good rotation and the rear only loose in the usual place. I did find that it would push wide if I gave it too much throttle in turn 2 which made throttle control that much more important. A good tune non the less.
@gtmetacrisis :
Lap time - 1:17.456 - DC - 9.0
Just a really good solid tune right here. Maybe, just a tick on the snug side in turns 3 and 5, when I got those two turns correct, the time dropped. Very impressive for your first time out.
@ImToLegitToQuit :
Lap time - 1:17.059 (3rd fastest) - DC 8.5
NO room for error on this tune at all, had to hit my marks or I was off to the litter and I spent many laps off track. Very hard to adjust and get the line right especially the hill section which was always an adventure. However, when I did manage to get it right, what a lap and I am sure there is more to be had. If the rear was more stable and the curbs did not upset this one so much, it would have been a true blast. Unfortunately, the last lap I ran was the fastest, otherwise your time would have been 6 tenths slower. Not a 9.0 tune, was thinking an 8.0 but I cannot ignore the final lap time time.
@krenkme :
Lap time - 1:17.587 - DC - 8.5
If this is your dark side, than I like it, a lot. Great grip and rotation, good entry and very good all around tune. One issue, the final gear was too short hurting lap times. More gear and you would have a special ride here. Well done.
@xande1959 :
Lap time - 1:18.212 - DC 7.5
I am sorry my friend but I struggled to get more out of this one and it took me a while to figure out why. Too much rear grip causing understeer on entry and slowing rotation, also when braking the nose would dive and cause the front end to push wide. Not a bad tune at all, just not fast enough.
Shelby GT500
@Badger66 :
Lap time - 1:18.012 - DC - 8.0
Outrageously smooth and easy to drive, I loved it. The hill section was tricky on exit with some oversteer but otherwise a really good entry. You have obviously spent enough time over at Exeter Gt to learn a thing or two and your tune was very much like shaun's feel wise. He did beat you but only by an eyelash. Congrats
@brian wolf :
Lap time - 1:17.963 - DC - 8.0
First thought: 3 speed? First impression: (turn 1) Holy lift off oversteer Batman! This was a prelude to some of the other wild rear end tunes, but yours was the easiest to learn and adjust to. Did spent some time off track (rubber mallot in the backseat is to pound the dents out of the roof) but turn 5 was always the best with your tune. Turn 8 (last turn) however, was always interesting. This car loves to rotate and can be really fast when you get it right, not sure I got all out of this one, might be another 3 or 4 tenths still out there, sorry.
3speed trans was a stroke of brilliance and did not hurt this tune at all.
@Lewis_Hamilton_ :
Lap time - 1:17.440 - DC - 7.9
Total handful for me, the rear just would not cooperate and I struggled with this tune more than any other. Entry and braking caused the rear to jump and not always able to save, spent more laps in the litter than any other
@Otaliema
Lap time - 1:16.789 (fastest) - DC - 9.5
That medication must do wonders but it clouds your brain, did I not tell you more than once that i cannot drift???? Well, not until I drove this one that is. This one likes to be sideways, not sure it is happy going straight. Always smoking the tires and leaving skidmarks, lucky for you tire wear is off. Amazingly it had only a few trips off track and most due to driver trying to get the most out of it. Unbelievable rotation if you can hold it, right on the edge of losing it. Excellent tune, and like DolHaus's GTO, managed to change my driving style, if only for a short time.
@shaunm80
Lap time - 1:17.943 - DC - 8.0
What I have come to expect from you, no disappointment here. Good, solid, easy to drive with just a touch of understeer caused by car/track combo. Only where others had it as well but without the oversteer on exit. Only issue was 6th gear maybe a tick too long? Well done.
@sinof1337 :
lap time - 1.19.026 - DC - 7.7
I really like this tune, great grip and smooth with a touch of oversteer on exit. Throttle control helped as did adjusting my line. This had the most weight and most power but I think the problem here was the final gear. At the start finish line I was blinking in 6th and looking for another gear. Felt as though the time should have been much better and I was stunned at the lap times. i really hope another tester gets more from this tune. Good job.
@Motor City Hami :
Boss 302 R
Lap time - 1:17.082 - DC - 9.3
Since you had already built this one and did not enter, I decided to see how it would perform compared to the rest of ours. No oil change meant I added intake tuning and adjusted power limiter from 96.8 to 95.7. This tune was not built for this track and could get really squirrelly on entry but would not have been the worst. Just a hint of understeer in some turns but not bad, I only ran 5 laps with it. The first was to learn the tune and warm up to it, the second lap the rear jumped out on turn 6. Laps 3 and 4 were the best with lap 3 being a 1:17.220 (which would have been 4th best), shaved a little off on lap 4. the final lap was egual to the ghost but I lost it on the final turn.
Conclusion; very thankful you DID NOT enter or finish this with a few adjustments or you could have smoked the field. That is why you are still the man to beat.
Thank you Hami for putting this challenge together and for allowing me to partake.
Thank you to all the tuners for great and enjoyable tunes.
FITT: Ford Mustang Challenge Reviews
My review and impressions, in general I liked most of the tunes for this challenge but not all. Some gave me a challenge just to drive and some surprised me with how they got me to drive. I have never claimed to be the best tuner (not by a long shot) or the best driver, so if I did not match your best lap please know that I gave each tune the best I could to get the most out of it. All tunes were given a minimum of 12 laps and a max of 15, more laps were for driver error or the thinking that I was real close to a better time.
Tunes tested in random order by model: Mustang Gt, Shelby GT500 and finally the Boss 302 with my own tune being last for fairness (that way I would be furthest away from my tune).
DC was extremely difficult for me in this challenge as some of the fast cars I struggled with and some of the slower ones I really liked. I took into consideration the following: Best lap time, enjoyment, and how long it took to learn and reach the best lap. If there are any questions about DC, please ask.
@Motor City Hami I apologize for some of these DC scores but it is the only way I felt that was fair and represented my true impressions.
Mustang GT
@DaBomm4:
Lap time - 1:19.784 - DC - 7.5
Leading up to the deadline, I had tuned each of the three cars but spent the least amount of time on this one as I felt it was the slowest AND hardest to improve. The night before I began testing I took my GT for 8 laps to prepare and set a base time, your tune did manage to beat it. There is the ever present understeer that you managed quite well but lose of rear grip on accel through turns 3,4 and 5. Overall a really nice job here and I applaud the effort of being the only one brave enough to try this one. DC was given a bonus for that.👍
Boss 302
@787bcgr :
Lap time - 1:16.934 (2nd fastest!) - DC - 9.5
Good solid tune although I never touched 6th gear, did not matter. It could get loose on throttle in turns 3,4 and 5 but so did many others (most). Nothing more to add but very well done, I really enjoyed it and the speed surprised me.
Bowtie-muscle
Lap time - 1.:17.234 - DC - 9.2
Will not say much about my own tune other than I think it is one of the 3 best I have submitted for FITT challenges, and like the other 2, will not win. A touch more understeer thru the sweepers than I remembered and I did not match my best time during testing. I do believe it is one of the easiest to drive and be consistent with but I will let others be the judge of that.
@DolHaus :
Lap time - 1:17.547 - DC - 8.0
I really struggled with this tune making it fast, it had good rotation and the rear only loose in the usual place. I did find that it would push wide if I gave it too much throttle in turn 2 which made throttle control that much more important. A good tune non the less.
@gtmetacrisis :
Lap time - 1:17.456 - DC - 9.0
Just a really good solid tune right here. Maybe, just a tick on the snug side in turns 3 and 5, when I got those two turns correct, the time dropped. Very impressive for your first time out.
@ImToLegitToQuit :
Lap time - 1:17.059 (3rd fastest) - DC 8.5
NO room for error on this tune at all, had to hit my marks or I was off to the litter and I spent many laps off track. Very hard to adjust and get the line right especially the hill section which was always an adventure. However, when I did manage to get it right, what a lap and I am sure there is more to be had. If the rear was more stable and the curbs did not upset this one so much, it would have been a true blast. Unfortunately, the last lap I ran was the fastest, otherwise your time would have been 6 tenths slower. Not a 9.0 tune, was thinking an 8.0 but I cannot ignore the final lap time.
@krenkme :
Lap time - 1:17.587 - DC - 8.5
If this is your dark side, than I like it, a lot. Great grip and rotation, good entry and very good all around tune. One issue, the final gear was too short hurting lap times. More gear and you would have a special ride here. Well done.
@xande1959 :
Lap time - 1:18.212 - DC 7.5
I am sorry my friend but I struggled to get more out of this one and it took me a while to figure out why. Too much rear grip causing understeer on entry and slowing rotation, also when braking the nose would dive and cause the front end to push wide. Not a bad tune at all, just not fast enough.
Shelby GT500
@Badger66 :
Lap time - 1:18.012 - DC - 8.0
Outrageously smooth and easy to drive, I loved it. The hill section was tricky on exit with some oversteer but otherwise a really good entry. You have obviously spent enough time over at Exeter Gt to learn a thing or two and your tune was very much like shaun's feel wise. He did beat you but only by an eyelash. Congrats
@brian wolf :
Lap time - 1:17.963 - DC - 8.0
First thought: 3 speed? First impression: (turn 1) Holy lift off oversteer Batman! This was a prelude to some of the other wild rear end tunes, but yours was the easiest to learn and adjust to. Did spent some time off track (rubber mallot in the backseat is to pound the dents out of the roof) but turn 5 was always the best with your tune. Turn 8 (last turn) however, was always interesting. This car loves to rotate and can be really fast when you get it right, not sure I got all out of this one, might be another 3 or 4 tenths still out there, sorry.
3speed trans was a stroke of brilliance and did not hurt this tune at all.
@Lewis_Hamilton_ :
Lap time - 1:17.440 - DC - 7.9
Total handful for me, the rear just would not cooperate and I struggled with this tune more than any other. Entry and braking caused the rear to jump and not always able to save, spent more laps in the litter than any other
@Otaliema
Lap time - 1:16.789 (Fastest!) - DC - 9.5
That medication must do wonders but it clouds your brain, did I not tell you more than once that i cannot drift???? Well, not until I drove this one that is. This one likes to be sideways, not sure it is happy going straight. Always smoking the tires and leaving skidmarks, lucky for you tire wear is off. Amazingly it had only a few trips off track and most due to driver trying to get the most out of it. Unbelievable rotation if you can hold it, right on the edge of losing it. Excellent tune, and like DolHaus's GTO, managed to change my driving style, if only for a short time.
@shaunm80
Lap time - 1:17.943 - DC - 8.0
What I have come to expect from you, no disappointment here. Good, solid, easy to drive with just a touch of understeer caused by car/track combo. Only where others had it as well but without the oversteer on exit. Only issue was 6th gear maybe a tick too long? Well done.
@sinof1337 :
lap time - 1.19.026 - DC - 7.7
I really like this tune, great grip and smooth with a touch of oversteer on exit. Throttle control helped as did adjusting my line. This had the most weight and most power but I think the problem here was the final gear. At the start finish line I was blinking in 6th and looking for another gear. Felt as though the time should have been much better and I was stunned at the lap times. i really hope another tester gets more from this tune. Good job.
@Motor City Hami :
Boss 302 R
Lap time - 1:17.082 - DC - 9.3
Since you had already built this one and did not enter, I decided to see how it would perform compared to the rest of ours. No oil change meant I added intake tuning and adjusted power limiter from 96.8 to 95.7. This tune was not built for this track and could get really squirrelly on entry but would not have been the worst. Just a hint of understeer in some turns but not bad, I only ran 5 laps with it. The first was to learn the tune and warm up to it, the second lap the rear jumped out on turn 6. Laps 3 and 4 were the best with lap 3 being a 1:17.220 (which would have been 4th best), shaved a little off on lap 4. the final lap was egual to the ghost but I lost it on the final turn.
Conclusion; very thankful you DID NOT enter or finish this with a few adjustments or you could have smoked the field. That is why you are still the man to beat.
Thank you Hami for putting this challenge together and for allowing me to partake.
Thank you to all the tuners for great and enjoyable tunes.
Thank you for the good review. Good to know that my tunes are coming up to standard still. I was happier with this tune as a overall tune than the Focus tune. Im glad that you enjoyed my tune and hopefully my standards don't slip in the next FITT event.FITT: Ford Mustang Challenge Reviews
Shelby GT500
@Badger66 :
Lap time - 1:18.012 - DC - 8.0
Outrageously smooth and easy to drive, I loved it. The hill section was tricky on exit with some oversteer but otherwise a really good entry. You have obviously spent enough time over at Exeter Gt to learn a thing or two and your tune was very much like shaun's feel wise. He did beat you but only by an eyelash. Congrats
@shaunm80
Lap time - 1:17.943 - DC - 8.0
What I have come to expect from you, no disappointment here. Good, solid, easy to drive with just a touch of understeer caused by car/track combo. Only where others had it as well but without the oversteer on exit. Only issue was 6th gear maybe a tick too long? Well done.
Thank you Hami for putting this challenge together and for allowing me to partake.
Thank you to all the tuners for great and enjoyable tunes.
@Bowtie-muscle and the mistakes that I try to hit or learn .thank the effort, it was still faster than meFITT: Ford Mustang Challenge Reviews
My review and impressions, in general I liked most of the tunes for this challenge but not all. Some gave me a challenge just to drive and some surprised me with how they got me to drive. I have never claimed to be the best tuner (not by a long shot) or the best driver, so if I did not match your best lap please know that I gave each tune the best I could to get the most out of it. All tunes were given a minimum of 12 laps and a max of 15, more laps were for driver error or the thinking that I was real close to a better time.
Tunes tested in random order by model: Mustang Gt, Shelby GT500 and finally the Boss 302 with my own tune being last for fairness (that way I would be furthest away from my tune).
DC was extremely difficult for me in this challenge as some of the fast cars I struggled with and some of the slower ones I really liked. I took into consideration the following: Best lap time, enjoyment, and how long it took to learn and reach the best lap. If there are any questions about DC, please ask.
@Motor City Hami I apologize for some of these DC scores but it is the only way I felt that was fair and represented my true impressions.
Mustang GT
@DaBomm4:
Lap time - 1:19.784 - DC - 7.5
Leading up to the deadline, I had tuned each of the three cars but spent the least amount of time on this one as I felt it was the slowest AND hardest to improve. The night before I began testing I took my GT for 8 laps to prepare and set a base time, your tune did manage to beat it. There is the ever present understeer that you managed quite well but lose of rear grip on accel through turns 3,4 and 5. Overall a really nice job here and I applaud the effort of being the only one brave enough to try this one. DC was given a bonus for that.👍
Boss 302
@787bcgr :
Lap time - 1:16.934 (2nd fastest!) - DC - 9.5
Good solid tune although I never touched 6th gear, did not matter. It could get loose on throttle in turns 3,4 and 5 but so did many others (most). Nothing more to add but very well done, I really enjoyed it and the speed surprised me.
Bowtie-muscle
Lap time - 1.:17.234 - DC - 9.2
Will not say much about my own tune other than I think it is one of the 3 best I have submitted for FITT challenges, and like the other 2, will not win. A touch more understeer thru the sweepers than I remembered and I did not match my best time during testing. I do believe it is one of the easiest to drive and be consistent with but I will let others be the judge of that.
@DolHaus :
Lap time - 1:17.547 - DC - 8.0
I really struggled with this tune making it fast, it had good rotation and the rear only loose in the usual place. I did find that it would push wide if I gave it too much throttle in turn 2 which made throttle control that much more important. A good tune non the less.
@gtmetacrisis :
Lap time - 1:17.456 - DC - 9.0
Just a really good solid tune right here. Maybe, just a tick on the snug side in turns 3 and 5, when I got those two turns correct, the time dropped. Very impressive for your first time out.
@ImToLegitToQuit :
Lap time - 1:17.059 (3rd fastest) - DC 8.5
NO room for error on this tune at all, had to hit my marks or I was off to the litter and I spent many laps off track. Very hard to adjust and get the line right especially the hill section which was always an adventure. However, when I did manage to get it right, what a lap and I am sure there is more to be had. If the rear was more stable and the curbs did not upset this one so much, it would have been a true blast. Unfortunately, the last lap I ran was the fastest, otherwise your time would have been 6 tenths slower. Not a 9.0 tune, was thinking an 8.0 but I cannot ignore the final lap time.
@krenkme :
Lap time - 1:17.587 - DC - 8.5
If this is your dark side, than I like it, a lot. Great grip and rotation, good entry and very good all around tune. One issue, the final gear was too short hurting lap times. More gear and you would have a special ride here. Well done.
@xande1959 :
Lap time - 1:18.212 - DC 7.5
I am sorry my friend but I struggled to get more out of this one and it took me a while to figure out why. Too much rear grip causing understeer on entry and slowing rotation, also when braking the nose would dive and cause the front end to push wide. Not a bad tune at all, just not fast enough.
Shelby GT500
@Badger66 :
Lap time - 1:18.012 - DC - 8.0
Outrageously smooth and easy to drive, I loved it. The hill section was tricky on exit with some oversteer but otherwise a really good entry. You have obviously spent enough time over at Exeter Gt to learn a thing or two and your tune was very much like shaun's feel wise. He did beat you but only by an eyelash. Congrats
@brian wolf :
Lap time - 1:17.963 - DC - 8.0
First thought: 3 speed? First impression: (turn 1) Holy lift off oversteer Batman! This was a prelude to some of the other wild rear end tunes, but yours was the easiest to learn and adjust to. Did spent some time off track (rubber mallot in the backseat is to pound the dents out of the roof) but turn 5 was always the best with your tune. Turn 8 (last turn) however, was always interesting. This car loves to rotate and can be really fast when you get it right, not sure I got all out of this one, might be another 3 or 4 tenths still out there, sorry.
3speed trans was a stroke of brilliance and did not hurt this tune at all.
@Lewis_Hamilton_ :
Lap time - 1:17.440 - DC - 7.9
Total handful for me, the rear just would not cooperate and I struggled with this tune more than any other. Entry and braking caused the rear to jump and not always able to save, spent more laps in the litter than any other
@Otaliema
Lap time - 1:16.789 (Fastest!) - DC - 9.5
That medication must do wonders but it clouds your brain, did I not tell you more than once that i cannot drift???? Well, not until I drove this one that is. This one likes to be sideways, not sure it is happy going straight. Always smoking the tires and leaving skidmarks, lucky for you tire wear is off. Amazingly it had only a few trips off track and most due to driver trying to get the most out of it. Unbelievable rotation if you can hold it, right on the edge of losing it. Excellent tune, and like DolHaus's GTO, managed to change my driving style, if only for a short time.
@shaunm80
Lap time - 1:17.943 - DC - 8.0
What I have come to expect from you, no disappointment here. Good, solid, easy to drive with just a touch of understeer caused by car/track combo. Only where others had it as well but without the oversteer on exit. Only issue was 6th gear maybe a tick too long? Well done.
@sinof1337 :
lap time - 1.19.026 - DC - 7.7
I really like this tune, great grip and smooth with a touch of oversteer on exit. Throttle control helped as did adjusting my line. This had the most weight and most power but I think the problem here was the final gear. At the start finish line I was blinking in 6th and looking for another gear. Felt as though the time should have been much better and I was stunned at the lap times. i really hope another tester gets more from this tune. Good job.
@Motor City Hami :
Boss 302 R
Lap time - 1:17.082 - DC - 9.3
Since you had already built this one and did not enter, I decided to see how it would perform compared to the rest of ours. No oil change meant I added intake tuning and adjusted power limiter from 96.8 to 95.7. This tune was not built for this track and could get really squirrelly on entry but would not have been the worst. Just a hint of understeer in some turns but not bad, I only ran 5 laps with it. The first was to learn the tune and warm up to it, the second lap the rear jumped out on turn 6. Laps 3 and 4 were the best with lap 3 being a 1:17.220 (which would have been 4th best), shaved a little off on lap 4. the final lap was egual to the ghost but I lost it on the final turn.
Conclusion; very thankful you DID NOT enter or finish this with a few adjustments or you could have smoked the field. That is why you are still the man to beat.
Thank you Hami for putting this challenge together and for allowing me to partake.
Thank you to all the tuners for great and enjoyable tunes.
👍
Thanks for testing/reviewing mate.@brian wolf :
Lap time - 1:17.963 - DC - 8.0
First thought: 3 speed? First impression: (turn 1) Holy lift off oversteer Batman! This was a prelude to some of the other wild rear end tunes, but yours was the easiest to learn and adjust to. Did spent some time off track (rubber mallot in the backseat is to pound the dents out of the roof) but turn 5 was always the best with your tune. Turn 8 (last turn) however, was always interesting. This car loves to rotate and can be really fast when you get it right, not sure I got all out of this one, might be another 3 or 4 tenths still out there, sorry.
3speed trans was a stroke of brilliance and did not hurt this tune at all.
Well done for getting some clean laps!
👍
I was happy with this review when you said, "I like this tune"... That was enough for me to be content with what I created. I plan to go back over my tune and adjust the LSD to minimise the wheel spinning and I shall also look at toe settings too. Thanks for the review and the feedback.
Shelby GT500
@Badger66 :
Lap time - 1:18.012 - DC - 8.0
Outrageously smooth and easy to drive, I loved it. The hill section was tricky on exit with some oversteer but otherwise a really good entry. You have obviously spent enough time over at Exeter Gt to learn a thing or two and your tune was very much like shaun's feel wise. He did beat you but only by an eyelash. Congrats
👍
Thank you for testing and for your detailed reviews, great times across the board 👍
👍
Thank you Hami for the great, well written review. I also appreciate the fact that you are still the professor trying to teach your students by given tips and advice. It is very much appreciated, and I am delighted beyond measure at how much you liked my odd-ball tune. Was a ton of fun building both of my rides for these challenges, and I thoroughly agree about testing. Learn a lot every time I do it and twice now have driven tunes that managed to get me to change my driving style to fit the tune.
I had us split by .006 adding all of the times together. Close enough for a tie in my eyes. .006 apart in a drag race is remarkable let alone 7 different drivers with different driving styles coming together to get that close. But there is aThank you for testing and for your detailed reviews, great times across the board 👍
Its been an extremely close and fun contest which has been a pleasure to be a part of.
Congratulations to @Lionheart2113, you beat me by 0:00.000857!
Congratulations also to @Motor City Hami for winning the DC
This has to be the closest contest there has ever been and I particularly enjoyed the challenge of trying to work with a drivetrain that I spend such little time working with.
Overall it was a great effort all round, well done to everyone who was involved
I think it can be best described as a coat of paint between them, I'm beginning to wish I hadn't given the car a polish for the camerasI had us split by .006 adding all of the times together. Close enough for a tie in my eyes. .006 apart in a drag race is remarkable let alone 7 different drivers with different driving styles coming together to get that close. But there is a dead tie between you and me for 3rd in DC points! Just can't get away from each other in the Focus!
When working out brake balance its all about managing the forces and striking the balance between effective stopping power and not overloading the front tyres.@Motor City Hami first off thank you for the review. Greatly appreciate the feedback and it leads me to a few things. The LSD... I had it somewhere between 12-14 to get both fronts to spin at the same time, like my bible (your tuning guide) says to do. But when I decided to go off the beaten path and increase the accel sens it seemed the higher I went up the lower the lap times got. It was almost as if it stopped the sharpness of the rotation helping prevent speed loss through sliding the nose and pushing me to a wider line holding the higher speed?!? Or am I sensing something that is not there? And I couldn't agree more on the brakes, most of my last FITT entries have had a neutral brake balance, I believe the MR2 was the most radical. I do need to get more aggressive with the balance, but do you think it might be more in the driving style?
Last but not least, thanks for putting this challenge together, it was brilliant and with everything so close, the rankings were changing with every tester. Well all except your DC ranking!
