Well, this is my testing complete. Has been a fun, if sometimes extremely frustrating, FITT event. Some excellent cars produced over the 4 classes, and some tracks that i'll not want to revist anytime soon!!
Results for SCCA Improved Touring Class
Some excellent cars here, with not an awful lot to choose between any of them. I'll most certainly be using some of them in the future.
As always, cars tested for 10 laps with DS3(dpad rather than stick), with automatic transmission. All aids off except driving line and ABS1.
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Ridox2JZGTE MX-5 Miata 1.8 RS (NB, J) '98
Time - 1:36:210
DC - 6
Struggled with understeer. The brakes also had a tendency to lock up under heavy braking.
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DolHaus MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '00
Time - 1:34:925
DC - 7
Lots of oversteer. You have to make small adjustments when at speed or it'll turn into a drift monster.
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krenkme MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '00
Time - 1:33:989
DC - 8
Be careful not to be fooled by this car. One wrong move and it'll gladly bite ya! Hit your lines though and it's a great car to drive.
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DaBomm4 MX-5 Miata 1600 NR-A (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:286
DC - 10
Very solid, balanced tune. No understeer or oversteer. Stable under braking. Good turn in and rotation. Did exactly what I asked of it. Bravo Sir.
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jtqmopar MX-5 Miata 1600 NR-A (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:696
DC - 8
The oversteer is manageable, but stops you from being able to really push it. Stable under braking. Provided consistent lap times once I had adjusted. Good effort.
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Onboy123 MX-5 Miata 1600 NR-A (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:32:815
DC - 9
You may need a few laps to adjust, and i'd suggest doing your braking in a straight line. Once you have adjusted, this car juts eats up the track. Good braking, easy to get on the power.
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ACSR421 MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:674
DC - 7
Watch out for the brake release oversteer. You'll need to keep it tight as there's not much room for error. You could quite easily just have a controlled rift around the whole of the track if you wanted to. Still provided a decent lap time though.
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Bowtie-muscle MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:630
DC - 8
Decent tune with a hint of understeer, and some power oversteer. Good under braking.
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Chipmonk77 MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:34:192
DC - 7
Brake release oversteer again here. Has good pace but couldn't get a decent lap together.
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HTR Tuning MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:716
DC - 8
A fairly stable tune with a hint of oversteer. Easy to control when you get your lines right.
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Lionheart2113 MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:617
DC - 9.5
This tune has good balance (for me anyway). The drop down to 4th in the long left hander is crucial. Stable around most of the track, with a bit of power oversteer on the exit of the hairpin. Well done.
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MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:34:063
DC - 7
Suffered with both understeer and oversteer with this one. Definately capable of 1:33's and I was almost there.
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shaunm80 MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:34:690
DC - 8
Good solid tune with a hint of oversteer. Shame about the weight issue though. (Incidentally, and for shaunm80's info only, I did run it at 925kg and took 0.8 seconds off (1:33:844) within a few laps. It did introduce some understeer though. Other than that, handling was much the same, although a bit nimbler obviously).
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ugabugaz MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
Time - 1:33:817
DC - 8
Some understeer and oversteer here. Stable under braking and seemed to have good pace.