RUF Sports Class Testing
All tunes were given 10 laps of my finest driving under FITT conditions. I am still using my ancient DS3 with AT transmission and X button bashing just like the last FITT event so I expect faster times to come from the other testers. Anyway, here are the reviews for the 3400S. Enjoy.
@lBt_33
Best Lap Time – 1.35.508
DC – 9.7
Tune Comments – A consistent and stable tune. It has the perfect amount of over steer that helped guide the car round corners perfectly whilst giving me the feeling that I was in control of it at all times. Perfect transmission setup and overall balance of the car was spot on. It still had the problem of wheel spin but mostly this was nullified and easy to control through throttle control. Easy to drive and great fun all round. Well done.
@xande1959
Best Lap Time – 1.35.513
DC – 9.1
Tune Comments – Good rotation, predictable and easy to drive. I would have preferred a slightly looser rear for this track but as long as you stay on (or around) the racing line, the planted rear isn’t a problem at all. A good tune but I needed to adapt my driving style quite a lot to get the most out of it.
@coryclifford
Best Lap Time – 1.34.999
DC – 9.7
Tune Comments – A perfect tune all round. The only negative thing I can say about this tune is the ease in which the wheels spin up out of the slow corners but this is easily managed with throttle control. A Great tune that is really easy to drive. Well done.
@randyrockstiff
Best Lap Time – 1.36.001
DC – 8.5
Tune Comments – The rotation in this car was okay but it didn’t feel nimble compared to some of the other tunes. The transmission worked well to minimise wheel spin but it was another 5-speed transmission, which worked better than I would have thought. One thing that I noted about this tune was that it felt heavy, and it was at 1251kgs but it was still competitive in terms of lap time even for having all that ballast. Overall, it was a balanced tune but not one that I adapted too as easy as the others. If this balance could have been achieved with less weight, it would have been right up there in both lap time and DC.
@Brewguy44
Best Lap Time – 1.34.926
DC – 9.4
Tune Comments – Good rotation, a little tail happy causing loss of grip on some corner exits. Lap time wise it was consistent but driving style had a few inconsistent laps although it had no effect on overall lap time, which was good. Very easy to pick a line and make it through most corner safely. Another tune I noticed with 5 gear transmission.. I find it odd given the short straight but it works pretty well indeed. I didn’t feel that I had the confidence to push it past a certain point. DC is in the 9s though due to the amazing lap time it produced. Good tune overall. Well done.
@Otaliema
Best Lap Time – 1.35.957
DC – 9.0
Tune Comments – I will start with the good points, Good rotation, great transmission, LSD worked pretty good, Easy to drive and inspires confidence. A few negative points, This tune was not consistent from lap to lap in terms of corner exit grip and it was quite tail happy coming out of the slow corners. Not a bad tune overall and a few minor changes would make this extremely quick indeed.
@joaosoarescso
Best Lap Time - 1.35.470
DC - 9.2
Tune Comments - A fast and precise tune, very efficient transmission setting which given a few tweaks, could eliminate a lot of the wheel spin out of the low corners. This issue caused a few inconsistencies from lap to lap but it was easy to drive and I always felt like I was in control of the car, which was what I expect with a 3400S. Great job and with a few tweaks, this could be an epic tune.
@Ale67
Best Lap Time - 1.36.419
DC - 8.8
Tune Comments - A tune with great rotation and front grip, transmission design was very good and limited the wheel spin out of the slow corners beautifully. LSD settings scared me at first but I found that with throttle management, they weren’t scary at all. A few issues, the rear was very loose on corner exit, which was sometimes good but mostly meant I was saving the car from spinning around on itself. If you could have reduced the amount of rear slippage, this tune would have been a high 9 in DC. A good tune but not consistent enough from lap to lap for me personally.