Unfortunately I didn't save the replay (shame on me) but here's a quick report of my latest GV300 attempt (I'll try to post things I remember off the top of my head) :
Seat Ibiza Cupra '04
179hp (down to 178hp at the end of the race)
180ft-lb
1177kg
402PP
Sports Medium tyres all around
Full-Custom Transmission
Twin-Plate Clutch
Semi-Racing Flywheel
Full-Custom Suspension
Ride Height : -20/-15
Spring Rate : 8.5/9.5
Dampers (Ext.) : 8/9
Dampers (Comp.) : 8/7
Anti-Roll Bars : 3/4
Camber : 0.5/0.5
Toe : 0.10/-0.10
1st Gear : 3.303
2nd Gear : 2.351
3rd Gear : 1.774
4th Gear : 1.398
5th Gear : 1.151
6th Gear : 0.991
Final Gear : 3.647
Top Speed setting : 220mph (197mph at the end of the straight)
TC set at 3
ABS set at 1
Everything else OFF
DualShock3
Lineup #17
Lancer Evolution III GSR '95
SKYLINE GT-R V-spec (R33) '95
350Z Gran Turismo 4 Ltd. (Z33) '05
Lancer Evolution X GSR P.P. '07
IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi '02
ACCORD Coupe EX '03
-Ibiza Cupra '04-
G35 Coupe '06
LEGACY B4 2.0GT spec.B '03
300ZX 2by2 (Z32) '98
SUPRA 3.0GT Turbo A '88
SILVIA spec-R AERO (S15) '02
LAP 1 - 30 :
Rolling start, so I get a little behind by the first corner, but I'm able to make my way up to first by lap 3-4, and stay there until about lap 26, when the Impreza furiously gets past me. By that time, it had been 7-8 laps where the 2nd-placed Subaru would overtake me on the straight, before I would take back my first place on the first corner, but on lap 26, I would stay back, even fall into 3rd place at times behind the Evo X. I go into the pits at the end of lap 30, about 13 seconds behind the now-leading Impreza...
LAP 31- 60 :
I get out of the pits, about 45 seconds behind the Impreza, and would begin to hack away at that gap, before he would go into the pits himself, which he did on lap 46 (I think). I also did my fastest lap on this stint, a 2'16.954 on lap 34. I had a 20 second lead at that time, but it didn't take long before the Impreza would be right back on my back. That gap closed to ONE SECOND by the end of lap 50, and then began a 10-lap stint of myself trying to keep my first place against the relentless assault of the Subaru (as you can imagine, I was kind of an a-hole during those laps, as the Ibiza hasn't got nearly as much power as the Impreza, as well as being on worn tyres).
FINISH LINE :
1- Ibiza Cupra '04 - 2h20'07.904
2- IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi '02 +0.081
3- Lancer Evolution X GSR P.P. '07 +0.375
I don't remember the exact order for the rest...
It took a long time to test and choose the right car, and I wanted to use a stock one but couldn't get the right times out of the stock Ibiza so I went with some modifications, but no modification to the car's HP. I was impressed with the Ibiza, as it was still pretty easy to drive even on worn tyres (except maybe for the last 1-2 laps before pitting or the end of the race), and also easy on fuel, as I didn't need to refuel at all on my pitstop on lap 30, with only 44 units of fuel spent during the first 30 laps.
As well, since I'm a VW enthusiast IRL, I've set a goal for myself to use only VAG cars for my next endurance runs, so this was the first, with the Seat.