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And recovery increase with age
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Unfortunately true... I still feel like 🤬
R8 was quite a surprise... basically no understeer and it's ridiculously fast in the corners. I bet this thing would be very, very fast with some extra hp.
I actually like the F430, it doesn't understeer too much and you can even drift with it. The 458 Italia on the other hand still seems to understeer a lot in slow corners and it's pretty hard to make it oversteer at all .
The GT-R has ~ 1.4 front and 1.3 rear camber, that certainly doesn't help
I haven't driven it in GT6 yet, but the R8 would go well under 7 mins in GT5 on SH tyres with some power upgrades. It had awesome handling 👍
Yeah... the 458 has some entry understeer... but there's as much oversteer on the exits as you want. It's a really nice car to drive on comfort softs but you have to be on top of the throttle everywhere - VERY intense
And that would explain partially why the GT-R isn't that quick - though it's more on the straights I think it doesn't reflect it's power.
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A few more from me... I doubt most of these will be anywhere near reaching the car's potential given how crap I feel and how rubbish my reactions are today
Production
07:41.917 - BMW Z4 Coupe '08 (GTP_Stotty) NEW
07:38.424 - Mazda RX7 Spirit Type A (FD) '02 (GTP_Stotty) NEW
06:56.426 - McLaren MP4-12C '10 (GTP_Stotty) NEW
07:50.103 - BMW Concept 1 Series tii '07 (GTP_Stotty) BEATEN
Race
06:17.235 - McLaren F1 GTR - BMW (Kokusai Kaihatsu UK Racing) '95 (GTP_Stotty) NEW
Z4 is pretty nondescript to drive.
The premium RX7 feels exactly like the Bathurst (just with a touch more power) - the handling is sublime for a FR, with zero understeer.
Thought I'd see if I could pinch my 1 series time back from Dennis and discovered I hadn't done an oil change the last time I ran it... chipped another second off. There's still a bit more to come on that one, but the car isn't really very nice to drive.
MP4-12C is very, very fast, and reasonably easy to drive. It has amazing traction for it's power, but consequentially, it does suffer from quite a bit of understeer in the high speed corners. Just a matter of managing entry speed then you can really hammer the throttle on the exits in 3rd gear or higher... I think there's a pile of time left in this one and it might break in to the 6.4X's in the hands of a proper 'Ring expert.
The F1 GTR race car isn't the sort of thing I drive very often, but I thought I'd try something different. It took a good while to adjust to the extra speed and grip, but it's a very easy car to drive once you do adjust. LOADS of grip, incredible brakes, lovely and stable... more time left in this one.