Lotus E23 - Not a great lap, got in to a bit of a tankslapper with the sim steering and no TCS where I lost 2 seconds of the advantage I had over my previous best. I find this car quite hard to control because of the insane amount of power but I've never been too good in X class so I'm happy with this lap.
McLaren MP4/4 - Decent lap, this car has much better handling than the Lotus E23 but it's let down by the power, it just can't accelerate as fast but it's interesting to go back and forth throughout the lap with the E23. Much easier to control compared to the E23 but can still break loose if you push it too far.
2015 Indycars - As these both perform identically I decided to run the Honda with a high downforce setup and the Chevrolet with a medium downforce setup, frankly I'm amazed the Chevrolet was able to keep just 5 seconds off of the Honda as you could really tell the difference between the two setups and apart from the ~10 mph in top speed I thought it didn't have a chance.
Chevrolet Lola T90/00 - What a joy to drive this car is, sure it's slower than the 787B despite being a class above but it's so easy to be precise round the corners with this car, chuck it in and it will stick to the line, the main thing letting it down against the 787B is the Mazdas absolutely ridiculous acceleration. I also think this is the best looking X class car with it's very simple aero which makes me question the need for all of these crazy wings with winglets on winglets we get nowadays.
Mazda 787B - Now this time has fell to 10th in the world, was originally 6th and I feel there is still another 2-3 seconds out there without having to change the tune again to better suit the track. The car itself is incredibly easy to drive which is a little unfair when we consider that it's also the fastest on 90% of tracks in P class, accelerates like a rocket and doesn't stop until it reaches top speed, which is also quite fast compared to some of the other cars in this class.
The Audi R8s - Starting with the Audi R8's, these 2 are very nice to drive, more challenging than the 787B but still very manageable with no assists and I also recognised that once you're out of the lower gears where traction is an issue the acceleration is on par with the 787B up until about 160-170 mph where it gets left behind again. I will also note that the only reason the 2006 R8 was faster is because I frequently use it in lobbies and the tune on it has been worked on a lot, unfortunately the tune does not drive the same on the 2004 R8 so I made a quick 5 minute tune and came out slightly slower, but in reality if you're torn between them pick the 2004 R8 as it gets more power.
The Audi R18s - Driving the 2012 R18 first my main thoughts were handles on rails, but not enough power to keep up with the R8s or 787B, so you can imagine my delight when I see the 2014 R18 had 58 more HP, and then my disappointment when I drove it with even less downforce than the 2012 model only to find it accelerated even slower and somehow was handling better. One thing you need to avoid with these is mounting the kerbs too much as they can very easily get stuck on them but overall they're good to drive, probably a good car to start with if you want a forgiving car for P class.
Audi R15++ - I never drive this car and my laps here remind me why, it sounds crap, looks horrible and isn't anything special to drive. Acceleration is OK, faster than the R18s but slower than the R8s, top speed is the same story, handling at speed is fine as the aero does all the work, but for the few turns on this track where it's all up to mechanical grip you better be ready to lose some time, the first few times I was entering them at the same speed as I did with the R8s only to go straight in to the wall. Not a car I'd recommend to anyone when there are much better options available, unless you really happen to like the R15++.
Alfa Romeo SZ - *This time isn't on the leaderboards as I couldn't connect to Forza Servers at the time. One of the viewers of a stream I frequent requested a tune for this car in S class, only I can't remember who requested it, so rather than leaving it in my garage I've taken it to the Nordschleife. Another ~850 HP RWD car which looks absolutely ridiculous when you look around in lobbies at what everyone else is driving, but somehow it sets some good times, probably helped by the fact that even with full downforce it can still hit 220 MPH without struggling on the back straight. Better yet I feel this car is capable of going under the 6:55 mark if I can tame the power at low speeds.
Aston Martin DBR1 - Decided one night that I need a new car for Daytona road courses and came up with this, set some good times round them tracks and then decided to take it to the Nordschleife because what could go wrong with an 882 HP RWD car from the 50s, rockets down the straights near enough leaving everything in it's dust once it's gained traction, the only let down being the wayward steering, the many bumps of the Nordschleife will send you all over the track if you're not careful. Only just manages to break the 7-minute barrier but for a car like this I think it's done well.
The Abarths - The Punto has some great acceleration and usually handles nicely but taking it to the Nordschleife has revealed some slight problems which weren't apparent on the other tracks with less bumps. Obviously the Punto was never going to contend for the top spot but I think it does a fair job and is usually enough to handle most lobbies. The 500 although not as good for acceleration it handles far better than it's 5.8 handling rate suggests and swallows bumps with no problems at all so it's no surprise it's faster than the Punto, but I wasn't expecting it to reach under the 7-minute mark and better yet, there were still a few small mistakes in this public lobby lap time. I've been using the 500 a lot the last week even if I have been called all sorts in the lobby chat by the friendly people often found in there
. Occasionally I get people downloading my tune and using the car in the lobby with me which is really nice, and this has helped make it my most popular tune by far, over 100 downloads and 140 uses in the week it's been up
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