It has been a while since I had the time to actually play, explaining my absence here. Seeing how there is a raft of new cars, and that some of them have the GT-R moniker to which I am rather more partial than most members here, I started by giving them a try first.
As you suggest, I started with the easier one of the pair, namely the
GT-R Spec V N1. As usually, mine was slightly different than you intended - I made it baby blue to differentiate it from the other GT-Rs I already had
I tried it at three tracks, in the Supercar Seasonal, so at R246, Tsukuba and Trial Mountain, with a DS3 and the aids off (apart from ABS at 1).
The first impression is that the car is eerily quiet. Compared to the handful of cars I drove immediately prior to it, including the R390 and the F40 you tuned for me (back in the days when I was playing more regularly), it sounded more like an electric car than an internal combustion powered vehicle
In terms of driving it is still a typical specimen of the GT-R breed, with colossal grip, a completely unnatural turn of speed (way beyond what the PP would make appear natural) and is fairly easy to control even for someone without really razor sharp throttle and steering inputs.
There is lots of tyre squeal when cornering but without getting any of the tyres into the red temperature zone. If you come into a corner too fast, there is of course understeer for which there is no immediate correction, apart from braking sharply and then reapplying throttle. Lifting will first point the nose a bit further off the line, before it will tuck in gently. If you brake, reapplying throttle will eventually improve turn in but that is best done past the apex.
It is very safe and easy to drive, although if the tail was just a tad more willing to come into play, it could give the driver some more options. Or maybe it's just my completely rusty driving
Of the circuits I tried it on it worked best on the faster ones - namely R246 and Trial Mountain - and for me at least a bit less well on Tsukuba.
Still, beating an Enzo with the same tyres and some 17second head start by over 6 seconds at R246 (5 laps) is a solid achievement for someone like myself. 👍
And I have to say I truly enjoyed the experience, so looking forward to the Group A next step tomorrow - I already have it tuned and set-up. I took some liberties with it again, mine being orange
In any case, it's great to be back and see that you have not taken a rest in the meantime 👍