Well, it looks like things turned out very well for me in the end. Wasn't happy with my car's acceleration when I learnt we were doing a standing start for the sprint race, so made some tweaks to the differential so that I didn't make myself a nuisance if I qualified near the front. My final LSD settings were:
- Initial Torque: 30
- Acceleration Sensitivity: 20
- Braking Sensitivity: 30
Somehow, I found the Mustang much better to drive than in practice (where I somehow mistakenly set the weight to 110% instead of 111%). Would have easily gone into the 2:11s in qualifying had I not misjudged my braking coming into the Esses and picked up a penalty on the final lap, but still was very happy with the way it was responding through the twisty parts. Almost in between a Gr.3 and a Gr.4 car, I reckon.
Expected some improvements off the line in the sprint race with the diff changes, but not the rocket start that gave me a handy cushion throughout over
@Pigems. My focus wasn't so much on outright pace as much as setting consistent laps and keeping in between the white lines, even if it lost me time through the moments where I crossed up.
Feature race was a case of following Pigems around and sitting back while the chaos of the first few laps unfolded. As wonderfully captured by
@O604, I nearly threw it onto the grass myself while drawing alongside Pigems up Mountain Straight, and didn't get away without a few minor wall taps. Still, I kept mostly out of trouble and was just able to avoid getting jumped after staying out longer before my stop. 32% fuel (4.9 laps) was more than enough to get me to the finish while dipping under the 2:13s.
Thanks
@Drex124 for hosting another great event with a fantastic combo. I also have to thank Pigems and
@praiano63 for the setups they shared in the lead up to the race; I'm no expert tuner, but their settings helped me turn the Mustang into something which I can consider a potent and well-handling monster. To round things off, here are a few screenshots from both races showing my machine in anger: