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Well, I tried and failed to tame the Caterham for the Open Series A class races: It's relatively stable at Mugello and Homestead, but the undulations and uneven tarmac of VIR really upset the car.
What did you do in FM23 today?
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I decided to spend much of the day finishing the Open Class Tour, since I'd only been through D. I think I had the most fun with the Matra in S Class. It was a car I had mostly forgotten about, but I enjoyed the sound, plus it wasn't too hard to get back under control when it would get "squirrelly", which happens with cars of that vintage. Great fun.
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Took the '91 Holden VN that I used for the first race in the Aussie series back down to stock. I had it to C class by the end of that challenge. But back down to it's original D level then got it as close to D400 as I could in preparation for the next D open series. Ran it at Road Atlanta for a test race. It's a really nice car. Handles well and has a great exhaust sound even in stock form.
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Took a bit of a break from FM over Christmas, but had a crack yesterday, finishing the Australian Sport Sedans (+go kart modded Trans Ams) series. Felt miles off the pace at Grand Oak, which is not a track I really enjoy anyway, but put on my big boy pants and won the next three races. Felt a bit weird having Bathurst as the penultimate round of the series, surely it should have been the Finale? Regardless, I still really like the VN Group A - it's sweetly balanced and adjustable, and really seemed to haul away from the competition on the longer straights at Bathurst. And wow Maple Valley is looking pretty with all the graphical tweaks they've had over the last year or so!
On to the Australian Classics tour and oh joy - Eagle Rock. Still hate this stupid, ugly little nothing of a track, but at least I'd had the good sense to strip the weight out of my XB Falcon Couple and put a sports differential in it, so I could grit my teeth and powerslide it around both ends of the oval at 150km/h. Had to bash my way past the HQ Monaro at the front and then basically defend hard through the "fun" chicane bit, then hoon off into the distance lap after lap.
Eagle Rock - at least it has a nice skybox as the evening light comes in I suppose.
On to the Australian Classics tour and oh joy - Eagle Rock. Still hate this stupid, ugly little nothing of a track, but at least I'd had the good sense to strip the weight out of my XB Falcon Couple and put a sports differential in it, so I could grit my teeth and powerslide it around both ends of the oval at 150km/h. Had to bash my way past the HQ Monaro at the front and then basically defend hard through the "fun" chicane bit, then hoon off into the distance lap after lap.
Eagle Rock - at least it has a nice skybox as the evening light comes in I suppose.
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Wow this has become one of my favorite cars (guess which). Upgraded at A-class it rides VIR bumps and curbs like it's a Sunday stroll through the country club! And it's now the newest member of my level 50 club.
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Finished the Australian classics series in my Falcon Coupe - had a good little battle with a HQ Monaro at Bathurst where I clearly had the speed on it down the straights but it was fairly quick down the hill. And again at Laguna Seca where I finally got the sort of balance I wanted, being able to tip into corners with a bit of mild oversteer to get the nose into the Apex, then powering out of the exit just enough to straighten the car up. Was especially useful turning into the second last downhill corner and the first of the uphill left-handers.
Now which yobbo mobile to choose for the Ute series?
Now which yobbo mobile to choose for the Ute series?
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I went with the Ford.
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I'm tempted by the HSV mainly because of the much more sophisticated chassis and more power - why did you choose the Ford? More tuning headroom?
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Would you believe I like its styling better? But it's a good overall ride.
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Its certainly a less fussy and overwrought design.
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You cut that a bit fine! I normally focus on Open Tour first and just do the minimum on the Featured Tour to unlock the 10k/25k bonuses, then come back to the Featured Tour after completing the Open Tour.
Unfortunately, the game is never to going to change from being Chores-a Motorsport
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