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When driving the Speed 12, I usually do standing starts in 3rd gear, and don't go below that when racing. I tried a start in 6th gear, and it was faster still than some of the other cars in my garage.
That's fair enough. I'll have to take your word for it. It could very well be that my driving style is just not suited for the Speed 12. I generally don't think much of the American muscle cars like the Cobra 427 either because they have massive oversteer. That's not to say they aren't very quick but just not my cup of tea.
odd...I tamed the "loopy beasts" with suspension twigging. of course, I'm one of the people who restrains the bleep out of the thing.
add the Ginetta and the Range Stormer to the "can't tame" list ( I need the Cizetta back so I can try my latest suspension trick on it and see if it helps).
Parnelli: I don't weight drop the Ginetta.
sometimes I think I should share my suspension settings to see what people think, cause I might have the cars TOO restrained for some people.
Still, that's thoughtful for people who don't know that "Old New York/was once Nieu Amsterdam" (hope I spelled that right)
Don't know if you're joking or mistaken, but I live in Haarlem in the Netherlands, that being the 'original' name of the district in New York ('Nieuw Amsterdam'). And here endeth the history lesson; let's get on talking about racing please? 👍Bigracer: About your location, I think enough of us Yanks know that Harlem in new york city is spelled with one A, while the original is spelled with two. still, that's thoughtful for people who don't know that "Old New York/was once Nieu Amsterdam" (hope I spelled that right)
You guys may find the following of interest, tunes for both the Speed 12 and the Ginetta.
TVR Speed 12
Ginetta G4
Regards
Scaff
Parnelli: the last post on page two is where I put where I put my settings
I'd love to have someone give me their opinion on those, as their based on Personal experience with all five Polyphony digital games, a couple of the members on here, and even a tip from in the game itself.
it was also over forty years old when it was added, is rigged for BRITISH prefrences, and horse-width european streets laid down centuries before.
I'm not going to say that it's a terrible car in the least; it's a car that tames the driver. Nothing wrong in that.
On the other hand, in my experiences, it feels to bloody damn numb. I can't get into the feeling of the handling at all. Some of the other cars seem to just come alive when you're driving them, that feeling of connection. BMW M3, the Corvette C1, and the S2000 are all examples of cars you can just feel as you're racing. This car just ultimately reminds you that it is a machine at your disposal; a brick to bash as opposed to a scapel that carves. Just my thoughts..
So I've been playing a little while now, and recently won the TVR Blackpool Racers and am now the ... well, not-so-proud owner of a TVR Speed 12.
Why not so proud? Because it's awful! Even after installing the supercharger taking the power up to 1000+ bhp and pulling back the transmission, this car is SLOW. Even on a b-level professional race, all my opponents pull away straight away never to be seen again. The Tuscan I won it with absolutely destroys it in every way.
Surely I must be missing something here? Surely a car that powerful with that high a retail tag must have some use?
I just acquired one of these, and put in the supercharger, etc. I think I got it up to 240 mph on the test track.