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I noticed the conspicuous absence of this car from the descriptions in the
included strategy guide, and am curious of what people think of it's
pros/cons.  Also, I have found it to be quite quick at some tracks (namely
Zandvoort 1:30.75) and quite competitive against even the mighty Lotus.

What do you like or hate about the Ferrari?

Matt

I think the handling is exceptional and this car seems to be the most stable
IMO at speed. I know I can go faster
in the corners and expect to see even further improvements. Very stable
under braking plus I am not getting passed under braking
the way I was since I am faster into the corners.

Regards

Michael

Depends on setup.

Hmm, it kicks ***at the Ring, nicely chuckable. I'd say the opposite
- the tail happy nature gets it around the tight stuff, but you'll be
a couple of seconds a lap down on the Lotus or Eagle at Spa and Monza
- long fast tracks are not it's forte.

The Lotus can get into the 25s around Zandvoort, and even the Coventry
can do 27s. It'll be a while before we find the limits to compare, if
ever! :-)

Cheers!
John

Julian
aka Juju
http://gpl.cjb.net

After playing around a litlle with most of the cars, I settled in with the
Ferrari for a while. After a few days, my best lap at Monza was in the high
1:35 range. The things I liked about the Ferrari was that it was very tossable
and forgiving, and of course that sound!
Then I decided to try the Eagle (still at Monza). I felt a lot less comfortable
in this car, especially entering turns. At initial turn in it was difficult to
get it to turn, very
pushy. When I applied power, the push got worse up to a point before I started
getting power-oversteer. In fast turns I often oscillate between a mild push
and mild oversteer. The Eagle also seemed more sensitive in general and more
vulnerable to sudden spins.
I was ready to go back to the Ferrari until I checked my lap times and found I
had gotten nearly 2 seconds faster!
I have to attribute this mostly to the higher horsepower of the Eagle, although
I haven't done a direct comparison of laps int the Eagle vs. the Ferrari, so
I'm not sure how speeds at different points compare.
It's also possible that track time and experience could account for the
improvement in my times, although the increase seemed to dramatic for that
alone. Probably I should go back and do a direct comparison between the two
again and see how I do now.
-btw- I've hardly tried the Lotus at all, in the brief go I did have it just
seemed too sensitive to inputs (ie. very abrupt transitions) for the time
being. Maybe after I get more practice.

Ed Benson