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GPL - Ferrari

Han Monsee

GPL - Ferrari

by Han Monsee » Thu, 03 Dec 1998 04:00:00


In my point of view, the Lotus is the car that handles best by far. The
Brabham, Cooper, Honda and Eagle aren't bad either, but my laptimes are
simply a one ore two seconds slower than those with the Lotus.
The BRM handles well, but hasn't suitable (Torque,RPM) characteristics.
The Ferrari is well suited for tracks with many slow corners, but it
becomes instable under heavy braking and turning in at high speed, so it's
not suited for the high-speed tracks such as Monza and Spa.

Greetings, Han

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Alan Chandl

GPL - Ferrari

by Alan Chandl » Sun, 06 Dec 1998 04:00:00




>>The Ferrari handles awesome, brakes awesome and I've never blown an
>>engine.  (Well shifting from 5th to reverse under speed does the trick ;)

>Handles awesome?!?  Ok, you're a better driver than *I* am.  I can't get very
>far without mowing the lawn with it...
>Eldred

I have found that you

a) need to get the wheels hot, and
b) tweak the default setups to improve the tyre temperature profile

Then I find it slides just beautifully under control and with that
awesome sound I really like it.   If I don't tweak or the tyres aren't
hot I seem to find it pulls a bit to one side (causes me no end of
problems at the end of the second fast straight at Watkins Glen - the
one ending with the fast curve to the left and then the right hander)

Top speed is a bit of a problem - but I am playing with Mosport and
Zandvort and this doesn't really matter there.

Magpie


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