What a revelation!
Having gotten the schizo Lotus somewhat under my control during the months of
playing the demo, I was naturally loyal to it when the full sim was released.
I gave all the other cars a few laps here and there, but was determined to
stick with the Lotus, tune it right, and master it. ("Mastery" is a VERY
relative concept.) ;-)
After many Lotus laps last evening, I was getting pissed and frustrated. I can
do pretty hot laps with it -- and the times will certainly improve with set-up
refinements and practice. But I find it takes ALL of my concentration to keep
the car under control, moving fast, on the track. And when I try to race, I
find it impossible to focus when I'm watching traffic, too, and someone great
is driving right up my tailpipes.
So I switched to the Eagle, just for the hell of it. Hated it for not being
the Lotus for a couple of laps. Cursed when it didn't respond instantly like
the Lotus.
Well, within 11 laps, I could beat my best Lotus personal best times at Monza
by half a second! That's with the out-of-the-box setup with the Eagle, against
my preliminary modified setups for the Lotus!
The increased speed is an unexpected bonus, though. What I love is that I'm
just a bit more relaxed driving the Eagle. It's just enough more stable and
predictable in its response to input. I may even be able to race the thing
without the white knuckles and first-lap crashes that I was experiencing with
the Lotus.
Man, I LOVE this sim!
Just an opinion from my experience. Your mileage may differ ...
Drive safely!
Pinebox
