GPL; Ferrari is very nice at Zanvoort!

Hi GPL racers, it has been difficult to me start liking the Ferrari 312, but today it happened! I tried Jason's excellent setup for Zanvoort, and the car was really enjoyable to drive! It seems to be so that you have to "drive" Ferrari more than some other cars, and it seems to be more critical with cold tyres. But after a couple of laps it feels very good and even quite forgiving. I could make 1:33.08 in my first evening with Ferrari in Zanvoort. (I am not very fast driver, as a "benchmark": my best in Monza with Lotus is still only 1:31.39.) I competed some races with 11 least good AI drivers, and I could stay in the middle pack. Very content with a new car. And as I told, I'm very happy that Ferrari has turned out to be a very enjoyable car! A small example: In one of those races I came too fast to Tarzanbocht. The result was a 360 degree's spin. I could still keep on track! J. Siffert was following me very nearly and could pass me inside. And then we came to the beginning of Gerlachbocht. And there I could pass Siffert outside - I did not loose much speed in my spin, and I could recover very fast! In Hugenholtzbocht I had secured my positon again! Well, I was only 8th position of the 12 racers, but I guess my enjoyment was not lesser than those fast guys have when racing with J. Clark! I think this is one of the extraordinary features of GPL! You enjoy also success "in the small". The way to fight with Clark is long, perhaps not possible at all. But already the way is so nice... Arto PS Thanks to Jason for his setups!

Hi Arto, Thanks :)

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> Hi GPL racers, > it has been difficult to me start liking the Ferrari 312, but today it > happened! I tried Jason's excellent setup for Zanvoort, and the car was > really enjoyable to drive! It seems to be so that you have to "drive" > Ferrari more than some other cars, and it seems to be more critical with > cold tyres. But after a couple of laps it feels very good and even quite > forgiving.

I forget how much customization I did with the Ferrari (I haven't driven't it for sooo long) but glad you like the setup. I always tried to setup for consistant braking the in the Ferrari due to its low top speed. I could make up for it by out braking my opponent :-) Your right about having to 'drive' the Ferrari more, but what would GPL be without a little tail-wagging? ;-) :-) -------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

I would also like to add that I think Jason's setups (esp. Ferrari) are very good. I shifted from Alison Hine's Coventry setups to Jason's Ferrari setups, and found them just as forgiving. To me the Ferrari is the best handling of the cars in GPL, but what makes it so good is its stability under brakes. Or maybe the setups suit my style... I've finally circulated around Rouen in under 2 min with the default Lotus setup. Yahoo! Sorry, I just had to SHOUT that! :)) -- Rob. >Hi Arto, >Thanks :) >> Hi GPL racers, >> it has been difficult to me start liking the Ferrari 312, but today it >> happened! I tried Jason's excellent setup for Zanvoort, and the car was >> really enjoyable to drive! It seems to be so that you have to "drive" >> Ferrari more than some other cars, and it seems to be more critical with >> cold tyres. But after a couple of laps it feels very good and even quite >> forgiving. >> Arto >> PS Thanks to Jason for his setups! >:-) >-------- >Jason Monds >"My other car is a Ferrari" >http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups >(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)