I tried the McLaren F1 GTR BMW against the same car and lost by 5 seconds. Actually the Zonda Race car beat the F1. The car handled great but had no top end. I only managed to shave off 2 seconds from the beginning of the long straight to the finish. I'm going to try adjusting the tune slightly. Not touching the suspension, but I believe there is another 5 seconds in the car between the trans., LSD and Downforce. If I manage to win it I'll post a video. Certainly a more fun and engaging race that the other 2.
Edit: Could not do any better to the tune. If I kept lowering the final then the car would not pull, if I lowered the down force it affected how the car handled on the whole track. Lowering the final took me from a 5 sec. deficit to a 8.5 deficit. Lowering the down force was a deficit on the whole track. I may have tried to go too low on the down force but I could tell the stability of the car had gone away once I was a speed through the corners. I sent a message to the tuner. I hope he does just a gearbox for the Ring. I know several tuners that have a separate gearbox tune just for the ring. SoI'll try my Zonda since it beat the F1.
Edit 2: I used my '09 Zonda R and this baby was flying until I made the worst mistake you can make at the Ring. That is to trying and pass a car on the inside. I came up on the #51 Viper at 130 mph and was already entering the turn at Ice Brook (turn 27) the Viper cut down on me and sent me into a 360 which I manged to gather back up at Plant Garden but it cost almost 3 seconds so I lost the race in P2 by 0.467. The good thing is I am now reaping the fruit of my labors from the last 15+ years. I know the track very well. I go faster in places where I used to brake. So please believe me all the practice will reward you in time. I really appreciate the likes, thanks so much.
Last edited: Dec 20, 2017