So, I took the '02 Trans Am to the Ring. Managed a 9:31.553 from a standing start during the first lap. On the second lap, a flying start this time, I managed a 9:09.138. Messed a corner up, though, because the controller went dead and I forgot about the rewind feature until well after the lap was over
Anyways, here are my impressions:
1) The visibility seemed to be more of a problem than on Fujimi Kaido, even. I took a whole lot of corners blind or semi-blind and missed a few apexes here and there due to that.
2) The car gets very floaty 'n boaty at higher speeds, which wasn't that noticible on Kaido. On the 'Ring, though, it makes it pretty tough to get it through some of the fast corner combinations.
3) While the brakes are good and it handles somewhat okay, the suspension is so incredibly soft that, combined with the floaty feel, it was pretty hard to tell what was actually going on. The car didn't give me much confidence to actually push it, so I was pretty careful even throughout the second lap.
4) The power was much, much more useful on the 'Ring than on Kaido, felt more like the car/track combination was decent, this time.
5) I couldn't tap into the car's potential. There is a lot of it, in my opinion - if one was to either get used to the numb suspension or to change it and, more importantly, drove the car from the bumper can or hood view..
6) During replays, it looks like the car's being driven by a midget
In summary: Nice engine, nice brakes, mediocre transmission, horrible suspension for a track car, visiblity kills it.
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