@Bowtie-muscle,
@brian wolf,
@DaBomm4,
@DrEmmettBrown,
@Gino Caberlin,
@ImToLegitToQuit,
@praiano63,
@Ridox2JZGTE,
@shaunm80, Unknown Tuner,
@xande1959
I took all the cars on two separate runs of 10 laps or more, the first one to get too know them, and the second to try to beat my previous Best Lap. If I haven’t set a new lap record in the last 5 laps I stop after 10, if I did I continue until I can’t beat my time for 5 consecutive laps ( thanks Imtolegit for that ) I did Run-1, cars 1 to 11, than Run-2, Cars 1 to 11. I drive abs/1, driving line on, and all rest off, PS3 Controller, Control Steering Sensitivity at 0, and MT.
Tuner 1 - RX8 Type S ’07 - Matte Dark Silver
1:11.460 - DC.7.5 - Let the car turn in freely and be patient out of curves and this car will be beautiful, try to show it who’s boss and you’ll be in trouble. Not a car for a beginner but I found it real fun to drive and quite stable if you don’t over push, just found the last gear too long. The majority of my laps were below 1:11.697 . On my first run I did 1:11.894
Tuner 2 - S2000 ’06 - Bermuda Blue Pearl
1:12.213 - DC.7.0 - Felt rock solid on the track, good grip, good acceleration out of curves. Took curves to wide, not enough rotation. Doesn’t handle rumble strips well. Very easy car to drive and keep on the track. On my first run I did 1:12.902 .
Tuner 3 - RX8 Type S ’07 - Sunlight Silver Metalic
1:10.725 - DC.8.5 - Super car, the sad thing is if I took all my best sectors and added them up I’d be at 1:10.200 which would be pretty close to the 1:09.999 that I was aiming for. With the quality of this car the only fault there is, is the driver. My first run I did 1:10.940 .
Tuner 4 - RX8 Type S ’07 - Jaune Sirius
1:10.788 - DC.8.2 - What can I say, I love this car, rotates well, has just enough grip, forgives me from over pushing it. great job. First run time was 1:10.800. I think that on a perfect lap by me it would be 1:10.450 . Sorry I couldn’t do it because I really was aiming for that, just kept making mistakes at the wrong time.
Tuner 5 - S2000 ’06 - New Formula Red
1:11.384 - DC.8.0 - I took me a little while to get the feel for this one, my biggest problem was out of curve acceleration, I just found it to long before I could give it full power. It’s also sensitive to rumble strips, the steering is responsive and once I got the hang of it I burnt 6 straight laps in the 1:11.xxx . Very good work on the S2000. My first run was 1:12.166, so there was a big improvement on my second run.
Tuner 6 - RX8 Type S ’07 - WR Blue Mica
1:10.899 - DC.8.0 - Drives with a good grip, in fact it does everything well, I just can’t seem to get it any faster no matter what I tried. My time from my first run 1:10.987 , I was sure I could knock off at least 0.200 of a second off so I’m quite disappointed with myself that I didn’t get any better. Very good car, and quite a safe sturdy drive with that, if I would change one thing it would be the out of curve acceleration
Tuner 7 - RX8 Type S ’07 - GT6 Polarized 033
1:10.475 - DC.9.0 - WOW, that’s it, nothing left to say. My first run was 1:11.193 . Oh one thing to add, on my best lap I went in the tunnel with 2 wheels on the sidewalk, kept it steady and out with no damage, must have been an inch from the wall, might have lost some time there. (sorry)
Tuner 8 - S2000 ’06 - Midnight Purple
1:11.644 - DC.8.4 - I gave this one a high DC because I had so much fun with it, out of my first ten laps 8 of them were new best laps. This cars slips, slides, burns rubber with no regards, could be tweaked easily for drifting but manages to be pretty fast (for a S2000). Maybe if I would have calmed down I might have done better lap times, but maybe this is how to get this fun machine from start to finish. I love it, might not be the fastest but who cares when your driving this. On my first run my lap time was 1:12.697 , 1 second better, don’t bother, I already gave myself a pat on the back.
Tuner 9 - RX8 Type S ’07 - Black (any one )
1:10.666 - DC.8.3 - It took me 7 laps on my second run before I did my best time, I had trouble finding my coasting line in turn 1 & 2, when I did, my lap time dropped by .500 second. I found it felt weighty, like after eating too much on great meal. The brakes are fantastics and saved me quite a few times. I don’t think I was able to exploit the full potential of this car, my second best time but it didn’t feel like it. So who ever did this car, great fast car but could be even greater with someone who could feel it better than me. My first run was 1:11.388
Tuner 10 - RX8 Type S ’07 - Silver Sunlight
1:10.627 - DC.8.6 - Very easy and predictable until you you cross the invisible line of disaster. The first word that comes to my mind is smooth, excellent car, my new second best time (just beat tuner 9). On my first run I did 1:10.843
Tuner 11 - S2000 ’06 - Royal Navy Blue
1:12.159 - DC.7.3 - Nice easy going car as long as you don’t try to over push it, I think you could get 1:11.9xx with it but you’d be on the brink of disaster. It’s major flaw is that it’s not fast enough. On my first run my time was 1:12.663
Conclusion
The biggest difference I found between the S2000 and the RX8 was when coasting ( off throttle) the RX8 would stay very steady and lose very little speed, the S2000 would push out making the tires heat up thus slowing you down on acceleration, just my opinion.
Great work my fellow tuners, I really like this formula of reviewing and not knowing who's car it is, sort of takes a little pressure of you.
Thank you
Bowtie-muscle &
DolHaus, beautiful challenge đź‘Ťđź‘Ťđź‘Ť.
. Just to make sure, you've included Dabomm4 in the calculations ? Nice work on the spreadsheet, oh and while I have you on the line, any news about those aero tests?
, and I need a small break, keep getting this message to plug myself in because the battery is low 
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, yah I saw my avatar 
, I really should take a nap, 
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One thing I have noticed so far with my testing is that no one is using their trademark style. and if they are it's well disguised.
