OK my testing is done. I will also include a second test for
@DaBomm4 car because I accidentally ran it with flat floor and the difference between the two was unimaginably different. It will be in red at the end.
I did my testing a bit different then everyone else but still had a minimum of 10 laps for each car. I would give my self 2 laps at about 70% to get a feel for the car and then set a fast lap. I then game myself 5 laps to beat my best time. If I beat it then the 5 lap count to beat it would start over. If I couldn't best that time in 5 laps then the test was over. most cars had about 20 laps in before I couldn't beat myself.
So here they are in no particular order because I separated them by parts for the sake of cost.
@Otaliema 1:25.094 DC-6
- Everything was opposite from what I expected with a powerful car. When I expected grip it would push wide and when I expected wheelspin it would grab and go.
- I could have gotten another 1/2 a second or more out of the car but it could have come 5 laps later or 100 laps later. I never quite had this car figured out.
- I expect this time was due to the driver and not the tune. This is because it was faster than cars that I liked better.
@Bowtie-muscle 1:24.863 DC-8
- the car was very predictable overall and had very useable gearing. 3rd,4th,and 5th are the meat for the track and they were nearly perfectly matched to the power. I had a bit of exit understeer and had to wait a bit longer than i wanted to get back on the gas. Both of those (small) gripes probably would have disappeared with a higher accell setting.
- the car felt great and behaved as expected.
@brian wolf 1:24.542 DC-9
*tied for best DC*
- Most maneuverable car besides lionhearts's car. great turn in and did not push wide mid corner.
- Absolute best 3rd gear in the test. would jump out of the slower corners without much wheelspin and the wheelspin you did get was perfectly useable so the was no lifting to correct. JUST ALL GAS BABY ! lol
- this car made want a photographer following me around to catch all my sweet drifts, and it had a fast lap to boot.
@xande1959 1:24.425 DC-7.5
*fastest lap*
- despite being my fastest lap, this was not my favorite car. I constantly got caught wanting to be between 3rd and 4th gear. I had to exit too may turns near the top of 3rd which had me fighting wheelspin a lot.
- to counter this I would exit in a higher gear for the turn and then down shift once straighter. I had to basically shift twice as much per lap than any other car but this was the secret to getting this car around quickly.
- Once I started using my shifting technique, the car had great on throttle grip that got it around the track faster than anyone else.
- My only other gripe was that if you got this car unsettled it was a roll of the dice as to which way it would go. sometimes it would regain grip and shoot across the track and sometimes it would continue it's slide as expected.
@oppositelock 1:24.895 DC-8.5
- This car was a bit frustrating for me. It felt really good but was the only one that spent time on it's roof. lol. When it went bad in this car it did it better than any other car.
- It felt similar to bowtie's car in that I liked the way it drove and got a decent lap out of it. just couldn't make any mistakes.
@Motor City Hami 1:24.620 DC-8
- This was another frustrating car for me. if you lifted mid turn, that turn was ruined. and if you did it going into a straight, the whole lap was ruined.
- I sometimes got some surprise grip loss on the sweeper after the jump. I could never figure that out.
- This car loved trail braking, once I was either always on the gas or the brake it really woke up. When I figured it out it would take every corner faster than every other car. This was hands down the fastest car in the test if you nailed every corner...but I couldn't
- I left possibly a whole second out on the track but could not get that perfect lap together. It was the fastest car but also the hardest to use.
@DaBomm4 1:26.412 DC-7
- the soft compression made bumps and curbs feel like a trampoline at times. it would launch itself which made me have to slow down too much around the less smooth parts.
- It really rewarded throttle control when coming out of a corner but you had to be perfect with it or it would start smoking and you were a gonner
- I felt like I had to brake longer than in other cars. I feel like I could have gotten more out of this car but just needed more time.
@Ridox2JZGTE 1:26.341 DC-8
- was one of the best handling cars off throttle with some understeer on braking but went away as soon as I lifted.
- with comparable power this really would have been a contender. Nice car man.
@Lionheart2113 1:24.580 DC-9
*tied for highest DC*
- the gearbox definitely favored an automatic transmission. longer gears would have helped a lot in an already fast car because it could hold 4th gear in a burnout lol.
- Despite having to wrestle for grip in 3rd and 4th it had the best handling and maneuverability in the group.
@shaunm80 1:25.418 DC-7
- low LSD setting had me roasting the inside tire. Kept the car on the line but had me waiting until i was straight or using a higher gear to find grip.
- despite having a stiffer setup than most cars, i liked it because it was very balanced over the bumps. there were no surprises while driving this car.
@krenkme 1:25.495 DC-8.5
- feels just a couple of tweaks away from greatness. it was the happiest car on throtthle as long as you stayed away from curbs.
- great gearing made throttle steer fun and made me look a lot better than i am
- The car as a whole was a bit too soft and jumped over bumps and curbs like a truck.
- still a really fun drive though.
@MrGrado 1:26.270 DC-6
- i can kinda hear my mom saying that if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. So i'm not trying to sound mean but i am just relaying the notes I wrote down while driving it.
- I just couldn't figure out how to drive it. I could get through some turns fast but could figure out how or why to try and replicate it through other turns.
- it did not like trail braking or braking at all actually. When I hit the brakes it would snap back to straight and would not turn at all.
@DolHaus 1:25.164 DC-8
- If i went into a turn even slightly too fast it would dive in and then push out. I really had to nail my entry.
- really fighting wheelspin in 3rd and 4th gear had me hesitating to get on the gas fully. I think a NA build would have helped a lot. 675ftlb of TQ vs. 834ftlb with the supercharger.
- Otherwise a predictable and neutral handling car.
@Gino Caberlin 1:24.761 DC-8.5
- Very predictable and safe.
- lower LSD settings than I would have preferred but that is what contributed to the safe feel of the car.
- the only car that I felt I was racing myself the whole time (that's a compliment)
- not the fastest car but it's the one I would take to a race due to it's quickness but more due to it's predictability. this car never did anything unexpected.
@787bcgr 1:25.589 DC-7
- always wanted to drift (fun but bad for lap times)
- even the smallest bumps would upset the chassis, which would lead to the drifting
- very unforgiving of sloppy throttle control. Mastering this car would make you a much better driver.
- nothing bad about this car really, it just would keep you on your toes.
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I think the aero type C was so incredibly horrible looking that the cars that used it were slower because I couldn't concentrate...sorry guys
This was my first time testing. It was long but fun and I will definitely be doing it again. I will be happy to re-drive anyones car and give more detailed input if they request it. just pm me. Congrats guys !
....but there should be a few more, no?
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