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Big horsepower is definitely not needed to go fast at SOW
Big horsepower is definitely not needed to go fast at SOW
For lap times it's not. May help with passing in race conditions.
Most passing will happen by carrying more speed thru the corners and by mistakes, probably mostly by mistakes, SOW backwards races horribly, the track does not flow like it does in the correct direction.
The Streets Of Willow Springs is a bi-directional course in real life. So there is no correct direction. The course counterclockwise provides easier passing opportunities for higher performing cars. I noted it is quite difficult in particular to keep traction through that final kink. That will open up passing opportunities into the skid pad turn.
I feel that the track drives and races far better in the "correct" direction. Heck, you can't even come off of the last corner wide open without almost accidentally entering the pits. It seems like most corners are increasing radius corners going backwards where it seems like the norm for track designers are decreasing radius corners. It just doesn't flow well going "backwards".
Well I can tell you from experience running races the "correct" direction. You'll never pass people counterclockwise at this performance without them going off course. The 2 possible passing points are too dangerous clockwise. And increasing corners exist. Like that weird hairpin at Fuji that existed even on the old layout.
Wrong!!!!! Did you forget we had a race there? A very competitive race for the top 3-4 cars I might add.
Last time I remember using The Streets Of Willow Springs on GT Sport. I think that was a Gr.4 race.
It was definitely on GTS, I don't think Rinsky was still racing with us though. If it flows poorly for a faster car I can't believe it would flow well for a slower car. If you are thinking HP is going to be a factor in this race you might wanna do some more testing but with less HP and scrutinize the results carefully. I learned a lot about excessive HP and it's effects on handling and lap times in that Supercar Series
For The Streets Of Willow Springs Forward or clockwise. The best places to try to pass are into turn 2 and turn 11. Once you get to a certain performance. The turn 1 as well as the turn 9 and 10 kinks become too dangerous to run 2 wide through. I know this from running some questionable races against AI there.
Should one not pick a car that can make an acceptable amount of pit stops to be competitive rather than just going for top speed??
I must assume cars with poor fuel efficiency will be used. Unless the difference in top speed is close. And I mean close enough that you can keep up the faster car by slipstreaming. Even which when pits stop happen you will likely lose touch with that faster. Probably come out right behind to watch them slowly drive away. In most cases top speed will beat fuel efficiency at SSRX.
Will we be able to adjust suspension or downforce with BOP on? I'm not sure why but this car seems to respond very slow to steering inputs, it takes me at least a lap to start getting used to it, I feel like I am always behind the car.
If mean for the Porsche Special. There is no BOP active. This will be the same regulations as Group C league. Exception it's for the Porsche 962C only. So stock power and weight. And you may upgrade to the cheaper Custom trans. The one next to LSD.
After the last big update in the summer the other year all the Group C Cars default sets have a lot of rear wing. I think Gran Turismo felt they were to fast on straights. To me the took away their only tool against the modern prototypes and VGTs. I took off about 200 of whatever the downforce measurements from rear wing. I wouldn't do that much as a wheel driver though.
