Tried three more cars yesterday at Sardegna just for the fun and a bit of practice since they all were quite new to me.
Three pretty different cars resulting in pretty different experiences. I'm not good at tuning so be sure there's really nothing special regarding the setups.
Numero uno : The Suzuki-swapped Escudo. It's the WTC 700 competition killer anyway but this works for WTC 800 events as well.
My car sat slightly above 700 PP. Using FM 3 - FM 4 on RH tires, a one stop strategy is easily possible. The car isn't much faster than the Gr.3 competition regarding top speed and acceleration, the big benefit is its cornering and being decent on tires and fuel.
An easy win and the most fun possibly.
Numero due : A more standard attempt with a 775 PP Ferrari 296 GT3. No idea whether a one stop is possible at all, for me it's been the classical three stint race on RM tires without fuel saving except some short shifting every now and then.
It's possible to run the 5 - 5 - 5 variant or the 6 - 3 - 6 if you're tempted to use soft compound for a fast lap. I tried both but honestly I didn't benefit much from the latter for whatever reason ( may be the car, more likely me driving it ). Still an easy win.
Numero tre : Needed a lot of patience and good nerves for this fuel saving mission. I'm talking about the TVR Tuscan, Camaro-swapped. Loud and rough, I like the car. Well, the whole thing turned into some extreme exercise in coasting and short shifting.
With its DF disadvantage I didn't see a way to win the race with a two stop strategy, so it's been FM 6 on RM tires all the way and ... fuel saving for that 8 lap first stint. Relaxation, a sigh and a really nice race afterwards.
