What’s wrong with the Audi R8

[StuntmanRich]

To me it looks and sounds great and once you put the break bias to the front it’s good to drive. So why does no one use it?

 

[Nuschel01]

The Group 3 one? Nerfed to death by BoP. I only ever see them when I get downgraded and race against low-level players who don't give a damn about meta cars and use what they like/have/want

 

[StuntmanRich]

The Group 3 one? Nerfed to death by BoP. I only ever see them when I get downgraded and race against low-level players who don't give a damn about meta cars and use what they like/have/want

Drives nice at Interlagos. I like it but I never use the meta cars. Not purposely anyway.

 

[Voodoovaj]

I love it, but when I use it in the tire wear races, I find the rear loses far too much grip once the tires wear down.

 

[StuntmanRich]

I love it, but when I use it in the tire wear races, I find the rear loses far too much grip once the tires wear down.

You do have to be smooth but I quite like that.

 

[Voodoovaj]

You do have to be smooth.

Smooth doesn't help once you have no grip

I think it's more of the way I drive all the cars. Over the years, I've developed a bad habit of downshifting at the exact moment I brake and it tends to wear the rears more than it should. I am trying to break that habit.

 

[mclarenLB]

Its a bad Group 3 car right now, the ball is in PD's court to fix that, that's the only reason really.

 

[StuntmanRich]

Its a bad Group 3 car right now, the ball is in PD's court to fix that, that's the only reason really.

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• StuntmanRich
• Apr 17, 2018

It's okay at Interlagos

 

[mclarenLB]

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• StuntmanRich
• Apr 17, 2018

It's okay at Interlagos

I have to ask, what driver rating?

 

[StuntmanRich]

I have to ask, what driver rating?

C/S

 

[mclarenLB]

C/S

Yeah, thought it'd be lower, in S class there's absolutely no chance you get that thing near the Top 5 because its that slow

In lower ranks its easy to win in the worse cars because the guys in the meta cars aren't driving them correctly haha

Good result though regardless!

 

[StuntmanRich]

Yeah, thought it'd be lower, in S class there's absolutely no chance you get that thing near the Top 5 because its that slow

In lower ranks its easy to win in the worse cars because the guys in the meta cars aren't driving them correctly haha

Good result though regardless!

Thanks for the back handed compliment.

 

[mclarenLB]

Thanks for the back handed compliment.

The back hand is directed at the car, not you

 

[Furinkazen]

The R8 is a ridiculously well balanced car and much better than most FR GT3's, but with BoP is quite gutless on straights.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

I drove the R8 last week for the manufacturer's races. Certain I was the only S class driver to attempt the Audi and I struggled to be competitive. My general impressions:

Pros:
- It looks nice, especially in the Flying Lizard livery. That's why I tried it.
- The gearing fits well enough considering its nature. Nice and tall similar to 911.
- Stable in certain places, mainly if corner doesn't have much undulations.

Cons:
- Lift off oversteer/weight transfer. R8 requires adapting driving style because the rear can overrotate, even with minimal wheel input. Had so many problems exiting Suzuka hairpin, for example. Basically hinders its handling which should be its strong point.
- Rear tire wear. Recurring theme with MR cars but considering prior point, felt like R8 was one of the worse offenders. Factoring in first con, it is not fun to drive at all once there's any wear in the rear.
- Fuel consumption. Power band requires revving it high because there's no power elsewhere, so can't conserve. No noted advantage in burn rate and may even be more thirsty than the average.
- Slow in the straight. PD actually reduced the power in this car last time they adjusted its BOP and it makes no sense once you consider all the other cons. I got passed by a Viper in an FIA race at Dragon Trail like I was standing still even though I got off the final corner better.

I'll leave with these two vids. For a frame of reference, Suzuka is my strong track and I should be able to get in the 2:00-2:01 range in-race with most other cars. Kyoto was a destroyer of rear tires and my Q time was about a second off I could've run in another car.

 

[fastone371]

I drove the R8 last week for the manufacturer's races. Certain I was the only S class driver to attempt the Audi and I struggled to be competitive. My general impressions:

Pros:
- It looks nice, especially in the Flying Lizard livery. That's why I tried it.
- The gearing fits well enough considering its nature. Nice and tall similar to 911.
- Stable in certain places, mainly if corner doesn't have much undulations.

Cons:
- Lift off oversteer/weight transfer. R8 requires adapting driving style because the rear can overrotate, even with minimal wheel input. Had so many problems exiting Suzuka hairpin, for example. Basically hinders its handling which should be its strong point.
- Rear tire wear. Recurring theme with MR cars but considering prior point, felt like R8 was one of the worse offenders. Factoring in first con, it is not fun to drive at all once there's any wear in the rear.
- Fuel consumption. Power band requires revving it high because there's no power elsewhere, so can't conserve. No noted advantage in burn rate and may even be more thirsty than the average.
- Slow in the straight. PD actually reduced the power in this car last time they adjusted its BOP and it makes no sense once you consider all the other cons. I got passed by a Viper in an FIA race at Dragon Trail like I was standing still even though I got off the final corner better.

I'll leave with these two vids. For a frame of reference, Suzuka is my strong track and I should be able to get in the 2:00-2:01 range in-race with most other cars. Kyoto was a destroyer of rear tires and my Q time was about a second off I could've run in another car.

For the life of me I cant figure out why you got a 2.00 second penalty on lap 2 going thru 130R unless the penalty system thought you were brake checking the Viper cause the R8 top speed is so slow. Great drive!!!![/QUOTE]

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

For the life of me I cant figure out why you got a 2.00 second penalty on lap 2 going thru 130R unless the penalty system thought you were brake checking the Viper cause the R8 top speed is so slow. Great drive!!!!

Got hit from behind past 130R because I had to slow down. Must have caused havoc behind me looking at the arrows in the radar.

It's hard to see in the video but I was crossing my fingers every time I entered the hairpin I could hang onto the R8 all the way through. T1, I was overly conservative there in the race because even in qualifying, I went off about a third of the time every time I pushed it.

 

[Khannie]

I use it - I love my Audis (TT on Gr. 4 and R8 on Gr. 3). It has been nerfed, but on Blue Moon Bay infield I was able to do a high 1.07 in it, so I was competitive with the B/S drivers at least. Easy to drive without TCS as well

 

[fastone371]

Got hit from behind past 130R because I had to slow down. Must have caused havoc behind me looking at the arrows in the radar.

It's hard to see in the video but I was crossing my fingers every time I entered the hairpin I could hang onto the R8 all the way through. T1, I was overly conservative there in the race because even in qualifying, I went off about a third of the time every time I pushed it.

OK, I watched that part again and kept an eye on the arrows, I could hear sounds of carnage behind you. It still doesnt seem like you should have gotten a penalty there though.