I got the job of driving green lane - first lane the cars started on - its one of the outer lanes.
I had to scribble down some thoughts on the cars while the lane changing was going on and only got 2 or 3 laps to get my controller set up to suit the cars but for what its worth heres some reading for you on your cars performance .
Blue 95
Brakes and power were good and suited the track layout well when the controller was adjusted to suit the car Grip was ok as well.
Aastes
Very nice car , smooth power delivery and good brakes the car flows around the track well and it is a car that is easy to come to terms with quickly
Sportsracer
The car felt like it has more power than it needs even on this flowing style track layout. out of the tighter corners the power needed to be fed on gently to avoid oversliding the car which is where it showed some tyre shudder . Good grip and brakes but hard to come to terms with in the short time we get before the flag drops.
Davnic74
Nice car easy to get used to fast , good power and brakes and grip was good on the Ferrodore surface . The car felt a bit soft on acceleration out of the tight corners compared to some – This could be gearing or weight related? I don’t know the cars stats just now but thats how it felt at the time I was scribbling down my thoughts on the car
First Corner Crash
Nice to drive and fairly easy to get used to in a few controller setting laps . Power , brakes and grip suited the track (local racer) FCC is standing next to me as Im scribbling my thoughts on the car for all to see . Thanks for the $5.00 – Excellent car !
Smallnails
Nice predictable car . power , brakes and grip were good . Easy car to get used quickly and run consistant laps with.
JB
Nice car , felt a little light in the back -first few corners let me know it had to be driven very smoothly to get its best performance (3 laps practise to set the controller) Fast car that does what it should but maybe not as quick to get used to as some of the others. I found that being a little more patient on the corner exits before punching the throttle worked well but applied too early would get the back skipping around a bit
Magoo
Gotta be smooth on the power delivery with this car , its got heaps of power down low in its RPM range and can be put into a slide real quick , had to be patient with it out of the corners then hit the nitrous on the straights , good grip and brakes very well.
Boss 302
Smooth car and a good all rounder re brakes , power and grip . Hangs on real well through the tight esses and gained a lot on its lap times through that section of the track . Its no slouch on the straights either and was easy to get used to quickly.
Sprint
Nice car and easy to get used to – its is lighter than Magoos car which I ran just before this car so it was almost like opposite ends of the scale regarding the two cars weights . Still a forgiving car that went very well on this track . Power suits the car and the brakes are not harsh and locking up the rear end which keeps it fast and flowing smoothly through the corners.
Terry
Nice power and brakes but seems to ride on its flags leading front edge making the car a bit tail happy . Noted after the race was the flag has a sharp square cut leading front edge and a little play in the post hole which lets the flag point down in the slot rather than skiing along nicely . It clicked in the track joins – I can only remember two cars on the day doing that.
Phil K
Not as fast in a straight line as some of the other cars but very smooth and easy to drive and get used to in 2-3 controller set up laps . brakes were a little shy compared to some others as well so ran with full brakes on the controller , Very stable through the esses – not a point a shoot , hard acceleration hard braking car but more of a flowing style car to drive . I assume the acceleration and braking is not as good as some of the others due to the ballast ? Tassie car to coin a phrase so its possibly carrying a fair bit of lead . Easy car to drive and forgiving if it enters a corner a bit too fast , With more laps and track time with this car it could perform better but it took a few extra laps to come to terms with its braking ability , had to brake very early to dust off its straight line speed and then flow it fast through a corner to keep the speed up for the corner exit as it doesn't have the straight line punch that some other cars (motors) have . maybe if it had its rear wing glued on before the race it could have slowed better for the corners
Oswald
Quick in a straight line a great brakes but also a bit twitchy because there is a lot of low down power , easy car to get sideways with only a tiny bit of throttle applied early on the corner exit ( on off switch needed) dynamite acceleration . The flag doesn’t self centre so it looses time when it has to be marshalled back into the slot. Unfortunately with three or four deslots over the race , and with the flag not resetting straight probably cost you a couple of laps while a marshal fumbled about getting it back in the slot
Fangio
Nice car a bit low on brakes but a good all rounder grip on the Ferrodore was good , the flag not springing back to point straight forward was also letting this car down when a marshal went to put the car back into the slot.
Espsix
Fantastic car best one of the lot IMHO did everything well and flowed around the track , it stopped well without any sudden power on power off shifting of balance upsetting the car , it zipped through the esses and accelerated quickly . Right up there with manimals car in the non podded group – can’t wait to run it around my track.
DaveK
A little shy on brakes and not enough power on tap to accelerate hard out of the corners so needed to keep it rolling into the corners deep then run hard through the corners to keep the speed up , this made the car a bit nervous and the tyres got a lot of shudder because it was attacking the corners so hard , but it was also hard to over slide out of the corners because the power is a bit low so the throttle could be bought on early and hard . It really just requires a different style of driving compared to some of the other cars perform well . Part of the fun is adapting to the cars – again I would like more than 2-3 laps to get used to the car before actually racing it.
Pitlane3
Sorry to say its a grumbly , rattly car that vibrates its way around the track thats not saying it didn’t go ok , it handled ok and brakes for the corners ok but its low on power . With a bit of attention to the vibrations and rattles it may smooth it out but it could still do with a bit more raw power to get it up and running faster along the straights. I may sound harsh here because the car may have started the proxy in better condition ? (quieter) and on this track which is a track that suits faster higher RPM cars
Beejay
This car goes well but its not happy on the larger radius fast sweeping corners , it doesn’t like to stay in a constant power slide for long before it gets the shudders and wants to straighten out , could be the tyres are not glued to the rim or they have worked loose over the rounds. Even with the twitching about it kept its nose in the slot and drove through the wobbles . Power and brakes are good and the motor suited the tracks longer straights . It was a little nervous in the esses but got through them ok. .