Feb 3 2008, 09:20 PM
QUOTE(maranello55 @ Feb 3 2008, 03:18 PM)
Transitioning from a super fast FSONE to a relatively slow BMW is of course at first, a strange feeling. But soon enough I realised that it is not about going fast, (which of course FSONE is faster). It is about going QUICKly around a course. And to go quick has a multitude of challenges for a different type of car (or mod).
Personally, my take on tin-top is that first, the amount of grip available is much lesser than any open-wheeler....This alone requires a different driving style (Load transfers differently and have a different character in a tin-top car), just because most tin-top have a higher center of gravity and ride height than any open wheelers too.
These are just few things that i think, differentiate tin-tops to open-wheelers. Personally, going quickly in any tin-top is just as rewarding as doing the same thing in any open wheelers. Throwing the car into the corner, stays flat (or maybe at the very limit of the friction, or going over it) at the mid corner...and slamming it on the exit and see what beast u have to handle. Its a challenge of its own...its a different animal. Slower....doesnt mean that its easier.
Junkies never die!! LOL
Added on February 3, 2008, 3:29 pmJust look at how Senna did the NSX around suzuka....This is my fave vid.
Yup, you are right about everything. The mindset has to be changed pretty quickly, you just have to get used to it.Personally, my take on tin-top is that first, the amount of grip available is much lesser than any open-wheeler....This alone requires a different driving style (Load transfers differently and have a different character in a tin-top car), just because most tin-top have a higher center of gravity and ride height than any open wheelers too.
These are just few things that i think, differentiate tin-tops to open-wheelers. Personally, going quickly in any tin-top is just as rewarding as doing the same thing in any open wheelers. Throwing the car into the corner, stays flat (or maybe at the very limit of the friction, or going over it) at the mid corner...and slamming it on the exit and see what beast u have to handle. Its a challenge of its own...its a different animal. Slower....doesnt mean that its easier.
Junkies never die!! LOL
Added on February 3, 2008, 3:29 pmJust look at how Senna did the NSX around suzuka....This is my fave vid.
However on a personal note, being fast in a slow tin top rewards me less than being fast in an interesting cars like GP79 or Fabcar for example. Being fast in those cars is some sight to behold.
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