I would like to switch to the nissan please.
I don't see my name on entry list yet, maybe because not car chosen, anyway Volvo for me (pre-season skin if possible).
Oh yeah, now I see my name there IDK WTF I was messing....You were in already Kimmo
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Hey Brian I am able to make Brands Hatch. If there is room I would like to race.
Thanks.
Pat
Sorry have to pull out of this
I haven't tried these cars yet, not sure if I like it. But is there still room just in case?
Paddy Hopkirk won the Monte in a Mini in 1964, Pat Moss (Stirling's sister), and her husband Erik Carlson had many top 5 results in in a fwd Saab, John Cooper won (overall and class) for many years in the British Saloon Car Championship, etc etcthese were the days where FWD was in it´s infancy for sporty, let alone race cars.
Okay, this is a tough one for me. I am not at all familiar with these cars or the real life championships.
I tried a few laps with each :
*) Nissan : I have a grinding feel in my FFB at times which is very unpleasant. The steering feels a bit weird too. Not sure setup can fix that. Other than that I can't make a corner without spinning the rear.
Volvo : Same issue as with the Nissan except I can take corners a bit better with this one. Car model seems very nice.
*) BMW : Being a RWD I know how to race these and feels much much easier because of it. Too bad the cockpit isn't done yet, throws me off in VR.
Sooo, if I participate I want to learn how to drive FWD cars. I clearly have no clue how to do it The Volvo would be my pick here.
I'm looking for a team mate for the series, who can provide advice on driving and setup. I miss having chats with a team mate sometime, that would be fun. So if anyone driving a Volvo would like to be my team mate that would be swell
I'm not sure if the Volvo is the same as the Nissan, but most of my "set up" is in the seat (me ) not in the garage. Besides tire pressures, I played around with diff coast 5 to 20% which makes the tail swing out less, but thats about it.
The nissan is all about throttle and brake control while trying to keep the cars center of gravity as steady as you can.
If you get the amount of throttle and steering right, at least on my logitech g27, you can feel the FFB sort of "lock in". When I hit that point I start to apply more gas smoothly until full throttle. Too soon, tire melting understeer. I also don't coast too much. Unlike RWD, the FWD at 20-50% throttle can help keep turn in grip.
The nissan (and I'm assuming the fwd volvo) really like "slow in, fast out" and "slow is smooth, smooth is fast". All those cliches