United Racing Design's Porsche 911 RSR (called 'Darche EGT' because it's payware: a paltry $3 buys you their whole 8-car EGT class) is an old friend. The latest version I downloaded from URD is 1.8 and tbh it really isn't all that competitive anymore, but it's a sweet ride and has one of the best difficult-to-capture Porsche flat-6 sounds I've heard. Ten-lap race setup.
Why I test at Elkhart Lake. 1. It doesn't have any stupidly slow hairpins or chicanes, which interfere with repeatability...at least the way I drive. (Spa would be ideal for testing if it weren't for that ugly, contorted chicane at the end of the lap.) 2. The Carousel. Unlike the Nordschleife's Karusel (tight and bumpy), RA's Carousel is the closest thing you'll find to a high-speed, steady-state skid pad (or 'pan' as they call it in Blighty). It will give you an indication of absolute grip, with numbers you can compare, car-to-car and setup-to-setup (anything under 100 mph = pokey; anything over = speedy). 3. The Kink. The scariest turn in North America. Little cars will barely notice it, but big cars will make or break a decent laptime depending on whether your setup allows you to take it flat out. Or not.
Why I test at Elkhart Lake. 1. It doesn't have any stupidly slow hairpins or chicanes, which interfere with repeatability...at least the way I drive. (Spa would be ideal for testing if it weren't for that ugly, contorted chicane at the end of the lap.) 2. The Carousel. Unlike the Nordschleife's Karusel (tight and bumpy), RA's Carousel is the closest thing you'll find to a high-speed, steady-state skid pad (or 'pan' as they call it in Blighty). It will give you an indication of absolute grip, with numbers you can compare, car-to-car and setup-to-setup (anything under 100 mph = pokey; anything over = speedy). 3. The Kink. The scariest turn in North America. Little cars will barely notice it, but big cars will make or break a decent laptime depending on whether your setup allows you to take it flat out. Or not.
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