Ok, first shakedown!
Did the first sprint race of the season yesterday. Though long about putting the car on the trailer, but then I thought, if it can't do this short trip (50min), then why bother...
They car behaved perfectly on track. The new rear control arms made the car A LOT more stable. It's amazing what a little toe in can do for that. Last year the car was very nervous in the rear, especially with load changes. I was struggling with oversteer then, and had to put the rear dampers in the softest setting to counteract that. But that also made the car understeer a little in the tight turns. The car feels much more planted now, and I could push it way harder. I'm really happy with the alignment as well, I will tinker more after some more driving. The LSD helped as well of course, I could now steer the car with the gas pedal.
Then the engine: Oh man, I am so impressed with it. The drivability is really really good. The increased revrange meant I could drive it in 2nd gear everywhere, and still have 2000rpm left on the small straight on the sprint track. I have only driven one hotted Lseries before, and it was just gutless below 4000rpm, and had to be in 1st gear to be able to drive it in the tight sections. The DSI engine doesn't lack in the sow end. Yes, the power comes on after 5000 for real, but there is enough torque so a downshift isn't necessary in the slower sections. The response and drivability is outstanding, I had a huge grin on my face the whole time.
Videos will come:
The mix of cars is fantastic:
The car behaved perfectly the whole time, until:
back in the garage... with the trusty steed behind