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Winning outrides in town is easy, take the lead, take a few sharp turns or
ram the opposition into a wall/spin him out and job done. In the twists and
turns in the hills however you can have some serious racing. Last night I
battled an AI for about 20 minutes before winning, lead changing hands
often, loads of fun.
The main reason for my struggling was my newly acquired RX8 which is easy to
spin out or slide into the wall, but has the power to chase down the AI
again when he passes.
This was sooooooo realistic and brought back many memories! I recently sold
my V8 powered street rod (350ci Chevy in '75 Mk3 Ford Cortina) which had
identical limitations. Not having a 'reset' button, racing involved extreme
caution through corners and reeling in the opposition on the straights. If
it rained, I just left the car at home, even pulling away normally from a
traffic light was a mission in the wet, traction just broke loose from way
too much power through the back wheels. Needed more serious rubber but best
I could fit under the wheel arches was 205x55x15 Goodyear Eagles. A few
unplanned, heart-stopping 180's can be seriously sobering!
I am really going to enjoy NFSU's RX8.)
Winning outrides in town is easy, take the lead, take a few sharp turns or
ram the opposition into a wall/spin him out and job done. In the twists and
turns in the hills however you can have some serious racing. Last night I
battled an AI for about 20 minutes before winning, lead changing hands
often, loads of fun.
The main reason for my struggling was my newly acquired RX8 which is easy to
spin out or slide into the wall, but has the power to chase down the AI
again when he passes.
This was sooooooo realistic and brought back many memories! I recently sold
my V8 powered street rod (350ci Chevy in '75 Mk3 Ford Cortina) which had
identical limitations. Not having a 'reset' button, racing involved extreme
caution through corners and reeling in the opposition on the straights. If
it rained, I just left the car at home, even pulling away normally from a
traffic light was a mission in the wet, traction just broke loose from way
too much power through the back wheels. Needed more serious rubber but best
I could fit under the wheel arches was 205x55x15 Goodyear Eagles. A few
unplanned, heart-stopping 180's can be seriously sobering!
I am really going to enjoy NFSU's RX8.
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