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Ford Mustang GT3
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Watkins Glen
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- 27 °C
As always my setups are not geared towards ultimate laptime, but keeping the car predictable as much as possible without sacrificing too much lap time.
This text will expand as we learn more about the car and of course the setup and laptimes will get more updates.
Mustang
The car seems to follow what we know of the M4 by fair and large, has the same spring sets, responds similarly aerodynamically, steer ratio seems the same, so I guess we can carry a lot of things over. The dampers seem different though, so there's some more to find out.
Engine wise: long rpm range, you want to go near the limiter (shift 8100-8200), which means not shifting into 6th most of the time. This also offers a few situatons where you dont have to shift at all, whereas other cars have to go up and down between corners.
Short shifting isn't too beneficial, as the power really only comes alive in higher rpms. Though it can help out of slow turns where grip is scarce.
The car has pretty nice TC. Even with TC1 on 3 it barely engages when unnecessary, but it will give you a lot more confidence. So don't shy away from running TC1 on 2, 3 or even 4 in this one, and also cranking up the TC2 setting seems to make it smoother and more reliable - you can easily go up to 7 or 8 here.
Watkins Glen
The typical challenge: High speed corners that need a lot of downforce and slow corners with weird, banked exits that require traction. The car is basically too stable, no matter how aggressive you set it up. For consistency its worth making it better out of the slow corners as a lot of time is easily lost, and giving away a bit of rotation in the fast turns. However, for ultimate lap time, your right foot needs to work around the limitations of the rear in slow corners in turn for higher speeds in the fast turns. There are also options to lower the rear with lower wing to get more top speed, while not rotating much worse in the fast corners, too. This could create overtake opportunities as you're one of the few cars going near the 270 with race fuel.
Driving
You can drive this like any front engined car. Trail the brakes deep, aggressive throttle in fast corners, but you need to progress a little into it out of slower turns as the torque can be a bit much for the rears. The speed of your steering input will play a role in wrestling the car around in fast corners where it tends to be very stable. The gear shifts are rather harsh on the car, make sure you are not shifting up when the car is in a already sensitive situation.
Adjustments
You can still add more oversteer here by:
- add rear ride height
- stiffer rear anti roll bar
- less rear bump stop range
- more front bump stop range
- less rear rebound damping
- less front anti roll bar
or make it more stable:
- add wing (but also add 1-2mm of rear ride hight with it)
- less bump stop range on the front and more on the rear
- stiffer front spring
- less rear anti roll bar
- less rear ride height
- more rear rebound damping
- less front rebound damping
Do one or two clicks at a time. All of these settings will have side effects in different situations.
Tire wear seems really balanced, so the car might be well balanced over a full stint.
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Ford Mustang GT3
![Ford](https://popometer.io/assets/vehicles/ford-e1079e39de5ffac0bc668752b8f1fe3c2c8726110e913b943b1447c5ee5a1af7.png)
Watkins Glen
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
- Replay File
- Qualifying1:42.390
Ford Mustang GT3
![Ford](https://popometer.io/assets/vehicles/ford-e1079e39de5ffac0bc668752b8f1fe3c2c8726110e913b943b1447c5ee5a1af7.png)
Watkins Glen
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
- Replay File
- Race1:43.595
safe, but still fast. gives you utmost confidence to push, but stay consistent. just finished 45min race with 75% of laps within 3 tenths. thank you.