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Porsche 992 GT3 R
Brands Hatch
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
Note: Added a specific rookie setup (1:23.075 time) for the LFM License
Overall the new Porsche needs less steering as before and it's easy to turn too much. Maybe increasing steer ratio further can help to be precise.
Be careful on turn in. The tires likely need half a turn or more to build temperature on the surface and they are more snappy on entry when still cold. You can get them warm more equally by reducing camber and going for more positive toe. This will cost lap time in general, but might gain you time if the car is unrealiable on corner entries for you. While the car remains the crazy rotation off throttle, the center of that rotation seems far more in the center of the car now, than in the back, which makes it rotate more like a mid engine car. The rear doesn't feel quite as exposed on corner entry, and you get actually turn into the direction you want to go, instead of controlling a permanent slide. In Q the weight balance is still very far to the rear, hard to do anything about it. I tamed it as much as I could and again no negative toe needed here for (most of the) lap time.
Brands Hatch
Braking in Q is trickier than in race trim, due to the missing weight on the front. The setup changes quite a bit from Q to Race here on Brands.
Especially in the race it feels very balanced and despite the wear difference, it remained stable as far as I got into the stint. The race set definitely starts on the understeery side, but it will certainly become more oversteery as the weight balance changes and the rear tires outwear the fronts.
Brands is special with its fast corners you always trail the brakes into. In Q the car is pitch sensitive, while in race its not. The tight and bumpy corners need a rather soft set and need to be dialed in for traction that remains stable despite the track irritations. Soft setups come with the issue of behavior changes with pitch - this has been muted mostly in the race, but will be more prominent in Q.
Driving
- Aim for late apexes and dont shy away from a short shift or staying in the higher gear option in the first place
- your brake is more than a means of deceleration, it also controls pitch and especially in Q this will be key to managing rotation on corner entry
- on throttle the car will keep rotating, dont just floor it as that might exaggerate it - take a close look at my throttle traces.
- dont steer too much, progress into it, be ready to steer neutral on exits.
Adjustments
- If too oversteery: Stiffer front spring, stiffer front roll bar, less rake. One click at a time.
- The brake bias is tricky. If it's too far forward the front will suddenly regain grip and the rear snaps. If too far back the rears might lock. Higher ABS here if you cannot handle it, but likely at a time loss. Clean trailing will pay off.
- higher preload can give more turn in stability, but will come with more nervous exits
- lowering front and adding rear camber might further stabilize the car (in race)
- lowering the caster also gives more predictability
- Some drivers might like a car with less rake for better drivability. It does not seem to be too problematic to lower the wing in turn for 2-3mm lower rear ride height.
Tire pressures
Aim for 26.4 or more. Lower pressures might feel better in a slow corner, but its harder to hit the right slip. Go for 26.7-26.9 for solid support from the tire without surprises. Here its aimed to have the fronts at higher pressures than the rear - they need the support while the rear needs to come around on throttle and allow a bit more flex in the tire.
Lap times
Q fuel: 12L
R: 96L
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Porsche 992 GT3 R
Brands Hatch
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
- Replay-Datei
- Qualifying1:22.352
Porsche 992 GT3 R
Brands Hatch
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
- Replay-Datei
- Rennen1:23.075
Porsche 992 GT3 R
Brands Hatch
- 23 °C
- 27 °C
- Replay-Datei
- Rennen1:23.165
For my style of driving, this setup feels much more stable compared to the CDA setups (especially after I have lowered rear ride heigh by 2mm, and stiffened front ARB by one click). I simply couldn't reliably control the car with the CDA safe race setup, which was pity, as the previous Porsche 991 GT3 II was my favourite go-to car in ACC, and worked well for me with the CDA setups).
After switching to this setup, I still can't match my lap time in Ferrari 296 GT3 (which is almost 1 second faster), but I'm at least getting close.
This is by no mean a critique of CDA setups, I use them for other cars and they are fine, but for this particular car, this one seems to be much more drivable, at least for me.