So I hope this is the right place to post this. I am trying to decide which of the cars to buy for the Vintage Racing Icons series, I have test drove them all in stock form and I own the Birdcage but don’t really care for its handling characteristics.
So here is some info that might help you help me:
I use a controller with ABS off, Normal steering, STM off for 90% of the cars I drive, TCS on for the vehicles that obviously need it and right now I am using Automatic shifting. I race with Drivatar Difficulty set to Pro. I tend to like to outbreak entering, release and glide through the apex, then power out.
So far I Like the '62 250 GTO, running a high rpm and cornering with a more even rpm, sorta gliding through the whole corner. This car was the one out of all of them that felt easiest to hop in stock and run decent laps and have reasonable control for maneuvering around opponents or recovering from bumps or missing the ideal line.
The next one I like is the '65 Cobra Daytona Coupe, this car handles stock closest to the way I enjoy driving and I am leaning this way as it felt fastest to me overall. I found this one best at engine breaking going into turns and then powering through and out of them, handling allowed me to shoot through the tight turns near the end of the longest Alpine course, the others did not handle those near as well as I like. I do think that the handling could use some tightening up so passing and changing lines mid corner is less squirrely.
I know that aside from the GT MkII, they all have decent room for upgrades (B600) and tuning. So thats the part I don’t know and being as these are all significant purchases and I just found out we can’t sell cars ( Seriously T10? ) I want to make an informed decision.
Feel free to ask any questions that might help clarify my needs or preferences. I would like some input and maybe some suggested tunes for whichever car you think would better suit me. Also if one of these is outclassing the field I would like to know that also.
Thanks in advance and happy racing!