Fun racing at Indy last night. I only tried the 3 mid engine cars...predictable. I found the '96 Elise quite slow, but Fried had it set up for light speed. I had similar times in the 111R and NSX. I had good races with everyone out there.
So I must ask...a light car is an advantage, but at a PP level, you sacrifice power. What amount of weight represents a significant advantage (when matching PP)? What power sacrifice represents a significant disadvantage? These may be wasteful questions to bother answering, as the answer may be 'it depends on other factors', but they are interesting questions to consider when setting up a car.
Observed at Indy: straight line, a '96 Elise at 845kg has better straight line than a 111R at 750kg, even when the 111R has the draft, but the 111R has better braking and cornering at those numbers.
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