That means the engineers have to work a lot on the front splitter and the rear wing. Unfortunately for the Porsche, that’s exactly where the engine sits, so the actual diffuser is very shallow and short. Much of the aerodynamic downforce gains are made from a big rear diffuser that has to be wide and deep enough. The end result is that the Porsche ended up without being able to make a difference with its architectural advantages, while it become even more unbalanced from the tyre dimension availability that often keeps the front tyres out of the operation range.Īerodynamic advancements are also limited by the architecture. Speaking of which, because GT3 racing is “client racing”, in order to keep costs low, the tyres are identical for all cars with tiny dimension changes. Modern GT racing have brought to the grid cars with big aerodynamic improvements, electronic systems for traction control and ABS are adjusting traction and grip circles and modern tyres provide more grip. The choice of the word “was” is not casual though. In a class where the cars were heavy and grip was generally lacking, being able to put the power down and change direction quickly was always an important advantage.
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Still professional drivers knew how to deal with such characteristics and adjust their driving style to make good use of the advantages. Sure everybody would complain of instability at turn in and terminal power on understeer at corner exit. Yet, in the hands of an experienced professional driver, the extremely fast turn in, the agility in changing direction and the best in class traction, always delivered top performance.
The unorthodox architecture with the engine hanging at the rear giving heavy rear weight distribution combined with the short wheelbase, has always been judged as extremely unstable for street use. The Porsche 911 has always been a top competitor through the years. Seemingly likes the car too, as he publishes another one of his very interesting and insightful developer blogs about this awesome GT3 machine. Aris has been away from the internet for a while but fear not, he's back - and he's posting blogs about cool cars in Assetto Corsa Competizione once again!Īssetto Corsa Competizione has been out at V1 release status for a little while now, and if you've not yet had the change to try the Porsche 911 GT3 R in game yet, I highly recommend you do.
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