GT3 cup hard to drive ?

[Larry Herman]

Steve, a Cup Car can be a blast to drive in the right hands.  They have good power, great feel and very quick response.  1400/1600 lb springs keep them as flat as a board.  It also keeps you very busy, as they lose and then regain grip very quickly.  You have to be right on top of the car, and be very sensitive to it's limits, or you can spin fairly easily.  I think that it is the overall stiffness that unnerves many drivers as most "non-raced" Cup Cars are driven well under their limits.  It is not a car for beginners though, and many experienced drivers are uncomfortable in them as well.

It can also be quite a handful at a bumpy track like Summit.  My GT3 would track nicely around every turn with the hammer down, and when I tried to get on the power in turn 1 in the Cup Car, it just hopped up in the air, and pointed itself towards the inside of the turn.  hock:  It required a lot more finesse on the throttle where the track was rough.

My RSA is sprung just as stiff, and I really am used to the way it handles now.  All in all I loved racing the Cup Car, and hope that I can eventually get one.