DuneRacer SolidAxles 4WD

The car you see here definitely wasnt designed for tarmac, however it seems to have a lot of potential on our mountain track as well.

Dune Buggy designed by Simp does not have great power. 2300 torques is nothing comparing to some other monsters we can find around. It is not a pretty car as well. A red rollcage, engine, 4 seats and 4 wheels do not compare to any flexbody models found in latest ROR edition.

There is however something more than just power and good look to make a fast sports car.

A rigid frame and low weight results in very good handling. The car is unbelievly agile in slow corners and very neutral in faster ones. When driven properly, it does not loose speed while cornering which compensates for low power. However it almost stops to null when trying to drift through the bends or when entering the corner with too much speed.

It is one of very few cars that does not suffer understeer when cornering at high speeds. I has, however, understeer on demand : P You should not turn wheels too much. Just little corrections with the steering is surely enough to make the car go where you want to.

The car is very neutral on full throttle and very stable when you release it. A very short moment off-throttle is more than enough to calm down this little buddy when necessary. The brakes dont lock up so you dont have to tap it to make the car loose some speed without a cloud of smoke.

The suspension is quite hard so the body roll is almost unnoticeable. Because of this, landings after jumps are not very stable and quite tricky if you dont want to release throttle in mid-air.

When going for a good laptime engine revs are crucial. Remember to downshif after almost every corner, or whenever you hear the engine dying in low revs.

I must admit the car is very easy to handle when going for a cruise however you have to concentrate a lot to make a decent laptime. A little moment sideways or not enough braking before cetrain corners can add several seconds to your result.

My best time is 1.38.40 with some mistakes all around the track. Perfect lap time is about 4 seconds faster. I tried several times to make a good overall lap however it is hard to make it flawlessly.

Perfect checkpoint times:

1 12.811

2 23.001

3 19.829

4 11.07

5 27.749

Sum 1.34.46