Talk:Balance of Power/@comment-28169398-20180318054621

Finished Stage 8 with PR 89.1 (3333333). It took 1:26 to complete the stage, including one ad-reduced repair.

8.3 took the most amount of time because the bots kept getting in the way. I finally got a run where I was able to pass Zoé before the chicanes. A big thank you to Speed Junkie for his video. I didn't think that the GTE had the grip to take Tetre Rouge flat out, and he showed that you can. He also ran up the right side of the first Mulsanne straight, then around 200m before the chicane he crossed to the left and broke at the 100m sign. Those two tips made all the difference in having enough average speed to beat the 03:20.65 mark.

As for the rest 8.1 required a few tries, 8.2 I did on the first try. 8.4 Zoé was very fast, so I couldn't pass her before the start/finish line, so I did a couple of Quit&Retries, and that slowed her down enough so that I could pass her in the Porsche curves. 8.5 I decided to run the race but in cockpit view (normally chase), and I passed on the first try.

I find that the GTE has a lot of grip. If anything, with all 3's it feels a bit slow. I enjoyed the event and don't regret upgrading to all 3's on day one. I was going to need it anyway.