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Old 04-23-2011, 12:45 PM
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Default PASM Sport Mode on Bumpy Tracks?

Just curious what most are running. I run Sebring on a semi regular basis. Always turn on sport mode, but run pasm in normal. Seems bumpy as hell in "soft" mode.

Suggestions? Am I missing out on something by not running pasm in sport?
Old 04-23-2011, 12:57 PM
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I vote NO as sport is terrible on a bumpy track in a 7.1. In fact if you are not in a "Magny-Cours smooth" type of track I can't see how one can ever use it and gain something..
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I've been running PASM sport mode at Sebring with both the ex-S and the current 3.

The thing with Sebring is only Turn 1 and 17 are bumpy, and the rest is smooth. For tight turns like 7, 10, 13 etc. I think hard is the only way to do it...
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I agree with sin, 1 and 17 are really the only bumpy parts unless you love eating up rumble strips all over the track
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Originally Posted by sin911
I think hard is the only way to do it...
and..... that's what she said
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Haha, I know where your mind is 98% of the time
Old 04-23-2011, 02:45 PM
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young dumb and full of... oh nevermind

to op: I had the same frustration with pasm - hard was too hard and soft was too soft... fwiw I ran faster in soft settings but did not like the way it felt.

I changed out susp and now use the pasm switch in the cabin to activate my no point by missiles
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when I did the ring in my 07 .1 car there was a significant difference in lap times between PASM normal and sport ... IMHO sport is only useful for the smoothest of tracks otherwise the car simply rattles and bounces around ...
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Originally Posted by PJS996GT3

to op: I had the same frustration with pasm - hard was too hard and soft was too soft... fwiw I ran faster in soft settings but did not like the way it felt.

I changed out susp and now use the pasm switch in the cabin to activate my no point by missiles
you would never have had that dilemma in sexy lapisbleu?
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I'm not at the level where changing suspension is an option. I need to shave another 10 seconds off my times before that would even be a consideration.

I'll be out at Sebring in two weeks. Maybe I'll give the "stiff" mode a try and see how it feels. Car just feels so jittery on the street in sport mode, I never bothered to give it a try on the track assuming it would be twitchy through the rough parts.
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Trakcar and Erik are more of an expert than me.....but they run the 997.1 in normal (non sport mode)

I tried both, and thought sport was brutal through 17 and 1 at the limit

on the 997.2 I run in sport

Will be at Sebring this weekend
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Pasm .1 soft Sebring only, .2 hard all tracks.
Always sport mode.
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Then I'll leave it be. Sport mode with normal pasm setting it is.
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Originally Posted by deputydog95
Then I'll leave it be. Sport mode with normal pasm setting it is.
Good idea.....until you are faster than Peter or Erik....do what they do

They abused me at VIR, made my 2:10 look slow
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Glad I didn't go then. I hate always being the back marker


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