JC,

August 28th in UK, TBA in USA the last time I checked. I’m in the online beta test for SuperCar Challenge and, while the offline components have not been revealed to us, the netcode is very solid. I’ve no idea what System 3 have been doing for the last 12 months, though, because the handling feels the same as before, the track modelling is *still* off and the wet weather *still* doesn’t do much to change the handling…

I’d like a go at some of the offline stuff, though the game must have gone gold by now so I can’t see it happening, because my major gripe with Ferrari Challenge was the AI. Too slow, too dumb in the main challenge mode, faster but still thick in the trophy series.

Only these days, huh? I jest, mate.

The track that sticks in my mind is Vallelunga. The difference between a wet lap and a dry lap there is about three seconds, which is nothing like enough. It does feel a bit different – a bit less grip under braking, a bit less traction on the way out – but only a bit, and the effect on laptime is tiny.

In the SuperCar Challenge beta, a DBR9 gets around Spa in about 2:20 in the dry and about 2:25 in the wet…