Well, that optimization is going to be unique to Atlanta - which has a washboard-like surface exiting its corners, necessitating a softer suspension so that the body’s center of gravity does not over-rotate and send you into a spin. It’s in adjusting the car such that its handling can more easily follow the course’s ideal race line, and its aerodynamics do not slow the car in long straights or make overtaking impossible in the corners. But if a track really is that standardized, then it should stand to reason that making real gains in speed wouldn’t be in on-the-sticks skills. NASCAR is commonly belittled as turning left four times for 500 miles. What Arnold, a sheriff’s office investigator in real life, is describing here is building a setup that is truly custom-fit to its driver’s preference.
Every track and every driver is different I, uh, I put like … 80 hours into Assassin’s Creed Origins? Didn’t come close to finishing that, either. “I probably have, honestly, in the setup that I’ll be running tonight,” Arnold said Wednesday “easily 60 to 80 hours.” Arnold said. But the process I use is work intensive.”
But if you’re not willing to put in that kind of work and perception, that’s OK, don’t go through that, and get setup tips from somebody else. “It is going to be a trial and error process,” said Arnold. But as much as I begged Arnold to help me boil setup-making down to just one, two, three solid principles that would guide me to unlocking my car’s true potential, he just had to shake his head and say he was sorry.