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Alright, as I promised to do in another thread, here is a tune for a car I am working on. I make no promises about this being a leader board car. As I am not a great driver, I have no leader board position to brag about. What I can promise is an easy-to-drive Ferrari with good handling and decent speed. This is a light weight build with a full racing platform and aerodynamic mods. According to the benchmarks it can pull 1.13 lateral g's at 120 MPH. Its top speed is a modest 165.5 MPH (I was able to clock 163 on the speedway). In acceleration the car pulls very hard up to about 135 MPH. Downforce is set to the minimum I felt was necessary to maintain maximum speed in turns. This car is built for technical courses where the power cars in this class cannot reach their top speed. It would also be a good car for those who want to race Ferraris but can't get the hang of them. I have been able to run good times (for me) on Mugello, Maple Valley, and Tsukuba with it. I expect this car will also do well on Laguna Seca, Suzuka, and Motegi, although I have not tested it on these courses yet.

Thanks and credit go to Feuerdog for his tuning calculator, which was used to baseline this car. Thanks also to Fit4AKing for developing the template used below.

The Build
Vehicle Weight: 2287 lbs.
Engine Parts: none
Platform Parts: (all parts in this list are "race" grade) brakes, suspension, anti-roll bars, transmission, clutch, driveline, weight reduction, 2-way differential
Tires and Wheels:
     Tire Type/Brand: "sport" compound, BF Goodrich
     Rim Style: Vulk CE28N
     Rim Width: Front - 225/40R18, Rear - 265/40R18
Spoilers and Diffusers: Forza front and rear bumpers, wing

The Tune
Tire Pressure:
     Front: 29 Psi
     Rear: 29 Psi
Gearing:
     Final Drive: 4.35
     (1-6): 3.09, 2.20, 1.61, 1.27, 1.07, 0.94
Alignment:
     Camber Front: -0.7
     Camber Rear: -0.6
     Toe Front: 0.1
     Toe Rear: -0.1
     Caster: 5.5
Anti Sway Bars:
     Front: 11.62
     Rear: 15.95
Springs:
     Front: 290.2 lb/in
     Rear: 391.3 lb/in
Dampers:
     Rebound Front: 6.5
     Rebound Rear: 8.5
     Bound Front: 5.4
     Bound Rear: 6.5
Aero Adjustment:
     Splitter (Ft): 70 lb
     Spoiler (Rr): 80 lb
Brake Bias:
     Bias: 47% front
     Pressure: 110%
Differential:
     Acceleration: 65%
     Deceleration: 55%

Like all Ferraris this car is best when driven hard. Be merciless to it and don't be afraid to dive into those corners. Keep the engine spun up at all times. This car achieves the most grip at 6000 RPM and above. Don't be shy about downshifting into first in extremely sharp corners. Up-shifts should be right on the redline for maximum acceleration.

Let the discussion begin! I look forward to hearing peoples' reactions to this car and suggestions for improvement.

Edit: I changed the fifth and sixth gear ratios in this post to those suggested by Don Ente. I tested these and found them to be an improvement. The original ratios I posted were 1.03 and 0.84. These (along with those already listed for first through fourth) are the factory ratios from Ferrari.