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FTCC Season 25 Round 4

The Leadup to Road America

It's nearly a quarter way through the 25th season of the Forza Touring Car Championship, a season iconic not just for it being a significant milestone in the history of the series, but also for being one of the best attended season yet!

The season so far has been one of change within Team Sycamore's approach. There is now much less emphasis on intensive free practice sessions, and more on track familiarity and a solid overall tuning package. Learning how to handle the Volvo's weight and performance characteristics has also proved challenging (I will be writing a short piece on the car soon).

For the fourth round, the series is headed for Road America's east course. This is a ribbon I have never been very familiar with, even in passing on the single player content, so practice was necessary to avoid complete disaster and give myself a better chance at qualifying.

The section of Road America used here incorporates many of its faster sections and sweeping turns, as well as the iconic uphill start/finish straight. This could end up hurting the Volvo's chances, flavouring the lighter coupés such as the BMW 1M.

Expectations aren't too high, but points will be important here if I am to stay in the top 20 or stand any chance of breaking into the top 15.