I've talked about the benefits of GTA over the years and at our July 2010 weekend at Road Atlanta Tim Suddard of GRM drove my car a couple of sessions on Friday's test day. Here's the YouTube video based on that experience:

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A few things came to mind as I watched this the first time:

1. We don't really make 560 hp. It's really closer to 500.
2. The first lap on video was not a ball-to-the-wall lap. I eased by the Mustang on the back straight and went just fast enough to keep from messing up his lap while creating as big a gap as possible between me and the red #21 in front of me (Randy Walker). Once Randy went into the pits I turned the wick up.
3. I didn’t realize I had missed a shift coming out of Turn Seven on my fast lap in qualifying. I don’t know if Cuervo was firing a “warning shot” that the transmission would pack up later that weekend or not. Even with the missed shift we were still running over 150 mph on the back straight.
4. Yes they have a synchronization issue at the start of the walk-around.
5. I’m NOT ready to quit my day job just yet…

Enjoy, and I’d certainly be glad to hear any comments and/or answer any questions you might have.