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What does the sport button do on a 360 stick?

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  1. sparetireless

    sparetireless Formula 3

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    I believe it stiffens the shocks, but does that really do anything?

    is the car faster on a track if it's in sport mode?

    or is it simply riding rougher and perhaps even slower than with the sport button off?
     
  2. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    There are answers in the owners manual. In the dealer we referred to it as the top secret book in the glove box.

    If read it would explain the sport mode stiffens the shocks, raises the intervention level of the ABS, and traction control. It also increases shift speed on F1 equipped cars.
     
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  3. Kevin Rev'n

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    I use it a few times on every drive. It's very subtle but the car does feel more planted when it is on and on a smooth road.
     
  4. one4torque

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    It helps me get out of tickets when I explain to leo— sir I was in Sport mode.
     
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  5. sparetireless

    sparetireless Formula 3

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    I get all that,

    I am not trying to a smart guy, does this actually result in any faster track time over a given section of road? .........the sport mode stiffens the shocks, raises the intervention level of the ABS, and traction control.......

    is it possible it actually does nothing in terms of lap times, or time over a canyon section?
     
  6. one4torque

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    Probably depends on driver and track.


    I generally drive w sport on… I only use comfort for really bad roads.
     
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  7. Malakas

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    .... I swear the throttle map feels different. But maybe it's just me being excited to engage "sport mode". Lol
     
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  8. WashingtonFerrari61

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    Throttle response feels a lot different in sport mode to me also. I never use it but when I did the car was stiffer suspension along with quicker shifts in my F1.
     
  9. vrsurgeon

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    Stiffens suspension and changes the asr criteria. Maybe maybe accelerated throttle response..
     
  10. one4torque

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    My trev tune changes muffler valve opening conditions. Sport vs comfort.


    Perhaps the factory ecu logic is similar?
     
  11. EastMemphis

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    You are all wrong. When the sport button is pressed, it reduces the air resistance in the cockpit, thus making the car significantly faster.
     
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  12. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Guaranteed to be two seconds faster on any track you try, too.
     

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