OK well I _thought_ I was getting the hang of how to actually brake in Le Mans Ultimate and not die but today suggests that progress may not be entirely uniform. On the bright side GT3/GTE cars seem slightly less murderous following a patch...
The things I would do for ANY flavor of GT3...
For anyone wanting mutuals: Guilty Gear Xrd Melty Blood Type Lumina Assetto Corsa Competizione Ready or Not DBFZ Destiny 2 Helldivers 2 GT3 Racing World Endurance Championship GT World Challenge British GT Championship MX5 Cup Dandadan Makeine Mechanical Engineering HVAC Space
A fully prepped 296 GT3 is like 20% of the cost and gets you vastly more cred. I guess you actually do have to know how to drive in that case, tho.