Car character: the series' jack-of-all-trades — a mid-weight RWD coupe with no extreme vice to tune around. It sits between the Nami and the big muscle: heavier and lazier than the Nami, lighter and friendlier than the RoadSlayer, with mild power oversteer as its only real habit. That neutrality is the point of this card: the Rocket responds honestly and predictably to every knob, so these templates chase performance a little harder than the safety-first setups — and it's the best car in the garage for learning what each setting actually does. Bars run 0 % (full left) → 100 % (full right).

DIRT — honest slides

STREET — neutral & fast

MIXED — true all-rounder

Brakes

Braking Force Balance% toward front	REARFRONT	61%front	57%front	60%front
Braking Force Pressurehighest that won't lock	WEAKSTRONG	50–60%	85–90%	65–75%
Front Balancertoggle	Test both ways in one hard braking zone; keep whichever entry you trust. Re-check after any Balance change.	OFF	OFF*test	OFF

DifferentialPower = exit · Coast = entry · Preload = consistency

Powerits one habit lives here — mild power oversteer	OPENLOCKED	70%	50–60%	60–65%
Coastneutral chassis needs less anti-snap than the Nami or Jackal	OPENLOCKED	45%	50–55%	48%
Preloadbaseline lock	LOWHIGH	42%	50%	46%

Gearinggear to the track's fastest point; the limiter is the enemy

Final Drivehonest here like everywhere else — a clean knob to learn gearing with

SHORTLONG

Short-Med

Med-Long

Med

Suspensionstiffer axle = less grip on that axle

Front Springs	SOFTSTIFF	38%	65%	52%
Rear Springsa notch softer than front for traction	SOFTSTIFF	32%	58%	46%
Front Ride Height	LOWHIGH	65%	32%	50%
Rear Ride Heightslight rake — rear above front	LOWHIGH	70%	37%	55%

Anti-Roll Barsnear-neutral bars — the Rocket doesn't need the extreme splits other cars do

Front ARB	SOFTSTIFF	32%	58%	45%
Rear ARBjust slightly softer than front	SOFTSTIFF	30%	52%	38%

Steering

Lock to Lockmax steering angle	TIGHTGENEROUS	High	Med	Med-Hi
Steering Ratiogamepad: run slower than shown	QUICKSLOW	Quick-Med	Med-Slow	Med

Alignment — what the angles mean

Camber (front view)

More negative = more cornering grip. The Rocket takes camber gratefully and predictably — go properly negative on tarmac, near-zero on dirt where the tires slide rather than lean.

Toe (top view)

Front toe-out for turn-in, rear toe-in for security — moderate amounts of both. The neutral chassis doesn't need the heavy rear-toe insurance the Jackal runs; keep angles small and pocket the reduced drag.

Ackermann & Wedge

Ackermann: high for hairpins, figure-8s, and derby work; medium elsewhere. Wedge: ovals only — the balanced Rocket is a genuinely good oval car, and wedge becomes your main balance knob there. Neutral everywhere else.

Alignment values

Front Camber	0°−3°	−0.5° to −1°	−1.5° to −2.5°	−1° to −1.5°
Rear Camber	0°−3°	0° to −0.5°	−1° to −1.5°	−0.5° to −1°
Front Toe	OUTIN	−0.1°out	−0.1°out	0°
Rear Toe	OUTIN	+0.2°in	+0.1° to +0.2°in	+0.2°in
Ackermann	LOWHIGH	High	Med	Med
Wedge	Neutral in all three templates. On ovals the balanced Rocket responds beautifully to wedge — make it your primary adjustment there.	0	0	0

Why each template is built this way

DIRT

Honest slides. High Power lock and a quick-ish ratio turn the Rocket into a friendly throttle-steer car — it slides like the Nami but telegraphs everything earlier and recovers more willingly, which makes it the best car for practicing dirt technique. Soft springs and raised height for the ruts, low brake pressure for the loose surface. If the Nami's dirt template scares you, learn it here first.

STREET

Neutral and fast. Because the chassis has no vice, the street template chases pace harder than the other cars dare: proper camber, firm springs, low ride height, and near-balanced ARBs. The one thing to respect is Power lock — the 60s-muscle DNA shows up as wheelspin out of slow corners, so it stays moderate and the soft-ish rear springs handle traction instead. 57% brake bias gives entry rotation the neutral chassis won't provide on its own.

MIXED

The true all-rounder template — and the Rocket wears it better than any other car, because mid-range settings on a neutral chassis produce a genuinely competent car everywhere rather than a compromised one. Rear stability gets a mild priority (toe-in, softer rear bar) for surface transitions, brake pressure sits at dirt-safe levels, and everything else splits the difference. If you only save one preset for mixed lobbies, make it this one.

Rocket-specific fixes apply in order, one change at a time

Problem	Phase	Fix, in order of preference
Wheelspin out of slow corners	EXIT	−Power lock → soften rear springs one notch → roll the throttle on later
Rear steps out on lift (rare, but possible)	ENTRY	+Coast lock → +Rear toe-in → soften rear ARB
Feels inert, won't rotate (street setup)	MID	Soften front ARB → +1 notch rear brake bias → −Coast lock
Skips over rough dirt	ANY	Soften both springs → raise ride height → soften ARBs
Vulnerable in traffic scrums	STABILITY	+Front brake bias, +Coast lock, +Rear toe-in — accept the lap-time cost
Twitchy at speed	STABILITY	Slower steering ratio → front toe from out to zero
Loose or tight on ovals	OVAL	Wedge first — add if loose off the corner, remove if tight — before touching anything else
Bland after experimenting	ANY	That's the Rocket telling you the change didn't help — walk it back and try the next knob

Balance cheat wheel — which knob moves the car which way

Push toward OVERSTEER (more rotation)

Rear brake bias · softer front ARB · stiffer rear ARB · softer front springs · raise rear ride height (rake) · more negative front camber · front toe-out · less Coast lock · less preload · remove wedge (ovals)

Push toward STABILITY (less rotation)

Front brake bias · stiffer front ARB · softer rear ARB · softer rear springs · lower rear ride height · more negative rear camber · rear toe-in · more Coast lock · more preload · add wedge (ovals)

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