Correction: The damper settings units has nothing to do with the advanced setup - my bad
It's a parameter in the .PLR file:
Damper Units="1" // Show damper settings as (0)clicks or (1)actual force units
Thanks, Erling, that might be helpful for anyone who'd like to compare the actual damper settings between two similar cars, with similar weight and spring settings.
As for braking, I'm exactly the same, I just have to use a bit of throttle here and there, otherwise I can't keep it on track. Kudos to those who can brake so precisely without doing that.
@Geoffers - the issue with unrealistic setups is that some cars have unrealistic physics in one way or another. The physics engine itself, despite being so old, tends to produce mostly realistic results, as long as the parameters are correct.