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10-11-2017, 09:38 PM | #1 |
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faster car = more consistent?
Few weeks ago saw a '79 Dodge Colt on Ebay. Wow!, it was a car show car, RWD stick-1.6 liter! (get thinking what class is below W)? But, then again other than wagons, the big body cars don't seem to have much representation either--a' la Ford Torino's, etc. Struggling with why some combo's under the rules, generally speaking, just don't make good race cars -but, I wish I knew more as to why it seems that way?
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10-12-2017, 09:31 AM | #3 |
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Re: faster car = more consistent?
faster car is less affected by weather changes - very generically if air changes by 1%: 1% of 8 seconds is less movement than 1% of 12 seconds.
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Re: faster car = more consistent?
I wish somebody would tell Jody Lang ...
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Ron, if we all could drive the stripe like Jody or Dan then it really wouldn’t matter would it? LOL
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10-12-2017, 11:13 AM | #6 |
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Re: faster car = more consistent?
T, In my opinion, any car should be consistent , if it runs smooth and has a good driver
The variables are usually wheel spin , weather, (including wind). I never bought too much into the " more time on track equals more inconsistency" theory. The car has to be predictable, and that's up to the driver /crew.
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More important than consistency is predictability. However, predictability is derived from a lot of testing under various conditions. Lots of variables. And it also relies heavily on consistency. Bottom line....predictability does not come cheap
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However my bank account dictates how fast I go, so I have focused more on learning all the advantages of being the slower car 80 % of the time in Stock and 100 % of the time in SS.
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You will see more of the budget built, slower cars over at the independent S/SS races. Some of them do quite well over there ;-)
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10-12-2017, 02:31 PM | #10 |
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Good one Ron, that tested my bladder control!
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