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Originally Posted by rogue
People also seem to be forgetting they are in a TRACK thread. Where comments such as:
"HP has nothing to do with being fast."
"HP is high because the owners are compromising for a lack of driver talent."
Actually apply. In track situations both of those comments are true at every track day across the nation. If people are offended by them, its because they've never hit the track and if they have, never had any instruction. Those are instructors words, not mine. I'm just repeating what I've been taught and seen to be true AT THE TRACK.
The AMG comment and the girlfriend were clearly jokes.  |
so hp has nothing to do with being fast.........................
on an autocross I'd agree, but on a road course with equal drivers and cars, the guy with more power will definitely have an advantage. I understand what you're saying, the driver is the biggest issue, and a good driver can go fast in anything. However, to say hp has no influence in how fast he is, the same driver in a 350 hp 69 Camaro and a 600 hp 69 Camaro is going to turn better lap times with more power on anything with room to run.
Not to beat a dead horse, but here's an example. Don't mean to drag Mark into this, but since we're friends and I've ridden with him on road courses, I'm gonna drag him in anyway. If HP has nothing to do with being faster why is he building an 800 hp Camaro, instead of the much cheaper stock LS7 500 hp car he's done before? Because he wants to win, and he knows the extra power WILL be faster on a road course................
With that, since it's so far off thread I'm going to close this.
Jody