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Originally Posted by bret
I've had the privelege of being passed at some point during the year by most of the guys in question here...Danny Popp, Mark Steilow, Mike Meier, Kyle Tucker, etc.
Yes, they have more power and/or less weight than I have, but the real difference is driving ability and sac size. More power/less weight will offer some gains on the straights, but its the extra 100 ft they wait before braking for the corner, knowing exactly where to place the car through the corner, and knowing exactly when they can get on the throttle on corner exit that causes the 5-10 second per lap difference in our times. I think if we were to trade cars they would still hold a similar lap time advantage. I am an adequete driver with a well balanced and well prepped car [67 Camaro]...likely representative of the vast majority of us here. Some of these guys are WAY above that...and are a great resource for driving and tuning knowledge.
I was placed in the expert A group at OUSCI. I have to think that I was there only because I was smart enough to stay out of their way. I made a point out of going out last in each session, with the goal being to A. drive as fast as possible, and B. try to be fast enough not to get lapped. Fortunately the track was long enough and the sessions short enough that I was successfull in that.
My hat is most certainly off to all the OUSCI competitors, especially the Expert A group on the road course. Those guys are as fast as I thought I was before I got there. I now have new goals to acheive!
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I'm not sure if my "full on" race car would turn the lap times some of these guys are capable of! And I'm running Hoosier A7's -- and they're on 200 TW "street" tires... Many of them have skills I could only dream of having. All of them are great PEOPLE as well.
I just love seeing everyone have such a great time.