You're forgetting one real important thing, as regards to turbos. You can control the boost. I have a computer controlled boost system which can ramp up by gear and rpm. It learns what gear you're in. I can start with no boost in low gear if I want and ramp it up to whatever the tires will hold; same with second , third, etc. So other than some time spent getting it figured out as far as what the tires will hold, it will act like traction control. Big difference is that on a track with a decent straight and the car hooked, would you rather have 600 HP or 1000? Which will be in front at the end of the straight?
Then if that isn't enough they make standalone traction control systems that are very sophisticated and can be installed on any of our cars.
The yellow car was driven every day that I wasn't upgrading it and the weather was nice. Could it hook? Not in the lower gears, but I'd race anyone from 50-55 mph up. It would pull from 55-130 in 3 seconds flat in 4th gear; had just enough load in that gear to not fry the tires. But yes, that car could bite you. It now is only running 7 psi of boost but still with a 540 it makes a ton of torque and I'd imagine traction is low.
Jody
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