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Originally Posted by Anger
can you really give a point of view on a STi8 that you had for a few days Rob lol  |
Agree about track days, and a bigger HP set up right will always beat the lesser HP car - Simple physics. But not such a comparison on the road IMO
In road conditions you have to factor lumps and bumps, and other road traffic and not being totally wreckless and factor those who wont get out of your way to give you the racing line. I'm not one for preaching on about "shouldn't be driving fast on public roads yadayada". But even on straight and dual carriage way blasts you have to factor the next car ahead of you in the fast lane, and how much ground can you truly make on an open road before you are on top of the car ahead of you in the distance.
I've pitched many a quick car against very quick cars, and yes they would pull away on a straight, but would hardly blow me away, just pull away a few car lengths at best and by the time both parties are getting into there stride the car up in front gets in the way. By this time its back to the twisities and then it boils down to a. how much bottle you have and b. How wreckless you want to be. But very rarely in my experience has it been the car thats let me down... But maybe I'm just getting older and just a little but more sensible..
I have even tested many of my many cars back to back against some seirous machinery on my yearly jaunt to le-man and the same principle applies even on the loverly French motorways. Mucho bonkers fast car is quicker but hardly blows me away in a moderately fast car.
But as Mr Worzel has pointed its more about what you want and whatever floats your boat, and more importantly IMO if its all done within a budget poeple can afford as desposable income.
Bloody hell I am getting too old an cynical these days - Volvo next for me then.!
