Not to presume to speak for Mark Daddio, but I think he is just farting around with an existing toy. A neon is WAY to big to be a SM car if a small car is...
Chris Ramey
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Sep 1, 2003 3:33 pm
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You know, I could type an encyclopedia to make things clear, but I give some of you credit for reading between the lines. Obviously, I am an optimist. Some of...
Chris Ramey
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Sep 1, 2003 4:38 pm
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... inherently faster ... repeatedly ... "All else is never equal." Practical results override theoretical arguments every time. ... Nope. AM and BM are...
Jay already did a pretty good job of rebutting you, so I don't have to repeat him or myself. ... But yet, the cars that have won National Championships and Pro...
... That's because being smaller isn't EVERYTHING like you think it is. There are multiple factors to a car's suitability for autocrossing.. Size is an...
Guys, I've never been much for hero worship. At the end of the day, everybody puts their pants on one leg at a time. But if I were to pick somebody knockin' on...
Maybe so, but ramey is describing the cars people like to build and travel in! 350Zs, Vettes etc.. these are the kind of cars we buy to drive to work everyday,...
He describes the cars that SOME people like to drive. My daily driver is a '91 CRX Si. If I had Corvette money, I wouldn't buy a Corvette, I'd buy an Elise....
Well true, as much as the Elise is a nice car.. daily driver? I don't think you have ever driven one if you think so ;) I have nothing against small cars, but...
... And note too Jordon, that those are the cars winning in SM and SM2 right now. ... Ah, well, that's easier said than done, innit? Let's forget about us for...
... suggest that some ... fact completely ... with happiness ... that crushes ... there, is proof ... a very, very ... want to see ... +++you're using data...
... Absolutely - because, unlike your other examples - the SS Z06 driven by a competent driver routinely outpaces not just Stock, but also most of SP as well. ...
... driven by a competent ... well. ... it a good ... any big, heavy, ... built. ... Ok, then using the SAME example i used before with the under-powered ...
... Prepared doesn't count. Slicks. Unless you want to use a BP (AP?) Z06 - of which there are none that I've seen. As for SP, the only cars beating the Z06...
I understand what you are saying Dennis about big and heavy. Since I race an F-body (4th Gen) I thought I would weigh in. There is one MAJOR thing that is...
... that's your only discord? slicks? put the Thomas EP Civic on A3S03s and he'll school everybody. ... that I've seen. ... i'm sure gutting a Z06 is high on...
Hold on there hoss... There's a HUGE difference between a Camaro and a Corvette. "Automotive Genetics" again. Camaros have solid axles, they're heavier,...
--On Tuesday, September 02, 2003 19:39 +0000 Dan Pedroza ... Along with the Viper. In case you missed it, SS was reorganized at that time, with predictable...
--On Tuesday, September 02, 2003 21:13 +0000 Dan Pedroza ... Which means what, exactly? ... Oh, you thought SM was supposed to be *cheap*??! With unlimited...
While I agree that power isn't everything (just like size isn't everything either), you are plain wrong about the Civic... A Civic in SP or P form does NOT...
... While you're at it, have him put back his interior, his lights (etc) and undo everything else on that car that is Prepared-but-not-SM legal. School's no...
I would NOT put the Ponycars in that category.... Yes, their particular physics can be overcome, but not by SM's rules... Only in series' like Trans-Am, have I...
... suspension ... Let's just play with this statement then as we're just going in circles with the other arguments. "similar size, similar power, tires,...
disclaimer: i'm still very new to sm, so please pardon any comments showing ignorance of precedence or history. ... i think the weight limit screws a whole lot...
... I'm gonna get my butt seriously flamed for this. ;-) That's part of the pickle though. The FWD import side of SM is already drying up quickly at the...
... For the 12 Billionth time.... The weight limit was not created with the expectation that cars would reach them other than the scary cars we tried to ID...
... Don' worry about it. ... You'd be suprised what you can accomplish with a little attention to detail. The trick is not to save 200lbs all at once, but...
... Dennis, I've heard you say this a couple of times recently. I don't understand how it reconciles with your statement back in the "Weenie rule" discussion...
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