Driftking... yes, he liked my del Sol better than 996 TT...
03-26-2007, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Child
Not to you perhaps. But it simply means that my car handles really well. In another word, overall it has excellent balance. Not just in handling, but well matched braking and acceleration. Getting such high ratings from a professional driver that's [arguable] one of the best known drivers int he world
But if it doesn't translate to results then what good is it?
I had 8 W2W class victories in a 968 last year. Anyone who is paying attention knows that the 968 is competitive in the classes where it races. Unlike you, my lap times are readily available on Mylaps, so I don't feel the need to post all of them up.
I find it laughable that you think Time Attack results would raise the profile of the 968. But even if that were true it wouldn't be worth me wasting my time at a Time Attack when I could be W2W racing instead.
But if it doesn't translate to results then what good is it?
I had 8 W2W class victories in a 968 last year. Anyone who is paying attention knows that the 968 is competitive in the classes where it races. Unlike you, my lap times are readily available on Mylaps, so I don't feel the need to post all of them up.
I find it laughable that you think Time Attack results would raise the profile of the 968. But even if that were true it wouldn't be worth me wasting my time at a Time Attack when I could be W2W racing instead.
03-26-2007, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonster
Wanna borrow my SM Bob? 
03-26-2007, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Child
But if it doesn't translate to results then what good is it?
03-26-2007, 08:45 PM
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Time Attack is getting tons of media coverage... like it or not. And there will only be more.
But even if it gets media coverage - so what? Golf gets plenty of media coverage, but that doesn't change the fact that I have better, more exciting ways to spend my time.
03-26-2007, 09:19 PM
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Again, you missed the point of Touge Showdown segments. It is basically driftking's mountain driving worthiness rating on a car. In mountain driving, due to varying driving conditions, you are usually not going 100%. You always reserve some traction for the unexpected things... having a well balanced car is far more important than having a car with pure performance that isn't as well balanced... del Sol has great handling and braking. The only reason it was slower is just underpowered... that's why the turbo will be a huge upgrade.
Hill climbs used to be very popular in Europe which is where I took my first steps towards racing...Tell some of the winners in hill climbs that they are not going 100% What are you thinking: They are going 85.99876% and they are hoping that their rivals are not going 85.99877%???
You are clueless
03-26-2007, 09:28 PM
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btw i think hill climbers (in competition) are pretty crazy, especially the ones that take formula cars and do it. do formula cars have adequate roll over protection? i know modern F1 cars are as safe as it gets for road racing... but how are they in roll over situations? i don't think take things like trees and cliffs into consideration when building safety for F1 chassis. 
03-26-2007, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Child
Not around here. I could be wrong, but I don't think there's anything even being billed as a Time Attack at Mid Ohio this year. The closest thing would be NASA time trials, but they run in the shadow of NASA's W2W programs.
But even if it gets media coverage - so what? Golf gets plenty of media coverage, but that doesn't change the fact that I have better, more exciting ways to spend my time.
But even if it gets media coverage - so what? Golf gets plenty of media coverage, but that doesn't change the fact that I have better, more exciting ways to spend my time.
1. does anybody know what road racing is?
2. does anybody know what drifting is?
#2 will be higher.
So you like what you do w2w 968. That's great man, nothing wrong with that. Golf is also a billion dollar sport/industry and I find it boring to watch... (I do enjoy the high lights) but that is because we can't truly appreciate how athletic the pro golfers are. These people have insane amount of skills. Stop being afraid of what you don't know. Drifting is already here and it is here to stay whether you like it or not. SCCA Pro Racing was smart enough to pick it up like 3 years ago.
03-26-2007, 09:34 PM
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hill climb and casual fun mountain driving are two different animals...
03-26-2007, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by GhettoRacer
It is well known fact that ALL car culture stuff tend to start in California first, especially SoCal, and spread across the nation. I bet $5 if you goto a high school in Ohio and polled the student, just ask them two questions...
1. does anybody know what road racing is?
2. does anybody know what drifting is?
#2 will be higher.
So you like what you do w2w 968. That's great man, nothing wrong with that. Golf is also a billion dollar sport/industry and I find it boring to watch... (I do enjoy the high lights) but that is because we can't truly appreciate how athletic the pro golfers are. These people have insane amount of skills. Stop being afraid of what you don't know. Drifting is already here and it is here to stay whether you like it or not. SCCA Pro Racing was smart enough to pick it up like 3 years ago.
1. does anybody know what road racing is?
2. does anybody know what drifting is?
#2 will be higher.
So you like what you do w2w 968. That's great man, nothing wrong with that. Golf is also a billion dollar sport/industry and I find it boring to watch... (I do enjoy the high lights) but that is because we can't truly appreciate how athletic the pro golfers are. These people have insane amount of skills. Stop being afraid of what you don't know. Drifting is already here and it is here to stay whether you like it or not. SCCA Pro Racing was smart enough to pick it up like 3 years ago.
W2W = competition directly against other individual = real winner is decided.
03-26-2007, 10:01 PM
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Ok, please be at Buttonwillow on April 28. Did Bonni just offered her SM?!?!
I said, you name the place and bring the piece of crap car of your choice and I will gladly show-up and hand your *** to you, gay boy.
03-26-2007, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cooleyjb
Drifiting = judged competition like ice dancing = subjective garbage
03-27-2007, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bull
No, she offered it to me, not you Dung Brains! She is one of the many that won't even allow to join her events any longer, remember Skid Mark????
I said, you name the place and bring the piece of crap car of your choice and I will gladly show-up and hand your *** to you, gay boy.
I said, you name the place and bring the piece of crap car of your choice and I will gladly show-up and hand your *** to you, gay boy.
May 23, 2007. It's a Wed though... hmm, I'll look for a weekend date. That's Willow Springs, a high speed track. Or would you like a more technical track? Street of Willows is very fun...
May 26/27 weekend. Street of Willows.
03-27-2007, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Bryan Watts
= a fad. It will last only a bit in the grand scheme of Motorsports.
GM pours lot of money into drifting and time attack efforts. John Heinricy (multi time SCCA National champs, who will smoke any one of you turds) with his $250k+Chevy Cobalt program in 2005 Time Attack... to give an idea how fast the FWD Cobalt was, it ran 1:51.318 to Sofronas in 996 (faster than WCGT trim) Cup car's 1:49.019. Hell, Christan Miller took his WC Touring Car and raised the boost, drop the ballast, and put fatter tires and "only" ran a 1:55.872.