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Originally Posted by insite
with the 997 cars, it's my understanding that it's braking and handling where Ferrari is excelling. the braking thing suprises me, as rear-engined cars have an inherent weight balance advantage for this.
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Yes and no. The 911 has great brakes and may (or may not) stop quicker overall than the Ferraris. However, compared to a mid-engine car, you need to brake earlier (relatively) and then get on the gas sooner. Hard to understand, but, essentially it takes a different style than the Ferraris need to. This would give the advantage to the mid-engine car. My guess is that in HP numbers, the two must be close as well.. (480 ish iirc) so its hard to "drag race" the Fcars as well.