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Old 09-01-2004, 08:03 PM   #6
Brad Roberts
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The key is: most people need to learn how to drive. They spend and spend on HP upgrades/brake upgrades.. blah blah.. and they are still behind that "slightly tuned 911" when one good racing school session would make them MUCH faster without dropping a dime on the car. Depending on how that 911 is setup, your car should out handle it. You should be able to carry more speed into and out of every corner you encounter. Until you explore and find the limit of your car (undstand exactly where the limit of adhesion is for your tires/setup.. and understand oversteer/understeer... you will be behind him.)

This is why just about every pro racer out there starts off in Go-Karts. Little under powered racers force you to learn momentum and how to deal with no power. Adding HP is easy. Adding driver is VERY difficult.


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