986 S vs. WRX Sti

[insite]

any thoughts on whether the serious understeer + AWD on an STi help more in AutoX (unfamiliar course) than they would on a well known track?

also, i agree w/ turtle. our last track day, someone bought an STi (tweaked out a bit). he was the only guy that passed me that day (we had C5's, a 930, Lancer Evo, etc.). those cars are VERY, VERY fast. interesting thing though was that by 11AM, the STi's and the Evo were broken. the Evo broke after < 30min on the track.

[KRZTACO]

Originally Posted by insite

any thoughts on whether the serious understeer + AWD on an STi help more in AutoX (unfamiliar course) than they would on a well known track?

At an AutoX a few months ago, the EVO didn't do so well, in fact my STOCK 986 S had a better time by 1.25 seconds. The problem with the EVO (and most likely the STi) is on the track we were running, had some REALLY tight turns (180 degree turns) and it took way too long for the Turbo to spool up. Perhaps if the course was a "Faster" course then he probably would have beat me.

KRZ

[turtle]

Watch the agility stages in the Rallies - you will see them toss a car like nothing. If you have the skill, and want to buy the tires, nothing is faster through the tight and twisties than those two cars. It's on command under/oversteer, brutal acceleration combined with all the grip out of the corner the world has to offer. Then it falls down and goes boom. It'll get back up $10k later(good luck on that warranty when they pull your code history and you've been racing). For a little while anyways. Next thing you know, you've got the money in it that would buy the 911 you're trying so hard to beat.