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Road Kill Drive-Thru
S55 AMG Benz vs. 03 cobra
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<blockquote data-quote="treynor" data-source="post: 3921820" data-attributes="member: 6214"><p>Fair enough. The picture doesn't 'prove' a lot, as you correctly point out. It _is_ the case that at the time the picture was taken (2000) Russell reserved those cars for people participating in the second of two 3-day racing schools, rather than the 1-day "adventure" or "street skills" courses.</p><p></p><p>The original context was a different poster making two claims:</p><p>1) Automatics are bad for roadcourses</p><p>2) ... "you can't drive" ...</p><p></p><p>I used the picture to make two basic points:</p><p>A) One of the most common mistakes in amature-to-intermediate level racing is failing to brake hard enough to hit your turn-in point. I watched other drivers blow this lap after lap because they were trying to get their car downshifted properly (it's pretty obvious when you're on the track). An automatic, for all its faults, makes it a LOT easier to get the braking and turn-in right.</p><p>B) There's evidence I know at least the basics of driving <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Now, how good am I really? Intermediate, maybe 50th percentile amongst people who regularly race at the amature level. Nowhere near IRL level, to be certain... but then again few people are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="treynor, post: 3921820, member: 6214"] Fair enough. The picture doesn't 'prove' a lot, as you correctly point out. It _is_ the case that at the time the picture was taken (2000) Russell reserved those cars for people participating in the second of two 3-day racing schools, rather than the 1-day "adventure" or "street skills" courses. The original context was a different poster making two claims: 1) Automatics are bad for roadcourses 2) ... "you can't drive" ... I used the picture to make two basic points: A) One of the most common mistakes in amature-to-intermediate level racing is failing to brake hard enough to hit your turn-in point. I watched other drivers blow this lap after lap because they were trying to get their car downshifted properly (it's pretty obvious when you're on the track). An automatic, for all its faults, makes it a LOT easier to get the braking and turn-in right. B) There's evidence I know at least the basics of driving :D Now, how good am I really? Intermediate, maybe 50th percentile amongst people who regularly race at the amature level. Nowhere near IRL level, to be certain... but then again few people are. [/QUOTE]
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