Originally posted by sigma:
Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Originally posted by sigma:
Track rules stipulate that if someone can catch you in a turn, whether you can totally kick their asses in a straight or not, you let them pass on the straights. You don't accelerate out of the turn and you wave them passed. And that's what happened in almost every one of those incidents.

You can also see in the vid that, when they wanted to, the Vette's pulled away hard. Just look at 3:40 to 4:00. He was on that Vette's ass in the turns and then 'Vette took off and left him in the dust, he got 20 car lengths ahead in 10 seconds. At 4:23 that same 'Vette clearly didn't accelerate like he had the last time and allowed the Evo a left pass. He wasn't racing, he was following the rules.

Come on, this is basic physics here. Those Corvettes are doing more power to the wheels (the C6s and ~the same if they're C5s) and weigh at least 100lbs less. That track-prepped one is probably doing 50+whp more and likely weighs a few hundred pounds less.

Open track days are a poor measure of performance comparison. I've got videos of stock RX-8s literally stomping the hell out of M5s, Porsches, Vipers, Corvettes, and Ferraris on track days. Just running circles around them, wave-by after wave-by after wave-by. Does that mean the RX-8 is better than all of them?

330 whp on the Evo will get the car into 11 sec quarter. A Vette with 50 more HP is not going to beat an Evo.

Until you drive an Evo you will not understand. Trying to explain it to you would be pointless.



Of course in a 1/4-mile the same power will yield you a better time in an Evo. And of course from a standing start an extra 50whp probably won't help the 'Vette win. More power on the 'Vette just means more spinning tires at the start while the EVO takes off. The AWD gives you a superb launch and that's what a 1/4-mile is all about. That video isn't of the drag strip though it's of a road course. And different rules apply.

And I've driven plenty of EVOs on and off the track. In fact I would bet money that I've got more track time in an EVO than you do. It's clear that you don't understand how track days work. And apparently a mediocre understanding of basic physics and mechanics too. Please, Mr. Smartass, explain to me how the AWD which allows an EVO to run 11s benefits it in the straights from a roll where it's already going 60mph?

I notice you made no attempt at explaining why the Corvette completely obliterated the EVO coming out of the turn and on the straight from 3:40 to 4:00. Come back when you want to actually have an intelligent discussion on the merits of particular cars and maybe a little track time under your belt would help too.

PS: You should see my video of a stock RX-8 r0xx0ring a Porsche 911 Turbo. Stupid Porsche owners. Everyone knows the RX-8 is the better car. I've got it on video so it must be true.



Great rant! I took an on ramp faster than the Lotus next to me today! Oh man do those cars suck!

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