F430's Options

[spyonu2007]

Hypothetically... If a Gt35R Evo running 24-25psi was to run a new Ferarri F430.. What do you think the outcome would be? (the newer f430 are a 480hp car)...

[awd4kicks]

First off let me explain the obvious... anyone here would rather be financially successful than the alternative. As you stated, I was rooting for the underdog. Let's leave it at that.


How about this though...

I agree that spirited street driving does not equate to good road circuit driving.

With that said, I would be willing to lay a wager in favor of my favorite street driver against a 'Good road circuit' driver... ON THE STREET! Yeah, it's illegal...but that's where the real world happens and that's just a plain fact.

My dream race starts with a sprint from a dead stop through a long straight that ends in a dead mans 90-180 degree turn at the end where the course moves across city like streets. Intersections, turns at high speed with medians and curbs as real life obstacles. After a decent run through this, the speed would be maxed out as the race moved onto a long curving free-way like setting to where the best driver and all-around fastest car would win.

This is a real life Mad Max style run for the best driver/car combo.

I can guarantee that no dedicated drag car ,or stable little auto cross car will be the winner. It will be a cross bred sumbitch with high horse power and complex traction capabilities, not to mention a well seasoned and fearless driver.

So I agree a great street driver may not be the best Circuit driver. And I feel that a good road circuit driver can be a good street driver, but he may not be able to successfully translate from the kid gloves of banked turns and smooth asphalt to an uneven, some times ragged surface with deathly hard edges smeared with varying levels of traction.

BTW-I've witness runs like this, but to see a couple cars duking it out or even making time runs like this would be the best racing EVAR! Not to mention some of the most demanding driving that actually already happens to a level that would shock some.