Here is what its like to be the slowest car in the field...

Will
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Funny, I spent the weekend thinking I was driving the slow car fast. Pretty sure I was slowest in a straight line in the top 20 or so.. But the car handles amazing, I was able to make stuff happen by bringing momentum off corners..SLOroadster wrote: ↑Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:51 pm Its been said its more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.
JB,
Thanks Troy!troyt wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:20 amJB,
Lots of different factors at play in vintage racing.
First and foremost is driver's ability. Fast/experienced drivers in slower cars, that know how to use their momentum, often "appear" to have faster cars. That momentum begins at the previous corner entry and builds down the next straightaway.
Second, power-to-weight ratios (i.e. money-to-speed ratio) - a L18 or L20 can easily be built to outpower a U20. Top level L18s make over 200hp for less money than it takes to build a U20 of comparable power. And a lightweight 510 can weigh under 1800#, while a heavy Roady can weigh that.
Troy
^^^ John's been bitten by the bug. Sorry, it's not curable. Laff...