I don't get the argument. Eliminate the driver issue. Take Mark Daddio,
he's not a driver anyway, he's a God. Clone him. Place Mark 1 in an
Tunnel's Magic '95 M3. Place Mark 2 in Maradesh's monster F-Body.
Mark 1 will win in the M3. Everytime. How do I know? I don't. But the
writing is on the wall, maybe in letters too big to read if you stand too
close.
But Tunnell is a damn good driver. And several damn good drivers driving
pony cars got a rather distant view of his taillights. On different
courses, in different weather conditions. Locally, you put me in the M3
and you put any of the top 10 drivers in a decent pony car. The M3 may
actually lose. But when we're talking about two top drivers in unequal
cars the better car is going to win. Apparently, everytime if this year is
any indication.
Conclusion. The M3 is a superior platform for autocross when compared with
the traditional pony cars.
The next question. Does the sport care about maintaining a class for the
traditional pony cars? If protecting the dinosaurs is an important goal,
then move the M3.
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