At 02:03 PM 9/15/99 -0700, Phil Esra wrote:
>Fellow homebodies,
>
>Which of these would you pick for autox? Assume all else to be equal.
>
>Choice A: 2000 lb, 100 hp, 20 lb/hp
>Choice B: 2500 lb, 139 hp, 18 lb/hp
>
WAAAAY too general. Lighter is usually better, but other things enter into it.
I assume you are talking stock class since you mentioned HP numbers,
implying that modifications are out. Front drive or rear drive? Nose heavy?
Crappy suspension? Example; a "180hp" , 2600lb Corvair would probably
get killed by a 60hp, 1600lb Civic. It's not as simple as power/weight ratio.
If you go to SP or Prepared that complicates it by a factor of 10.
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