[Shotimes] RE: supercharging

[Ron Nottingham]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>


>
> Yes there are better handling cars, and for all-out racing
> RWD can be an advantage (but then again, ask the BMW guys
> that get beat all the time by Hondas in Europeon sedan
> racing if RWD is that big a deal!) but the SHO is a very
> GOOD handling sedan, no matter which wheels drive the car,
> and open diff or not.
>

I haven't been keeping up with European racing as of late...  But go around
to many of the ITS races here, and ask if the Hondas (or any FWD) are
beating the BMW's (or any RWD).  The answer you will get is a resounding NO.
If they were beating the RWD cars, why would the FWD ITS racers try to get
the SCCA to make an IT2 class?  IT2 would be specifically for FWD cars, no
RWD.  OK, it's not that RWD is ALWAYS faster or wins all the races, but by
far the majority of wins go to RWD cars.

One thing that you are forgeting about most of the European sedan racing
series, is that most RWD and AWD cars have a much higher minimum weight than
a FWD car.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"