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Originally Posted by 02_smurf
Not absolute speed when you look at a full interior near daily driven 105k mile zetec with next to nothing done to it running as fast as the spec focus cars. I understand making the cars equal, and I know Lorin is on a different level than most when it comes to driving, but all your test are being done by Andrew, not exactly your average driver either.
You can throw all these new parts on there and say you'll run faster, but what are the average SF driving going to be running? I guess I just don't see why near stock focus should be running faster/as fast as the spec focus cars.  Sounds like something in the equation needs to be looked at. |
Nothing needs to be looked at. The rules and series were approved by NASA, FRPP, Leo, Toyo, and myself. We all feels it's where it needs to be. Also, it will be faster then the time of the nearly stock car. Remember, We had a test motor that had 60K miles on it with a stock head, stock cams, stock brakes and TB. Even still Andrew was able to run a 2:13 at Buttonwillow in race conditions, we even had myself, and others run a 2:15 in a car with less HP then a Spec Car.
Now, Not all our test were done with Andrew. We had something like 20-30 different drivers drive the Test Car. Plus, I believe that FRPP had like 15-20 people drive their car. NASA had several Race drivers run the car, and they all said the same, The suspension is raceable.
We also had a driver name Tom Wilson race the spec car at PIR, and he did very well in that race. He was able to stay ahead of some Minis, 944s, and SM, and this was the first time he's ever been in the car.
I think you're also getting hung up on just raw numbers. The test we did at Buttonwillow was a suspension test, not a speed test. I would expect "True" Spec Race cars to run 2 to 3 secounds faster then what we test, once these cars get developed.
The car is fast enough to be in NASAs small-bore, if it wasn't NASA wouldn't allow it.