Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 02/11/2024 19:25, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:43:08 +0100, D wrote:
 

In terms of american sports cars, is the Chevrolet Corvette any good
compared with, say a Porsche?

 Probably not. My experience goes back to the '60s and SCCA races at
Limerock. The Corvettes rules the straights but would get passed by Minis
in the corners.
 I looked at a Stingray from that era. I had a AH Sprite rollerskate which
was one of the smallest cars on the road. I found it more comfortable than
the huge Stingray, although entry/exit was interesting.
 Corvettes have improved a lot since then but given the choice I'd go with
a 911.

I remember those days. In the UK we had lightweight things like minis and Lotuses that would regularly compete against big American muscle cars.
In the wet the muscle cars were tail happy dogs and the lighter more reactive cars would win.
In the dry the sheer horsepower made things more balanced
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