fluffy

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chiung
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Autocrossing favors torque and lot's of grippy rubber, something the Corvette has in spades.

Umrswimr

A '72 Corvette beats a Z06 and you think it's the CAR making the difference? A Z06 gets beat by a SENTRA? Please tell me you don't think this is a fair comparison!

I'm looking for SCCA results of S2000's vs C5's, but since they're in entirely different classes, it's proving to be difficult. The SV link is, IMHO, not a good comparison of the car. In THIS region, on THIS specific day, the S2000's (especially that uber-modified S) seems to prevail. Based on the fact that a Z06 got beat by a SENTRA, I can't help be think the drivers in these races were not equal (call me crazy... ) Generally speaking, the SCCA nationals results (for Solo II) show similar driver abilites- unlike this SV link.

Chiung

sorry about the bad link...

fluffy, I was trying to inject some balance into the thread, Umrswimr's post could give some the impression that Vette's spank S's.

I have no experience with either auto-x or road courses, so I can't speculate as to why the S fares better than 'vette's on some road courses, but I did want to share the link.

carrrnuttt

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Umrswimr
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A '72 Corvette beats a Z06 and you think it's the CAR making the difference?

Umrswimr

Actually, I bet he doesn't care- he's driving a Viper. They're driving a Sentra. You can always become a better driver, but you'll never make a Sentra or an S2000 better than a Viper.

xpander4

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Umrswimr
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carrrnuttt

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Umrswimr
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Umrswimr

That's fine- but I'm sure he realizes that the performance limitation is HIM, not the car. Most people know where their cars are in the food chain- if you get beat by a SERIOUSLY inferior car, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's not the car's fault.



How so? Because I stated that the Viper is a better car than the S2000 or the Sentra? Or that the Viper guy doesn't care? The simple fact is, there's a certain joy that comes from owning a car- that's why we buy them. If you got SMOKED by a $8000 '92 Sentra, would you be "disappointed"? Not really- you'd know that A) you need practice, B) your car IS faster, and C) Your car is nicer.
It's the same for every car. When you beat a Boxster in the 1/4, do you really think he cares so much? Not really. If I happen to whip a Viper (however unlikely THAT may be), do you thik he'd care? No- he's driving a nicer, faster car. Maybe he can't utilize it to it's full potential, but he doesn't necessarily have to, does he?





That doesn't make the Sentra or the S2000 better- it makes the DRIVER better. Difference.

carrrnuttt

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Umrswimr
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Black328iS

right, all e36 M3s were 240 hp. S2K's and M3's are pretty damn close, but you would need a perfect launch to beat them off the from a dead stop. They have LOTS more torque than the S2000 (Forget exact amount. somewhere in the 225 range i believe). Ive raced some of my friends M3's in my S2000 and have never beaten them from a stop, but weve had some real good races from a roll and on highway.

oh yeah M3's are Inline 6 not V6