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Originally Posted by swamp2
These is absolutely no problem debating CARS vs. debating DRIVERS (or even some combination thereof). They are uncoupled debates and the discussion here is about the cars themselves. Even if I can't get my car around the Ring in under 10 minutes doesn't mean I can't be quite keenly interested in how fast Walter, Sabine or Horst or some other very good driver might be able to do it.
These two drivers have shown 5 seconds of differnce for the 997 Turbo and as little as 0-1 seconds of difference for other P cars. Bottom line still is that with different drivers on different days you CAN NOT make the comparison. Even with identical drivers on different days you will probably have 5 seconds of variation due to wind, temperature and tire condition. You can not compare apples to oranges.
Wow talk about splitting hairs. Let's talk about a tuned M3 as well just to throw that into the mix  . The bottom line is that the E92 M3 has a substantially better power to weight ratio than the 08 997 and under an apples to apples comparison on most fast tracks such as the N'Ring it WILL be faster. The rest of your words above are nothing more than a distraction. |
No, I certainly agree that there is nothing wrong with being interested in how quickly a professional can drive a specific car around a track but there is absolutely no purpose in debating it ad nauseum or making it a deciding factor in one's car buying decision. At that point, it is merely a topic of bragging rights.