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Flofocus,Aug 24 2005, 01:31 PM Wrote:

Jays2000ZX3,Aug 24 2005, 09:23 AM Wrote:And Rob, let's be honest here, there are MANY..MANY people who would wonder why in the world you would choose a FWD car as a track whore I mean..RWD is much better.
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Let's be even more honest here.

There's even MORE people that wonder why the hell we do these things to a Ford Focus
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Jay, you're right, many people wonder why... because they're stupid. FWD is in fact no real disadvantage on a racetrack. Just look at my results. When we're talking street legal cars, ~10lb/hp, and amateur drivers, there is no clear distinction between FWD/AWD/RWD. All can be made to perform just as well within the confines set by amateur driver skill, low power/weight, and road car suspensions.

Again the proof is in the pudding.

Flo, same deal. People are stupid. They thing Foci are crappy economy cars. They fail to see that it is a brilliant chassis, and a very affordable starting point for a fast street/track car.

However, to me, FWD is a clear and distinct disadvantage in drag racing. All you are doing is accelerating, and you lose the weight transfer benefit of RWD.