Originally Posted by
speedminded
It took all of 45 seconds to type your name in the search, specify the competition subforum, and see you have expressed zero knowledge of any race organization: from experience, classifications, rules, car setups, to instructing. With what little road race experience I have, I still remember nearly all of those that have expressed said knowledge.
Solo 1 or Solo 2 events? I respect and admire the stunt driving and would LOVE to do it myself, I know i'm more than capable...fearing absolutely nothing other than the safety of others and having done the impossible in the most ridiculous cars. I'd probably be better at it than on a road course, mainly because I like to take things a step further and more daring, not just remain consistent. Unfortunantly that is on a completely different level than racing. Following directors orders or teaching those how have nothing to do with the obedience and consistent precision required in racing. Racing isn't exactly trial and error. You don't get to do something over if you screw up. I'm not saying either is better than the other, they're just completely different: I doubt all race car drivers would make a good stunt man just like I doubt all stunt men could be a successful race car driver.
You came into a thread about a track car saying, "That guy should be ridiculed at every event he goes too. If I saw that on a trailer heading to the track, I would make it my personal mission to ride next to him pointing and laughing the entire way."
I've never heard anything that ignorant come from someone in racing. Find me a real driver that is worried about the looks of a car (or anyone else's), that's the job of the teams P.R., their marketing, or the owner...the driver isn't going to care how a track car looks as long as if functions safely and reliably. Who know's, it could be a car capable of dominating whatever class it's in and the driver sucks...doesn't really matter as long as he's having fun. That's the entire point of a low budget track car: to drive, have fun, and hopefully win. It's a purpose built car that has a visor instead of a windshield probably saving well over 100lbs, not to mention the reduced drag. The entire interior is probably stripped and gutted with nothing but a gauge cluster and seat. Removed the stock roll bars for a single hoop and put on a tonneau cover to reduce the drag even more.....but you don't care about the build of the car so it doesn't matter.
Lemme guess, what do you think about the LoCost's participating in drift events, unconventional? What if I brought out my Geo Tracker with the claim I can drift as good or better than those in stock'ish Corolla's (as long as it's wet lol!)?
