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Thanks for the link, Ted! I almost forgot about PT's monthly column.
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Thanks guys.
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Well, if he does go to see Celine, I hope he will remember his ear protection. She has a voice like a car alarm.
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 A crude estimation for typical street cars is that 100 lbs means .09 secs on the 1/4 mile. Obviously that's not a linear relationship or anything, but it gives you an idea of how much of a difference it can make in a road racing scenerio when you're covering miles and the weight effects your cars turning and breaking as well. Given that I have always been surprised at how little of a difference it seems to make in CART. PT managed to be competitive through the pre-championship years despite his weight. Andretti through his career. I'm not convinced that one can say "Dario was faster because he was lighter." It was certainly a factor, but can you really say PT consistently 4ths a lap faster than his performance would indicate relative to Dario? |
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Mansell said he had to drive harder than Senna and Prost because of his weight, so its not just Paul.
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