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Originally Posted by Deep Six
Driver skill is rarely ever equall even within specific run groups, sometimes not even close.
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Oh, absolutely, and I suspect that was the reason that the 'Vettes/R8s/M3s/etc were slower.
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Originally Posted by Deep Six
Just for clarification, I am a huge fan of more power! That's why I have a 427 Vert in the garage rather than a Solara. For street use this car could definitely use a bunch more power to up the entertainment value.
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I bet that's fun when you step on the gas
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Originally Posted by Deep Six
However this thread is full of misguided comments from magazine enthusiasts who proclaim that the car can't be competitive on a road course without a serious bump in HP. The truth is really dependent on the course but more often than not, suspension, braking, cooling and tire upgrades yield far more improvement in lap times than pure power.
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All of those are important, yes, but in pretty much every area you mentioned, the cars listed above are already way ahead of the FR-S/BRZ. You can somewhat equalize that by upgrading the FR-S/BRZ of course, but short of stripping it out and making it a dedicated track car, it won't keep up with a well driven R8 or Z06 on good tires on the track.