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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox
This is true about the guys that show with the crazy machinery. I wasn't considering that.
Not always, but typically, those are the guys that aren't there to learn, but see how fast they can go on the straights. While us guys in the Miatas curse them as we close them on the brakes and turns, and have them walk away in the straights.
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This reminds me, on our last time attack event, there was a heavily modified audi a4 (full roll cage, stripped interieur, widebody, slicks, 600hp to the wheels). The guy was blazing fast on the straights, and mildly fast on corners. He ran a 1:45 as his fastest time (TA-0, fastest class). There was a guy on an NA miata, running 1:45 as well, (TA-4, so fifth class). I can totally picture the miata dude cursing at him during one session where he was stuck being the audi. He wasnt faster per se, but he was during corners so he'd loose some speed by the straight.
On topic about nanies. Unless it is your very first track day, I would say go with pedal dance, always. If you are scared of hitting a wall or going off, dont push as hard, but still go without nanies. You learn nothing of car control and how loosing grip in the front, or the rear, or 4 wheel drifting feels with the nanies on, they intervene way before you can actually feel it.