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Old 10-15-2018, 11:21 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by venturaII View Post
30 seconds of wheel hop would be FAR more destructive than an entire day of 8/10th track time. Track time emphasizes smoothness. Smoothness makes things last. Wheel hop is your driveline acting like a gigantic metal whip, with all that peak shock transmitted back through the suspension, rear diff and transmission to every bearing and bushing in there.
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS WHEEL HOPPING FOR 30 SECONDS STRAIGHT!?!?!? Gtfoh. A burnout is not the same as straight wheel hopping... you notice wheel hop you get out of it. Ffs....

Also, thanks for emphasizing smoothness, something I have alluded to previously in this thread.
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