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Originally Posted by foshjowler
Do many events. You're not going to solve a 9 second gap by throwing money at it. Experience will get you there. The guys at the top have likely been doing this for years, even decades. I'm on year 5 and still improving.
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This is the best advice. I've watched skilled drivers in a stock car crush lesser drivers in a highly modified vehicle. I've even experienced someone get in my own car and put down a run significantly faster than I could do!
I received similar advice when I started and attended the novice school a couple seasons ago. All of the veterans there encourage leaving the car stock as long as possible, with the exception of wheels/tires. Even then they don't recommend going with the grippiest tire on the market.
I'm only on my fourth-ish season, but my biggest mistake was cycling through a couple different cars. Not only do I not have many seasons, but I've not had more than a season or so in the same car. Hopefully this BRZ will be the turning point for me. Time to start piling on the events in the same car and start seeing some concrete improvements.