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Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r
Winning what? I didn't say you sound crazy, just saying you didn't do any research. If you want to know how it performs on a race track, then it would only be rational to actually go out and seek the information rather than just waiting for one to just "show up" at your local track day. Your local spots aren't the only ones people visit.
Secondly, just because you don't see that many, has no bearing on the capability of the car itself. It's just the demographic is largely about the lifestyle than the performance, so you will see more of the lifestyle than you will see that many at the track. Where I'm from, I've seen them hit the tracks and do really well. And then of course there are vids on Youtube of guys chasing down cars that you would think they wouldn't be able too...because it's a Scion tC as people would say (whatever that is suppose to mean).
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I could chase down cars in my 160 hp 240sx, but the car was still slow as dirt. Drivers are usually the biggest factor when comparing rookies to tenured drivers. I would guess that the majority of these videos you have seen of the TC's chasing down big name sports cars, were tenured drivers chasing down rookies. I was beating a Stage 3 Rousch Mustang in my 240sx with a stock KA24 by 13 seconds a lap (roughly 4 mile road course), but that was because he was a terrible driver.
When I say "winning" I am referring to being very competitive. These cars require a lot of money to become "Competitive" race cars, but that really is a relative statement. You make it sound like the track I race at is just the local speed oval or something? I have raced in Portland, Salt Lake, Nevada, and all over California. There are not many of these cars showing up to events. Like I said before, there are a handful of people driving them, and with the right driver and possibly some money invested, they can be competitive, but so can any other car. Out of the box, this is not considered a competitive car in any class.