Let me start by saying I stopped caring about Ring records a long time ago. Marketing driven competition does little for me.
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Originally Posted by Andy
prepped by German racing team Mintgen Motorsport/Vulkan Racing |
It doesn't say "not stock" it says, "smart planning."
Nothing about being "prepped by" a local racing team implies that the ACRs in question are not actually stock. Getting set up by a local crew that runs a similarly spec'd car on their home track is just plain smart. The locals know the ideal alignment specs, tire pressures, sway bars settings, damper settings, and wing adjustments that are required to make fast laps.
We do the same thing in autocross--either by going to a test event on the competition surface or by getting help from people that run the surface all the time (tire pressures, dampers, camber all very drastically depending on the age and type of surface). Getting help is always the fastest and best way to improve your times.