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Originally Posted by smike07

Okay, I'll give you the first one. It's been a few years since I've been in the body shop industry, so that makes sense. Technology is wonderful (but in many cases, completely pointless), but weight is an enormous factor in racing. If they can make it lighter, they will. For instance, Porsche makes their lug nuts aluminum, because they believe the steel ones are too heavy. I'm thinking there is only a two or three pound difference between the two, but that just goes to show that if you can make it weigh less, do it. The aluminum lugs are a b!tc() as well. When I had my 944, I busted a lug nut attempting to remove the wheel. I had to get a drill and a hole saw to remove the other half before I could change the tire.
I'm still not a fan of the push start. They're irritating unless you're a race car driver. No hard feelings, that's just my opinion on 'em.

Weight makes a bigger difference in the wheels than the rest of the car.