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Old 08-13-2010, 09:48 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by EnvyTerra View Post
If your goal was to compare the cars as identical as possible why are the setups so different? I know weight makes up for hp in different places. but not sure how close these two cars actually are.
Well, even if they had the same power to weight ratio the lighter car would still probably have a handling advantage. So giving the heavier car extra power should more or less equalize the two. Plus, as Pete said, the track favours handling over power.
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