Yes Rich stayed with the RingTaxi FOR THE WHOLE LAP and his Evo has 426 bhp
- just the point I was making
Staying with the Ring Taxi for a few bends says what? he was slower there
- you tried harder there- Ring Taxi let you catch up?
If you stayed with a 500bhp car what does that say about that car/driver
- not trying/unfamiliar with track/sick enging/failing brakes
- who knows why so slow allowing you to stay with them
Staying in front of another car, a faster car perhaps, is not difficult
if you know the Ring and have a decent enough car - MR2 turbo/S2K
- because you maintain enough speed and good line to make it difficult to pass
- but you are likely to be passed on such places as Kesselchen
But the point surely is that, just because a fast car stayed behind you or you stayed behind it, is no evidence that you are driving really fast or doing an 8.15 or similar time
The only evidence of a particular time is what you see on the stopwatch/video footage of a Ring lap
- not an estimated time because of delays/video faults or a longer lap on the F1 circuit although the latter shows you have fast pace around the Ring
Be careful next time you go Rog if you are going to film to show your decent pace
- you will be going for it and chasing a time is a recipe for missing your turn in and hitting your apex or even something else
Stay safe and drive fast for the fun, NOT the time
Dave, you best get your speed and line right through corners before you kill yourself and before you start estimating which car or lap are faster than another
And I cannot believe that I am having discussions about the Ring on the IMOC site
