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booker · 09-28-2002, 06:57 PM

Another terrible misconception about race car drivers.. that a road racer couldn't go to ovals or the other way around.

Please.. these are professionals. Given a week or so of test & tune & practice, an primarily oval-track racer could adapt to the top level road racing fairly quickly, because they've done it before! And vice versa, road racers probabaly started on dirt circle tracks, no matter where in the world they started.

As far as technique.. it doesn't vary that much. You keep the engine in the operating range, keep the power to the ground, bring as much speed into the corner as you can and get back up to speed as quickly as you can. Racecar driving is a pretty simple thing in the end.

Oftentimes, the "skill" of a race car driver isn't something you see on TV.. it is the feedback he gives to the engineers and mechanics to design and set the car up.

Additioanlly, there's a quote that goes something like "the most spectacular race car driver is the one who can win without doing anything spectacular." This is most definitly the case at any level of competition. Turning in consistantly fast times, lap after lap, is what wins in the end, not 5 hot laps in the last 10 of 200.

09-28-2002, 06:57 PM
booker Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,370	Another terrible misconception about race car drivers.. that a road racer couldn't go to ovals or the other way around. Please.. these are professionals. Given a week or so of test & tune & practice, an primarily oval-track racer could adapt to the top level road racing fairly quickly, because they've done it before! And vice versa, road racers probabaly started on dirt circle tracks, no matter where in the world they started. As far as technique.. it doesn't vary that much. You keep the engine in the operating range, keep the power to the ground, bring as much speed into the corner as you can and get back up to speed as quickly as you can. Racecar driving is a pretty simple thing in the end. Oftentimes, the "skill" of a race car driver isn't something you see on TV.. it is the feedback he gives to the engineers and mechanics to design and set the car up. Additioanlly, there's a quote that goes something like "the most spectacular race car driver is the one who can win without doing anything spectacular." This is most definitly the case at any level of competition. Turning in consistantly fast times, lap after lap, is what wins in the end, not 5 hot laps in the last 10 of 200. __________________ Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq) "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." Last edited by booker; 09-28-2002 at 07:01 PM..