> I think it's just as hard to drive a non-stock car as
> it is to drive a stock car in an autocross.
Now, I've never driven a mod car, just stock and lightly-modded SP. But,
I would have to agree that it is surely difficult to drive any car well,
regardless of the class.
> Granted, a proper suspension set-up and sticky tires
> will compensate a little for some bad driver habits,
> resulting in faster times.
This is the point of the original question I think. IMHO, the limitations
placed on a car in stock class (narrow tires, soft suspension, etc.) make
those "bad habits" more of an issue.
For example, it seems that getting a bit wide through a slalom in a
softly-sprung stock car is going to be harder to recover from than
getting wide in a mod car. So, the novice driver might
learn more quickly how to eliminate these bad habits. So, when/if they do
move into a modified class, the bad habits are gone (ideally).
You're right, it is a moot point that a street-prepared version of a certain
car should be capable of faster times than its stock equivalent. But, only
in the hands of a capable driver. :-)
And, in stock cars, slight differences in driver capability can have more
of an impact on the time difference between the two.
-Bob (who has plenty of bad habits to get rid of in his mostly-stock car)
97 Talon TSi AWD (ESP)
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