Re: Stock or Modified(Street Prepared, Prepared, Mod, etc.)?

[John Whitling <alliancemillsoft@worldnet.att.net>]

I do agree with Jay. I've campaigned numerous stock cars and now I'm in
a mod car. In general, stock cars are a walk in the park by comparison
(as long as you're on the ragged edge). The ragged edge in a sedan/stock
type car is about 2 feet wide. The ragged edge in a mod car seems about
6 inches wide ... sometimes even less. Having said that, any poorly
setup car can be quite a handful.

If it were me, I would spend lots of time in the stock class. It'll take
you 2 years just to learn what "fast" really is (hint ... it's not the
car). You'll also have lots of great competitors. Great competitors are
essential to becoming a "hot shoe". Pick a cheap class so you can travel
a lot and properly equip yourself. You'll get your butt kicked for a
while. So what? You're learning way more driving a slow car at 100% than
you'll ever learn driving a fast car at 80%.

One last thing ... a fast stock car driver still has a learning curve in
a mod car but he can be very fast in an easy to drive mod car (under
powered and nicely balanced). Formula Fords are such cars.

Good luck
John Whitling



Jay Mitchell wrote:

> Bob wrote:
>
> >And, in stock cars, slight differences in driver capability can
> have more
> >of an impact on the time difference between the two.
>
> I disagree. In a highly prepared car - SP, P, or M - it often
> takes a BETTER driver to wring the full measure of its capability
> than it would in a Stock car. As speeds pick up, course features
> go by more quickly. Accuracy of car placement and timing of
> control input take on greater importance in getting a good run.
>
> Jay