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most of those Mag times are cuz the mag drivers do nothing but drive
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Exactly. Take me for instance. I'm 15 minutes from my campus, so i walk. The car only goes out when i need to go somewhere, ie. groceries or out with friends.
I spent 5000 bucks 2 years back to take a professional drivers training course, so my skills are top notch and i CAN drive like the pros. My difference is i'm just mucho inexperienced and my car doesn't exactly call for impressive track times.
For the inexperienced driver, even if they HAVE the skills, to compete with those numbers is near impossible unless you dedicate yourself to getting them. That being the case, you burn your car out real fast.
Many different views on this one, but i think what tops them all is:
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mainstream magazine times are "corrected", meaning they didn't actually run that time, that's just what it would be predicted to be capable of.
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That being said, there's not much we the 'commoners' can do. Excuses are stupid, and people that talk big and don't perform, well, we all know where they can go and how they make us feel.
Elevation makes an impact aswell, having lived in Calgary with my car, there's a big difference in how it performs between here (Ontario) and back west. Not to mention the prep of the track and such things as we've already discussed.
All in all, as long as people aren't talking smack and then embarassing themselves and/or asking stupid questions, we can all go home smiling at either victory or the knowledge that with a few more mods we'll be even faster.
Thanks, and have a great day!
