Originally posted by chuck baader@Sep 15 2005, 04:17 PM
If the ITAC is going to do anything, I think it should be to look at average cars...which most are...and disregard the few over and under the curve.
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Again... you guys keep trying to work with track data, racing programs, and on-track performance...
Sorry, but that's completely missing the point... again...
The "average" car indicates you are considering prep level and on-track performance... THAT really has LITTLE to do with the ITACs position that the E36, like MANY other cars (Porches, Mazdas, Nissans, Toyotas, etc...), needs to be adjusted to correctly fit in this class within the performance envolope that the ITACs classificaion process has defined for the class. The E36 exceeds this envolope, based on this process, and backed by real data... In contrast, the 240Z fits the process, as does the RX-7... The 944 falls short, the 944S exceeds it slightly, most all of the Toyotas fall short... Many Nissans do as well... right there with them is the 1st get 13B RX-7... The list goes on...
This entire discussion, though it's disolved into another bitch session about the E36 drivers (E36 drivers vs. the World, or so it would seem), there really is no singling out of this one car... It just happens to be a prime example of a much larger problem...
THEORY:
Based on the MECHANICAL PARAMETERS of the car in question, in comparison to the MECHANICAL PARAMETERS of the other cars in the class, and specifically the "control" cars, the car is considerably under weight.
DATA:
This is said without regard to what we know about it's actual performance and real-world output figures... We "Know" what these cars really put out, as well as how the best examples really perform on the track...
I don't know how much more objective you want me to be... When your theory is backed up by validating evidence, it pretty much becomes fact... You'll notice (or maybe not), that I didn't mention the BMW ONCE in the above two paragraphs... That's because these statements can apply to ANY car in IT... There is no descrimination or bias... If the car doesn't fit, then we need to do something about it...
That's our plan...