Originally Posted by Ws6
That is cool. You know, I have found people have interesting perceptions about AWD and biases. One of my friends bought a WRX STi and HATED it. Guy can drive. Had a spec'ed out Miata and tracked it, etc. Another friend bought a WRX STi and LOVES how it handles. He's a capable driver, as well.
My question is this...what do lap-times say? Can a pro driver dial a 435 in and turn a better lap time than the computer can? Back when I bought my Z06, and PTM came out, Randy Pobst was able to BARELY out-drive PTM on the track if he did EVERYTHING flawlessly. We are talking a tenth of a second or less. That's how good computers are. I am curious about how that goes with the BMW system, of if it's just for fun/circumstance/etc?
Yea I could imagine a spec miata driver hating how an STi drives, both requiring totally different driving styles. A fellow track driver who was driving his Evo X in NASA TT2 told me once, it makes bad drivers look good and good drivers look great, and I completely agree with that because of all the technology and reactions the computer can instantly react to.
Was that a video on MT? I think I watched that too. The Corvette has a great PTM from what I hear but that's also because it's a great performance car and I would imagine the Vette team to want to squeak out every bit of performance out of it since it is a popular track car.
I speculate that if you take a more-road-focused car like the 435 straight from the show room and put it into Pobst's hands, he would be able to drive it faster without all the computer aids. But for all us normal folks, it would probably be best to leave them on some sort of performance mode.
That is cool. You know, I have found people have interesting perceptions about AWD and biases. One of my friends bought a WRX STi and HATED it. Guy can drive. Had a spec'ed out Miata and tracked it, etc. Another friend bought a WRX STi and LOVES how it handles. He's a capable driver, as well.
My question is this...what do lap-times say? Can a pro driver dial a 435 in and turn a better lap time than the computer can? Back when I bought my Z06, and PTM came out, Randy Pobst was able to BARELY out-drive PTM on the track if he did EVERYTHING flawlessly. We are talking a tenth of a second or less. That's how good computers are. I am curious about how that goes with the BMW system, of if it's just for fun/circumstance/etc?
Yea I could imagine a spec miata driver hating how an STi drives, both requiring totally different driving styles. A fellow track driver who was driving his Evo X in NASA TT2 told me once, it makes bad drivers look good and good drivers look great, and I completely agree with that because of all the technology and reactions the computer can instantly react to.
Was that a video on MT? I think I watched that too. The Corvette has a great PTM from what I hear but that's also because it's a great performance car and I would imagine the Vette team to want to squeak out every bit of performance out of it since it is a popular track car.
I speculate that if you take a more-road-focused car like the 435 straight from the show room and put it into Pobst's hands, he would be able to drive it faster without all the computer aids. But for all us normal folks, it would probably be best to leave them on some sort of performance mode.
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