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Old Feb 7, 2004
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This list is mag racer heaven. This list = teh gheyness.
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Originally posted by nookiemonster
This list is mag racer heaven. This list = teh gheyness.
I agree, but unfortunately, magazines are the most controlled environment we have and therefore the best way to get times except for averaging hundreds of track runs from each individual car and taking out the fastest and slowest 15 or so. As much grief as mag racers get, there is no easy way to make a better guess. They do need to indicate Auto or manual though, because that makes a HUGE difference.
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sorry for trying to be helpful geeesh.
It's all good bro! sorry if it seemed like putting you down. I just hate when I someone says "I can beat you because Road and Track said..." blah blah.....
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G35 coupe > 350z ???
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hey, about the 2.5RS, is it really as slow as our cars? or at least ALMOST as slow?

up till now i thought i had the slowest car in my auto tech class. well, i'd STILL be the slowest, but not by as much as i used to think
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that is awesome stuff to know
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Originally posted by nookiemonster
Acknowledgement of the misinformation in their own site can be found here:

http://www.importlounge.com/forum/in...&hl=mazdaspeed

The list isn't accurate. Don't take it to heart. However, magazine racing is pointless, but call it how you see it eh? We can all go and search for differing numbers but it accomplishes nothing in the end. It's another compilation of hypothetical bullshit. The net is so infected sometimes.
I agree, it's all really hypothetical BS. So is Motor Trend(and other pro mags like it), they always overinflate their numbers because they use professional drivers. No magazine can tell you what that guy next to you can do. Even dyno numbers are BS when it really comes down to it.

Bottom line is that if 2 cars are even somewhat close performance wise, the better driver will win. If you really want to be prepared for racing read more articles about driving and less about performance.
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