Has anyone picked up the new issue of Car and Driver? It has an article on Rhys Millens GTO and D1....it seems like they did a good job with most of it, but at the beginning they did nothing but take cheap shots at import tuners. The second paragraph they say "Drifting is the country's newest motorsport, and most of the fans are the same enthusiasts who think it's cool to spend 50 grand hopping up a Honda Civic that-even when modified-can't outrun a Corvette." First off, excuse me? Since when CAN'T 50 grand in a Civic outrun a Corvette, anyone who watches Best Motoring, especially the Type R legend knows it easily could, in ANY way.
They also go on to say "The top drivers use rear-drive Japanese sports cars such as the Nissan 240SX, the Mazda RX-7, and the Toyota Supra. Typically, the cars have highly modified turbocharged engines because it takes a lot of power to keep the rear wheels spinning." (heres where its gonna piss guys off) We've been thinking that a big engined sports car, such as the 350-HP GTO, would be easier to drift than a small-engined turbocharged car. Turbo cars typically can't match the instant throttle response of a big V-8 and thus require more cajoling to spin the rear tires. What better burnout car can you have than a Corvette, Viper, Camaro, Mstang, or, of course, GTO?"I personally don't think that seemindly mildly idiotic, obvious biased people should write an informational article about something they know nothing about, especially when they put their own uneducated input into it, it takes away their credibility that much more. Is it just me or didn't Ueo, the champ at D1 there at Irwindale (As long as im not mistaken) win with a non turbo, low horsepower Toyota?
Sorry if im whining for nothing but i can't handle irresponsible reporting.
They also go on to say "The top drivers use rear-drive Japanese sports cars such as the Nissan 240SX, the Mazda RX-7, and the Toyota Supra. Typically, the cars have highly modified turbocharged engines because it takes a lot of power to keep the rear wheels spinning." (heres where its gonna piss guys off) We've been thinking that a big engined sports car, such as the 350-HP GTO, would be easier to drift than a small-engined turbocharged car. Turbo cars typically can't match the instant throttle response of a big V-8 and thus require more cajoling to spin the rear tires. What better burnout car can you have than a Corvette, Viper, Camaro, Mstang, or, of course, GTO?"I personally don't think that seemindly mildly idiotic, obvious biased people should write an informational article about something they know nothing about, especially when they put their own uneducated input into it, it takes away their credibility that much more. Is it just me or didn't Ueo, the champ at D1 there at Irwindale (As long as im not mistaken) win with a non turbo, low horsepower Toyota?
Sorry if im whining for nothing but i can't handle irresponsible reporting.
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