I would also submit that the PAX (or whatever) may be close on an average,
but not in specific cases.
Greg Scharnberg
At 04:17 PM 1/4/2004 -0600, Andy Hollis wrote:
>Pro Solo performance is quite different than Solo II performance due to
>two unique factors. One is the obvious drag lauch, emphasizing the
>ability of the car to go from zero to about 50 in as short a time as
>possible. Hang around on Friday at a Pro during practice launches and you
>will find a wide disparity of 60-foot times between cars in a single class.
>
>The second big difference is that the "twisty" part of the course is
>typically much shorter than a Solo II. So, the acceleration portion
>unique to Pro Solo becomes even larger of a part of the course. So, Pro
>Solo overly emphasizes the launch, and then the acceleration. AWD excels
>in launch, followed by RWD. Once moving, it becomes a power-to-weight
>game (assuming a car is not tire limited in forward accel once moving).
>
>So the Pro Solo Index is many times quite different than the normal Solo
>II PAX. And the winning car is a particular class may also be quite different.
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