Blue STI

[vwmofo]

You gotta remember when you read about how fast cars are stock theres alot of things that factor into that. Manual or Auto? What elevation? Temp? Not all the drivers that test them are pros?

[Guest]

didn't I say all this earlier?

[vwmofo]

Yeah you did, i was just reiterating it for you cause people are still talking about it!

[Guest]

not all the people that test them are pro's....do you think car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine just goes out and picks a random person...they have like 5 drivers that test all their cars and run in numerous times and see who gets the best...we all know it depends on what tranny...and elevation, temp..and everything...but it shouldnt be any slower than a 13.5 stock even if you are a horrible driver.

[STiSchucky]

i guess im not a terrible driver, according to this guy.

[vwmofo]

mwc1 wrote:
not all the people that test them are pro's....do you think car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine just goes out and picks a random person...
So if car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine says my car runs a 15 stock and i pull a 14.9 then im just as good if not better than a pro driver?

[Guest]

vwmofo wrote:
So if car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine says my car runs a 15 stock and i pull a 14.9 then im just as good if not better than a pro driver?

you go to the same place they did the times and show me the slip of you runnin a faster time.

[vwmofo]

Im sure its happened with almost the same conditions, Eurotuner just did a comparision of 2 different VR6 setups and the times were terrible but were driven by pros? Whats a pro? I understand what you are saying.

[Guest]

well motortrend and car and driver always have the same drivers...i coulndt tell ya who a pro driver is...but someone who has driven multiple different kinds of manual cars....beucase they usually test all the manual cars.

[AaronJ]

mags like motortrend and car and driver test the cars conservatively, they don't launch them as hard as they could. I would think i would be able to drive my car that i am used to better than some car and driver tester, just because i am more used to my tranny and clutch and etc....