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Originally Posted by RPM90
0-60 runs are drag race type racing, not road course racing.
When I say "racers" in this context, I mean drag style racing.
A real drag race starts with both cars standing still, at 0mph.
Road course is not about raw power and putting all of it to the ground all at once for the fastest run to end of a straight line.
It's about control and balance where a less powerful car might even win a race. BTW, do you always shove your foot all the way down at the exit? 
Just wondering, cause that may not result in the fastest lap depending on the course. But, I dig what you're saying.
As I said, acceleration runs are about putting all the power down into forward motion to get to the end of that line as fast as possible.
When I consider 0-60 or 5-60 I'm not thinking road course.
That spec wasn't started with road racing in mind. It became standard as that is what American muscle cars were about, straight line acceleration.
Oh, and btw, 5-60 is not a test that is favorable to turbo engines to begin with. So, by it's very nature you'll get data that only serves to give the wrong idea and impression. |
Regarding full throttle at exit - No not always, but I was trying to make a point against 0-60mph.
We're in agreement now. Thanks for the clarification
PS - To be honest, in my humble opinion : Drag Racing < Track Racing < Rally Racing (although, I am over simplifying a lot of aspects...this is a subjective opinion)