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John Boothby · 06-19-2012

Back in the day a driver really had to have a feel for his car. Aerodynamics have completely changed the way race cars are driven. Like you said, today if you drift a little you scrub off speed. Back in the day that was the way around the track! You drove the car into the corner and fanned the throttle to keep the car under control. In the corner you controlled the car with the throttle. This is still the practice in short track (Miget and World of Outlaws) class of racing. And dirt track!

I love racing when the driver has the car on the edge. I mean, using every ounce of the cars capability. It applies today as well as in the past.

06-19-2012	#24
John Boothby Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 775	Re: 24 hrs LeMans this weekend Back in the day a driver really had to have a feel for his car. Aerodynamics have completely changed the way race cars are driven. Like you said, today if you drift a little you scrub off speed. Back in the day that was the way around the track! You drove the car into the corner and fanned the throttle to keep the car under control. In the corner you controlled the car with the throttle. This is still the practice in short track (Miget and World of Outlaws) class of racing. And dirt track! I love racing when the driver has the car on the edge. I mean, using every ounce of the cars capability. It applies today as well as in the past.