Originally Posted by Thirteendog
Ah there's to thing though, on the Dragon in a NA Auto there are only 5 to 6 shifts for the entire 11 miles. As always I'm thinking of TN to NC. From the start you may get up to 4th before it's time to drop it back to 2nd. You'll stay in second until you reach the one and only straight away where you will be in the middle of 3 before going back to 2nd. That's it, you can hang out in 2nd the entire time and be in a healthy RPM range. Granted getting terrible gas mileage. How many times did you shift the white one?
311 times.
Shorter gearing equals the 2-3 dance on most corners... My wrist hadn't gotten a workout like that since high-school. My calves looked like Popeye.
On my original point, the only way to really *prove* superiority of one versus the other is the same car, same mods, same driver, same conditions.
A crazy driver nets faster times. A talented driver nets even faster ones. A crazy driver with talent is the sweet-spot (think Ken Block).
At least in the N/A, you can afford to be a little crazy because the low power keeps the car settled. Otherwise, you're Steve.
