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Old 2010-07-22, 12:41 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Kevin M View Post
I don't have much fun at 8/10s, which is as far as I'd be willing to go on a hill climb, safety gear or no. At a PDX it would be 9/10ths, and when there's competition involved, I want 10/10ths. Not 11, but I like the low-ish risk factor of running at a sanctioned race track with correct safety gear while I'm trying to go 10/10th. I don't like the idea of trying to win while trying not to get everything out of myself and the car is all. What I love about Solo is that on the days where I do find myself beyond a limit, the cost of the mistake is extremely small. At the track there's the possible of writing off a car, but I can accept that risk if I'm competing. Hill climbs bring a significantly greater risk of severe injury or death if I make a mistake though, and I'm not willing to accept that risk for the sake of competition.
I'd say you need a faster car if 8/10ths isn't any fun for you... but 7/10ths at the track in my SVX is still fun to me... so I think you're just nuts or something.

But seriously, going slow can still be fun if you're working on a particular aspect of your driving. The fun comes from improving over the course of the session/day... not just from driving around at speed.
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