Originally posted by chet
while auto-xing...i've never seen an awd car dominate a fwd/rwd car. in fact, a properly setup fwd car will almost always be faster than an awd car because its a lighter more nimble setup.
don't believe me?
go to scca's website and look at the fastest cars in their respective classes...then look at the overall times and notice how most rwd and fwd cars are faster.
Wow, this thread has gotten far afield, but no worries. All I will say to your post is, there is a reason AWD is banned or heavily penalized by additional weight in professional motorsports. More grip=better traction=faster lap times. Auto-xing is one thing, circuit racing is quite another, that much is true, but FWD is NEVER, EVER, EVER the best setup to go faster in any form of motorsport that I am aware of. It may work in certain auto-x classes, but I believe it is Miatas and other RWD platforms dominating the run-offs, especially before suffering the weight penalties put on wining cars like those in the Speed TC class. If FWD were superior, Formula One would be using it. They don't and there is a reason for it. FWD is a packaging compromise. Given a choice, any professional racer would choose RWD or AWD over FWD, all other components being equal.
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