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Old 08-20-2020, 08:31 AM
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This is a great car for the youngsters to learn in. If they master the art of driving slow cars fast, they will be successful in anything they grow into. Very few folks learn how to properly manage momentum at the limits of adhesion and rely on gobs of HP to get a good lap time.
So true.. I blame (praise?) my modicum of skills having learned on an 80hp 914. Don't brake.. don't lift.. just be quick with the steering wheel instead!
I'm a little worried offering them up nearly twice that power to learn with
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