"Margaret von B." wrote:

"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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Andre Jute wrote:

So, PinkoStinko, you claim, in the thread "The fantasies of little men
knackered" and perhaps elsewhere (1) that from Adelaide in South
Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory your little Audi can beat
the ton-up average of a forty-year old Ford Falcon GTHO?

I reckon it would be a dead cert actually.

UK motoring magazine 5th Gear recently ran a couple of 15 ? yr old
classics
- a BMW M3 and a Lancia Delta Turbo HF Integrale round their preferred
track. They were fun to drive but only actually a second or two faster
thana Ford Ka and a Transit van.


Interesting. Were the oldies on modern tires?

Preumably. These are cars that were in daily use.

I know very little about cars,
but I know many people heavily involved in motor racing and I've heard
countless times that modern tire technology is really the single biggest
advancement that has contributed to faster lap times.

Not really to that extent on road cars. F1 etc is very different.


Also, at least in F1, 2 seconds per lap is forever and millions (if not tens
of millions) in sponsorhip money.

Sure. Different game. Bear in mind that the vehicles that these 2 old classics
beat by ~ 2 secs were just modern 'everyday' vehicles including a delivery van.
Today's hot cars were streets ahead.

Graham