Originally Posted by
losi_racer
I do agree but also when your up at the level of drake,tebo,king,hara etc you have to know how to adjust.
Of course you have to adjust (adjust your equipment) but all the talent in the world is not going to help you if the equipment you have is just not fast. Just because these guys can beat the club level guys even with a shoe box on wheels doesn't mean that they can compensate for ill handling cars at the top level and still contend for a win.
Adam Drake (medium talent & super work ethic) is a perfect example of this at this years worlds. He never had Tebo, Maifield, King or Hara pace all week because the Losi tires were just not there. He had to compensate for his lack of pace and did so by not pitting in his qualifiers. By doing this he squeaked into the semis where he barely held onto the the transfer spot by .03 of a second. In the main he got completely destroyed because his equipment (Tires) just did not have the absolute pace of the top guys. Even with his great fuel economy (his way of adjusting or compensating) he just didn't have the ability to overcome his equipments (Tires) lack of overall pace.