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Old 02-26-2019, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by johnzhou2476
OVA - You are absolutely correct, 98% consistency just means I make less mistakes. Also, 98% consistency is only when I practice, during an actual race, my consistency goes way down lol. Right now, I think the limiting factor is my car & setup (Xray T4) and being little overweight and of course me the driver. I’ve driven my friends perfectly setup AX and at minimum USGT weight and I was able get down to 12.2 which is still .4 sec behind the record holder. That 0.4 sec gain will be much much harder because although I take the exact same lines.. the way he corners in & out and his reaction time is much faster than mines. Right now, I just want to lighten my car and buy my way for a few tenth gain.

For the more experienced, I’m just curious what 50G of weight shaving will net.
by shaving off 50g is a lot ...Your car will not drive the same and you might knock off .2 tenth at your best lap time you car will be quicker around the track for sure
and you will have to reset and recheck and tweek
the more time you spent on your set up and practices ,your lap time will get lower
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