08-30-2005, 06:38 PM
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:At the limit, rwd, fwd, and awd handle completely different.
Not completely different. The way you acheive the goal may require a slightly different approach, but they in no way handle completely different. All of the same 'traction circle' principles apply - how you drive the car and how the car is setup is going to change the approach more than which wheels are being driven.
As G said, mastering the principles of High Performance driving on a racetrack can be applied to any car. Once you've got a solid foundation with a low hp momentum car, then you will be very quick in anything. The converse is not true - if you are moving quickly in a high hp AWD car and then move to a spec miata you are going to get absolutely SMOKED the first few times you drive it.