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quote:JPMS GT Posted - 07/27/2004 : 12:53:59 AM Konkeler, don't fret; fwd is not what most drivers are used to. You have to learn how to drive fwd
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Right on John! The center of gravity is much higher on the PT than your Bu (Bu...about the cutest nickname for a car ever - and I can't believe I just called your car "cute".....that's my wife's influence....but I digress) which doesn't help, plus, as John indicated the FWD requires a bit of a different driving style.
Go to this link:
http://www.classically-modern.com/pt...er_gallery.htm and download the video of this guy in England driving his PT on a road course up against some pretty decent handling British sports cars. I've talked to this guy, and the only thing he's done is to add a set of lowering springs and shocks - NO strut tower brace, NO anti sway bars. He has a Euro spec 2.0L non-turbo motor in his PT. Yes, this man knows how to drive, no doubt about it, but I'm pleasantly surprised at how the PT handles. I want to add sway bars to mine and maybe take it to Willow Springs Raceway and stick to a friend of mine with a Toyota MR2. Decent handling, Stage 1 power....I should be able to give him a run for his money - and drop some jaws in the process.
John, you and I need to talk sports car racing some time! And you need to spend a day at the drag strip with us too, if only so I can visit my original factory tail lights!