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He spent a fair amount of time bouncing off the rev limiter on the straightaway. Car could have used an eighth gear.

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• arghwhat 8y ago
  Eighth? Slow down there. The car comes with 4, 5 being an add-on package. It could also use more than 52HP. I suspect you might be commenting on the video in the article, rather than this comment with a video of a 1993 Citroën AX 14D. Regarding the Porsche, I doubt it would have been useful. The car maxed out at 369km/h, and was unable to maintain the speed for long. I doubt it has the torque to pull further ahead in an eighth gear. Furthermore, the heavier gearbox would weigh the car down for the entire race, and the shift to eighth would by itself cost the car a little bit of time. It seemed like everything was actually quite well balanced. It was only maxed out for a tiny moment, so it seemed to be the perfect balance between lightweight and brute force.
  • sbierwagen 8y ago
    Whoops. I had assumed the comment with a youtube link and no other commentary was just hosting the youtube video from tfa, rather than posting an entirely unrelated video. How annoying. Far too late to edit or delete my reply, of course.
    • kbenson 8y ago
      That other video is well worth watching though. Flat-out balls-to-the-wall for the entire length, with no braking, in an old beater. It's impressive.
    • arghwhat 8y ago
      It's far from entirely unrelated. It's really quite entertaining. But yes, it might be good to click links in the future before assuming what their content may be. As the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its ISBN."