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Testing time, tire budget, set-up skill, maintenance of wear items (DNF/no DNF), nature of the track, dyno tuning time, track familiarity, driver rest and physical condition, engine build quality, shock/strut quality, ability to tune said dampers, brake pad choice, fuel (pump, race, secret sauce?), traffic, track conditions, miles on the engine, final drive choice, amount over (or under?) spec weight, weather conditions, tire choice, DRIVER SKILL...? Of EVERY car in any given race, to different degrees...???
And among a well-developed field of cars in a particular class, that works out to no net effect. I specifically picked ITB and Summit Point for a reason, i.e. a large group of highly competitive and highly experienced drivers competing in a hard-fought series with cars that, up-front, are fully developed.
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Bowie won the '07 ARRC in my car. Does that mean it's an overdog? I got my butt handed to me at the Festival last year in the same car. Does that mean it's just a dog? Did I get beat at the SIC because I chose a VW (rather than an Accord or Celica) or because I didn't pull up my big-boy pants and get it done...?
Slow? That's all you unless you have other evidence. Fast? How fast? Put half a lap on the field at the ARRC fast?