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Originally Posted by TheReferee
Nonsense, cavalieri,maifield, tebo, cragg, martin,neumann etc are all world class drivers, the top twenty in the world would still be top twenty irrespective of the surface, because they are great drivers. are you seriously suggesting that the American drivers could not win on grass/astro or any other surface than packed clay. they would adapt and come up with a setup and style that worked, they would adapt quickly and would be on the pace straight away because they are great drivers. assuming your theory is correct why did a non american TQ 2wd and a non american almost snatch the win in 4wd?.
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Are you seriously suggesting that driving on clay week in week out, instead of astroturf or grass, for over 6 months doesn't give an advantage at all to foreign drivers?
I'm not for a minute suggesting that the top 20 drivers wouldn't still be the top 20 drivers on astroturf, just that the order of that top 20 might be a little different.
Experience and practice counts for a lot at that level, knowing exactly how a car will handle in any conditions. I'm just not sure the British drivers have enough practice on dirt.
I heard a quote from Lee Martin saying he couldn't quite get the set-up right for his 511. If he had been driving on clay all year, he'd have had it pretty much right when he turned up there.
Why is it we don't have any dirt tracks here? It's not like we're the only country in the world that has rain.