Initial D style run tonite in a STi, Mazdaspeed pro and a WRX

[DistantTea]

with suspension mods a awd is a formiable car in the corners.....its just that the stock wrx or sti isnt good in the corners

??? STi isn't good in the corners? The MSP is good but its not that good. The WRX isn't great off the shelf, but its just a couple notches below the MSP. The STI leaves the MSP in the dust cornering.... especially exit speeds. Cornering is the STi's forte. What makes you think that its not good in the corners?

I think you might be suffering from inflated protegego. Its a common ailment.

 

[Titanium]

I was with Autox MSP on the run. It was a blast! Neither of us knew the road so we just followed the braking of the STi. I was very impressed with Kyu's driving and the fact that the he stayed on the back bumper of the STi for most of the run. On the other hand we had no clue that there was a WRX that was behind us till we turned around and did the run again. We never saw the wrx till he got back to the parking lot. Even the STi driver was impressed with the handling of the msp.

 

[NoVaMSP]

i drive behind my boys sti all the time , stock i could not stick to him at all. now he always pulls away from me in third after exiting corners , they handle damn nicley as good if not better then msp. alot of this conversation is mostly driver skill based any way . i bet with any car i could beat my grandma threw the twisties . his name is autoxmsp after all

 

[unwrittenLaw]

was the wrx stock? because in stock form, it takes more driver skill to handle ok..but with a few changes it handles pretty well. but yeah the msp could easily outhandle a stock wrx on the street..

 

[Autox MSP]

no doubt the STi is a faster car when driven right. I just drive like i have nothing to lose.

 

[CustomMSP]

AWD sucks! It's just like FWD in corners because you still have the same engine layout(front heavy), and the front tires are powered like FWD. RWD is where it's at for handling.

 

[NoVaMSP]

no doubt the STi is a faster car when driven right. I just drive like i have nothing to lose.

was it thermobox you were chasing ? i remember befor he got his sti he used to scare the **** outa me in his 01 prelude hes a pretty good driver , i know you said u been auto xin for a while wish i whent to the meet . but the gf wanted to watch a movie that was due !

 

[jred321]

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=595995
(shrug)

 

[unwrittenLaw]

AWD sucks! It's just like FWD in corners because you still have the same engine layout(front heavy), and the front tires are powered like FWD. RWD is where it's at for handling.

so why did you buy a fwd car? the msp has great handling and its fwd...yeah most cars that are rwd will handle better in most situations, but its not set in stone. much of it depends on the driver and how well they can make the car do what they want..

 

[Autox MSP]

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=595995
(shrug)

I love messing with those guys. They think i'm totally off my chain!

 

[unwrittenLaw]

some guys over there think sti/wrx=f1 car...but every forum has those guys i guess...

 

[NoVaMSP]

I love messing with those guys. They think i'm totally off my chain!

great ya started a protobashing contest. they obviusly dont have a clue what a msp can do .

 

[Autox MSP]

every board hates every other cars other then the ones they own.

 

[unwrittenLaw]

i'll defend the proteges .. even though i dont post much on nasioc. i haven't really found my 'niche' over there yet..

 

[DistantTea]

*sigh*

I'm not with them officer. I swear.

 

[CustomMSP]

so why did you buy a fwd car? the msp has great handling and its fwd...yeah most cars that are rwd will handle better in most situations, but its not set in stone. much of it depends on the driver and how well they can make the car do what they want..

I didn't say that my fwd handles bad...I said that rwd will almost always handle better under similar curcumstances. Also that AWD is overrated!

 

[unwrittenLaw]

is it overrated, or overrated with a '!'

 

[MP3TLH]

i see the guys on nasioc love you

I'd seen the thread in there all day, but not here until now.

Gotta love t3h NABISCO OT!!!

 

[AutoBox]

distant, i based my opinion on the sti related to all the other car sin its class....not the msp......compared to the evo and g35/350z etc its suspension isnt up to par.....its softer and noticably more geared towards a crusing daily drver setup.....im in no way hypin on my msp.....ive been sittin on the evo mr release to worry about how tyte my msp is (thumb)

 

[ZoomZoomH]

omglolwtf awesome nasioc thread!!!