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[camarogirlxoxox]

23%

[Brad G.]

Gran Turismorator 9%

[HAZ-Matt]

Racer X -29%

[GrigoryRasputin]

Its funny they base your ability to rebuild an engine, largely on your knowledge of turbos...

[Loochy88]

while its arguable that it falls under general automobile knowledge, that quiz assumed you care about tuning imports.

[camaro_speedemon]

Did anyone notice that there were several questions that didn't have the proper answer.

The one that really pissed me off was the simple question about 4 stroke engines. Its intake compression, combustion (or as they called it power) exhaust. Did anyone notice that was NOT a choice for an answer [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/stickpoke.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

The other one was the autox one. If you're sliding around a corner, because you're coming into the corner too fast numbnuts.

Ebrake...I've been to a few autox's never seen anyone ebrake around a corner. So thats deffinately a no.
Hammer the throttle... Lets review this, you already don't have traction, lets make it worse by mashing the gas. Again, no.
Brake late while turning...uh...rule #1 in any performance driving school, NEVER brake hard while in a hard turn. If you must brake while turning, ease up on the steering wheel while you gently apply the brake. I would assume he ment late hard braking BEFORE entering a turn.

[memphis_raines]

12% Gran Tourismorator here.

My car is in the shop right now because my floor panel fell out :D

[Niky]

HaHa! I'm not tellin' my score ...

Just kidding ... I gotta 9% ... hahahahaha

[i_love_my_maro]

Racer X
You scored -27%


Congratulations. You are the real thing. Chances are you could tear down your engine and put it back together in a weekend. You know a decent amount about racing dynamics. The "FATHF" culture has been a bane to your existence since you've been in the game for years before that horrid movie was released. Auto-x, drag racing, track time, you know enough to not sound like an *** while talking about it, and you can probably hold your own on the track too. Race on, good citizen, for you are a true Racer.

[98Camaro3.8]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
The one that really pissed me off was the simple question about 4 stroke engines. Its intake compression, combustion (or as they called it power) exhaust. Did anyone notice that was NOT a choice for an answer [img]graemlins/twak.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/stickpoke.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

The right answer was there, just not starting with intake. They had like Compression, Combustion, Exhaust, Intake. It's a continuous process so it doesn't really matter where it starts. ;)

[HAZ-Matt]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
The other one was the autox one. If you're sliding around a corner, because you're coming into the corner too fast numbnuts.

Ebrake...I've been to a few autox's never seen anyone ebrake around a corner. So thats deffinately a no.
Hammer the throttle... Lets review this, you already don't have traction, lets make it worse by mashing the gas. Again, no.
Brake late while turning...uh...rule #1 in any performance driving school, NEVER brake hard while in a hard turn. If you must brake while turning, ease up on the steering wheel while you gently apply the brake. I would assume he ment late hard braking BEFORE entering a turn.

You're racing solo II auto-x in your eclipse RS. You're turning in ****ty times because you are continually sliding to the outside of the corner, ruining your line. What strategy should you adopt to turn in better times?
A) Use the e-brake to get around the tight ones.
B) brake late on the outside while turning sharply
C) solo II?
D) hammer the throttle after initiating a drift

I picked D but am not convinced it would work.

C is a stupid answer. B would result in sliding off the track for sure. D might have a chance of working except that the Eclipse is FWD and can't really drift, you'd probably understeer. A might allow you to slide the rear out, but it probably wouldn't be faster than taking the turn properly.

[RevLimit478]

Racer-X -27%
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[Camarorulz]

I noticed that one of the questions didn't have the correct answer:

it's INTAKE, COMPRESSION, POWER, EXHAUST. Hmmm


16%- Gran Turismororator

[andrew.brandon]

17%

[Tyler]

Racer X
You scored -31%

Congratulations. You are the real thing. Chances are you could tear down your engine and put it back together in a weekend. You know a decent amount about racing dynamics. The "FATHF" culture has been a bane to your existence since you've been in the game for years before that horrid movie was released. Auto-x, drag racing, track time, you know enough to not sound like an *** while talking about it, and you can probably hold your own on the track too. Race on, good citizen, for you are a true Racer.