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280z/300zx · 07-04-2012, 11:28 AM

Hey OP, I'm in Vegas myself. Let me know when this goes down so I can watch.

As for your question, I would put my money on the Audi for one reason. Traction. Z has horrible traction off the line while the Audi will have no issues at all. This will be even more pronounced at our crappy 1/4 mile track that we have here in Vegas. I get nothing but wheel hop in 1st and 2nd. Our track is badly prepped. Essentially this race will come down to who is the better driver but since he has an automatic and you have a manual he will have a much easier time of things. Not to mention AWD vs. RWD. How bad you get beat will depend on your launch. In a perfect world where drivers are the same and track conditions are perfect and you get a perfect launch the race would actually be pretty even.

Personally I'd be more interested to see who wins in a rolling race. Just be careful on the 15 fwy heading to the track. After you pass Lake Mead exit it gets rather open and hardly anyone is on the road; Lots of rolling races happen here on the way to the track. Wouldn't want you to get a ticket

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280z/300zx Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 689 Drives: 280z, 300zx, Vette Rep Power: 272	Hey OP, I'm in Vegas myself. Let me know when this goes down so I can watch. As for your question, I would put my money on the Audi for one reason. Traction. Z has horrible traction off the line while the Audi will have no issues at all. This will be even more pronounced at our crappy 1/4 mile track that we have here in Vegas. I get nothing but wheel hop in 1st and 2nd. Our track is badly prepped. Essentially this race will come down to who is the better driver but since he has an automatic and you have a manual he will have a much easier time of things. Not to mention AWD vs. RWD. How bad you get beat will depend on your launch. In a perfect world where drivers are the same and track conditions are perfect and you get a perfect launch the race would actually be pretty even. Personally I'd be more interested to see who wins in a rolling race. Just be careful on the 15 fwy heading to the track. After you pass Lake Mead exit it gets rather open and hardly anyone is on the road; Lots of rolling races happen here on the way to the track. Wouldn't want you to get a ticket Last edited by 280z/300zx; 07-04-2012 at 11:35 AM.