12.23 at 114.88 does not = Obliterate The Drag Strip, jus sayin
"...the RWD supercar." Um, as nice as the Vette is, not supercar. Start flame war in 3..2..1..
Trust you? I was there too and comparing a 1969 350 4bbl anything to a 1978 302 emissions choked 2bbl car in performance terms is stupid.
ADVANCED vertebral compression, LOL OW, my back still hurts when I laugh!
Probably the roughest riding street car i've ever driven. Sold it after 3 weeks of backaches. Handled great tho.
Your right, I've had two SVO's, a 1984 and then a 1985½. The '85½ was one of my favorite cars, it handled better and the seats were way better than my '85½ GT, with stitched leather and lumbar support. I sold the SVO's, but kept the GT for 16 yrs. A record for me. Torque is king on the street.
"Makes a hell of a lot more sense", in a race car. It's not about figuring it out, it's about driving conventional shift pattern for years and then in stop and go multi-lane traffic with ten things going on a once, you downshift to reverse at 5mph. Nobody's prefect, except obviously you.