[aumoore]

Well let me start by saying that Cobras are usually about the fastest thing on the straights except for a full race car and there are race cars that have trouble keeping up on the straights. That being said most road courses have the dreded enemy of the Cobra, the curve. A cobra can be a real handful on high speed curves and that is where a well sorted out car like a 911 can make up a lack of power.

I ran last year on the Roebling Road course against several Porsche's including a 944 and a 911. I kept the 944 behind me only because he could only pass on the straight due to our class rules. I could smoke him down the over 5000 foot straight only to have him nipping at my heals half way down the curvy back stretch. The 911 was formidable but it too could not keep up due to lack of acceleration. It litterly smoked my cobra on my Kumho 712 street rubber.

This year I plan on a different outcome with my new Goodyear stock car tires and wheels. Racing makes you spend money and I have added the tires and wheels, Canton Road race pan, Hawk brake pads, Kirkey race seat, and Lexan race windshield.

I cannot stress enough that tires will improve your times more than an extra 100 hp. You should start with street rubber to keep the speeds down and to learn the quirks of your car.

happy racing