Power to weight ratio has always been the key to a winning race car. THATS what the Cobra was all about. The heavier the car the more torque you need. 18 wheelers are all about torque. I'll take light weight high horse power if I want to get things done "quickly".
It will be interesting to see how the BB ERA will perform on our narrow very twisty SCCA cone course we have here. Sometimes, depending on how the track was set up that day, I couldn't even use all the power the little 5.0 in the Excalibur had! Other times I had "just enough" and could do really well.
I suspect the BB ERA will have a lot of "push" in the corners issues I'll have to sort out. Certainly will call for a "light touch" on the throttle getting around the cones!
Ernie
