« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2015, 08:24:01 am »
I expect the percentage to be a bit higher than that -- I've seen plenty of fancy machinery being put to good use on track days.
But, you're definitely on to something with driving a slower car at 8/10 than a faster car at 5/10ths.
I've not driven the current gen M6 (though I did drive the previous V10 version and I've driven the new M5) and find it boring. It's a sensational car, but it's so capable that there's no thrill of driving. An FRS or Miata or even a new 228i doesn't have the same cachet by a looooonnng shot, but out on the country roads, it'll get my heart racing a lot faster.
I've been down to the roads around the Tail of the Dragon a few times now but never done the Dragon yet. It's one of those things I'm sure I'll drive it once at some point just to say I've done it, but my expectations of any sort of rip-snorting driving (or riding) experience on it are long gone since it's become a tourist trap and nothing more.
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