The chap that ended up going off the track with the turbo car had the wrong car for the track in question, short straights and tight corners. He literally couldn't stop it once the turbo kicked in and eventually gave up and went nasp. There was no run off and was a banked corner so it was beaten up after a few laps.
With regards the comment on they don't make fwd race cars are you referring to a particular type of race car or design? Maybe I am missing the point but I am thinking of BTCC, MG Cockshoot Cup (both rwd and fwd), Clios and any other type of popular racing series. When you get to the likes of supersaloons/sportcars etc then yes they are rwd/awd as fwd can only take and use so much power.
How did he manage to go NA (unless he had a different car ) you cant just take a turbo off a car thats been set up for one.
Im still amused you think it was even partially the cars fault .
Yes in this instance the car may have been a handful on that track although I personally cant see an escort turbo being that bad.
Anyway that wasnt the cause of the problem - a fast car cannot cause braking too late thats driver error every time.
Only the driver controls the speed approaching a corner usually by taking his foot off of the loud pedal and putting it on the slow pedal. If the car is lightning quick brake earlier or use less of the lod pedal.
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As to a racing car
In my mind a racing car is just that - those made exclusiely for racing . And these will always be the fastest round the tracks even say lydden hill which was the topic.
Have a check - the outright fastest lap for virtually every UK circuit is almost always a rwd racing car mind you so it should be
My point was that if you make a full race car from scratch (any formula) you dont build a fwd car.
But if you are going to change to popular road cars of course you will get a different answer
If the question is whats the best road car in sensible budget round a small twisty circuit then it probably is FWD unless you want to count the caterhams
