This makes me giggle.
Winners are always labeled as cheaters. You know why? Because he's beating cheaters, so he must be cheating too. LOL If I had a dollar every time I heard we were cheating in Prod racing...
I don't believe for one second, Ott is cheating in anyway shape or form. He doesn't need to. He's stupid fast and consistent. And Utah is a perfect track for the Astra with those awesome diffusers.
I'll give you a handful of reasons (with experience in both classes/cars) why Ott was hard to pass and why JR and I (and others) out qualified C's & D's several times this season.
A DSR makes way more down force which equals drag.
A DSR uses bigger tires, more drag
Beside having open tires (which most cars are even deflecting the air around the rear tires) FB's have smaller rear wings and WAAAAAY less frontal area.
A DSR has more power, so geared for higher top speed. So will have a mech disadvantage (gearing wise) to a FB geared much shorter.
Ott's performance doesn't prove he's cheating... It just proves how friggen awesome FB is!! Bang for the buck, no comparison!
Looking forward to racing with him (and everyone) at the Runoffs!
Now get off the forums and go develop/refine those cars, get in the gym, play simulators and get ready for a epic runoffs!