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Weight really hurts handling on the road. Even on smooth tracks, it makes the car feel heavier and less responsive to steering inputs.
I had replica Turbo Twists in 17x9" that weighed 25-lbs each with 255/40-17 tyres all around. Even with more power, I was slower at the Virginia City Hillclimb than the year before on 16" wheels. It was bouncing around in the corners a lot; more difficult to control at the limit and costs me speed.
Then I got BBS race wheels in 17x10.5/11.5" that weighed 17/18 lbs. Wow, that completely transformed how it behaved!
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