Quote Originally Posted by Norm75 View Post
None of those cars are used in the wrc now, so any comparison is of no technical use whatsoever.

You misunderstood what he is saying..
He says "they" referring to the people..Subject...then he continued with the verb "if they don't KNOW what good is supposed to be"

He said nothing about technical spec, rather they should KNOW--like possess knowledge---of what good is---and if they don't by this point, they never will.

Understand? Knowing something is GOOD is important even if you don't know all the details.. Knowing what is bad is also important..

And it is an absurdity of fan-based forums to suppose the majority of drivers at any elite level know how the inner workings of things actually work...there are technicians, engineers and mechanics who have the job of "knowing" the "how" of shimming inserts or setting up diffs or cam timing..

But they must KNOW when the car "works" right..they are DRIVERS