2018 VASC Silly Season (with POLL)

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Originally Posted by chavez

With very few exceptions in my 30 plus years of watching motorsport if a driver is not immediately quick when they start in a new category they are unlikely ever be quick no matter how may miles they might get.

Notable exceptions being Jimmie Johnson who was a midfield runner at best in the Busch Series ,(yes I know he won one race before his Cup debut) and closer to home Jamie Whincup.

You can slow 'em down but it is darn hard to speed 'em up.

I'd say SVG, Courtney, Coulthard were also names who struggled initially but really came on to be decent drivers, as we all know, its a mix of driver and team. But key is mileage. You put someone like Lowndes as a driver coach for the likes of Marjoram, Brodie Kostecki or Fullwood and they will accelerate, sometimes they need that spark to help them. Whincup had it when he lost his seat, but your right, a lot can't be sped up.