Builds Vs. Experience - Opinions!

[DaveZigen]

I've been discussing this lately with some drift heads and said I'd open up a discussion to see what the masses think!

I've noticed a lot of big builds progressing in various sheds and workshops around the country and my question is simple

Most drifters will start with a simple car and progress to a point where they feel they need to upgrade

So some will go about building a lightened, crazy powered, custom all out drift beast and some will just do some quick upgrades to the car they have and continue drifting.

So in building the project they miss out on seat-time and practice for a long period of time while they fund/build the car when they could keep drifting and learning with the few upgrades on the original car.

So my question is do you think some people over-think what they need and practice would be more valuable. That a lack of ability through lack of practice leads people to believe the car is holding them back when more seat-time is all that's needed.

And in building a new car they set themselves back by having to re-learn what they have.

Or in building a more competitive car and taking the break they are investing in a long-term plan to be more competitive.

This came up as I was mentioning that Paul McCarthy can run with the best of them with a simple set-up that he has been used to and can push harder than those constantly changing everything - suspension, camber, tyre size etc. (not that Paul's is a simple car)

So in summary, can a good pilot make a good car competitive regardless or in building a better car can you make yourself competitive with missing so much seat-time

And my jury is out on this I just thought it made interesting discussion
Opinions?