[Stu]

Paul is spot on there (of course). For me the really important point is that the car is fast when it feels slow - this is exactly what a driver needs, especially if his thumbs are not the best there is.

On meduium/high grip tracks the car has been ACE, there is no way I'll go back to a rear motor car at places like Bury or Southport. (When Jimmy want's his car back I'll be buying one of my own.) On low grip tracks there seems to be less of an advantage, you have to drive to the cars strengths - on high grip you can just nail-it's-ass.

Although the team drivers seem to favour the 4-gear transmission I am sold on the way the car goes (on high-grip) with the three gear box, I like the way it keeps the car flat and as easy to drive as a 4wd.