Well I got to watch the Driven in question last night (Thanks again Pete!!) and thought (shock horror) that it looked pretty fair albeit with Jason Plato driving like a man possesed I can well see why you are all worried about the effect that race will have on hot hatch owners, I will not be at all happy if anyone behaves like that around my car

Anyhow, on the matter of the race I think that JM in the S2000 got off it alot after the S2000 gave a big twitch on him, JP in a FWD car would have always got my bet in those conditions.

Great donuts though

 

I absolutely agree.... My Impreza, giving away 20bhp & carrying 150kg more, could easily out drag (up to road legal speeds) and out corner my S2000. My Impreza would also have a hard time leaving a well driven Saxo. However, the Impreza does just about everything for you; you can punt it into a corner, go digital with the throttle and the trick center diff & AWD will sort it all out for you - now where's the fun in that....

The one car that's made me sit up is the Caterham. This little bute (~100bhp) was absolutely fantastic. Not for it's straight line speed (with it's brick like aero...) but for it's handling and the huge amount of feedback that it gives you. I never realised how cosited a road car actually is. The one thing Drivel has got right is that a Caterham is about the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

 

I have a friend who flys fast jets in the RAF - he claims this is the most fun you can have irrespective of state of dress