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Originally Posted by TerrysSPF

Guys, you're making it sound like an SPF handles like a 4000lb Caddy on a race track. There is nothing wrong with the suspension set up on SPF cars; in fact, it's very good. Are they heavier cars than an FFR? -Absolutely. But throw a set of good rubber underneath you - or put on a set of 17" rims and performance tires (like most FFR's have) and the SPF handles just fine.

If memory serves, Doug Reed's SPF won at Car & Driver's One Lap of America 2 years in a row. Plus, Dennis Olthoff won quite a few races (including the Run & Gun) in his SPF Cobra before switching to racing a Brock Coupe.
-I believe both Cobra's ran on 17" rubber.

The SPF will not outrun a stock Mustang GT which is 3900 pounds on the racetrack without a lot of fiddling around as I found out at Firebird with a SPF 427FE and a 4.6 '03 GT and a 4.6 '06. I have driven these cars and I will tell you that the one lap and Olthoff cars you are referring to have a lot of mods that the average owner cannot perform. Apples to apples the FFR is a lot nicer track car. So , yeah, a 4000 pound Caddy will handle better than a stock SPF - I have a Caddy DTS @4600 lbs - care to find out?