Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
The extra power of course matters... a lot.
Power matters but not so much on these technical, twisty, bumpy roads... the chassis is a bigger factor.

When WRC cars compete with a RRC/R5 on the Irish Tarmac Championship its only on the faster stages that they take time. They are also able to run higher gearing so have higher top speeds on any long flat-out sections.