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My fave one is when Gan-san almost holds off a Murcielago and Gallardo for 3 laps in an NSX-R before overheating on the last corner of Motegi East short course. That was wild.

I've seen naturally aspirated Integras over here with street-legal tires run 12s with K20s and 13s with B18s. Coulda been rocked by a sleeper. There is tons of stuff power wise you can do with an Integra that you would never know the difference from stock. An Eaton or centrifugal supercharger has no visible outward signs of tuning. 300+ hp and under 1000 kg is pretty quick. Some of the fastest street class Integras state side look bone stock except for slicks and a gigantic intercooler. The top guys make 600-800 hp and run into the 8s and 9s. The tires are definitely the main giveaway with a quick front wheel drive car

I see what you are saying, but sequential manual boxes are so fast that this is almost a moot point now. An F430 will go from 6th to 2nd faster than you can say "6th to 2nd", perfectly rev matched and ready to go. At the most you might lose 2 tenths shifting the sequential box down, but you would gain back the 2 tenths going up to 3rd. I wouldn't be surprised if the car is offered with a 6 speed manual and 7 speed sequential. For you drifting and trackday guys, if you want to take $80,000 or so of cutting edge sports car, tear all the electronics and 4 wheel drive out of it, go for it. I'm not as confident in my ability to handle this type of car without aids except on a wide open track.