Have to say, this is one of the best threads ever on S.S.
There will always be people who doubt figures GOOD OR BAD. That's just the problem, it's only figures.
We all know that even on the road, smaller, less powerful cars can give you a scare. I remember SG72 once had a run in with a Lupo GTi, when he had his old Type-R(Andy's car now) and it was running over 400hp then with a 20G. He mentioned he was getting away, but not that fast and i believed him, purely as i'd had similar experiences. Golf TDI's for instance....amazing amount of torque and on the road, that's what matters.
Enough people, i feel, that are on this site, can tell roughly with a list of mods, how powerful a car really is and therefore don't really NEED the figures to let them know. RR days are good, but it can leave you feeling gutted, so don't look too far into it, even if it's the figure you thought it would produce.