I'd take the better driver, less weight, and balanced chassis over the hp anyday. Of course that's within reason. I have 666hp/641ftlbs and find it very managable everywhere except getting out of the hole. Of course I'm pretty used to it after 5000 miles and over a dozen races. Finch is making 600/600 approx and he won RTTC. Speedtech killed it on the road course and has approx 500. Can't say it was a huge hp track, however. Then you have Stielow that can drive and has huge power. The more power you saddle up, the better shoe you better be. All this is Road Racing only. HP doesn't mean much in Autocross and even teh shorter speed stop challenges.
I do agree with Rich. You better watch yourself in how radical you get with your combination. A great race car makes a miserable street car with iffy reliablility. It's a balancing act. One guy will argue his race car is a great street car. Everyone has different ideals and tolerance.
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