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The BDR is no doubt a nice handling cobra. But, so is an SPF, CSX, FFR, JBL and others. If you put a 400hp motor, 17 inch slicks and decent brakes on any brand, it will do really well in HPDE 1 against street tired lower hp cobra's. HPDE 1 is a beginer group. The cars get much faster in HPDE 2, faster in 3, faster in 4, and faster in the Time trial group. Bart Carter in an FFR cobra was in the time trial group and won first with a 2:03. The race group, mostly stock cars ran a fast lap at 1:50 but most were in the 1:53 area. The beginner group was probably in the 2:15 area. Trust me, Gary patterson in any csx cobra with slicks in Las vegas, would beat almost any similarly equiped cobra with a club driver. I own a BMW and I am well aware of how well they handle. Transfering the suspension to a different wheel base car of a different weight does not mean that it will handle better than a tranferred jaguar or mustang suspension. Its all about set up, not the brand of suspension. FFR gets blasted for there donor concept but I can tell you that at Willow springs and Road america, the FFR cobra is always the fastest or one of the fastest cobra's. I don't own an FFR, I own a hi-tech which is no better or worse than any other brand. I am very interested in being on the track with a BDR so I can see for myself how well they handle. Scott