I was just reading again about one lap of america and pete and micaiah incredible result and was wondering how does the RS3 fares at HPDE or open track day with proper suspension tuning/bushing/tires versus other track oriented cars. Every car magazine or reviewer tested the car with the shitty pirelli and always mention bad driving characteristic, but in my 2 autocross and spirited drive (no HPDE yet but upcoming this season) I had no issue driving good times vs M2s and focus RS.

My question is more along if this platform has a good ceiling of performance road racing.