Fact is, event though the GTO is designed for the street, it acquits itself quite well against many modded cars. Additionally, it lends itself to moddability that can mean terror on the track too.
However, owning a GTO does not automatically make one a better driver, especially on the track. Funny how every time a Stang gets toasted by the Goat, the response from every Ford owner is, "with a better driver", or "the guy don't know how to drive it". It's conceiveable that certain GTO drivers may not know how to extract the max on the track, even three of them on the same day. Was that the case? I don't know but I've seen enough low and mid 13 second timeslips to know that 14s are not the norm.
I don't personally race my car, therefore its quarter mile times were not a factor in my decision to purchase. That it does well is a bonus.
The GTP does not have torque management intervening the power delivery. Doesn't produce enough torque(in stock form) to threaten the drivetrain. Software is available for the '04s to eliminate it, but driveline parts, unless beefed up, will suffer.
The GTOs are difficult to launch and it takes practice to determine the ideal formula.
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