The way i see it is, Honda went wrong when they strayed away from the formula they used with the DC2/5R's. Everything that didnt need to be there for racing and shit was taken out. No A/C, sound deadening, etc... This time round' the car's weight is what is slowing it down. Make it 1160kg like the DC5R and it will be a monster on the track and have MUCH more desirable accel times. The thing comes with that many gadgets and shit anyone would think it was a euro sports model inside and not a type R.