Mate the sportivo may be a nice drive but putting it in the same sentence as Type R !!! lol

I have a Civic VTi (1.8 sohc 104kws ) and I've had 2 battles with a worked over Sportivo at Eastern Creek race track. We both had the same Toyo tyres and although he had coilovers he got his arse handed to him. The only time he had me was down the main straight, he'd maybe catch up the 3 or 4 car lengths he lost in the previous 10 corners !! and my car has shit long gearing. Type R would kill a Sportivo !