Hmmmm. That could be IRES, I've never driven an ITR myself but I have been a passenger in one. Just speaking from my experiences actually racing them though. Haven't lost yet to one in my GTP and beaten them quite easily even. But the driver could very well have been a major factor. There are alot of dumb kids around here that don't know what the hell they are doing. By the way, ALSO from my experience: the GTP is a NICE car. Loaded with nice stuff. BUT.... after about 75 - 80 thousand miles on it, even after EXTREME care and pampering, it becomes HIGHLY unreliable and expensive to maintain. It runs awesome, but it's hard and costly to KEEP it running that way. That is why I have ordered my new 350Z and will NEVER buy domestic again unless it is an SUV or truck. just my 2 cents worth.