It's not really superior on the road course. The EG hatches w/ all the ITR goodies are too front end heavy and too rear-end light and as a result, the rear end is difficult to keep in line and spinning out is easy to do. Also, the car isn't nearly so stiff as the ITR (where all those seam and spot welds come in handy) so the chassis does flex much more than on an ITR. You could w/ practice overcome those deficiencies and go faster than in an ITR but I have yet to see one of those hybrid Civics on anything but a drag strip.