Don't be suprised if he pulls on you, he just may. And being a crossfire owner myself and having driven many GTP's I say its a drivers race, but given the torque advantage of the s/c series II 3.8, I'd put my money on the gtp. I just raced a legacy GT the 250hp one from a dead stop and lost. And that car has 10hp more than a GTP but weighs more also. And I hit every shift perfectly. I did lose some time in my 1-2shift, tires broke loose dang winter roads. When i luanch my stick i rev to about 2400-2500 and feather it out. IN the auto I think around the same would be good.