[Number 3]

Mostly covered, but the biggest issue is the loss of "control" when the steered wheels break loose. If you are in a corner in a RWD car you can appropriately apply power and easily modulate the car through the corner even if the driving wheels come loose. In a FWD car, the problem is that if you apply power in a corner and your steered wheels come loose then you are going to loose at least some control. This is the same for breaking and accelerating. In a RWD car, the weight shifts to the driven wheels on acceleration while the opposite occurs in a FWD car where the weight transfers away from the driven wheels. And on braking, the driven wheels load up on a FWD car.

So 1/4 mile FWD cars aside ( and sorry, that's is just a bit one dimensional ) a RWD car will have better/superior dynamics to a FWD car.

That being said, it is a very close comparison these days. Modern chassis controls and suspension tuning clearly result in some awesome FWD cars.

I would suggest that on a road course, 8 out 10 drivers would be hard pressed to tell the difference. In a population of enthusiasts like us here on Camaro5, that number goes down quite a bit...............IMO.

But to quote a guy I knew in college, FWD just means that in the winter you can spin your tires in any direction you choose. LOL