The Comet turned in the fastest lap at Bridgehampton, though Gregory had to run in fourth gear exclusively because of nasty rear axle tramp.

Though far from the fastest, the ChevelLe had excellent road manners at all speeds. Gregory encountered some bottoming on rougher corners.

Spring windup and serious rear axle tramp under braking was the major GTO flaw. Gregory also noted an unexpected softness in the suspension system.

Mushy front suspension caused the Fairlane to porpoise in the corners. Gregory found the car the most difficult to handle at high speeds.

Far and away the besthandling car of the six, was the staff consensus. It turned in the secondfastest lap despite being down on raw horsepower.

Excellent suspension location almost nullified excessive vertical mushiness. Despite this, Gregory found the car to be forgiving and very comfortable at speed.