?????im sure anything can be a good "street racing car" as long as it has enough work to the engine. What do you mean by "regular" neon? the r/t is basically a dohc 5 speed (cand remember what ratio) with stiffer suspension. mine is a dohc auto highline and stock for stock from a roll i can keep up with a r/t no problem, but ive heard 5 speeds are about 1-1.5 seec faster off the line.