I was wrong though - the engine was lucking power and I could barely shift into 5th on the back straight, and my exit out of corners was not as quick. It was like the engine was missing a cylinder or something.
I wonder if this is a bug in the 66 mod?
I had near enough the same problem after I barrelled over a load of Polo's at Zeltweg earlier this season, only hit the nose but ended up with barely enough power to hit 5th on the straights in my 312...
I think it's quite realistic because the engine suffers a sudden surge of torque coming from the wheels as the car hits the wall head on and looses a lot of speed fast. It would definitely damage the engine and/or the transmission in real life. I've had it happen in any mod, though it doesn't happen often. Besides, I'm not sure if GPL models the radiator getting damaged when you collide with the nose of the car head on.
Oh and I meant "lacking" not "lucking" , lol.