I just did the Alps rally race on hard with the Land Rover Range Stormer. No power mods except port polish and engine balance for better rpm and torque, no weight mods, and suspension/brake work. 200 A-spec point race (well over 200 really as I think I could have added like 150 more HP before going below 200 points).
I tried it just for laughs, 1 because I love that car, and 2 because I wanted to see how such a reduclously heavy SUV would handle on a fast dirt track. Well, it's totally opposite of what I like in racing cars (I like light, nimble, quick cars with great cornering) but this was really fun and much to my surprise very competitive. I actually won pretty easily on the first race (normal direction) vs the Mitsu Lancer Evo. I had a bit more trouble on the second race (reverse) vs an Impreza rally car since the Stormer seemed to be at much more of a disadvantage in that direction, mainly from the uphill areas where it lagged while the lightweight competition shot up it. I lost on the first try by about 2 seconds. The second try on the first turn in the stupid AI bumped me on the side and it gave me a 5 sec penalty right when I was about to throttle out of a turn. I spent the entire rest of the 5 laps trying to catch up. Literally at the last bend of the final lap I threw the fat a$$ of the Stormer around and beat the Impreza by .2 seconds.
The Range Stormer turned out to be a hell of alot of fun. Weighed over twice as much as my competition but that extra weight also helped dig those tires into the dirt for traction. So heavy that you could drift turn for like a 1/4 mile ...lol Well worth the 200 point race as it was very difficult, but also very fun. I watched the entire replay laughing while seeing this huge beast just roar around the bends throwing it's a$$ around like J-Lo.
I highly recommend trying the Range Stormer on a rally race. It's a real blast and probably nothing like you are used to. It's also one great looking gas guzzler.