Sorry but you're wrong.
Have a look at the chippie run threads in the laning section. You'll see two P38s. I don't know what Gordon was using but I was on Scorpions on the front and Grabbers on the back. I had no problems keeping up with, and occasionally leaving, the Fenders and Discos. The only bits I avoided were where there was a fair chance of body damage. Through mud, up and down hills, through a ford and even on very fine sea shingle. I specifically remember 'diff lock corner' when the cb was alive with Defenders discussing which of their various levers to push or pull. We just stuck our Rangies in low range and wondered what all the fuss was about.