Just because someone has a faster car doesn't mean they can drive. The 225 isnt a fast car - its too heavy for just 225 bhp. However it does have good brakes and as long as you bin the Dunlop Sport Max tyres its a good handler (considering they were made especially for the megane they are horrendous, car washes out far too easily!)
If you want a safe chance id advise taking on newer cars. New cars are designed to be safe and smooth not fast, best they manage is to give you a fuzzy feeling lol-the world makes few drivers cars now
. Try the likes of the focus, leon, meganes even the impreza as the new ones have good power but flat torque curves compared to the old ones. Old school cars generally win. And dont take on anything like a cossie or an integrale as your likely to end up with your pants around your ancles my friend. Even the humble RS Turbo will point and laugh at a 225 (considering few are standard and they approx 400kg lighter! Fiesta RST approx 900kg). Also consider that vauxhalls legendary 'red top' graces most of the corsas and charva novas kicking around. To illustrate - Ive got an escort RS2000 mk5 (150bhp) that i bought for 300 quid to use on the track and ive beaten allsorts. In a straight line it edges away from an RX-8 beats a 330 BMW comfortably and flies away from Type-Rs. (Standard car except for filter, exhaust and decat). And even tho its on cheap tyres and brakes that are very easy to boil even with dot5.1 competition fluid ive out handled/braked most ov them.
At the end of the day it down to how well you know your car and who is prepared to drive harder.
CheeRS
, but the guy was a clown and i caught him off boost between the lights. (staggered lights close together at anniesland cross for anyone who knows where i am)