I'm not especially bothered about the race thing either - most of the time, I'm more than happy to thrash a sh*tty Nova or Corsa at the lights, or leave some other hot hatch behind on the twisties... but it gets sooo tedious on the morning drive to work sometimes!
The new GP scoop decal is pretty cool though!
And thanks - if I take the stripes off, I'll get a black grille, so I don't entirely lose the contrast.