oh its definitely possible. Some people are very disciplined about driving like grannys. Although that has to be a record for an American made part!
this make me think of an interview I read with a current race car driver over in England who talked about driving as a passenger with Jackie Stewart at the GOodwood festival of speed in a old Ferrari or something. The racer said "I watched him shifting all slow and and old man-like and thought: Man! this guy has lost the plot!! and then I looked up at the time and he was up .3's on my best time!"
aesops moral of the story. Being hard on Santa Clutch isn't the only way to be a cool sport car driver guy.