hi there, i have an AE85 also.

option C i think. long time no use. anyway, it's pretty fast at the end of the mod (120k pts). according to some people i heard frm forums, the 85 gets a turbo at the end of the mod. so couple that wif a very-hard-to-turn 85, it's even harder to turn wif ur turbo kicked in.
but i managed to complete the 1st 2 maps & some other charaters over the maps. not very fast, but hey, at least i managed to bug the car. i completed the mod b4 i found out how to do the bug.
IMHO, the 85 is pretty good against Bunta on the last map. 'cos u dun really have to jam the brake as hard to take the turns. jus tap brake, drop gear, jerk in direction and u're off. upping gear back to 4 on 98-99kmh. then jus wait for the turbo & repeat process at the next turn. ^_^