Anyone use a steering quickener?

The Hotchkiss Challenger runs a 1.5:1 steering quickener for 12:1. I have seen a picture of it somewhere, it’s mounted right at the steering box with a shortened steering column. The reviews I’ve seen from drivers were all positive, at least on AutoX courses.

The AAR and T/A cars ran the longer pitman arms on the power steering cars, those were also 12:1. I don’t think that ratio is an issue with power.

With manual steering it’ll break your arms. But really, it would slow the steering down. Even with my 16:1 manual steering, 275’s up front and +6.5*’s of caster my arm strength limits how fast I turn more than the steering ratio does.