Stick some H&Rs on, save some money and stop worrying.
I've been running H&Rs and Cup Dampers for almost a year now including track use, with ZERO problems.
Rides well, stiffer than FF setup obviously but it's not unbearable. Handling is predicatble as it should be, no bottoming out etc..
EDIT - Mattie, if you're over towards Manchester at all in the near future then let me know and I'll gladly take you for a spin in mine.