It could be any or all of the reasons given above. It's a QM courtesy car and they're usually neutered a little so anyone can drive them. Lots of skill levels in QM's. I even heard that coryclifford does them...
I'm sure there's a saying about a workman blaming his tools but buying an FGT to practice for a QM when you get a courtesy car for free is a bit daft. Practice with it in the QM itself maybe? You don't have to recreate anything then.