Fighter Pilots - Is the RV-8 really "fighter-like" in its handling?

[Norman CYYJ]

I know there are a bunch of you here, so... is Van's claim of "fighter-like handling" accurate? How does it compare to the jets you fly/flew for work?

I have no idea if it has fighter like flying qualities but one thing you can be sure of it scores very high in the fun factor and on top of that at well less then .1% of the operating costs.