But that's the thing. He himself said that he doesn't dare go faster because he's afraid he might crash and he doesn't have enhanced durability. So:
- Gentle-man could go faster, he's just scared to do so.
- Training to improve his reflexes and maneuvering could make him much better at avoiding a crash, and therefore make him more confident to push his speed further.
I mean, it's not a top tier quirk by any means, but there's a fair amount of potential in the ability to just zip on the ground and on walls as fast as a car, and it's not like there's not a bunch of heroes with also pretty middling-seeming quirks.