Bootcamp with XP SP2 and NTFS partitions (Paragon) – Best Setup?

Intro
Just got the new Mac Pro and I'm not sure where to place Windows for use in Bootcamp and (using the same installation) in Fusion 2. I got a smaller drive (600GB) and will get two 1TB ones soon. The first is for OSX and the other two for work files and music etc.
I want to be able to easily clone/recopy my OS X System drive independently from the data so I'd like to keep the two separate. I'll probably use the two others as RAID to mirror the content (=1TB).
Question
Should I split the first disc into two partitions and install Windows XP on that one, or should I install windows on the other (two)? I'm not sure if I'll work more in Bootcamp or more in Fusion. Some things (3DSMax) might be too slow in Fusion. Do Fusion and OS X work well on the same disc or do they hinder each other? Is there any other reason to not put OS X and the Bootcamp partition on the same hard drive?
What about the backup of the Windows Volume. Does it matter if it's on the same harddisc as the OS X Volume?
I know there is NTFS support on Mac (Paragon), to allow OS X to write on an NTFS disc, I'll get that.
I'd like to use NTFS on the Windows partition instead of FAT32, does Fusion work well with that? Could I then use part of the mirrored 1TB harddiscs in NTFS format to read and write from Windows and OS X to them?
Thanks a lot for your time. Here's the questions again:
1. Windows on the same disc as OSX? Y/N
2. Windows and/or Windows work files on OS X Raid? Y/N
3. Windows and/or Windows work files in NTFS format on Raid? Works/doesn't work

Someone else may come along with a for-sure suggestion/idea, but the first thing that comes to my mind is that you used an unsupported method for installing Windows. Boot Camp requires a Windows XP DVD with service pack 2 included, and that's not what you used.
Like I said, I can't say for sure, but that's my first guess.
~Lyssa

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