plynchy

The Escos belongs to "the youth" off here. Had a load of boozy banter about this the night before, and I was quite confident my Focus would piss it. The Escos is stg 1 & decatted. My FRS has B'fin, M'goose decat & zorst and Gen 2. :thumbsup:

Here you go...14.962@99.1mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHYkShaMM5I

14.838@97.99

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNW-fq_xhUQ

14.864@97.83

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4JhT5ETEc

jacko

fuck mate thought your car was quiker ste was pleased he beat you

plynchy

No shit he was.

It is generally quicker mate, can't compete with a 4x4 from a standing start tho, this sounds like excuses but my boost/torque is limited in 1st and 2nd too, otherwise i'd still be sat on the start line now.

Fair play to Steve tho, he beat me even with a weight disadvantage , and did a cracking start, although I crossed the line considerably faster...

The Youth.

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Have to say I was so relieved when I got half way down the track and by then I knew I wasn't going to be caught..
myself and plynchy had some great light hearted banter preceding the event as to who's is the fastest, what I expected to happen didin the fact that I knew I would get away off the line it was just a metter of could I get to the finish before he caught me although I did think it would be very close at the end but 4/5 car lengths would take some catching up.

plynchy was about 5 mph faster than me at the finish so would have passed me if he had another 1/4 mile to use!!!

fair play to plynchy for taking his spanking like a man!!!!



steve

plynchy

Always do mate.

Next time we have a rolling start tho you're fucked...

Edit: The finish was VERY close 0.6 secs on both runs, thats a long blink.

Crowder

14.8 is a bit pants mate my rs with same spec bar ford motorsport manifold and a boost con was 13.5/13.6's and it was defo beatable with practise!

Alps Pacino

plynchy

My teg with decat, exhaust and mugen airbox managed a 14.50 in the damp

YoungMatt

There have known to be a couple of STD FRS's to do 14.3's.
Maybe down to bad start for you?

plynchy

Maybe i'm just shit.

righthooker

proberbly

righthooker

you would have done better in the saff

AndyRST

Thats impossible for a std FRS to do a 14.3.

I ran a 14.5 and have about 30bhp over std, bishman's ran a 14.1 and that had 60 bhp over std.

I thought i saw kennys running 14.1 aswell and im sure thats not std

If a FRS has run a 14.3 it defo wasnt std.

plynchy

Well, much to my embarrasment, i've found the times for a std FRS........



















14.9 @ 98 mph. Bugger.

That said, it's the first time i've EVER had a go, and i'm not chasing better figures as after 3 runs with very similar times/speeds I figure that without a power hike or some major launch improvements i'm not going to get faster and couldn't give a fuck TBH. It's good fun but i'd rather do a track day.

And Alps, it must be REALLY difficult launching a car with as much torque as an electric toothbrush...

The Youth.

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paul your times wern't embarasing, they were quicker than standard so your mods work, in drag racing it's over so quick you need huge changes in specifcation to make a noticable difference to times. I did 14.2 but without loads more power it isn't going to dip into the 13's. my saph was a strong stage 3 and did 13.3 that wasn't going to make 12's on it's spec either..

steve

plynchy

Thanks mate. (note the extra long arms )

YoungMatt

davidChief who used to be on the FFOC ran a standard FRS at Santa Pod a couple of years back doing a 14.3!

plynchy

Just had another look at the stats for a std car. 0-100 takes 16.4 secs but the 1/4 takes 14.9 @ 98 mph.

It can't possibly take another 1.5 secs to do 2mph??

All bollocks anyway

YoungMatt

14.3 at 100.88mph it was..

If you read further down that link davidChief mentions himself about the 14.3 he did

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/modules.php?na...639&highlight=

charlie luciano

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As I always say Cosworth kicks Focus RS arse



Luciano

plynchy

As I always say, Passionford is full of shit...

charlie luciano

iTrader: (3)

OOOH! there's nothing worse than a sore loser don't worry bruv spend a few more grand and you might beat a car that's over a decade old


Luciano

plynchy

Not sore mate, hence the .

I've got a Cossie as well and dare say that it would beat the FRS up a strip due to the ease of getting off the line being RWD, track however is an entirely different matter, and thats a FRS on std suspension/brakes...

AndyRST

ROFLOL, and how many £k's have been spent on Cosworths in that extra decade that have melted pistons, cracked heads or blocks and bent valves.

Would like to compaire the FRS after a few more of the engine's have been "opened" up and rebuilt rather than just ecu adjustments and bolt on performance bits.

charlie luciano

iTrader: (3)

My car has done none of the above and that's because its been built by someone who knows what they are doing its broken a coulple of gearboxes though buts that's a well known comman fault with 4x4's when you are pumping nuff power through them,

que the hairdressers driving car the focus everyone that i 've come up against out on the street I blown to pieces now go and put the kettle on and go to the shop in your focus and get me some chocolate hob nobs


Luciano

plynchy

Thats the first time i've heard the FRS called a hairdressers car....you are fucking joking?

M7 COS

Congratulations on the wins Steve! Nice to finally meet you after all this time.

I did think there was a little bit of gamesmanship going on on the first run though with Steve very reluctant to pull up to the start line. I did think that the Cosworth would've won more convincingly though so fair play to the Focus RS.

I think I took a video of the first run but it hasn't got any audio.

Benni

You was never going to win with FWD! You need to take it to a track and that should be better? I must say I love both the cars.

Benni

Jealousy always did get the better of some people.

plynchy

He knew what he was doing, thats what was going on

Different matter on the road though innit Steve?

righthooker

To think, you got rid of the "hairdressers car" to get the Focus Best get another porsche mate .
Do you think that would have beaten the fat blokes cossie
Serioys though

The Youth.

iTrader: (1)

as for been reluctant to get to the start, that how I like to do my drag racing ie I like to dictate the start by letting the other car stage first.. although I never told plynchy that!! lol

on the road you have steel balls and I like my licience!!!
that my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Nice to meet you james aswell, gary was at the pod aswell I did tell him his old car was there on it's new plate

steve

steve

plynchy

Nah, on a twisty road I think the Box may well have them both licked, but not a chance in a drag race mate, looking at the stats for a 3.2 tho I think we'd both be in trouble, especially over 100.

db6245

The FRS is never going to be the quickest 1/4 mile car, due to it being front wheel drive...

But on the track, the FRS (with standard suspension, and brakes) would completely kick cossie arse and thats if the cossie doesnt break down first

AndyRST

So its been rebuilt once in its life then?

Best get back to the mini cabing with your 4 door family car