Edit for accuracyI suppose it will smell when you are stuck behind, in a cloud of burnt oil
I should have 321bhp and bags of torque! I lit up in 1st and had to go to 2nd too early which is where the 4wd of the fiesta took the edge off the line. I spent the next 3/4mile trying to catch up. Given the claims of the fiesta, I was suprised he didn't just bugger off into the distance.
Not sure if I got a better start then the 335. On paper I had more power but I think he had me on torque. I may have had the edge due to the much longer higher rev limit. He did say he was pulling me back in when I let off!
All I know is it was great fun to race like that in a legal and (semi) controlled enviroment.
The guys name is Graham Blackwell. I used to work with him. He invited me to go to the photoshoot with him. He wrote about the drag race in his blog but excluded me because I was "ill" that day
. He used to run a zetec but swapped to a fiesta STi Duratec lump, His website is www.zetecinside.com if you want to take a look ( I know you also like these things Simon!!) Lots of very custom parts.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
I suppose it will smell when you are left behind a cloud of burnt oil
I think that makes me sound faster now
Brent
I was writing from the POV of stitching along queues of traffic in this
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-when the reek of diseasels ahead is horribly obvious. Only 165hp (at 12K rpm), but it's also only 430Kg wet...
Cheers
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I was going to ask if it was a bike engine revving that high. I know what you mean, I never use the clutch shifting up (on the bike of course). Nice engine that. I used to have a Thunderace which was the YZF1000 before the R1. People dont realise how bullet proof bike engines are. GSXR1000 now and loving this weather as I'm sure you are ;0)
So I'm guessing its a space frame. Whats the running gear?
So I'm guessing its a space frame. Whats the running gear?