Completely stock base model 15 Fiesta ST. 4300+miles on the odo at the time, had the first oil change at the dealer the week before. Left my son's Recaro child seat in the back seat (people hate to get beat by a guy with a child seat).
Beautiful day with clear skies. Temperature for the first pass was about 62 deg. rose to 71 on the last pass. Unfortunate head wind that day - 20-25 mile per hour wind blowing straight up the track. Lapeer is great for making a lot of passes, but notorious for the lack of track prep.
While I get to a dragstrip at least once a year, I have not run a FWD down the 1/4 since the late 90's. I struggled with the launch and had a problem with turbo lag every time I shifted into 2nd, even with full throttle shifts.
All but one pass was in the right lane for consistency. Best ET was on my 1st pass (14.833). Best MPH was on the last pass (95.73). Time slips are not in order.
I feel that with some more miles on the car and without the wind 14.7's are easily achievable. If I can get lucky and put it all together for a whole pass maybe even a high 14.5. I will go back in the spring and try again.
Beautiful day with clear skies. Temperature for the first pass was about 62 deg. rose to 71 on the last pass. Unfortunate head wind that day - 20-25 mile per hour wind blowing straight up the track. Lapeer is great for making a lot of passes, but notorious for the lack of track prep.
While I get to a dragstrip at least once a year, I have not run a FWD down the 1/4 since the late 90's. I struggled with the launch and had a problem with turbo lag every time I shifted into 2nd, even with full throttle shifts.
All but one pass was in the right lane for consistency. Best ET was on my 1st pass (14.833). Best MPH was on the last pass (95.73). Time slips are not in order.
I feel that with some more miles on the car and without the wind 14.7's are easily achievable. If I can get lucky and put it all together for a whole pass maybe even a high 14.5. I will go back in the spring and try again.
