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Acavius Daily/Back up Racecar

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Went to Colorado to visit family for Christmas 2019. Decided to go test drive a used white Fiesta ST. After a couple hours of haggling I left the dealer ship with a 2019 metallic gray Fiesta ST. Picked it up for a daily driver that I could use as a back up track car. 7512824C-9D01-4F87-B2AB-D8BAD85930C4.jpeg E87DEF15-AE45-4667-832C-8827C01799AA.jpeg A1A442C7-0D25-46CB-B445-35E99A2039F6.jpeg
 


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Made the trip from Colorado back to Texas. Spent the first 1000 driving the car pretty easy. Really liking this car so far! As soon as I got home I picked up a used set of 16x7 Sparco Terras with 215/45-16 BFG Rivals for cheap. 79E204E2-7DE6-4AF6-B6D0-D13CEBA0CA05.jpeg C806B862-7A70-4CA6-92EF-B795C58ED968.jpeg
 


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Second autocross with the car. I really like the way it handles. Has a ton of body roll but other than that it’s pretty good. This is the first fwd car I’ve driven competitively. F199EF6E-D38F-481D-970F-3D5430A723CB.jpeg Would have placed 1st in open but hit a cone on my last and best run. A little disappointed because but placed behind the GT3 again. C858977D-8586-49BC-B824-E296DA1EBCB4.jpeg 5483E378-D92B-4625-A64B-3BA8D642BF6D.jpeg
 


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Took the FiST out to a private track day at Arroyo Seco Raceway to get a baseline. Managed to run a 1.23.0. Lap record is 1.20.3 for reference. Figure with the basic mods like coilovers, brakes and sway bars the car should be a class contender. EF2DCD85-7A7E-432E-9084-6939091A56A8.jpeg View attachment 97F8DD1E-332C-4A98-9835-C0C34FEC386F.jpeg B487B773-CC2C-4938-9B80-DCE3DDB283A7.jpeg 41523C0D-1990-4161-BC40-464887BD18CD.jpeg
 


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I’ve never been to a track but dream of it for me and my children. What’s it like? What’s it cost? Any input?
 


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Ooof! That hurts 🤪 Glad to have you! Just realized you’re posting in new member thread... keep slayin my guy. Happy ford fam greetings to you.
 


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Bet those Porsche drivers didn't like a cheap Ford Economy Car darned near beating them. That's the thing about the FiST, ford snuck an excellent sports car well under the radar. Just wish the 1.6 and 2.0 engines shared the same engine block, it would make for an excellent sleeper.

Back when my brother was running autocross in a 77 Camaro in the late 70's and early 80's he beat a 911 Turbo at Nelson Ledges in Ohio and the driver just destroyed his helmet when he got out of his Porsche. Of course I did help my brother lean on the 350 in the Camaro just a bit.
 


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Bet those Porsche drivers didn't like a cheap Ford Economy Car darned near beating them. That's the thing about the FiST, ford snuck an excellent sports car well under the radar. Just wish the 1.6 and 2.0 engines shared the same engine block, it would make for an excellent sleeper.

Back when my brother was running autocross in a 77 Camaro in the late 70's and early 80's he beat a 911 Turbo at Nelson Ledges in Ohio and the driver just destroyed his helmet when he got out of his Porsche. Of course I did help my brother lean on the 350 in the Camaro just a bit.
The Porsche guys are really cool. The Sparco terras are actually from their old FiST. Pretty cool to come pretty close to them in a super cheap car.
 


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Picked up a Whiteline rear bar to help with the body roll and rotation. Didn’t mention it but I also picked up a accessport and flashed to the COBB stage 1. 36612D01-3DF7-4B97-AE77-7A268C0C3327.jpeg E7832421-A81E-4D98-91D9-AC93F252F29F.jpeg
 


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