Looks like the huge weight savings we have and what seems to be a stronger engine is going to make the Focus ST not able to keep up unless possibly a full race car build but then again the only advantage is displacement and if you have it, spend a ton more money.
I do like the Focus, my wife wanted us to get one, I was glad it did not fit into our toyhauler but one short ride in the FiST and she said, buy it!
I built the first 1zz turbo Matrix in the world and it was a very fast SM class autocross car with minimal mods, shocked many big buck cars and builds and cars out of my class that one would expect to be much faster(my Fist would kill it badly
5 spd, gearing was not great, looked into custom ratios in the trans and diff, LSD, etc...even a 6 spd conversion. Many said they wanted one but when I got a quote on the minimum ten units we all may of crapped our pants! I was willing to foot the bill to get them done if I had nine 1/2 down payments in the bank and we waited for 10-12 weeks, meaning probably twice as long, core based so no big down time, all I would get is a unit for me, no profits. $4.8k for each 5 speed, $6.4k for each 6 speed, half of that out of my pocket and send them a transaxle. Obviously it never happened as not one was willing to put down a deposit though said they would pay anything to get one. Not surprised it took so long for the Mazdaspeed gears.
Though I have always been road race oriented, done quite a bit of autocross, done a bit of lower level local rally stuff...I respect all motorsports, even some of the wackier stuff on yuetube
Drag racing must have the lowest seat time of any racing and one of the most advanced forms in many respects as well as pretty dangerous, I most highly respect it!
I do like the Focus, my wife wanted us to get one, I was glad it did not fit into our toyhauler but one short ride in the FiST and she said, buy it!
I built the first 1zz turbo Matrix in the world and it was a very fast SM class autocross car with minimal mods, shocked many big buck cars and builds and cars out of my class that one would expect to be much faster(my Fist would kill it badly
5 spd, gearing was not great, looked into custom ratios in the trans and diff, LSD, etc...even a 6 spd conversion. Many said they wanted one but when I got a quote on the minimum ten units we all may of crapped our pants! I was willing to foot the bill to get them done if I had nine 1/2 down payments in the bank and we waited for 10-12 weeks, meaning probably twice as long, core based so no big down time, all I would get is a unit for me, no profits. $4.8k for each 5 speed, $6.4k for each 6 speed, half of that out of my pocket and send them a transaxle. Obviously it never happened as not one was willing to put down a deposit though said they would pay anything to get one. Not surprised it took so long for the Mazdaspeed gears.Though I have always been road race oriented, done quite a bit of autocross, done a bit of lower level local rally stuff...I respect all motorsports, even some of the wackier stuff on yuetube
Drag racing must have the lowest seat time of any racing and one of the most advanced forms in many respects as well as pretty dangerous, I most highly respect it!
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