Fiesta ST MK7.5 Track car

[alex98uk]

There's a certain sense of dramatic irony reading this. Good of you to continue the thread given the outcome though.

[Zumbruk]

alex98uk said:

There's a certain sense of dramatic irony reading this. Good of you to continue the thread given the outcome though.

I've only been dipping in and out of this. What outcome? (Massive accident, I guess?)

[FWIW]

alex98uk said:

There's a certain sense of dramatic irony reading this. Good of you to continue the thread given the outcome though.

+1

[Kaveney]

alex98uk said:

There's a certain sense of dramatic irony reading this. Good of you to continue the thread given the outcome though.

Yes I'm in this until the bitter end

As i have done all the work in the past month thought I would finish where I got up to as it might help some one in the future .

[Kaveney]

Zumbruk said:

I've only been dipping in and out of this. What outcome? (Massive accident, I guess?)

You could say that yes .


The Goodwood track day did not go exactly to plan but I will update about this soon .

[MDifficult]

I feel like I know what's coming....

[Kaveney]

MDifficult said:

I feel like I know what's coming....

Safe to say I will end this build thread with a bang

[Chuck328]

Oh no....

Seriously. Ohh no....

I'm quietly hoping it's not that bad.

[MDifficult]

Kaveney said:

Safe to say I will end this build thread with a bang

I'm fearing a long, detailed and patient 'build' may have concluded with an unplanned rapid 'disassembly'.

But, the fact you're still here to tell us all about it is what matters - glad you're okay.

[df76]

Kaveney said:

alex98uk said:

There's a certain sense of dramatic irony reading this. Good of you to continue the thread given the outcome though.

Yes I'm in this until the bitter end

As i have done all the work in the past month thought I would finish where I got up to as it might help some one in the future .

Good of you to do so.. and glad that you’re able to finish off the thread.

[Kaveney]

I will just finish off with the last few updates and then will go through the Goodwood track day .



After fixing the fueling issue with changing out the HPFP and other fueling parts i got round to installing a few new parts on the car .



First up was a new cabin filter .







The old one was looking a little dirty .











Next was to change the headlight lamps for some new Philips racing GT 200 units .











Then it was in to installing a Stealthwerx easy read oil dipstick .











The Ford OEM oil dipstick is not that easy to read .

[J4CKO]

Are they the main beam ones ? Any good ?

Just put some HID's on mine for the dipped beam, naughty I know but the originals are poo and the lights are correctly adjusted.

[Kaveney]

J4CKO said:

Are they the main beam ones ? Any good ?

Just put some HID's on mine for the dipped beam, naughty I know but the originals are poo and the lights are correctly adjusted.

No they are the dip beam ones and make the God awful lights a touch better .

[WCZ]

might seem like a silly question but do you know where I can get some lightweight carpet mats?

[df76]

Kaveney said:

J4CKO said:

Are they the main beam ones ? Any good ?

Just put some HID's on mine for the dipped beam, naughty I know but the originals are poo and the lights are correctly adjusted.

No they are the dip beam ones and make the God awful lights a touch better .

The lights on my old Red Edition 1.0T were the worst thing about the car. Absolutely useless. Upgraded to OSRAM Nightbreakers and that made them just about acceptable (but still laughable when comparing the Mini Xenons).

[Kaveney]

After I replaced the HPFP I thought I would also look to change the spark plugs and also change out the boost control solenoid as i had already removed parts to gain access to the HPFP .



First up was a new set of NGK Ruthenium spark plugs ( one grade colder ) that you can still only get imported from the USA it looks like .







Then i installed a new Pierburg boost control solenoid .







Fitting was a bit on the tight side but not too bad to gain access to the boost control solenoid .

[Kaveney]

Last update for the car .



I received my Race box that can act as a speedo , acceleration timer , braking timer and a lap timer .











The kit also comes with a external GPS antenna and is needed if you have a heated front windscreen .















I also get a new OMP helmet and some new Sparco gloves .







That brings all of the build up to date and next i will do a report on how the track day at Goodwood went .

[DomesticM]

If this ended in an accident, not a mechanical fault then I wouldn’t feel too bad. I found that Goodwood isn’t as an easy track as you first think and has next to no run off if it goes wrong.

[Kaveney]

And finally on to the Goodwood track day to end this build thread .



After the track day at Bedford the car was driving very well until I have a fuelling issue that cut the track day short .



I found the problem to be a faulty HPFP so replaced this with a few other parts and after road testing the car was running well again .



I had booked to do Goodwood alone on the 27/10/21 as its just a 15 minutes from where i live so i could just take one car and a few tools wheels etc .



I got there early and found one of the sheds in the corner and then set about setting the car up to a dry set up .











Then had a look round waiting for booking in .























There were some nice cars that were booked on for the day .



























Next was noise testing and then some sighting laps .



Goodwood with Open track do 15 minute sessions so you only have a max of ten cars on circuit at one time .



I set the car up to run low boost again, so the car was running 325 BHP and 273 LB/FT .



I also set up my Race box as I wanted to see what lap times i was getting .



Then it was out for session one .



This was my first time at Goodwood in the dry so i did not push too hard and it was more to get to know the track first .



Session 1.1

https://youtu.be/yil_MKSd9YE


Session 1.2

https://youtu.be/_ftpYIT4pJA


Session 1.3

https://youtu.be/XTvSaFcJnMA


Session 1.1 Rear view

https://youtu.be/CN8qZ7YMioo


Session 1.2 Rear view

https://youtu.be/kHTk8rOjR2k


My best lap time was a 1:41.10







Then after a cool down it was out for session two .



Session 2.1

https://youtu.be/pIsEwqYj5wQ


Session 2.2

https://youtu.be/LGBn0gy6iRk


Session 2.1 Rear view

https://youtu.be/CN8qZ7YMioo


Session 2.2 Rear view

https://youtu.be/VHREQ7yB5N4


My best lap time was a 1:38.09







Then out for session 3 .



Session 3.1

https://youtu.be/w3lmMlhn6ys


Session 3.2

https://youtu.be/fUi2_DU9VmI


Session 3.1 Rear view

https://youtu.be/KcuNncf-fHg


Session 3.2 Rear view

https://youtu.be/lYy_xkVOpHM


My best lap time was a 1:37.48







Then it was on to session 4 .



Session 4.1

https://youtu.be/Dkg0VHefqKk


Session 4.2

https://youtu.be/23e69YRTbbA


Session 4.1 Rear view

https://youtu.be/ABKeZrtRWmM


Session 4.2 Rear view

https://youtu.be/7Zj5bl7L_JI


My best lap time was a 1:36.74







That was it before lunch so a quick check over of the car found all was good with the car and it was then on to session 5 .



By this point i was really happy with how the car was driving and also myself and was picking up the lines and getting quicker .



I really wanted to see if i could get the car in to the 1.35 minute lap times so set out for session 5 with a mind to push a little harder and brake a little later



Session 5.1

https://youtu.be/UKQMgON26ok


Session 5.2

https://youtu.be/84WTCWXGk6E


Session 5.1 Rear view

https://youtu.be/KTmEplh78Ws


Session 5.2 Rear view

https://youtu.be/gMD3-1rztpk


My best lap time was a 1:35.92







I was very happy with the last session and got my 1.35 minute lap time and was going to call it a day but as the weather was still nice i thought i would go out for one last session ( this would prove to not be a good move )



A few photos of the day .















Then it was on to session 6 .



Again the car was driving very well but as this was my last session of the day i was not pushing as hard as before but still going quick enough .



With about 3 minutes to go in the session i came round the Lavent straight through 3rd and in to 4th gear and then was moving over for another car when what i am 99 % sure was the bottom boost hose blowing off distracted me to look at the dash to check for any warning lights and in a sill and costley error took my eyes off the track for a split second but i put two wheels on the grass and that sent the car in to a spin at around 100 + MPH that i could not catch and hit the wall down the Lavent straight .


https://youtu.be/63GqXKLIxyE



This was my first crash on track and a bit of a big one so i got two broken ribs a busted leg and a broken finger to take home with me .



As for the car well lets just say this will not polish out















And with that this will bring this build thread to a close .



I have very much enjoyed building the car and driving it on track and have enjoyed talking to everyone on here about the car .



My future plans are to strip the car ( when the ribs heal up ) of any parts and sell them to help fund a new track car project that i will look in to starting in the new year ( after I explain to the Mrs that wasting a load of money on a car then going back on track is a good plan and not dangerous at all ) .

[MDifficult]

Well, that's one hell of a 'full stop' to the thread!

Honestly, I'm just pleased you're okay and able to tell the tale - testament to both Ford and yourself. Amazing how it's always the last session of the day though eh?

Just wanted to say a massive 'thank you' for the thread - I've really enjoyed it and would be an instant subscriber to the next one.