Our bone-stock Ford Fiesta did quite well at the recent SCCA PDX track day at Daytona International Speedway. Was it the fastest car out there? Hardly. Did we have fun? Definitely.
For $90 we got four 20-minute sessions plus a few recon laps early in the day. Our math says that's pretty much a buck a minute.
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You know, that fuel spillage has me a little concerned about possible fire hazards if one was to roll on a public road.
I stumbled upon the Ford Racing suspension kit for the Fiesta for $300 that got me to thinking what else is available for the little Ford. For $1500 total you can have the suspension kit plus a cat back exhaust, performance wheels and tires and cold air intake from Steeda. It’s got me thinking about pulling the trigger on one of these cars. I’ll be watching GRM for updates on this project to see what problems arise.