Drag Racing : Ford Racing Cobra Jet Vs. GRC Fiesta ST :: Video Inside

[SID297]

Drag Racing : Ford Racing Cobra Jet Vs. GRC Fiesta ST

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DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 31, 2013 — On one side, you have a 2013 Cobra Jet – a 5.0L V8 powerplant with a Ford Racing-built Whipple 2.9L Supercharger. On the other is a Ford Fiesta ST Competition Car – a 2.0L, 550+ horsepower engine with an OMSE gearbox with custom ratios.

For fun, we took one of each to zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with drivers Roy Hill and Tanner Foust, just to see how the two would compare on the quarter-mile.

“I hit sixth gear before I was even halfway down the track,” said Foust as he recapped racing his GRC Fiesta ST on a dragstrip for the first time. “As I was hitting the rev limiter, I could already hear Roy laughing.”

The Cobra Jet has dominated the NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown since the race’s inception two years ago. The GRC Fiesta ST has won three consecutive GRC Championships in 2011-2013 and has been on the X Games podium around the world, from the US to Germany.

All-wheel-drive versus rear-wheel-drive. Ample displacement versus small displacement and more boost. Cunning maneuverability versus Pure Muscle.

The race was closer than you’d think.

-SID297:beer:

 

[SWAMPMODULAR]

Awesome! Both Ford's are bad ass!

 

[WOTjunkie]

They'd cut a few tenths if they got his fat ass out of there.

 

[onefastcar]

a few tenths more like a full second or too man that is a fatt ****

 

[lucheski]

roy is a good driver regardless of his weight, I doubt many here would run a better time if thrown the keys to his cobrajet. That fiesta is impressive, with some different gearing it would be even more so in the quarter mile

 

[speeddemon2000]

I think the fiesta would have '60 better if Tanner had heated up the tires.

 

[WOTjunkie]

roy is a good driver regardless of his weight, I doubt many here would run a better time if thrown the keys to his cobrajet. That fiesta is impressive, with some different gearing it would be even more so in the quarter mile

Everyone knows the man has skills... He also has about 150lbs that he could lose as well. With his skill that's a good 2/10ths of a second he could shave off.

 

[GodStang]

Good video. Thanks for posting it up.

 

[whitevenum]

Awesome!!! Both sick cars

 

[Great Asp]

That is one serious tavern tumor on ole Roy.

Good vid.

E

 

[da5deuce]

Was not expecting the fiesta to do 127 haha

 

[JaysonMFK]

That is one serious tavern tumor on ole Roy.

Good vid.

E

lol, first time I've heard that one.

 

[Black-Venom]

that dude is a walking heart attack

 

[SD_Stang]

Roy has skills that shows in his time and it was a "For Fun" run no need to talk neagtive about the guy. roy's run was textbook.

Good run by Tanner for that little Fiesta poping off the limiter to at the end he would have gotten closer to a 10 flat perhaps with better gearing.

 

[Tony_GT_14]

Wait, are you guys REALLY bashing the dude on his WEIGHT?!?!

WTF happened to you? Ya turn into women and synch your damn periods?? Holy hell!!

Badass vid and badass cars.

As for the "Sandy Vag Society", you make me:xpl:

 

[TnT03cobra]

Bad ass!