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Ha ha, it was a lot of fun...but this week has revealed that fun comes at a fairly significant price.
The thing is, the standard parts from Ford are the cheapest I could find, anywhere...I guess it's all down to the fact that there's a lot of material in them...the 350mm front discs are comically large compared to what I'm used to handling.
I think every review I've read has given the driving experience of the new CTR a thumbs up, it's just the styling that's a little OTT.
Definitely. It’s certainly marmite.
This is what I've read too...it's far sharper and more clinical whereas by comparison the RS is just a bit of a shouty brute.
hurry up with that one, just for me LOL
Yes I do and likewise you can have a go in the RS! Let me sort my current s**t out then we must set something up!
That's not planned until the end of August...until then I'm back to my usual slightly more clunky self with a series of these to keep you going...
Have you tried Matt Lewis for parts?
Matt Lewis? He sells standard or aftermarket parts?
Just watched all that. What a great video! A decent comparison, and good to see you still miss the ST
Not yet but I think it's scheduled to happen some time soon ?
Of course not. They all know not to dis' the gloves.
Useful, thank you. Is this for genuine Ford parts?
The fact that I booked directly with Goodwood on a 105db day didn't help the overall costs (although the included amazingly nice lunch and as many pukka double espressos as you can drink eaased the pain a little), nor did almost £200 spent on insurance. The fuel cost was just about double what I've ever experienced before as well. A front set of pads completely worn down in a day is something I'd always factored in on my Fiesta so that's nothing new...it's just that the Ford ones are £165 and EBC yellows on the ST were only £55. Rubber? I think it did incredibly well on them...my estimate of 25% wear was probably a little too much.Graphtastic episode that one
Mental running costs for the day, I’m glad the Mazda doesn’t get through pads etc like that! And glad to see no lasting damage.
I know you’ll prefer the Mk3 to the Mk2, but definitely enjoy that engine
Why OEM pads? Because I'm keeping it standard, always. I will have just as much fun next time out, more in fact, I'll just brake less and slide the car more. The fact that even with those extreme temperatures I still had zero fade says the pads are good enough for me...I just need to give them a little more of a break next time.
Exatly right. I just did a bit too much a bit too frequently. As for the brakes, Ford did claim 30 minutes of hard track use without issue was one of their primary design criteria and on that front I think they delivered. That's from cold though...once up to temperature, short of running endurance racing pads I think I could mankle any brake combo wilt in this thing if I just kept going and going without letting them cool.
