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Last Friday night i had the opportunity to go to Cecil Country Dragway. This is the first time i have run the .:R, but not my first time at the track. I have run a 1.8T, WRX, and MazdaSpeed6 before. So this isnt my first time with AWD, but it was the first time with a non-manual. It was a good time, but i am disappointed with the times. I was hoping for anything in the 13.xxxxx @ I Dont Care. I didnt really come close at all. She is completely stock and I have Continental All-Seasons for tires from the factory.

A couple of observastions:
My first run i had the car is S with the ESP off and tried to use the Luanch Control. It seemed that while in the staging lane, then driving up to the lights, the Launch Control becomes disabled. So when i got to the lights, i had to put it into D, then back into S and it would work. It did this consistantly all night.

This thing is consistant. Once i figured it out, the last 5 runs are within 0.1 of each other. But what did bother me a little is the final speeds are inconsistant. On each run i just let the DSG shift, except for the last. The last run i shifted at 6k and ended up with a similar time.

I know that Reaction Time does not matter, but trying to get that to a low number is hard. Gauging when to release the brake and how long until the car lurches forward was hard.

This car is much quicker on the street than at the strip. I have had fun runs against 13 second cars and kept up a lot better than what these times show. It is hard to explain to someone with a 14.5 for a 30k car that it is quicker on the street than the strip. But it isnt a drag car.

One piece of advice I was given was to raise the front tire pressure to 50psi. This will break the front tires loose quicker and engage the AWD for the rear wheels quicker. This makes sence and that is what i did for the MazdaSpeed6.

On to the Time Slips. I dont have a scanner at home, so they are typed in the order that i ran them:

Elevation: 330'
Temperature: Low 70's
Humidity: High 40's to Low 60's

R/T = .914
60’ = 2.554
330 = 6.632
1/8 = 9.926
MPH = 75.28
1000 = 12.745
1/4 = 15.121
MPH = 95.33

R/T = .759
60’ = 2.168
330 = 6.160
1/8 = 9.460
MPH = 74.75
1000 = 12.297
1/4 = 14.762
MPH = 92.17

R/T = .721
60’ = 2.153
330 = 6.147
1/8 = 9.413
MPH = 75.42
1000 = 12.228
1/4 = 14.6.12
MPH = 94.96

R/T = .504
60’ = 2.150
330 = 6.122
1/8 = 9.381
MPH = 75.52
1000 = 12.193
1/4 = 14.564
MPH = 97.03

R/T = .682
60’ = 2.141
330 = 6.094
1/8 = 9.311
MPH = 76.72
1000 = 12.089
1/4 = 14.439
MPH = 96.3

R/T = .357
60’ = 2.139
330 = 6.103
1/8 = 9.349
MPH = 75.79
1000 = 12.153
1/4 = 14.527
MPH = 95.31

R/T = .410
60’ = 2.145
330 = 6.088
1/8 = 9.338
MPH = 76.01
1000 = 12.150
1/4 = 14.516
MPH = 97.29s

On to some videos. They are not the best and not each run was recorded. I told my buddy to sit in the grandstands, but he did not listen:
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On to some pics:

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its a MKV..what did you expect?

yes...i hate MKV's too

Ray dont forget its a piece of shit DSG tranny at that

Doesn't seem to far off from what the car magazines tested it at best time I saw was a 14.2 with most being 14.4-14.6. Chip it!

I would have guessed 14.9-15.3. You should be more than happy with your times!

I don't think your times are really that bad. This is a heavier car than previous generations, you have all the options, etc... A low 14's car is actually fast on the street when it really comes down to 99% of other cars.

Now, I'd love to race ya with my MKII.

I never really felt the need to read up much on mkVs but I would have expected better. My almost stock motor mk4 12v ran a 15.3.

The main reason i am kind of disappointed is the fact that i ran 14.5 with my MKIV 1.8t with just a TBE, intake, and a split second boost controller. I am unsure of the next time i will get to the track, but i at least wanted to run it once. It is the best overall car that i have owned. That is my justification for accepting a slower time.

I also ran a 13.5 with my stock MazdaSpeed6. That thing was a pig. It was AWD and a six speed. The biggest difference must be the transmission. I was cutting 1.8 60' times.



I am scared of MKII's. I remember running one at maple grove a really long time ago with my GTI and he was quick. Those things are so light that he took off and was gone.

yeah, the 60' time is huge... that's the best way to drop your ET

3500+ lbs = you should be happy w/those times.

what about: red mk2 vs. red mk2?

I'm always up to race. You'll have too hard of a time shifting from 2nd to 3rd. Heheh..

i have ZERO problems shifting. lets get a group for a test and tune night!

Yeah, we've dropped the ball on our Cecil nights. You guys would prob prefer Maple Grove? Or? Still wanting to get Hugs down the track.

i know party boy and eckman go to beaver springs and numedia regularly. theyre all over an hour from me so it doesnt matter.

Hell yeah Andy. I wanna see what Hugs really has in it!

No chip, I checked on Tues. The factory exhausts are just that restrictive, aparently.

Damn? Hugs is just a beast then. You must have one of those freakishly strong running motors

Rupp, Numidia and Beaver are way otu of the way for me, sorry. Going to stick to Maple Grove and Cecil.

cool trick with the front higher pressure to engage all wheel drive

i ran a 13.9 102mph with my mk4 gti when i had a ko3..3"ghl..meth..apr 93chip..i/c.. 18" wheels street tires and i used to own so many cars on the street..and lost to a freakin bmw 335xi at the strip lol ..like to see what my car will run now with the 35r.