Have a good friend that I go to the track with that has a 2005 STI. We ran a few straight-line races yesterday.
10mph - 110mph. Roll-on. The R pulls dead even with the STI, then the R at about 60-80mph gains a half car length
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. The STI regains this just over 100 & gains about 1/2 car length on the R (ended at 110 with STI 1/2 length in the lead). It was so even that we were shocked! Both my friend and I thought the STI would spank the R due to the weight issue.
0-100mph. STI pulls about 1.5 or 2 car lengths off the line (lower gearing) then the R hangs lock-step with the STI up to 100 (end of race), I might have regained a half length around 70 or so, but difficult to judge at 30 feet back.
60mph roll-on. R pulls 1/2 car length with both cars starting in 3rd gear up to about 90mph.
60mph in 5th gear. STI pulls a car length on the R, then they are even to about 90 or so.
Overall it was such a close match that I couldn't believe it. I did have about a 40 pound toolbox in my trunk, but in reality I wouldn't think that would change much. I was also running blizzaks and he was on all season tires.
I didn't think the R would be so close to an "all-out" performance car like the STI. For all practical purposes, so long as you aren't starting from a stop, the R is a dead-even race with the STI. Going from a stop, you'd better hope the STI driver screws up his launch and you hit it perfect!
I'll let you know how they do on the track next year when we race each other down at Mid American on the 2.2 mile roadcourse!
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-Rick
10mph - 110mph. Roll-on. The R pulls dead even with the STI, then the R at about 60-80mph gains a half car length
0-100mph. STI pulls about 1.5 or 2 car lengths off the line (lower gearing) then the R hangs lock-step with the STI up to 100 (end of race), I might have regained a half length around 70 or so, but difficult to judge at 30 feet back.
60mph roll-on. R pulls 1/2 car length with both cars starting in 3rd gear up to about 90mph.
60mph in 5th gear. STI pulls a car length on the R, then they are even to about 90 or so.
Overall it was such a close match that I couldn't believe it. I did have about a 40 pound toolbox in my trunk, but in reality I wouldn't think that would change much. I was also running blizzaks and he was on all season tires.
I didn't think the R would be so close to an "all-out" performance car like the STI. For all practical purposes, so long as you aren't starting from a stop, the R is a dead-even race with the STI. Going from a stop, you'd better hope the STI driver screws up his launch and you hit it perfect!
I'll let you know how they do on the track next year when we race each other down at Mid American on the 2.2 mile roadcourse!
-Rick
