Cliff p.
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- El Paso, TX
- Car(s)
- '17 Golf R DSG
Backstory on this race: Dear friend of mine I've known for almost 18 years runs a Honda Performance shop here in town. We've kept in touch over the years, as I moved away to different locations around the globe (literally), and came back here about 2 years ago. When I came back into town, I was in the market for a new car and told him I was buying a Golf R. He told me not to waste my money and to buy the new Civic Type R. I seriously considered it, but none were available and this DSG R kept calling my name. He's always given me a little bit of shit about the car, until I started modifying things.
I ended up deploying to Europe for 6 months and let him drive my car while I was away. He was converted when I came back. Not from Honda, but he had seen the light and appreciated the car for what it was (pre-upgrades)
After my EQT install and tuning, along with other upgrades and modifications, he (in his words) says he feels nauseous when I launch the car, and he's only ever experienced this feeling in a track-prepped high HP Honda on slicks. He's thoroughly impressed by what the car is capable of, and asks to borrow it all the time LOL!
Anyway, runs of his built (15psi on pump gas) big turbo S2K vs. my DSG R.
This first video was about a 40mph roll, I can't recall exactly.
https://vimeo.com/320315573
The second video was about a 55mph pull, he wanted to be in 3rd gear. I was in sport shifting mode, but had been using the paddles so it was in M (somewhat). I was in 3rd and shifted into 4th manually, then the car autoshifted into 5th manually and I hit the paddle, prematurely shifting into 6th. Still reeled him in, though
https://vimeo.com/320315763
I ended up deploying to Europe for 6 months and let him drive my car while I was away. He was converted when I came back. Not from Honda, but he had seen the light and appreciated the car for what it was (pre-upgrades)
After my EQT install and tuning, along with other upgrades and modifications, he (in his words) says he feels nauseous when I launch the car, and he's only ever experienced this feeling in a track-prepped high HP Honda on slicks. He's thoroughly impressed by what the car is capable of, and asks to borrow it all the time LOL!
Anyway, runs of his built (15psi on pump gas) big turbo S2K vs. my DSG R.
This first video was about a 40mph roll, I can't recall exactly.
https://vimeo.com/320315573
The second video was about a 55mph pull, he wanted to be in 3rd gear. I was in sport shifting mode, but had been using the paddles so it was in M (somewhat). I was in 3rd and shifted into 4th manually, then the car autoshifted into 5th manually and I hit the paddle, prematurely shifting into 6th. Still reeled him in, though
https://vimeo.com/320315763