That track doesn't lend itself to seeing the full potential of Leon. We all know the Leon is not the most effective car at hauling itself out of the corners, but give it a bite at some decent straight (of any gradient) and it claws back the times. The only real straight on their track is the start finish straight.
Initially I was very annoyed to see the Fiesta ST beating the Leon, but then on reflection of course it would. Remember when the Arrows of Damon Hill overtook Schuey in a Ferrari at Hungary as the track was suited to less powerful cars that weren't all about power. Horses for courses, and the track they use is very technical. The Leon R is a lumbering beast in OE spec and with the P-Zeros its like driving a wet lap with the grip they offer. Wonder if the ESP was cutting in all the time too like it was on the Colt which knocks off another second or two.
Alpha Male - if there is one thing I've learned about Revo on LCR's, its very effective but the heat soak / rising inlet temps that are driven by the modified map seem to have more of an effect on the cars performance than I thought. I can't wait to get the FMIC on there as I don't really rate the SMIC's with all the crap in the way / limited frontal area for cooling. I am still thinking of running aqaumist with the FMIC to get denser intake air and try and realise more effective returns. Its all about balancing your mods out. Add something that creates heat, net effect you'll need to cool it down. Modern diesels run turbos with high compression ratio engines - they are going to be quick, but they will run out of power higher up the range.
The Fiesta is a nice little car. Wouldn't choose one myself, and its testiment to the fact Ford are building some better cars now. Let the baby have its candy. In real world applications I'd be surprised if the average Ford driver could emulate Tiffs efforts in the bendy stuff and when it comes to the straights