Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2017 i Fast Ford

WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE! “Wow! What a cover car we’ve got for you this issue! As if the mighty Escort Cosworth isn’t impressive enough, Terry Berrisford’s rather special example is simply breath-taking! Built by an ex-rally star to go circuit racing, this car originally featured a turbocharged V6 engine from a Jaguar XJ220! Today it’s powered by an even more potent 690bhp Cossie YB - driving those huge slick tyres at the rear! It’s been years in the making, and I for one am glad to see this mighty EsCos back out where it belongs! But owning a fast Ford is not always about the headline-grabbing bhp figures, Blue Ovals have always been the working man’s supercar; capable of everyday duties, but with the power to embarrass businessmen in…

MUSTANG V8 AIR FORCE ONE Ed Offer mods Mustangs for a living. What better way to promote his profession than being the first in Europe to put a seventh-gen Stang on air? Words: Emma Woodcock Photos: Matt Dear There are leaders and there are followers.’ Do you know who said that? One Mr. Kanye West, the Kardashian-marrying rapper who plans to run for the Oval Office in 2020. ‘Leader of the free world’ is possibly the biggest leadership role you can aim for, so we should take him at his word: people lead or people follow. We could spend hours debating which is the shrewder path – is it better to blaze trails or let others stumble into the pitfalls and dead ends? Would we rather go down in history…

HOW TO FIT... STEEDA FOCUS ST250 COLD AIR INTAKE We show you how to install one of Steeda’s cold air intakes to the Mk3 Focus ST... Words & Photos Dan Williamson BEFORE STARTING… Working on cars can and should be a fun experience, but it can easily go wrong so always remember – safety first! That means wearing appropriate protective equipment and taking care when using power tools. Never work under a car without supporting it on axle stands first, and always have a fire extinguisher to hand. If you’re not confident about doing something, leave it to the professionals. The advice and guidelines given by Fast Ford are given in good faith and neither Fast Ford nor Kelsey Media can be held responsible for injuries sustained while undertaking the…

FOCUS ST STEALTH BOMBER Stephen Dean’s ST looks understated, dark, brooding yet menacing too – and there’s a reason, it is…. Words and photos: Jon Hill There’s about a billion ways to build a car – you can shout about it with big lairy paint, a ton of spoilers and graphics to support the image or you can simply let other people find out. No prizes for guessing which camp Stephen Dean’s ST firmly belongs in. “I’m not really into body kits, just performance – I like the concept of someone not knowing what’s actually behind them – you come up close and all they can see is a vision in black with that Forge Intercooler hinting at what’s likely to happen! Stealthy, aggressive built for purpose…” It’s a concept…

SIERRA COSWORTH REPLICA LATERAL THINKING Prepared to pay silly money for a three-door Sierra Cosworth? No, Dean Hall wasn’t. So he found another way… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Tom Harrison The values of three-door Sierra RS Cosworths, if you hadn’t noticed, have gone a bit nuts recently. There’s always been a bit of a ‘Ford tax’ on hot old-school Fords compared to their differently-badged equivalents, that’s just human nature (in a nutshell, they help grownups to live out the unfulfilled dreams of their youth; if you grew up hankering after an XR3i, you’re happy to pay over the odds for one now that you’re able) – but the Cossie situation is something else. The combination of unrivalled race provenance and urban legend has elevated them to absurd hero status; run…

fast ford FAST FLEET Check out what’s been going on with our projects this month… JAMIE FOCUS RS It may only be a year old but the RS has already been treated to some seriously cool upgrades, and there’s plenty more to come…! JAMIE MONDEO ST220 Relegated to daily hack and dog carrying duties, the old faithful ST220 is still in service but Jamie plans to show it some love very soon… JAMIE FIESTA 1.0 With a full Stage 2 upgrade kicking out an impressive 178bhp Jamie’s little 1.0-litre is a real hoot to drive…! MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC CARS The Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo Focuses built and run by Motorbase Performance tackle the 2017 British Touring Car Championship… DAN SIERRA COSWORTH Currently off the road while it undergoes…

IMPORTING A SIERRA CONTINEN TAL DRIFT Welcome to day one of Ade’s journey towards getting behind the wheel of his perfect drift Sierra… Words and photos: Ade Brannan BACK WHERE HE BELONGS I’ve always loved a bit of sideways action, even way back before the term ‘drifting’ came into common use. And looking back over the past decade when organised drift days became a big focus of my time and money Sierras have featured significantly. My first car bought purely as a drifter was a late 2.0-litre twin cam Sapphire, which saw some budget chassis mods and (what was then!) some cheap Cossie cosmetic treatment. A year in this car had me hooked, and then my next instalment in a caged 24v Sapphire took things go to another level. This…

ALL ABOUT… DETAILING This month we take a look at the dark art of detailing… Words Midge Burr It goes without saying that there’s a big difference between run-of-the-mill car cleaning and in-depth detailing. The machine at your local garage, or the bloke in the supermarket carpark can clean your car (and usually make a complete hash of it). But proper detailing at the extreme end, the one where enthusiasts, connoisseurs and many a professional live, can be what you’d call a little involved. It’s also subject that could cover many, many pages and certainly not one for everyone out there. After all, there’s no shame in not wanting to clean your own car, right? But then, you can’t please all the people all of the time and, as plenty…

WHAT’S ON IN 2017? AUGUST RSOC NATIONAL DAY August 27th Donington Park www.rsownersclub.co.uk/rsoc-national-day CRAIL FAST FORD THRASH August 27th Crail www.crailraceway.co.uk/schedule.php?ID=1 SEPTEMBER MK1 FRS & ESCORT COSWORTH ANNIVERSARY MEET September 3rd Ford Dunton Technical Centre www.mk1focusrsoc.com FORD FEST September 17th Santa Pod www.fordfestshow.co.uk RALLY DAY September 23rd Castle Combe www.rallyday.com OCTOBER TRAX October 1st Silverstone www.traxshows.co.uk SHOW UPDATE ULTIMATE FORD COMPETITION AT FORDFEST 2017 There’s a brand new feature coming to FordFest 2017 – Ultimate Ford. As the name suggests, this is a competition to find the fast Ford that does it all. Entrants will be judged on three separate criteria, competing in three different points-based challenges that make up the overall Ultimate Ford competition. The winner will be the one with the most points after all three challenges have…

ESCORT RS COSWORTH THUNDERSALOON THUNDER STRUCK This amazing 690bhp Escort RS Cosworth Thundersaloon has been afforded a new lease of life after time spent powered by the beating heart of a Jaguar XJ220… Words: Dan Furr Photos: Ade Brannan “If I could place it on a plinth in my front room and stare it at forever, then that’s exactly what I’d do!” chuckles Ford motorsport nut, Terry Berrisford, when outlining his love for the Escort RS Cosworth Thundersaloon he’s over the moon to be in possession of. “It takes my breath away”, he adds. You’d be forgiven for thinking these were the gushings of a petrolhead infatuated with his new ride, yet the retired firefighter has owned this particular EsCos for more than two decades. With that in mind, what…

FAST FLEET WENNY /MK3 ESCORT COLOUR CHANGE The mighty Escort is ready for its respray, and Wenny has decided on a new colour… After months and months of hard graft, hundreds of spent grinding discs, miles of MIG wire, and lots and lots of late nights, this month I’m pleased to report that the rebuild has reached an important milestone – paint has landed! During any project, the point at which you start to paint symbolizes a turning point in the build – no longer are you chopping, cutting, and taking the faulty or damaged bits away from the car, but instead you start to put the nice, new, clean parts back in. It starts the reassembly process, and that marks the final stretch of the project. As you can see…

BUYER’S GUIDE FOCUS RS MK2 Words: Dan Williamson Photos: Matt Woods VITAL STATS MADE 2009 to 2010 PRICE WHEN NEW £24,995 PRICE NOW £15,000 to £27,000+ TOP SPEED 163mph POWER 301bhp @ 6500rpm TORQUE 325lb.ft @ 2300-4500rpm 0-60 5.9 seconds NUMBER BUILT 11,500 approx (4209 UK sales) What’s the best Focus RS ever made? For many fast Ford fans it’s still the Mk2 – the tough-looking, highly-tuneable road rocket. Yes, the RS Mk3 is four-wheel drive and breathtakingly fast. But some say it’s got too many doors, it lacks its predecessor’s fruity five-cylinder powerplant, and it’s simply not as much fun. No wonder some Mk3 owners are going back to Mk2s, and prices of top-notch examples are back on the up. The Focus RS Mk2 arrived in March 2009 as…