Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2018 i Fast Ford

COMPETITION WIN V.I.P. FORD FAIR PACKAGE! This month we have teamed up with mountune and Fast Car Entertainment, and we've got 3 incredible Ford Fair 2018 V.I.P. packages to give away… Have you ever wanted to experience what it’s like to be a BTCC racing driver hurtling around the Silverstone track? Well, as part of this exclusive Ford Fair experience, mountune are offering 3 lucky winners the chance to experience passenger rides in one of their tuned Focus RSs, driven by a professional BTCC driver! On top of this amazing experience the V.I.P. package also entitles winners to a pair of Ford Fair 2018 tickets and goody bags for the whole family too. Growing every year, Ford Fair returns to Silverstone in 2018 for another unforgettable event. With over 4,000…

ESCORT COSWORTH EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING Gordon McWilliam wanted a rally-ready EsCos but couldn’t stretch to a works car. Ingenuity, decals and a dash of boost have more than solved that problem! Words EMMA WOODCOCK / Photos ADE BRANNAN Secreted down a side road somewhere in Dagenham stands the Ford Heritage building. Where exactly? That’s a secret. Sort of. Pop inside and you’ll be presented by row after row of the Blue Oval’s greatest hits, from Model Ts to racing-striped GTs and everything in between. If you’ve ever wanted to see the World Rally Transit or the slick-shod SuperVan 3, this is the place to go. Should vans not tickle your pickle, maybe the mid-engined GT70 or a GT40 would grab your attention instead. It’s an absolute treasure…

Better Braking Stops Here Choose from 3 stages of brake system upgrade to suit any vehicle and budget STAGE one Sport Discs & Pads Improve braking by up to 30% from stock. 4 brake disc and 5 pad options to choose from. Pads are 100% UK made and range from our entry-level street upgrade Greenstuff™, to our flagship sport road material Yellowstuff™, to our highest performing track material Orangestuff™. Sold as separates or save 15% if bought as a Pad+Disc kit. STAGE two Pad+Line Kits Maximise the performance of your vehicle’s stock braking system. Braided lines give firmer pedal coupled with fade resistant sport pads front and rear. Choose ‘Performance Packs’ with Yellowstuff™ pads for road use or ‘Track Packs’ with Orangestuff™ race pads for track use. Kit includes free…

FAST FLEET Check out what’s been going on with our projects this month… DAN FOCUS ST It's been a year since Dan first got the keys to the Focus ST, and that means it is time for an annual service and MoT test. See how Dan got on fiddling with the ST's oily bits. WENNY MK3 ESCORT After months of remedial work, the re-fit has started. But Wenny's having doubts about sticking with YB power. Stay tuned to see what he decides... ADE SIERRA DRIFTER The plan was supposed to be to build a V8 drifter, but running repairs to the Cossie means the three-door is patiently waiting in Ade's new lock-up. JAMIE FOCUS RS Jamie's Focus RS heads to Tarnock Garage for the much talked-about head gasket issue to…

MOTORBASE FOCUS BTCC GET READY! The Motorbase crew gear up for the new BTCC season… Photos MATT SAYLE By the time you read this, the 2018 BTCC season will be underway – the season opener kicks off at Brands Hatch on April 8th. But at the time of writing, we’re still getting ready for Round One. And we’re all very excited about it too! We’ve got an awesome driver line-up this year, and the new Focus RS shows all the right signs of being very competitive right from the start. The Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher cars will be driven by 2010 BTCC Independents Champion, Tom Chilton, and James Cole. Tom comes off the back of a hugely successful season in the WTCC (where he won the 2017 Independents…

FF TECH HOW TO FIT FOCUS RS INTERCOOLER Here’s how to fit Mishimoto’s latest upgrade for the Mk3 Focus RS… Words & Photos JAMIE The third generation Focus RS has impressed us all since it was first launched. Yes, there have been a few blots on the copybook during the early days (which is actually quite normal for new car launches), but now with those issues (hopefully) all resolved we can now move on to what the car does best – being driven. And, as a fast Ford, we all knew the Mk3 RS was going to respond well to tuning (just check out Pat Godfrey’s 755bhp example over on page 26!) and there’s plenty of options available for the latest fast Focus. One thing they all have in common…

WHAT'S NEW NEWS See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords... MK8 FIESTA ST WITH ATB DIFF The eagerly-awaited Mk8 Fiesta ST recently received a shot in the arm, when Ford announced that they have partnered with Quaife once again, and that ST owners can choose to add an Automatic Torque Biasing differential from the options list at the time of ordering. The new LSD option works alongside Ford’s enhanced Torque Vectoring Control technology that improves road-holding and reduces understeer by applying brake force to the inside front wheel when cornering. The balance between the two features has been fine-tuned by Ford Performance engineers to deliver optimal grip on dry surfaces and smoothness on wet surfaces. The third generation Fiesta ST will be powered by an all-new, 200PS,…

FIESTA ST180 YOUNG GUN Chris Reevell bought this fruity Fiesta ST when he was just 19 years old, and three years later he’s turned it into a real beauty… Words and photos JON CASS It still looks as fresh as the day it first arrived, but it’s hard to believe the Mk7 Fiesta has been with us for almost a decade now. Sadly, the dreams of an RS-badged model never came true, but when the feisty little ST180 version is such a cracking driver’s car right out of the box, there wasn’t really any need. Chris Reevell was one such admirer, he’s had a hankering for an ST since it first came out. “My mum’s partner bought one of the first examples released, and I fell in love with it…

60 YEARS OF BTCC 60 YEARS OF BTCC The British Touring Car Championship celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and ever since its launch in 1958, the BTCC and fast Fords have gone hand in hand. Here’s how… Words GRAHAM ROBSON & JAMIE / Photos VARIOUS The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are getting lighter, and the weather is starting to get a bit warmer (if not drier) – it can only mean one thing, the summer race season is just around the corner! Indeed, by the time you read this, the 2018 British Touring Car Championship will already be under way with the first rounds taking place at Brands Hatch on April 8th. And this year has special significance for the mighty Blue Oval, with the legendary Rallye…

FOCUS BTCC CLASS OF 2012 First campaigned in 2009, this genuine ex-BTCC racer has enjoyed a diverse and colourful career. Here you see it restored to 2012 specs – locked, loaded, and ready to race… Words DAN BEVIS / Photos ADE BRANNAN Motorsport can be a polarising thing. Formula One, for example – some people get obsessed by the details and pore over the stats with scientific precision, while others think it’s just a boring procession of irrelevant single-seaters. MotoGP? Fans are enamoured by the drama and constant lead-swapping, critics just think all bikes are the same. But if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that Touring Cars are awesome. Pick any era from Touring Car history, you’ll find charismatic drivers doing impressive things in cars that…

FF TECH BUYER’S GUIDE FORD RACING PUMA Ford’s feisty feline shows all the hallmarks of a true future classic, but the Racing Puma still offers affordable fun, for now. Bag one before prices inevitably rise... Words DAN WILLIAMSON / Photos MATT RICHARDSON “...the FRP was based on a concept of Ford’s Boreham competition department to design the ultimate road-going Puma...” Two letters were all it needed. With an R and an S on the back of Ford’s motorsport-bred Puma, its success would have been secured. Yet instead of applying a Rallye Sport badge, Ford dreamed up a Racing brand – and saw sales completely stall. But what a shame. Because the Racing Puma (or FRP as it’s often called) was a fantastic little thing: a hand-built, picture-perfect coupé with sexy…

WHAT'S NEW NEW STUFF The latest gear on the Blue Oval scene STEEDA MUSTANG LOWERING SPRINGS £299 Steeda’s new Mustang Sport lowering springs are available for the new S550 Mustang in both GT and EcoBoost guise. Steeda actually offer a range of springs with different ride height drops and different characteristics to suit your needs (there’s even a set specifically designed for drag racing!), but the best option for fast road users is probably these new progressive springs (part number 555 8212 for EcoBoost cars and 555 8210 for GT models). Steeda claim these springs will optimise the centre of gravity and suspension geometry, creating a huge improvement in handling with a noticeable reduction in nose dive, launch squat, and body roll, while still maintaining an outstanding ride quality for…

FOCUS RS GAME-CHANGER With a dyno-proven 600bhp on pump fuel and over 750bhp on E85, this Devil Developments’-tuned RS is currently the most powerful Mk3 on the streets… Word and photos DAVY LEWIS In today’s social media-obsessed world, we’ve become used to seeing extremes. From crazy Russian kids doing handstands on skyscrapers, to surfing dogs, it’s no longer enough to just be good at something; if you want to be noticed you need to push it to the limit. It’s something Ford tuners have been doing for years (200mph Saph Cossie anyone?) However, when it comes to the latest incarnation of the Focus RS, progress has been somewhat limited. Since the well documented engine issues surfaced, owners haven’t exactly been falling over themselves to go for big power. Then there’s…

RS500 BACK TO THE FUTURE Recently discovered hiding in a private collection of classic cars stored in Italy, the only RS500 to ever win the BTCC is back in Britain and being readied for a return to racing… Words DAN FURR / Photos JOHN RAMPTON If you’re on the hunt for a competition car with seriously impressive provenance, then there’s every chance you’ll scan the Silverstone Auctions lot list ahead of Race Retro (an annual UK-based bash heralded as Europe’s number one historic motorsport show). Some of the world’s wildest, rarest and most powerful performance machines are offered for sale at the event, with race teams and collectors hoping to buy and sell at agreeable prices. The RS500 you see on the pages before you was one of the highlights…

ROAD VS RACE CAR ROAD VS RACE CAR With the legendary RS badge back in the BTCC for 2018, we take a look under its skin to find out just how different a Focus RS race car is from the road car equivalent... Words and photos INSYNCMEDIA The BTCC celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and it’s fair to say that over that time, no other motorsport has come close in terms of door-to-door racing and excitement from lights out, to chequered flag. Part of that appeal is unarguably how relatable the cars you see on track are to their road-going counterparts; quite often fans drive to the race meetings in the very same models they then see racing. Looks can be deceiving though, gone are…

CLUB MEET SIMPLY MUSTANGS UK MEET A tasty pub lunch and the chance to see 30 stunning Mustangs together – this is what Saturdays were made for… Words & photos DAVY LEWIS WHERE CRAVEN ARMS, ENBORNE WHEN FEBRUARY 2018 Ever since the original ’64 model was released, there’s been a strong following for Mustangs in the UK. But, with Ford’s decision, finally, to produce right-hand drive models, this iconic American brand has grown in popularity even more. So when Simply Mustangs UK invited us to their first big meet of the year, we didn’t need asking twice. The plan was simple: get everyone to meet up at a country pub for a spot of lunch, then have a look at some of the finest examples of Ford’s original muscle car.…