Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2015 i Fast Ford

WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER ISSUE! “If there’s one thing that really impresses about the fast Ford fraternity, it’s the huge number of awesome shows and events that it supports each and every year. Other scenes may have one or two ‘big’ shows throughout the summer, but the mighty Blue Oval hosts at least 9 major events, including Central Day, Classic Ford Show, RS Croft, RS Combe, National Day, Ford Fair, Crail, Ford Live and new-for-2015, Ford Fest. Plus there’s loads of smaller regional meets and shows too! On top of that, walk around any of the multi-marque shows and you’ll find that fast Fords dominate the majority of these as well! And this month we’re celebrating the fantastic show scene we’re lucky to be a part of with our ‘show…

RS OWNERS CLUB NATIONAL DAY Once again, Donington Park was packed out with the best RS models the Blue Oval has to offer as the RSOC host their annual National Day gathering… WHAT: RS OWNERS CLUB NATIONAL DAY WHERE: DONINGTON PARK As with many large clubs and forums, the RS Owners Club is a multi-faceted entity with various different regions based all over the UK. These groups may be disparate in their locations, but they are all united in their love of the Blue Oval badge – especially the performance orientated RS versions, obviously. These sub groups have their own regional meets and gatherings, however, there is one day a year when they all get together for a big blow-out bash, and that’s National Day. “National Day was always conceived…

WENNY/MK3 ESCORT REBORN! Wenny’s infamous YB-powered Escort joins the Fast Fleet as the epic Mk3 is reborn… Hi everyone. I’d just like to introduce myself and my Mk3 Escort. My name is Wenny - regular readers may have seen my full feature from the August 2013 issue (older readers may even remember the first feature back in 2007!) and I’ve cropped up in various Santa Pod show reports in the mag over the years too. And that’s where the car, and me, like to spend most of our time. We’ve battled highs and lows over the years, and to date the car has recorded a pretty impressive quarter-mile time of 9.52 seconds at 145mph. But recently at the Classic Ford Show earlier this year we suffered a slight mishap! After…

DAN/SIERRA COSSIE POCKET MONEY MODS! Dan makes some subtle improvements to the Sierra’s looks for just a few quid… SPEC Stage 3 YBB (205 block) • RS500 intercooler • Gaz coilovers • RS500-style splitter • Comp MOs • Hose Technik hoses • Powerflex bushes If there’s one thing I’ve always disliked about the three-door Sierra Cosworth (and its unobtaniumplated counterpart the RS500) its the way the standard 7x15-inch alloys sit tucked inboard of the bodywork like shopping trolley wheels on a hovercraft. Those wide arches were so obviously designed to take monstrous 10-inch centre-locks and slicks; the Sierra’s RS rims just make me think of Max-Powered Corsas with Kingdom bodykits. Of course, the 7.5x17-inch Compomotives on my car filled the spaces a bit better – and, ultimately, will be replaced…

THE BHP PERFORMANCE SHOW 2015 Lydden Hill was buzzing as the BHP Performance Show rolled into town for its annual assault on the Kent-based circuit WHAT: THE BHP PERFORMANCE SHOW 2015 WHERE: LYDDEN HILL, KENT After last year’s event saw seemingly-endless queues of patiently-waiting punters sitting in traffic to enter Lydden Hill for hours on end, we were making our way to the Kent-based circuit with equal amounts excitement and trepidation of what might befall us as we neared the gate. However, as we blasted along the A2 and approached the venue at around 9am, we were shocked at the complete lack of queue at all! So, after a frantic diary check to ensure we’d reached the circuit on the right day, we breezed through the gates and were parked…

FACEBOOK CARS Upload your car and we might print it in the mag! SHOW US YOUR FACEBOOK FAVES Want to see your car in Fast Ford? Well it just got even easier. Simply take a nice, non-blurry, un-watermarked image that’s reasonably large, then upload it to our Facebook page. We’ll pick our favourites at the end of the month and print them next issue. Please DO NOT send us photos via private message, we won’t be able to repost them for you. Post a picture from a smart phone or tablet: • Go to the Fast Ford page • Scroll down and click on ‘more posts’ • At the top of the screen it will say ‘share photo’ You WON’T be able to view the pictures on a smart phone…

TESTED PUTTING NEW PRODUCTS THROUGH THEIR PACES… Words & Photos Midge Automotive Media PRODUCT DETAILS AUTO FINESSE VISION GLASS POLISH COST £11.95 (500ml) CONTACT www.autofinesse.co.uk How many times have your heard your Mum say look with your eyes and not with your hands? Well, that just doesn’t seem to happen when it comes to nice cars. No matter how long you spend cleaning your fast Ford and getting it gleaming in the sunshine, the next time you look you’ll find mucky stains and dirty fingerprints everywhere, especially on the glass. Don’t even get me started with tree sap and bug splatters on windscreens either…! Still, that’s exactly why we have glass cleaners and also probably explains why there’s so many out there. Every brand has at least one spray-on…

JAMIE / MONDEO ST220 STOP LEAKING! Jamie finally gets the Mondeo’s oil leak sorted…by replacing nearly every gasket on the engine! SPEC 3.0-litre V6 • K&N 57i kit • Formula Power 10mm HT leads • Cades Bern alloys • Continental tyres • Infinity custom exhaust • Focus ST calipers • EBC discs and pads all round • Kenwood radio • Superchips Bluefin • Permashine • Fourdot custom plates • ST Suspensions coilovers • Dipped engine covers There’s one thing that’s been annoying me about my Mondeo ever since I bought the car. And regular readers will know exactly what it is, as I’m sure I might have mentioned it just once or twice in the past! It is, of course, the annoying oil leak deep in the bowels of the…

DREAMSCIENCE OPEN DAY Celebrating the opening of their new workshops, Dreamscience invited a group of customers and fellow Ford lovers to get together for a day of Blue Oval banter… “Decided to host an open day and invite fellow Ford fans for a get together” “It was nice to get the lads together and just have a bit of a laugh” In association with WHO Dreamscience WHERE Dreamscience HQ, Hull CONTACT www. dreamscienceautomotive.co.uk PHOTOS Chris Newsome Dreamscience may be one of the newest names in the world of well-established Ford tuners, but they have quickly made their mark in the scene and have deservedly become one of the household names when it comes to making fast Fords even faster. Over the past few years the company has built up…

FORD FAIR 2015 Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, 2015 saw one of the biggest and best Ford Fair events ever! Words Jamie Photos Matthew Dear & Pawell Borowski WHAT: FORD FAIR 2015 WHERE: SILVERSTONE It’s the biggest Blue Oval show of the year, and this year, as it celebrated its 30th anniversary, Ford Fair promised to be even bigger and better than ever before. And Europe’s largest Ford festival definitely didn’t disappoint. For many, including us, 2015 was the best Ford Fair ever! With over 4600 club cars on show, every available inch of Silverstone was littered with Blue Ovals. With 139 different club stands on show the range and diversity of Fords on show was the biggest you’re likely to see anywhere in the world. From classic Anglias and Cortinas…

SIMON/FIESTA ST FULLY BOOKED The Fiesta is deemed race-ready, earning its MSA logbook… SPEC Fiesta ST engine • Full roll cage • Corbeau Forza seats • Reiger coilovers • Kevlar body protection • ST bumpers • FIA-approved fuel drain • Pumbed-in fire extinguisher • Quaife ATB • Bluefin remap The last hurdle to get over before using the Fiesta in competition was to get the car ‘log booked’. This involves having the car inspected by a scrutineer to make sure that the car has all the safety equipment required, and that it is all fitted correctly so that the car will be deemed safe enough to rally. The nearest scrutineer to me is Andy Collard, who runs AC’s Performance in Bridgwater, so with the car duly booked in I drove…

TRAX 2015 It may be a show for all makes and models, but the mighty Ford was well represented at Trax 2015… WHAT: TRAX 2015 WHERE: SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT Traditionally Trax is held at the end of the summer show season, but this year saw the date change from September to July. For the Ford fan this caused a bit of a dilemma, as the new date clashed with the RSOC’s National Day event at Donington on the same day. This was no bad thing though, a bit of choice never hurt anyone! Plus, the two shows are very different and are subsequently aimed at different audiences, but such is the wide-spread appeal of the mighty Blue Oval that Trax had more than its fair share of fast Fords on show.…