Fast Ford July 2020

INTRO WELCOME It’s been a long couple of months, hasn’t it? Coronavirus came out of nowhere and well and truly messed with our plans for 2020. But the good news is, although the May and June issues were combined into one issue while everyone got to grips with the lockdown situation, we’re now back at our desks and ready to bring you your dose of Blue Ovals on monthly basis once more! At the same time, we’ve made some small changes to the mag too. The first, and perhaps most noticeable, is the trendy new ‘compact A4’ size. Many other magazines have been using this format for years, so we thought the time is right for Fast Ford to make the switch too. It’s just all a bit neater, more…

WHAT ABOUT IS THE THE CAR BIGGEST SCENE THING SINCE YOU LOCKDOWN ’VEMISSED ? “So much. Shows, photoshoots, visiting tuners for upgrades, the lot. But the biggest thing I miss is probably those energetic early morning drives to shows at weekends.” JAMIE, EDITOR “It has to be getting out there and actually shooting cars. The day of lockdown was my last shoot, its been too long!” ADE, PHOTOGRAPHER “It’s got to be shooting cars and interacting with fellow petrolheads, talking about nuts, bolts & intercoolers...” JASON, PHOTOGRAPHER “The biggest thing I’ve missed is my mate Richard, who was due to be painting the inner wings of my Sierra. He’s quite a big bloke. That, and I haven’t bought an ST170 in weeks!” DAN WILLIAMSON, SUB-EDITOR & TECH WRITER “Aside from…

MK2 FOCUS ST NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO When her husband no longer had a use for his RS-converted Focus ST, Tina Moore happily took it on and has now evolved it into a rallycross-inspired daily-driver that’s here to stay Words and photos JON CASS The Mk2 Focus ST has always been a popular base for modified fast Fords, but rarely do we come across one done to such an extreme. Incredibly, this rallycrossinspired ST has full RS running gear (with 440bhp on tap) and just happens to be Tina Moore’s current daily driver. Tina has owned her stunning ST for around four years, prior to which it was the pride and joy of husband John and was regularly seen at the summer shows. Barely recognizable from its previous…

DRIVER SPEC TINA MOORE FIRST FORD Mk1 Escort CARS IN YOUR DREAM GARAGE? Ferrari F40, McLaren P1, Ford GT40 FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOUR FORD? All the carbon fibre, the power and the drive TRACK DAY OR SHOW & SHINE? Track day SIERRA RS500 OR FOCUS RS500? Sierra RS500 WRC OR BTCC? WRC (but love both) LESSONS LEARNT FROM THIS PROJECT? Never ending, there is always something else THANKS Phoenix Service Station, Andy at Carbon Fibre It, Ray at RS Alloy Refurb, Steve-O Partridge, Mark and Tim at the bodyshop, Collins Performance, Croft circuit, and everyone else who has made this build possible…

TECH SPEC MK2 FOCUS ST ENGINE 2.5-litre five-cylinder Focus RS engine, Siemens 550cc injectors, Auto Specialists ported lower inlet manifold, Anembo billet inlet plenum, Collins Performance actuator, mountune recirculation valve, Collins CP420 software, Aquamist water injection, Airtec Stage 2 RS intercooler, Auto Specialists WRCstyle breathing system, Pro Hoses silicone boost hoses, Samco silicone coolant hoses, Auto Specialists Group A-style induction kit, carbon fibre engine covers, JWR strut brace, Spec-R coolant and power steering tanks, mountune fuel pump, RS fuel tank, Mongoose 3in downpipe and sports cat with RS exhaust system POWER 440bhp and 470lb.ft (owner’s estimate) TRANSMISSION Mk2 Focus ST gearbox, Quaife ATB diff, RS driveshafts, bottom arms and Revoknuckle conversion, Anembo torque link SUSPENSION Bilstein B16 coilovers, Whiteline anti-lift kit and rear anti-roll bar, fully poly-bushed RS rear axle,…

WHAT'S NEW NEWS See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords... DONUTS WITH DAD Ken Block has been utilising his time in lock-down very wisely. While the international superstar is not jetting all over the globe competing in various rallying events or filming his latest gymkhana video, Ken took the opportunity to spend some quality time with his 13-year-old daughter, Lia. But with all the shopping malls closed, what could they do? Fire up the Mk2 Escort and learn how to do donuts, of course! Lia is something of a natural behind the wheel (not surprising given her genes), and learnt to drive a manual ‘stick’ shift for the very first time just three days earlier – in Ken’s Mk3 Focus RS! With that mastered, it was time…