Fast Ford September 2020

INTRO WELCOME We should be in the middle of summer show season right now. Usually, our weekends at this time of year are dominated by shows and events dotted all over the country, but alas the coronavirus situation has changed all of that. But not totally. There are ways to still have car shows and remain safe. And I’m pleased to say that we’ve even got a ‘show report’ in this very issue! The ‘show’ in question was actually a private event, but it does demonstrate that fans can still get out and enjoy their cars while adhering to government advice about the current pandemic. And, with things slowly starting to return to normal elsewhere in society, perhaps we will yet salvage something from the 2020 show season? Fingers crossed,…

WHICH FORD DO YOU MOST REGRET GETTING RID OF? “Easy. It’s my old Saph Cossie. I loved that car, even if it was an old shed! Another one I really regret was a mint XR3i I wrapped around a lamp post when I was younger, that was super clean and would have been a fantastic car to own today.” JAMIE, EDITOR “Without a doubt it would be my Mk4 Escort Estate, which was running an ST170 Zetec on twin-48 throttle bodies. Hilarious fun, but also the most ridiculous daily driver I’ve ever run!” ADE, PHOTOGRAPHER “I’ve only ever owned two Fords, so it would be my Puma. It was my first car when setting up my photography business in 2005. I had it for nine months but was forced to…

FOCUS ST250s ROAD & TRACK Rather than compare and compete to see whose ST is better, husband and wife Ford fans Jeff and Clare Fox pooled their efforts to create not only a fantastic fast road car, but an uncompromising track weapon too Words DAN BEVIS / Photos JASON DODD For some car enthusiasts, marque loyalty is all-important. You’re raised under a particular banner, which becomes the theme of your motoring inclinations for life. For others, a more butterfly-like approach is taken, flitting between makes and models as the fancy dictates. There’s merit in both, of course, although we suspect the majority of you who’ve gone out of your way to choose a magazine specifically about modified Fords know precisely which side your Blue Oval is buttered.…

TECH SPEC FOCUS ST250 (TRACK CAR) ENGINE 2.0-litre EcoBoost, Pumaspeed X-37 hybrid turbo, Cobra Venom exhaust system with sports cat, Cobb Accessport, Airtec induction kit, cold air snorkel, Airtec intercooler and pipework, Turbosmart recirc valve, symposer delete kit, Airtec rear engine mount, Grimmspeed battery kit, CoolingMist dual-nozzle water mist injection, NGK iridium plugs, tuned/mapped by JSTuned, RS engine cover, Paintmodz covers painted Candy Apple Red POWER 345bhp TRANSMISSION Stock manual with SiCo short-shift SUSPENSION BC Racing coilovers, Summit front and rear strut braces (painted body colour), Whiteline rear anti-roll bar, Whiteline rear drop links BRAKES Focus RS Brembo brake conversion WHEELS & TYRES 9x19in Rota GTR wheels painted Candy Apple Red, 50mm spacers, 235/35 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyres EXTERIOR Frozen White paint, BattleAero bodykit, Mk3.5 front-end conversion with…

DRIVER SPEC JEFF FOX AGE 49 JOB IT consultant INSTAGRAM @wo05hst FIRST FORD 1983 Sierra BEST MODIFICATION BattleAero kit FAVOURITE FORD SHOW OR EVENT? Ford Fair TRACK DAY OR SHOW & SHINE? Track day LESSONS LEARNT FROM THIS PROJECT? That it is never finished WHAT’S NEXT LSD THANKS “Thanks to Chris at CH Services for the amount of hours he has spent spannering on both of them and keeping them in tip-top mechanical condition; Hayes at Shearspeed for all of the hours in fitting the kit, AutoSpecialists for the great gear they do, Darren at Unit Engineering for the custom splitters, and A2 Tyres.”…

TECH SPEC FOCUS ST250 (ROAD CAR) ENGINE 2.0-litre EcoBoost, custom 3in exhaust system, Cobra sports cat, Cobb Accessport, Airtec induction kit, Mountune intercooler and big boost pipes, Mountune recirc valve, Airtec rear engine mount, NGK iridium plugs, tuned/ mapped by Stratified POWER 289bhp TRANSMISSION Stock manual with Dark Ice Designs short-shift SUSPENSION BC Racing coilovers, Mountune front strut brace BRAKES Focus RS Brembo brake conversion WHEELS & TYRES OEM 8x18in ST wheels, 20mm spacers, 235/40 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 tyres EXTERIOR Tangerine Scream paint, TRC lowline kit including front splitter, side-skirt splitters and rear spats INTERIOR Stock ST…