Innehållsförteckning för Summer 2017 från Fast Ford

WELCOME TO THE SUMMER ISSUE! “What makes the Ford scene so special? Is it the fantastic cars that put a smile on our faces every time we get behind the wheel? Quite possibly. Is it the thrill and excitement from making our cars better than the day they left the factory? Almost certainly. Or is it the fact than once you own a Blue Oval you are immediately welcomed to the Ford family by the tens of thousands of fellow owners? Definitely! The best thing about the fast Ford world is that, no matter what, you will find a club that welcomes you! It doesn’t matter what model you drive, what condition it’s in, what you use it for, what budget you have, or what you have done to it,…

PRODUCTS NEW STUFF LATEST GEAR ON THE BLUE OVAL SCENE DYMAG BOXSTROM 7Y CARBON HYBRID WHEEL FROM £12,000 (SET OF FOUR) This stunning new wheel from Dymag is named after the company founder, Max Boxstrom. Its sleek design uses CNC-machined forged aluminium centres coupled to carbon fibre barrels to ensure unrivalled strength and light weight. Even the fasteners used to hold the wheels together are made from titanium to keep the weight down! And it clearly works, Dymag say that the Boxstrom 7Y is typically around 40% lighter than an equivalent size cast alloy, and even 25% lighter than an equivalent size forged alloy wheel! Sizes start at 8x19in and range all the way up to 12.5x21in. For more details visit the website. www.dymag.com DIRENZA FOCUS ST225 ‘BLACK EDITION’ INTERCOOLER…

MK3 FIESTA GREEN WITH ZX6R ENVY This bright green Fiesta boasts more than a Kawasaki colour, under the bonnet lurks a 2.3-litre I4 running ZX6R bike carbs! Words and photos: Jon Cass To many of us, when you are in a position to run a business where the bulk of your work involves fixing and modifying Fords for a living, life in many ways is pretty much sorted. To say we’re jealous of Duncan Neale who runs Chester Sportscars, based in Deeside just on the border of Cheshire and North Wales, is something of an understatement. For many, his job would feel more like a paid hobby! This is a place where the bills are paid by customers bringing in their Blue Oval projects to receive a makeover by this…

QUICK FIT GUIDE MAXTON DESIGN SPLITTERS Fitting the Maxton Design splitters really is a piece of cake. All you need is a drill, basic sockets and spanners, a ramp or axle stands to support the car, and a keen eye to make sure everything is lined up correctly - plus a mate is a good idea to help hold everything in place! 1 Remove anything that may obstruct access to the inside edge of the bumper. At the front this includes the OE undertray, and at the rear it includes the exhaust heatshield. 2 The Maxton Design splitters feature little dimples in the mouldings at suggested fixing points. These need drilling out to the required size. 3 Offer the Maxton Design splitter into position (use a mate to help you…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 WHAT’S ON? THERE WILL BE PLENTY GOING ON AT FORD FAIR 2017… SHOW & SHINE The Show & Shine competition brings together some of the best examples of the UK’s best-looking Blue Ovals to do battle for the coveted Show & Shine crown. INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS As well as various club displays there’s also the non-club paddock for owners not belonging to a specific group too. CLUB DISPLAYS As the biggest gathering of fast Fords in the country, the numerous dedicated clubs that make up the fast Ford scene are always at the heart of the show! FAST FORD MAGAZINE Right at the centre of the show you’ll find the UK’s number one Ford tuning magazine – Fast Ford. Packed full of past, present, and future feature cars…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 FORD DISPLAYS FORD FAIR HOSTS THE BIGGEST BLUE OVAL GATHERING OF YEAR! CLUB DISPLAYS With an estimated 4000 club cars on display, Ford Fair is undoubtedly the biggest gathering of fast Fords anywhere in Europe! As such the show attracts hundreds of dedicated enthusiast car clubs each year. Expect to see a massive selection of hundreds of different car clubs from all corners of the fast Ford scene, including various model-specific clubs, regional and national branches of ST and RS Owners’ clubs, displays from several online forums and Facebook groups, and loads more! All of these and more will be proudly showing their wares at Ford Fair 2017! So make sure you take the time to wander around the different displays and gaze at the marvellous Blue…

MOTORSPORT HEROES DISPLAY ALONGSIDE THE THOUSANDS OF CLUB CARS ON SHOW, FORD FAIR 2017 ALSO INCLUDES A DISPLAY DEDICATED TO SOME OF MOTORSPORT’S FINEST BLUE OVALS TOO… The mighty Ford has enjoyed a long an illustrious career in motorsport, winning races and Championships in almost every discipline from rallying right through to Formula One! And the Blue Oval isn’t done yet! Fast Fords are still competing (and winning!) in many of today’s top-flight motorsport categories too, including Le Mans, British Touring Car Championship, and the World Rally Championship! And, of course, there are hundreds of seriously sorted motorsport machines all boasting the Blue Oval competing in several clubman events up and down the country every single weekend. To celebrate this success and motorsport pedigree, Ford Fair 2017 will host a…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 MOUNTUNE STAND HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND ON THE MOUNTUNE STAND AT FORD FAIR 2017… Ford Fair 2017 sees mountune return as the show’s headline sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. And, as the biggest Ford show in Europe, it’s the one show that the whole mountune team look forward to –almost as much as the 20,000 visitors the show typically attracts each year! mountune’s stand will be bigger and better than ever for 2017, they’ve got loads planned, but here’s a small taster of what you can expect… MAT JACKSON Followers of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship will no doubt be familiar with the name Mat Jackson. Mat is campaigning the Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo Ford Focus…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 FORD LIVE ACTION ARENA THE FORD LIVE ACTION ARENA RETURNS TO FORD FAIR FOR 2017… STUNT DISPLAYS Ford Motor Company is back at Ford Fair 2017, and alongside a lineup of the latest models on display they will also have the ever-impressive Live Action Arena too. Heading up the Arena will be incredible stunt driver Paul Swift, who’ll be showcasing his breathtaking car control and awesome driving skills in a selection of the very latest fast Fords. He and the team have been working on some brand-new routines just for Ford Fair 2017, so expect to see some crazy moves, including high-speed J-turns, insane reverse parking, and his famed parallel park stunt – where he squeezes his car into an ever closing gap with inch-perfect precision. This…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 FAST FORD MAGAZINE STAND FAST FORD MAGAZINE THE UK’S NUMBER ONE FORD TUNING MAG, FAST FORD, ARE BRINGING ALONG SOME SERIOUS COOL DISPLAY CARS AND OFFERING FANTASTIC SHOW-EXCLUSIVE DEALS AT FORD FAIR 2017… FAST FORD AWARDS New for 2017, Fast Ford magazine will be showcasing the winners of the Fast Ford Awards. With awards in various different categories up for grabs, these awards will show the enormous variety within the fast Ford scene. The winners will be proudly displayed as part of the Fast Ford stand, so make sure you pop over to see these stunning machines in all their glory. Also, the organisers are giving you the chance to vote for your favourite on the day too in the People’s Choice Award. To enter all you…

CLASSIC ZONE THE CLASSIC ZONE FORD FAIR IS NOT JUST FOR THE MODERN STUFF; IT’S FOR BLUE OVALS OF ALL AGES! IT EVEN HAS AN AREA DEDICATED TO ALL THINGS CLASSIC FORD… Ford Fair attracts models of all ages, but if you prefer your Blue Ovals slightly older then you definitely need to check out the Classic Zone! The Classic Zone is an area dedicated purely to the fast Fords of yesteryear! Here is where you will find a host of classic Ford car clubs and all manner of classic Blue Ovals on display. With everything from angry Anglias to zany Zephyrs, from concours Cortinas to feisty Fiestas, the cars on show never fail to impress! CLASSIC FORD MAGAZINE Heading up the Classic Zone will be the Classic Ford magazine…

BUYER’S GUIDE FOCUS ST170 Words: Dan Williamson Photos: Dan Sherwood VITAL STATS MADE 2002 to 2005 PRICE WHEN NEW £15,910 to £17,260 PRICE NOW £250 to £3000 TOP SPEED 134mph POWER 171bhp @ 7000rpm TORQUE 145lb.ft @ 5500rpm 0-60 7.9 seconds It was subtle, it was practical, and it was by no stretch of the imagination a neck-snapping street-racer. But Ford’s very first Focus ST was a top-notch all-rounder – a fine-handling warm hatch that’s equally happy whether commuting, cruising or being blasted around a track. The ST170 appeared in March 2002, designed by Ford Special Vehicle Engineering in association with Cosworth, and boasting a huge number of bespoke high-performance parts. At its heart was a two-litre Duratec ST – in reality the ultimate-spec normally-aspirated Zetec production engine, boasting high-compression…

MK2 FOCUS RS COSSIE KILLER! Paul Shelton was the proud owner of a 4x4 Sapphire Cosworth, until he fell in love with this Mk2 Focus RS… Words: Dan Goodyer Photos: Ade Brannan It was an awful moment. Here was an RS Owners Club events organiser, with a beautiful Saph Cossie in the garage. A car he had spent years cleaning, modifying, perfecting. A car that only came out when it was dry, never in the rain. He had taken it to countless shows and spoken at length about the virtues of that famous 2.0-litre turbo YB engine. In spite of all this, Paul Shelton knew it had to go. He’d fallen for his daily-driver… Looking at the stunning Frozen White RS here, you can understand the attraction. Sat low on…

DRIVEN STEEDA MUSTANG Q350 STEEDA MUSTANG Q350 THIS MONTH WE TAKE THE STEEDA Q350 MUSTANG OUT FOR A SPIN… The Mustang has long been a Ford fans’s favourite, and dare I say it’s probably considered the most iconic Blue Oval of them all! But for Brits we were never able to order a proper UK-spec car until 2015 when the S550 Mustang was first offered at UK dealerships. The order books were initially filled with customers wanting the whopping 5.0-litre V8 version, and with a thunderous soundtrack and immense grunt we can see why (read our Driven feature on the 5.0-litre Mustang GT in the March 2017 issue, or online at www.fastfordmag.co.uk). But Ford reckon that by the time S550 production comes to an end, the 2.3-litre EcoBoost version will…

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…

MOTORBASE / FOCUS BTCC VICTORY! An immensely difficult weekend for the team was rounded off with a much-deserved race win! The weekend at Croft started in unfortunate circumstances for us when Saturday’s qualifying session left three drivers hospitalised, including Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO driver Luke Davenport. Luke unfortunately suffered significant and multiple injuries, and the 24-year-old remains in hospital continuing his recovery. Despite a challenging time for the team, we got the cars for Mat Jackson and Martin Depper prepared and readied for Sunday’s race day – our efforts were soon rewarded with the best race results for the season so far for both drivers! Having qualified in 3rd place during the shortened session, Mat went on to take three Independent race wins, an overall 3rd place podium…

SAPPHIRE COSWORTH SUPREME BEING Jason Cunnington’s Mercury Grey Sapphire RS Cosworth is pumping out 510bhp thanks to a Harvey Gibbs engine build… Words: Dan Furr Photos: Matt Woods “The most satisfying part of the build is how easy my RS is to drive despite its serious hike in power” Harvey Gibbs is a name known to many Fast Ford readers, if not through personal experience of dealing with the famous Ford fettler, then simply as a consequence of seeing him regularly referenced in our features. Put it this way: ask many RS Cosworth owners who you should charge with the task of rebuilding, upgrading and extracting additional power out of a YB, and there’s every chance that you’ll be pointed in the direction of Harvey and his Peterborough-based firm, Supreme…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 GOODRIDGE FORD FAIR 2017 IS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME GOODRIDGE AS THE OFFICIAL BRAKE LINE PARTNER OF THE FAST CAR ENTERTAINMENT SERIES OF EVENTS! Since 1969 Goodridge has been the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of fluid transfer systems. Goodridge engineers bespoke systems for the full range of vehicle fluid transfer applications but is best known for their innovative performance braided stainless steel brake lines, loved by speed enthusiasts the world over and is ideally suited for The Fast Car Entertainment events portfolio which includes Japfest, The Fast Car Festival, Japfest Donington, The Performance Vauxhall Show Santa Pod, Classic Ford Show, Ford Fair, FordFest, TRAX and The Performance Vauxhall Show Rockingham. THE DESIGN Goodridge performance brake line kits feature the finest quality hose comprising a PTFE inner liner…

INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS NOT ALL FANTASTIC FORDS ARE PART OF A CLUB, LUCKILY THEY’RE STILL ON SHOW IN THE INDIVIDUAL DISPLAY AREAS! The thousands of club cars on show might be at the heart of Ford Fair 2017, but not everyone with a show-worthy Blue Oval is a fully paid-up member of a club or group. And it wouldn’t be fair if you were denied the opportunity to see these stunning fast Fords just because they didn’t belong to a club. But fear not, the Individual Display areas are designed to allow non-club members to showcase their cars and be an integral part of the show. This area is expected to attract all manner of Blue Ovals from modern to classic, with a huge and diverse mix on show. Whether that’s…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 ANNIVERSARY DISPLAYS THIS YEAR A SELECTION OF FAST FORD MODELS CELEBRATE IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARIES IN THEIR HISTORY, AND FORD FAIR 2017 IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO MARK THE OCCASION IN STYLE! Ford Fair is going to have a real party vibe for 2017, helped by the fact that so many models that make up the fast Ford scene are celebrating milestone anniversaries! For starters, 2017 marks 30 years of the legendary Sierra Cosworth RS500 (you can see a cool lineup of both road and race versions on the Fast Ford magazine stand!), as well as other landmark anniversaries such as 25 years of the Escort RS Cosworth, 25 years of the Fiesta RS1800, 20 years of the Escort GTi, 20 years of the Puma, 15 years of the…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 FORD UK YOUR FAVOURITE MANUFACTURER WILL BE BACK AT FORD FAIR 2017, COMPLETE WITH A LINE UP OF THE VERY LATEST MODELS… You can’t have Ford Fair without Fords, which is why Ford Motor Company themselves will be right at the centre of the show. Expect to find various models on display, including the current line up of fast Fords including the new Mk3 Focus RS and UK-spec Mustang, as well as few new releases too. Make sure you head over to the Ford stand to have a good look around the very latest Blue Ovals, speak to their helpful staff about any questions you may have, or just to pick up a brochure or two for the latest releases. As well as a selection of current…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 TRACK ACTION THERE’S ALWAYS PLENTY OF ACTION ON TRACK AT FORD FAIR! HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE FLYING AROUND THE SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT THIS YEAR… The adrenaline-filled track action always plays a huge part at Ford Fair, and 2017 looks set to be the most action-packed show ever! Offering everything from public track time, to classic Fords only, to dedicated mountune-powered sessions, through to a selection of the UK’s fastest Fords (including a host of dedicated motorsport machines!), the Silverstone circuit will be a hive of activity throughout the day, for both driver and spectator alike! THE CIRCUIT You’ll be able to really put your fast Ford through its paces on Silverstone’s tight and tricky National circuit. The 1.64-mile track is the same layout as used…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 ENTRANCE PHOTOGRAPHY ARRIVAL PHOTOS GRAB A PIC OF YOU ARRIVING AT FORD FAIR 2017 IN YOUR VERY OWN FAST FORD… Fancy grabbing a picture of you arriving at Ford Fair 2017? Well, head to the Photography UK stand in the Retail Village, where you can pick up an awesome memento of you arriving at the show in your very own Blue Oval! Photography UK will have a team of pro snappers catching each and every car as it enters the show, both at the bridge and tunnel entrances, so your picture is guaranteed to be among them somewhere! Once you’ve found your image, thanks to the on-site printing facilities, you can take the photo home with you on the day. Photography UK will be offering 9x6-inch and…

CONCOURS THE CONCOURS COMPETITIONS AT FORD FAIR ARE ALWAYS AMONG THE FIERCEST IN THE COUNTRY, AND THIS YEAR WILL BE NO DIFFERENT… The concours competitions are always a big part of Ford Fair, and for many entrants this is considered the ‘big one’; the trophy that everyone wants to walk away with. That’s why the competition is one of the most popular of the year, with impressive numbers of entrants in all of the classes. If you’re not familiar with concours competitions, it’s quite simple – the cleanest, best-presented car wins! Entrants will detail their fast Fords to perfection before a panel of experienced expert judges will scrutinize each and every car, one by one. They will be judged against specific criteria (depending on the class) and awarded points accordingly.…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 FORDFEST 2017 mountune FordFest FORDFEST RETURNS FOR 2017, AND PROMISES TO BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER…! FordFest is back for 2017, once again sponsored by legendary Ford tuners, mountune. Held at Santa Pod in September, FordFest provides the ultimate summer show season finale for Ford fans. Featuring high-speed drag strip action, thousands of the UK’s best Fords on display, a huge retail area and loads more, Ford Fest brings together fans of both old and new Fords. The legendary Santa Pod drag strip will be at the heart of the show with head-to-head battles competing to cover the 1/4 mile in the shortest possible time, but there’s a new challenge coming to FordFest for 2017 – Ultimate Ford. This feature will see contenders battle it out across…

WIN! mountune UPGRADES! This month we’ve got Mk7 Fiesta ST and Mk3 Focus ST/RS goodie packs from mountune to give away…! Mountune need little introduction to the fast Ford fan; their performance upgrades for the Blue Oval date back to the early ’80s, and they’ve been making Fords faster ever since! Today, the company is Ford’s official tuning partner, meaning that many of mountune’s performance products and even complete tuning packages won’t affect the manufacturer’s warranty. We’ve got two mountune goodie packs to give away to two lucky readers this month. The first is for Mk7 Fiesta ST owners, comprising high-flow induction hose, roll restrictor, and one of mountune’s new billet alloy oil filler caps – a prize totaling over £290 on the mountunestore.com! Mk3 Focus ST/RS owners are also…

Sponsored by mountune ford fair SHOW GUIDE 2017 YOUR 40-PAGE GUIDE TO EUROPE’S BIGGEST AND BEST FORD FESTIVAL, PACKED WITH ESSENTIAL MAPS, TIMETABLES, AND SHOW INFO… Inside this special Show Guide supplement you’ll find all the vital information you need to know about Ford Fair 2017! Ford Fair is the biggest and best Blue Oval festival Europe has to offer, and the show continues to grow! You can expect to see over 4000 cars on display at Ford Fair 2017, ranging from modern Fiestas and Focuses right through to classic Cortinas and Capris, with everything else you can imagine in between too! There’s always plenty going on at Ford Fair, and 2017 is set to be even bigger, better, and more action-packed than ever before! You’ve already made the perfect…

SHOW LAYOUT KEY FEATURES  Don’t miss a thing with this event map! Key stops include club displays (p16), Retail Village (p19), Ford Live Action Arena (p22), Show and Shine awards, Classic Ford Zone (p79), Fast Ford stand and the UK’s Fastest Fords display (p52), concours competitionS (p26) and Mountune stand (p20). Make sure you head to the grandstands to check out the non-stop Ford-only track action. FREE SHUTTLE BUS  FREE shuttle bus to the car park. Don’t worry about buying heavy items or walking all the way to your car at the end of your busy day. Just pick up one of the free shuttle buses from the locations marked on the map and it will deliver you back to the car park.…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 SHOW & SHINE THE SHOW AND SHINE COMPETITION WILL SEE A SELECTION OF THE BEST-LOOKING BLUE OVALS BATTLE IT OUT AT FORD FAIR 2017… The much-loved Show & Shine competition returns to Ford Fair 2017, bringing together a selection of the very best presented fast Fords all in one place for you to enjoy. Whether it’s an impeccably detailed restoration, a highly-strung track weapon, or a seriously sorted fast road racer these Fords are simply guaranteed to impress! Over the past few months you have been sending in photos of your cherished Fords, putting them forward for entry to the Show & Shine contest. Well, the organisers have looked at them all, given them some serious consideration, and have narrowed down all the entries to a shortlist…

SPRINT TEST PUT YOUR OWN FORD THROUGH ITS PACES IN THE ALL NEW SPRINT TEST! One of the most talked-about features at Ford Fair 2017 is the all-new Sprint Test. Starting from a standstill the objective is simple; reach the finish line as fast as you possibly can! That means nothing but full-throttle acceleration as you dash to the finish in the shortest time possible. For just £10 you can really put your Ford to the test and grab three runs on the Sprint Test course. Or for £20 you can take advantage of unlimited runs, allowing you to chip away at the time and be in with a chance of winning a trophy! Yep, there’s trophies to be won for the fastest Fords to complete the Sprint Test course…

RETAIL VILLAGE DON’T MISS THE CHANCE TO GRAB A BARGAIN OR TWO FROM THE RETAIL VILLAGE... Ford Fair offers Blue Oval owners the chance to bag themselves a bargain, at the famed Retail Village. Found at the top end of the show, between the infamous ‘Maggots’ corner and the ‘Wellington straight’ the Retail village is huge area dedicated to traders and exhibitors. Here you’ll find everything you could ever need for your fast Ford, from performance upgrades, styling products, hard-to-source accessories, and even Ford-based clothing, plus loads more! There’s also a huge wealth of second-hand parts up for grabs too, as this is where you’ll find the legendary Autojumble too! So whether you want to track down that specific part you’ve been looking for, have a hunt for some second-hand…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 UK’S FASTEST FORDS AS WELL AS THE BEST BLUE OVALS ON DISPLAY, FORD FAIR ALSO ATTRACTS THE FASTEST FORDS ON TRACK TOO! As special guests of Fast Ford magazine, Ford Fair will also play host to a selection of the UK’s fastest Fords. These awesome Blue Ovals have been carefully selected by Fast Ford magazine to showcase some of the very finest (and fastest!) Fords found anywhere in the UK! Forming a special display on the Fast Ford stand you will be able to get up close and personal with the UK’s Fastest Fords. The lineup includes everything from fast road weapons, through dedicated track machines, right through to genuine motorsport machinery. It’s not uncommon to see machines will well over 500bhp available, and serious motorsport-inspired upgrades…

COVER CAR SHOOT HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF YOUR CAR APPEARING ON THE COVER OF YOUR FAVOURITE MAGAZINE? WELL IT CAN AT FORD FAIR 2017… At Ford Fair 2017, Blue Pig Photography are offering you the chance to make your dreams come true with an exclusive, personalised cover shoot of your car at the world famous Silverstone circuit! Blue Pig’s pro photoshoot will take in all the best angles of your car, and you can choose your three favourite shots to be placed on your very own exclusive cover of either Classic Ford or Fast Ford magazine for you to take away - all for just £40! To pre-book your photoshoot time you can via the ticketing page. If you would like to book with Blue Pig Photography directly call…

SHOW GUIDE 2017 APEX PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR SEES THE RETURN OF ANOTHER FANTASTIC SHOW SPONSOR, APEX PERFORMANCE. WITH THEM THEY BRING FOUR OF THE BIGGEST BRANDS IN THE SCENE TO FORD FAIR 2017… We’re delighted to welcome one of the UK’s top motorsport and performance brands as sponsors of Ford Fair 2017, Apex Performance. The company looks after a selection of top automotive brands including K Sport, Hardrace, BC Racing, and BC Forged Wheels. All of which are well established in the Ford tuning scene. Be sure to head over to their stand in the Retail Village to check out these awesome products for yourselves… HARDRACE Hardrace was founded in 1998 and specialises in designing, manufacturing and marketing reinforced chassis parts for race and road cars. An enthusiasm for high…

SIERRA ESTATE BROWN PANTS It’s brown. It looks pants. But it does frightening things that’ll make a right mess of your unmentionables… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Matt Woods “I drove the car to Santa Pod, abused it all weekend and drove it home. It also got me to work on Monday” You can call this Sierra many things – and people have, as you might imagine – but one thing it demonstrably is not is a Series One RS Turbo. That might seem like a desperately obvious thing to say, but the reality is that Chris Locke never meant to create this car. “My goal was always to build a RWD Cosworth S1 RST,” he grins. “It’s my all-time favourite car, but I prefer rear-wheel-drive, and what better engine than…

ALL ABOUT… CAMSHAFTS This month we team up with Newman Cams to take a closer look at an engine’s camshaft, what it does, and how you can make sure you’ve got the right one for your Ford… When it comes to increasing your engine’s power, changing the camshaft should be right at the top of your list of things to do. With a few relatively minor adjustments to the cam profile you can have a massive influence on an engine’s characteristics. Whether you want more power at maximum revs for racing, or just need more low-down grunt for towing a trailer, changing the camshaft can help produce the desired results. But get it wrong and it can also have dire consequences for a car’s performance. So we spoke to the…

AMSOIL BACK IN THE UK AMSOIL is back in the UK! Yes, the first oil brand to bring synthetic oils to the market back in the 1960s is back, and bringing with them a selected range of high performance engine oils, gear oils, additives and greases. AMSOIL specialises in developing synthetic lubricant technology designed for those who demand the best. Their full line of synthetic lubricants allows customers to harness the full potential of their cars, trucks, motorcycles, industrial machinery and anything else they ride, drive or operate. By maximising vehicle and equipment performance, reducing maintenance and increasing fuel efficiency, AMSOIL synthetic lubricants help millions of people worldwide get the most out of their vehicles and equipment while saving time and money. AMSOIL engineers start by identifying inefficiencies in equipment.…