Fast Ford February 2020

INTRO WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY ISSUE! - Jamie King - Editor Well, there's only one place to start this issue, and that's by wishing you all a very happy New Year. Some of you lucky subscribers (those on Santa's 'nice' list!) may well even get this issue pop through the door in time for Christmas, and if you're reading this before the big day then please, from everyone here at FF, allow me to wish you a Merry Christmas too. Officially, this issue doesn't go on sale in the shops until 27th December, but that still gives us a few days to bring you the results from the Fast Ford Awards before 2020 sets in. Last issue, you will recall reading all about the different categories we had devised to…

MK1 FOCUS RS MIRROR, MIRROR… …ON THE WALL, IS THIS THE CLEANEST FORD OF ALL? Steve Evans has poured countless hours and endless amounts of dedication into his concours condition Focus RS – an effort that’s been rewarded with trophies, lots of trophies! Words BEN BIRCH Photos AS DESIGN Concours competitions are a huge test; of precision planning, an eagle eye for detail and most of all, an unwavering dedication to the cause. To place anywhere in an event is a serious achievement, but to win two of the most prestigious Ford concours honours in the same year, is truly remarkable. Well in 2019 this Mk1 Focus RS did just that – it not only won the Overall Gold Cup two years running in 2018 and 2019, but it…

TECH SPEC MK1 FOCUS RS ENGINE Milltek sports cat and exhaust system, K&N Gen 2 induction kit, Superchips Bluefin, Airtec charge-cooler radiator, Samco silicone hoses, full split loom change, DPC air ducted slam panel, braided fuel lines, stainless steel under bonnet plates, charge-cooler cover/cap, fuse box cover, brake fluid reservoir cover/ cap, power steering reservoir cover/cap, screen washer cap/ cover, header tank cap / cover, wing top rails, billet strut top covers, full bulkhead cover, cambelt cover, manifold cover, coil pack bracket, polished throttle elbow, engine mount cap, blue Motorsport ignition leads, colour coded charge-cooler, battery box, slam panel and rocker cover POWER 270bhp (estimated) SUSPENSION KW V1 ‘RS Edition’ coilovers, Powerflex poly bushes, Hardrace adjustable toe arms, Roadnutz adjustable drop links BRAKES Reyland 2-piece front brake kit, custom billet…

DRIVER SPEC STEVE RSF EVANS JOB Carpenter FIRST FORD Mk1 Ford Escort BEST MODIFICATION Hella headlights FAVOURITE FORD SHOW OR EVENT? All RSOC local shows, Cornwall show a favourite, Ford Fair a must TRACK DAY OR SHOW & SHINE? Show and shine SIERRA RS500 OR FOCUS RS500? Focus RS500 WRC OR BTCC? WRC LESSONS LEARNT FROM THIS PROJECT? Be a leader not a sheep, don’t be afraid to be different and don’t follow the crowd! THANKS A big thanks from Kate and I to all involved in the RSOC the club. A big thanks to Paul, Alan and Deena Cox, Jason Dale (Mr. Rust) Kevin Flatman (for obvious reasons), Kevin Murby (even with thick fingers managed to find dirt in my chassis rails), and all the concours gang. Also, big…

HONOURS LIST 2018 • Pure Ford 2nd place “Post-‘87 modified” • Ford Live Knockhill 1st place “Expert post-2001” and “Car of the Show” • Bridgend Ford engine plant 1st place “Expert post-2001” • Cornwall RS 1st place “Expert post-2001” and “Car of the Show” • Oxford RS 1st place “Expert post-2001” • RS Combe 1st place “Expert post-2001” • North Yorks RS 1st place “Expert post-2001” • Ford Fair 1st place “Modified Ford 2002-2016” • RSOC National Day 1st place “Expert post-2001” • Northants RS 1st place “Expert post-2001”, Gold Cup Winner “Expert post-2001” and Overall Gold Cup Winner 2019 • Cumbria RS 1st place “Expert class modified post-‘81” and “Best presented RS” • Cornwall RS 1st place “Expert class modified post-‘81”and “Best presented RS” • RS Combe 1st place…

WHAT'S NEW NEWS See what s going down in the world of fast Fords... AET MOTORSPORT CLINCHES THE TIME ATTACK 'POCKET ROCKET' CHAMPIONSHIP Yorkshire-based AET Motorsport has taken the UK Time Attack title in a thrilling final-round decider at Snetterton, with company sales director, Nick Cook at the wheel of the Mk7 Fiesta ST. Time Attack is a sport that’s been massively growing in stature across the globe in recent years; originally spawning from Japanese race cars of the 1960s that were built to celebrate the art of the aftermarket tuner, the doors were open to everyone from low-budget home-spannerers to big-bucks corporate showcases, with everyone racing on, as it were, a level playing field. This is very much the ethos of the series today – you just need to…