"RallyDork" (pelijep)
06/12/2015 at 10:00 • Filed to: None
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"RallyDork" (pelijep)
06/12/2015 at 10:00 • Filed to: None | 1
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So Ford/M-Sport is bringing some of the big guns over here...
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What next?
I think a new Mazda 3 GTX would look pretty good but thats just me
Wheelerguy
> RallyDork
06/12/2015 at 10:06 |
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Ford just make a Fiesta RS and you win 2015.
boxrocket
> RallyDork
06/12/2015 at 10:20 |
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*insert thinking velociraptor meme*
Would a Mazda3 GTX be mostly a CX-5?
I’d love Mazdaapeed and racing versions of every Mazda model, personally, once the CX-9 is redone that is.
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RallyDork
> boxrocket
06/12/2015 at 10:25 |
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I think the CX5 would be a bit tall but then again look at Mini. I think the new 3 would look pretty good with a little work here and there.
Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> RallyDork
06/12/2015 at 10:27 |
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Ken Block’s Rally America car has to be road legal in order to compete....
I just need to be really, REALLY rich, and then I can drive one too!
Svend
> RallyDork
06/12/2015 at 12:02 |
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The Fiesta pictured is the RRC which is similar to the RS WRC.
Malcolm Wilson of M-Sport out at Cockermouth (down the road from me) has been given approval for some expansion in the last few months by Cumbria County Council to build new facilities for innovation and testing so at least the foreseable future looks good for M-Sport.
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Svend
> Wheelerguy
06/12/2015 at 12:53 |
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These are simply stripped out Fiestas. This class they aren’t allowed to do anything to the car that doesn’t come with the car except add a rollcage, fuel cut off, etc... but they can strip it out and make what’s there lighter by shaving parts or tweaking them. The engine is a tweaked standard Fiesta engine, etc... . So all the stuff is possible, its just knowing what.
SubiSanchez
> RallyDork
06/12/2015 at 14:05 |
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I saw this announcement this morning I’m super excited! I’m a big Subaru fan but Higgins and Subaru Rally Team really need some proper competition that isn’t Kenny from the Block or Pastrana. Hopefully this revives the Open Class in Rally America to where there’s multiple drivers fighting for the win like back when there was Pastrana, Block, Foust, ACP, and L’estage with a chance at winning. It’s been pretty monotone the past few seasons.
Dusty Ventures
> Svend
06/12/2015 at 17:35 |
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Nah, there’s a lot more going on than stripping and caging. That thing’s AWD, pushes about 350 horse with a restrictor, enjoys nearly a foot of suspension travel, is wider, runs a sequential gearbox, and has a lot going on in terms of aero. True enough though that it’s about 60% (40%?) off the shelf Ford parts built on an unmodified factory shell.
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Svend
> Dusty Ventures
06/12/2015 at 18:03 |
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I don’t know which M-Sport Fiesta I was thinking then.
Just went to their website and got the specs. Whatever Fiesta it was I was thinking sure isn’t this one.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Engine: Ford 1598cc Pipo built GTDi engine. Four cylinders, 16 valves. Cosworth electronics engine management system. Catalytic converter, 30mm restrictor*, RRC spec flywheel*. Torque: 360 Nm @ 4750 rpm – RRC specification Transmission: Permanent four-wheel drive. M-Sport / Xtrac six speed sequential gearbox with AP clutch. Suspension: Front and rear: MacPherson struts with Reiger external reservoir dampers, three-way adjustable. Fabricated steel links. Front and rear anti-roll bars. Machined aluminium uprights. Brakes: Gravel (front and rear): 300mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four piston monoblock calipers. Asphalt (front): 355mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four-piston monoblock calipers. Asphalt (rear): 300mm Brembo ventilated discs with Brembo four-piston monoblock calipers. Hydraulic handbrake. Steering: Power-assisted high-ratio (12:1) rack and pinion. One and a half turns lock to lock. Wheels: Gravel: 7in x 15in (aluminium) wheels with 650mm tyres. Asphalt: 8in x 18in wheels with 650mm ø tyres, meeting RRC weight requirements. Bodyshell: Unitary construction. Unique composite side panels. Welded T45 steel safety roll cage. RRC aerodynamic rear wing*, RRC unique front ‘bumper’ and Intercooler duct*. Electronics: Full Cosworth electronics data acquisition for on-event diagnostics and performance development. Fuel Tank: FIA FT3 tank, 80 litre capacity, located centrally. Dimensions: Length: 3958mm. Width: 1820mm. Wheelbase: 2489mm. Weight: 1200kg minimum. *Items changed when converted to WRC variant.
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Dusty Ventures
> Svend
06/12/2015 at 18:07 |
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The closest to what you described would be an R1, but I don’t know if M-Sport even officially does those (anymore?). Also, the R5 they’re bringing to the States is a special edition, with a 2000cc engine instead of the 1598cc powerplant. It’s a non-FIA engine designed to compete with the more powerful American cars and it puts out even more power than the full WRC spec engine.