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Ford Focus WRC. World Rally Car 1989 to 2010. The Auto-Biography of a Rally Champion

Door Graham Robson

Categorie
Auto's & Autotechniek
Boeknummer
#224150
Titel
Ford Focus WRC. World Rally Car 1989 to 2010. The Auto-Biography of a Rally Champion
Auteur
Robson, Graham
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
Veloce Publishing Ltd
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1787110206
ISBN13
9781787110205
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

When world rallying introduced a new formula for World Rally Cars, Ford seized the opportunity. Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport organization was contracted to do the job, completed the design in less than a year, and spent the next 12 years campaigning this turbocharged, four-wheel-drive car all round the world. Working from state-of-the-art facilities, M-Sport built 97 Focus WRCs, all of which proved to be worthy of World level action when they won 44 World Championship events. Stellar drivers like Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Markko Martin, Marcus Gronholm and Mikko Hirvonen all added to the mystique of an ultra-professional organization, along with substantial support and sponsorship from the likes of Martini, BP, and the state of Abu Dhabi. By building its in-house technical expertise, M-Spor... (Lees verder)t not only engineered and developed the entire car on behalf of Ford, but gradually took over development of the 300bhp, 2.0-litre, turbocharged engine, and led the design of the complex four-wheel-drive transmissions provided by Xtrac. M-Sport's reputation exploded to the point that when regulations changed, the company immediately produced a new-generation Fiesta WRC, and kept the winning days rolling.
Pagina's
192
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 20,00

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