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Old 25 Aug 2012, 10:57 (Ref:3124481)   #185
1975DCS
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1975DCS should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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he writes saying the engine is very fradual, too much boose and it goes bang, no enough, poor quallies, getting the revs right to keep the power throughout a corner, and the temp in the car is very very hot! burnes his bum..lol as exhaust exit under drivers seat..
Richard has confirmed all that... but his car was a little more refined, so he says... which could be right as Richard did better than Mark in that period. (but Richard had Fords backing + Royal Mail) which was a huge budget.
Oh yeah, the 1.6 RS engines weren't exactly the best engines Ford made... Especially in that era with low compression engines and lag prone turbo's, so I can see his point...
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