Enzo Design RS200:CKC Guide 2009
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Enzo Design RS200
Pikes Peak 2009 car ready for the off THE RALLYING WORLD witnessed a revolution in the ’80s. The advent of 4wd and turbocharged engines made for a fast paced development and extreme speeds on no more than dirt tracks. Ford built one of the few specials which needed 200 cars to be produced. The RS200 was born. Enzo Design is the custodian of the original Ford moulds used by Reliant to manufacture the body panels for Ford in the early ’80s, and have all the original moulds for the internal panels for ducting, heater, interior, and specialist finishing panels for both road and rally cars. From this set of moulds, Enzo continues to manufacture body panels for owners of original cars and now its own true rally car replica. Over the past five years, whilst restoring original cars, we have been able to manufacture replacement aluminium honeycomb chassis to OE specification, gradually expanding our range of replacement spares. In 2010, the 2.1 Evolution engine can be supplied in 2.1 or 2.4-litre form from all new castings. This is as per the Pikes Peak campained RS200, this year producing over 1050bhp from the Geoff Page Racing built engine. During 2009 with the assistance of John Wheeler, Graham Hathaway and Geoff Page, Enzo has started manufacturing complete OE spec cars for use in motorsport. These are eligible for many championships and have a redesigned front and rear subframe and suspension system as designed by John Wheeler for an updated version of the RS200 Ford never built. A campaign is being put together for Mark Rennison to compete again in one of our cars. After driving the Pikes Peak car this year Mark has got the bug to return to rallycross, and in an RS200. A new transmission system, still front mounted as per the original design, has been sourced to give a 6-speed sequential gearchange and electronic diff control options allowing for intergration with our management system providing active yaw and traction control, launch control and data logging.
Pic courtesy of Geoff Page
SPECIFICATION BODY: All GRP and Kevlar panels from original Ford moulds. CHASSIS: Aluminium honeycomb central tub as per original, with redesigned front and rear steel subframes. SUSPENSION: OE spec tarmac double wishbone double damper system, or revised aluminium double wishbone single damper system with blade type anti roll bars and revised uprights. BRAKES: AP Racing 6-pot front and 4-pot rear with a separate hydraulic handbrake system. ENGINE OPTIONS: Ford 4-cylinder 1800cc BDT, Hart/Ford 2.1 BDTE or Enzo Design 2.1/2.4 BDTE replacement. PRICING: Complete cars assembled by Graham Hathaway with spares package available for competition use from £105,000. Enquire about spares prices.
Enzo Design, Unit 1 Portly Ford, Welford Road, Welford, Northamptonshire NN6 6JF T: 012345 80040 or 07810 678994 E: info@enzodesign.co.uk W: www.enzodesign.co.uk
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