Balancing act
Tim Foxlow’s Escort RSR runs with 2.5-litre Duratec power in a Saloon and Sportscar championship in northern England and Wales. Originally manufactured by SHP Preparations, this example is beautifully prepared by Chris Mellors and team at MEM Motorsport (a company renowned for top-flight rally builds, including the Proton IRIZ R5 WRCar).
Our initial wind tunnel run revealed that not only did the car have a rear-biased downforce balance, as driver feedback and visual impressions suggested, but it also had significant positive lift at the front. We saw in our last two issues that we were able to obtain a good downforce balance primarily with lots of attention to.
