FORDS IN MOTORSPORT
W ith more than 40 original ex-works rally cars from the 1970s to 2010, Jiri Jirovec has what is unofficially the largest private collection of race and rally cars in the world. The huge, purpose-built warehouse in the Czech Republic is not open to the public, but we have been given privileged access to wander around slack-jawed to stare appreciatively at such jewels as four ex-McRae WRC Focuses, Malcolm Wilson’s 1993 Group-A Escort Cosworth, and a Sierra that came close to winning the DTM.
This month we look at the legendary RS200 in his epic collection.
If, by some chance you don’t know what an RS200 is, don’t be fooled by its innocent frog-like eyes and the cute little bunny ears; it is a real beast. The fact that it was the fastest accelerating production road car for an incredible 12 years is just a footnote, as it was created for the sole purpose of dominating the world
