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The rally car legend: 2001 Ford Focus RS WRC at DirtFish Rally School in Snoqualmie, WA.
The 2001 Focus RS WRC found in the DirtFish showroom has a short history at the hands of McRae, only entering three WRC events spanning the 2001 and 2002 seasons. This car (Y5 FMC) was used in the 2001 Rallye San Remo, one of the events that lead to his 2nd place finish in the driver’s championship that year. The following year, it was only used in two events, the Monte Carlo Rally and Tour de Corse – Rally France (Corsica).
Unfortunately, Corsica was the final rally this car would ever see. After fighting to 4th place through the first fourteen stages, McRae and co-driver, Nicky Grist, were pushing hard attempting to gain time on the leaders. Upon entry of a high speed right-hand corner, the car hit a patch of mud on the tarmac, causing it to understeer off the outside of the corner and triggering a severe impact with a tree on the driver’s side. The impact crushed the A pillar, bending the cage and reducing the area around McRae’s feet to nearly half of it’s original size. McRae suffered a concussion, and also split open his little finger, breaking bones and tearing tendons. Following the crash, the car was sent back to the UK where it sat in the corner of the M-Sport shop, unrepaired for years.
September 15th, 2007 was a devastating day for not only the rally community, but the entire motorsports world. That was the day the legendary driver passed away in an unfortunate helicopter accident.
After his passing, it was decided that Y5 FMC would be resurrected and restored to its former glory. Because of the extensive damage suffered in the Corsica wreck, it would be no small job. It was obviously going to need to have the majority of the roll cage rebuilt and a lot of work straightening the body and chassis to bring it back to its former glory. The project was taken on by the technicians at M-Sport, and the car was rebuilt to the exact standards and specifications it originally had when it left the shop back in 2001.
Following it’s restorations, it was purchased by DirtFish Owner, Steve Rimmer, and added to his impressive collection of rally cars, along side a Subaru Legacy RS that was also used by McRae in the early 1990’s.
The engine powering the car is a highly modified, turbocharged 2.0 Liter, inline 4 cylinder, 16 valve Duratec, based on the engine used in the Focus road cars. While the engine in the average road-going Focus only produces 130 horsepower and 135 lb/ft of torque, the rally car eclipses that with 300 bhp and a massive 406 lb/ft of rally road-destroying torque. Weighing in at only 2,700 pounds, the acceleration on this car is outrageous and is said to get from 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. Putting all of that power to the ground is the work of the Xtrac 6-speed Sequential gearbox, that sends the power to all four wheels through one of the most advanced active all-wheel drive systems ever fitted to a rally car. Keeping traction with the road is accomplished with Reiger Rally suspension, which is still used on most of the top rally cars today.

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Engine: Ford Zetec E Inline-4
Position: Front Transverse
Aspiration: Twin Garett Turbocharged
Valvetrain: 4 Valves / Cyl
Displacement: 1991 cc / 121.5 in³
Bore: 84.8 mm / 3.34 in
Stroke: 88 mm / 3.46 in
Power: 223.7 kw / 300.0 bhp @ 6500 rpm
Specific output: 150.68 bhp per litre
Bhp/weight: 243.9 bhp per tonne
Torque: 550 nm / 405.7 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
Body / frame Unit: Steel
Driven wheels: Front Engine / 4WD
Front brakes: Brembro Vented Discs w/8-Pot Calipers
f brake size x 370 mm / x 14.6 in
rear brakes Brembro Vented Discs w/8-Pot Calipers
r brake size x 370 mm / x 14.6 in
front wheels F 45.7 x 20.3 cm / 18.0 x 8.0 in
rear wheels R 45.7 x 20.3 cm / 18.0 x 8.0 in
steering Rack & Pinion w/Power Assist
F suspension: MacPherson Struts w/Reiger Adjustable Dampers, Anti Roll Bar
R suspension: MacPherson Struts w/Reiger Adjustable Dampers, Anti-Roll Bar
curb weight 1230 kg / 2712 lbs
wheelbase 2615 mm / 103.0 in
length 4152 mm / 163.5 in
width 1770 mm / 69.7 in
height 1380 mm / 54.3 in
Transmission: Xtrac 240 6-Speed Sequential
Gear ratios :1
Top speed ~230 kph / 142.9 mph
0 – 60 mph ~4.2 seconds

DirtFish Rally Car: https://dirtfish.com/

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