[R5CPD]

I thought it about time that I started up a sister thread to the Puma Cup one, this time featuring the many versions of the Puma that have been used in rallying, rallycross, and short oval racing. This thread can be a useful resource for such Puma's used in motorsport and everyone is welcome to post relevently links to pictures you may have.

Ford Puma Evo.

Engine: Escort Cosworth YB 16 valve turbo, 300 bhp or other
Transmission : 6 or 7 speed close ratio gearbox with 4 wheel drive
Brakes : 4,6 or 8 piston motorsport caliper front, 4 piston motorsport rear
Steering : McPherson strut front, McPherson strut or semi trailing arm rear
Steering : High ratio rack and pinion, power assisted
Wheels : 15 or 18 inch diameter

The Puma Evolution is aimed at a variety of non-homologated categories and special events, including ice-racing, hillclimbs and certain national rallies. Incorporating Group A Escort and Escort World Rally Car four-wheel drive running gear - as used by Ford in the FIA World Rally Championship - this most purposeful Puma can be powered by a number of engine options, including the proposed turbocharged 2-litre Zetec or a Duratec V6 unit. Both can produce in excess of 3OObhp, depending on the specific event technical regulations.














Ford Puma S1600

Engine Zetec SE all alloy, 4 cylinders, 16 valves, 1596cc.
Power Over 200bhp at 9000rpm.
Transmission Front wheel drive via Hewland 6-speed sequential gearbox. Limited slip differential.
Suspension Front: Dynamic suspension MacPherson struts with adjustable spring platforms.
Rear: Ford Racing trailing arm beam with adjustable dynamic suspension
Brakes Front: Alcon 355mm diameter ventilated discs with 4 piston callipers
Rear: Alcon 260mm diameter solid discs with 2 piston callipers.
Body Shell Welded steel safety roll cage. Front and rear wheel arches and bumpers in composite.
Fuel Tank 55 Litre capacity FIA ‘bag’ tank located beneath rear floor.
Wheels Tarmac: 7” x 17” aluminium wheels.
Gravel: 6” x 15” aluminium wheels.

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Gould Puma

The design specification for this car has to be one of the most impressive in the world. Turbo charged, 4WD sequential transmission, fully independent suspension, uncompromised aerodynamics. “What we have designed and built here is fundamentally a dream come reality”. Totally unique, the Gould Puma was conceived by Mike Endean, the one time chairman and founder of Xtrac Ltd. He wanted to combine his vast technical expertise in transmission design and his passion for sprint and speed hillclimbing competition.

An extreme hybrid is the best way to descried the car, it utilises a Ford Puma body shell, stiffened and strengthened with stell tube fabrications both for safety and to bear the loads of the engine, transmission, differential and suspension. The rest of the body is all carbon on carbon/Kevlar mouldings, the doors, interior, bonnet, floor, boot lid and of course rear diffuser.

The engine is a self modified turbo engine dating from the turbo F1 era, with an estimated output near 1000bhp. Engine location is unusual has been far as back in the engine compartment as possible for weight distribution. To transmit that huge output to the road Mike himself designed some of the intricate 4WD system, a lot of it based on modern rally technology. The engine position also helps with mounting the front differential and suspension. The in house suspension design is a development of previous designs, modified to fit the unusual layout, and place the Ohlins dampers and rockers to get the right ratios.

[3Ddunk]

One from the Northwest Stages this february.

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[3Ddunk]

Found this a couple of weeks ago
http://www.wallaseymc.com/PROMRALLY/Videos.htm
Nice bit of driving...

[warrenpenalver]

do ford still have the Puma evo they built???

dunk thats kind of like my driving

[pumarv6]

Ford sold the Evo overseas to take part in some Ice-Racing series!

[warrenpenalver]

Thats a shame!! At least it got used in action!! I wonder if its still alive!!

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[warrenpenalver]

Nice pictures there Chris!!

Nice to see the evolution of the airbox on the various different rally pumas and the suspension detail.

[racepuma52]

Just echoing Warrens words Chris, great pictures ,where do you find them all.

I will set you a challenge find pictures of my old Cup car,it went to compete in rallying in Ireland, then once you have found it ,i can try and buy it back,i miss that car.

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[warrenpenalver]

I really like the bumper lamp pods on the rally puma cosworth!! me likey muchly!!

I wonder what obscenities were going through the minds and coming out the mouths of the driver and co-driver on the airboune pre-crash photo

Nice pic of the overalls!! i really wanted a copy of aws puma overalls but they wouldnt do it without permission from every sponsor and ford.

[R5CPD]

I have been reading in Motorsport News over the last few weeks about the Plymouth Motor Club buying and overhauling an ex-Boreham Kris Meeke Puma S1600. They have prepared a number of pdf files about the build, which include many great detail shots of car. It's clear to see the S1600 has many different suspension components when compared to the Racing or standard Puma.

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma1.pdf

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma2.pdf

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma3.pdf

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma4.pdf

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma5.pdf

http://www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk/puma6.pdf

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[BOK]

This is the car I saw in Auto Express that made me decide I was going to buy a Puma

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Is it me, or is this disgusting?