Not sure, don't think he has NOS...
I didn't get there early enough to hear the announcer say what engine the beast has got, but 600-700bhp...!?!

[Edited by carrot-sti - 9/8/2003 9:48:29 AM]

 

Just emailed one of the other competitors in Saturday's meeting (a scooby owner himself), and he mentioned the following:


"The Puma should be fast as over £500,000 has been spent on it. It is built of carbon fibre so weighs virtually nothing. It has a Ford RS 200 engine developing some 700+ BHP with four wheel drive."

"Apparently it was having problems with its clutch and its control/hold system which is why it was bogging down on the line nearly every time and why the time of 10.64 was slow - well relatively !!!"

"I was told that it had been tested at Bruntingthorpe the week before and had been clocked at 0 - 150 mph @ 5.5 secs."

"Apparently they are expecting a time for the 1/4 of of some 7 to 8 seconds once it is set up right and Mike gets used to the car which I suppose ought to be realistic."

[Edited by carrot-sti - 9/8/2003 11:16:02 AM]

 

I happened to be passing by my local sprint on Saturday and stopped for a look, I'm glad I did, cos I saw THE MOST AWESOME car I've ever laid eyes on!!!!!!

A Ford Puma, although barely recognisable, 4wd, between 600-700bhp (the owner was keeping that close to his chest!) and I watched it do the 1/4 mile (curved, not a straight track) in 10.64 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unbelievable!!!

 

 

Wow... now that is one quick hairdresser

 

Jesus

 

Is this the guy who has NOS

 

Whatever he has that is feckin awesome!!

 

I'll try to get some photos at the next meeting and post them up...

Keep you posted.

 

Thats a lot of haircuts

Jza

 

I've personally never considered the the Puma to be anything like a hairdressers car. Have you driven one?

 

I looked at getting a Puma as a second "fun" car, I was put off when I asked the salesman about the scratches on the top of the sills..

I kid-you-not he said "they all get like that - caused by high heels"

I walked away

*not joking either*

 

Sounds like a proper bit of kit

Nath

 

You can see a few more details of this here

 

Awesome race car, but you can hardly call it a Ford Puma, only in its resemblence in its shell, the rest is pure high race spec, close to a Le Mans car. The site is quoting 1000bhp once setup!
Nice to see what you can do with money.

 

No... but i know a hairdresser who has

J