hi!!! Who remebers the ford sierra?

monkey_boy1990 · 06-09-2006, 08:14 PM

Does any body remember the ford sierra? or has it been whiped from or memory banks buy the men in black.{they thought it was a UFO}. does any body remember the huge 800bhp it used to produce for qualifying?

PLZZZ someone tell me you remember it!

monkey_boy1990 · 06-09-2006, 08:20 PM

big pete you there?

Dezza · 06-09-2006, 08:22 PM

I remember it! I saw a road-going one 2 weeks ago. Now what is the point of this thread?

monkey_boy1990 · 06-09-2006, 08:23 PM

The point is that it produced 800bhp and it was only a 2lte four cylender!

OK lock this thread its stupid but i love ford sierra sorry guys.

Dezza · 06-09-2006, 08:28 PM

Fair enough. They were impressive for a 4 pot. I can see why you like them. They were very quick cars.

FordFan86 · 06-09-2006, 08:32 PM

I know the car you mean, I have the article on my comp somewhere.
I just can't find it :(
(I did *steal* it from AFF tho, so someone else might have saved it when it was up here last)

red_hotxr6 · 06-09-2006, 08:33 PM

I can remember watching Dick Johnson driving one..... right past a holden commodore with Peter Brock in it, mind you i dont know how fair it was but it was a Ford.Geez Imust have been 10 or 11.

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eed-250 · 06-09-2006, 08:41 PM

i love them! aweseom cars.. one of the only 4cyl's i would EVER want to own!

rushing on acid · 06-09-2006, 08:42 PM

dont know about the 800 hp but they did produce 600 - 620 hp back then!

nugget378 · 06-09-2006, 09:13 PM

Yeh 800hp is a bit rich,the figure I remember was about 500 for the race maybe 600 for qualifying..

MRJUCY · 06-09-2006, 09:35 PM

I used to love them, fast little cars I have a massive signed poster of DJ & JB in theirs & even have one of Brock too.

zetec · 06-09-2006, 09:48 PM

Mmm Sierra

In 1989 and 1990 Peter Brock even raced a mighty Ford Sierra. Seems it took that to get him out of a Torana.

Roadgoing versions... mmmm Cosworth...

wulos · 06-09-2006, 09:52 PM

Will notice in the pics that zeter posted that Brockie removed the Ford badges...
He acknowledged that they were the fastest car available at the time - but refused to be seen driving a Ford.

**Bluehoon** · 06-09-2006, 10:12 PM

Here is a pic from the Bowden family collection.

FordFan86 · 06-09-2006, 10:20 PM

Found *it*
Not a Sierra, but it's the article I was thinking of... 560bhp from 1.7 litres..

06-09-2006, 10:22 PM

Here's a bit of trivia for you. In the early 80's in South Africa they had a Ford Sierra XR6 and XR8.

JG66ME · 06-09-2006, 10:51 PM

What ****ed me off was that CAMS changed the rules because the Sierra always won, made them restrict the turbo. Then they let that Nissan thing race. If that Nissan is a touring car, I bare my **** in Bourke Street.

The day DJ was robbed of that Bathurst win when he passed that Ricer on sterroids AND the Ford was forced to race with a restrictor is the last day I watched a touring car race.

MAINTAIN THE RAGE I say.

Steve

PS

I still have most of the ATCC Races with Sierras on vidio, should transfer them to disc.

Falcon Freak · 06-09-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by monkey_boy1990

Does any body remember the ford sierra? or has it been whiped from or memory banks buy the men in black.{they thought it was a UFO}. does any body remember the huge 800bhp it used to produce for qualifying?

PLZZZ someone tell me you remember it!

I remember it very well. I saw when Dick Johnson first raced a Ford Sierra in the 1987 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship. Even in its last year of competition in 1992, the Sierra was quicker in a straight line then the much lauded Nissan Skyline GTR. Not bad for a car which was homologated for the 1987 World Touring Car Championship and then had bugger all done to it for the next five years of its competition life.

Shell Australian Touring Car Championship. Ah the good old days........

FF

Falcon Freak · 06-09-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

Mmm Sierra

In 1989 and 1990 Peter Brock even raced a mighty Ford Sierra. Seems it took that to get him out of a Torana.

Actually he raced a BMW M3 the year before (1988) he switched to the Ford Sierra. Prior to that he raced Holden Commodores. Peter's last year racing the HDT Torana was 1979.

Did anybody notice that he always removed the Ford badges from his Sierras? *****.

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FF

mr scotto · 06-09-2006, 11:17 PM

15 years on and they would keep the current touring cars honest at most tracks.

**Bluehoon** · 06-09-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mr scotto

15 years on and they would keep the current touring cars honest at most tracks.

If the ruling wasn't to lower everyone to the lowest common denominator.

V8 supercars anyone????? :hihi:

FTGAutosalvage · 06-09-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by one

Here's a bit of trivia for you. In the early 80's in South Africa they had a Ford Sierra XR6 and XR8.

yep , i own one of the 250 XR8's built

dont know of any others in OZ

Falcon Freak · 06-09-2006, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mr scotto

15 years on and they would keep the current touring cars honest at most tracks.

I disagree. The Sierra's had less than 600bhp, skinny tyres and handled like crap. The V8s lapped Sandown on the weekend in the 1min 10sec bracket. The Sierra's lapped the same circuit much slower then that. And this is a circuit which favours the Sierra as it allows it to wind up the turbo on all of the straights.

FF

JG66ME · 06-09-2006, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FTGAutosalvage

yep , i own one of the 250 XR8's built

dont know of any others in OZ

Nice car. What are those wheels? I have a nice set of factory Ford RS 15x7s, same style as the Brooklands Capri but Sierra offset. I think they wher from an 87 XR4i.

I don't have any use for them, hint hint :Reverend:

FTGAutosalvage · 06-09-2006, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JG66ME

Nice car. What are those wheels? I have a nice set of factory Ford RS 15x7s, same style as the Brooklands Capri but Sierra offset. I think they wher from an 87 XR4i.

I don't have any use for them, hint hint :Reverend:

the wheels are factory xr8 , you should email me some pics of the wheels you have for sale

1970galaxie · 06-09-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FTGAutosalvage

yep , i own one of the 250 XR8's built

dont know of any others in OZ

Wow!
I always thought the 4cyl racing Sierras were boring in their day, and I often wondered why they didn't turn to the V8 Sierras to run against the Holden V8s.

What sort of power figures does it have?
....and does it go?...I mean fast?

Falcon Freak · 06-09-2006, 11:54 PM

Ford Sierra information

Click on 'Sierra Cosworth' and 'RS 500'

One more link for Sierra Cosworth information

FF

normxb · 07-09-2006, 01:34 AM

When Dick Johnson ran the 3 Sierra's at Bathurst , a mate of mine (Terry Sheil) was driving the 3rd car , said it was the "biggest neck-snapping" car he'd ever driven . Even wilder than his own RX7 .(exactly the same as Moffats RX7).

Falcon Freak · 07-09-2006, 08:15 AM

People who raced those cars said they were wild. Dick Johnson said he would tip toe the car around the corners, then when he hit the straights he hit the go pedal and wait for the turbo to kick in. You had to make sure the car was pointing straight first otherwise it swap ends on you when the power arrived.

FF

S3SR · 07-09-2006, 10:12 AM

wow i thought the siera and cosworth were a POS, then saw brocky in one and well that speaks for itself.

there seems to be alot of ford history in the sierra and cosworths.... note to self include in uni assignment.... and good one monkey boy for bringing it up