Classic Ford – September 2019

OSFDC:WHAT’SITALLABOUT?

Theeasiestandcheapestofmotorsports,
theOSFDCtakesplaceattheclassicdrag
stripofSantaPodRacewayin
Northamptonshire.Everyoneis welcome
tojoinin,whethera completenoviceor
oldhand—thehandicapsystemensures
thatallcarsarecompetitive,and
accountsforslickandtreadedtyres.
Forfullrules,regulationsandchat
abouttheChallenge,visittheirFacebook
page:www.facebook.com/osfdc

RACER PROFILE

JON GAMBLE

Car: Sapphire Cosworth 4x4

Spec: top-spec YB, Oppliger six-speed,

Quaife diffs, BBS split-rims

Jon has owned his immaculate Cosworth

for 14 years and over that time there have

been some major changes. “The engine was

built by me and is currently reading 746 bhp

on the dyno. It runs an Oppliger six-speed

sequential gearbox and has Quaife front and

rear diffs. I’ve been drag racing the car for

around eight years now. I used to drive the

car to and from the track until the time it

reached around 521 bhp a few years back

and the gearbox blew up on the dyno — I

decided it was time to buy a trailer”. With the

2019 rule changes Sierras have been

included for the fi rst time in the OSFDC and

Jon jumped at the chance to join in “I’ve

followed the OSFDC for a while and am glad

to be able to be a part of it.” With a PB of 10.7

seconds we know there is much more to

come from this monster of a motor – watch

this space!

Round 5

August30-September1 ,

VWActionweekend

Round 6

September19-20,SaturdayNightSpecial

COMINGUP:

Clean and mean: Peter Melvin’s superb Indian Red

Escort is powered by a normally-aspirated Cosworth.

Rob White’s 100E was fl ying all weekend,

with a personal best time of 12.2 seconds.

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Old Skool Ford

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk

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