Kristian Mayer, 40 years old, races for his pleasure and for his money in the German series of Formula Ford. This is his favorite sport: Herr Mayer devotes all his spare time to racing and is very upset when the judge gives a swing with a checkered flag. After all, he has to get home in a regular car.
Mayer did not want to part with the bolide so much that he has decided to rebuild the formula vehicle into a car for public roads. The main problem was to get the approval from the German technical supervisory authority TUV, because without their expert opinions no vehicle can come on the road.
And because the original are only chassis from Reynard 91F spatial frame, plastic fenders and lighting equipment where hoisted on top of them. The front spoiler and rear wing are strengthened to play a bumper role. In addition, horn and hand brake were built in to the car.
As a result of adaptation formula vehicle’s mass has grown by 105 kg - up to 525. It has not affected the dynamics. After all, the engine is from another car. Combat vehicles are equipped with 140hp-strong Ford Duratec 1.6 engines. But for a civic version Meyer borrowed a little bit more powerful engine - 204-strong turbomotor from the Opel Calibra coupe. The exact dynamics are unknown, but, according to Mayer’s words, it can speed up to 250 km / h. Note that original bolide’s ceiling is 230 km / h and it speeds up to the 100km/h in less than five seconds.
The whole process of construction took four years. But the adaptation work to the machine is not finished. Herr Mayer said he had his hands itching to do with the formula something else. For example, to solve the problem of all-weather driving. We are waiting for a removable roof!
