McRae R4

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Playing Dirt 2 has reminded me of this car. The R4 was designed as a cheap rally racer with plans for production that could even warrant a one make series. Following Colins death the plans for the car went quiet. Is there any news on wether the project will continue?

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It's a tarted up Ford Ka, right?

Designed by Colin McRae and Dave Plant and built by DJM Race Preparation, the McRae R4’s chassis is based on a steel safety cage with carbon paneling front and rear, and a steel-covered cockpit area. Suspension consists of twin wishbones with Proflex dampers. The body styling has been done by Keith Burden and Tom Webster. It appears that some components of the vehicle have been taken from existing production cars, the doorline in particular appears very close to that of the Ford Ka.
The engine is a naturally-aspirated 4 cylinder, 2.5 litre Millington Diamond Engine producing 350 BHP. Transmission is via a six-speed gearbox, manual or semi-auto, and by mechanical front and rear differentials with the option of mechanical or active central differential. The car can be produced in either 2 or 4 wheel drive formats.

Uh, no, not really, lol
 
I had a mate who was working on this a few years back...

Havnt seen him in a while, but im sure hes still involved in it
 
I had a mate who was working on this a few years back...

Havnt seen him in a while, but im sure hes still involved in it

See if you can find out what the plan is. Surely a cheap all round off road car for the masses is exactly what motorsport needs these days?
 
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