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Spotlight: October Member of the month - Kieron

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:42 pm
by duncan
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Member User Name: Kieron

Real Name: err Kieron

Location: Sunny Felixstowe

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Model: Ford Sierra 3dr Cosworth

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When did you purchase: Sept 2003

Mods to date: Group A Head Gasket, ARP Head bolts, T34 hybrid Turbo, -31 Actuator, Green injectors, chip & EA remap, Bailey Turbo Damper, RS500 Intercooler, Alloy rad, Alloy Header tank, Alloy Power steering tank, Alloy swirl pot, Alloy breather kit, Alloy breather catch tank, Grp A K&N, Samco Hoses, 3bar map sensor, 4 Spoke RS steering wheel, Compomotive alloys, Bilstein suspension, Scorpion SS Exhaust, AP Racing 330 brake kit, Braided lines, Machined rear discs and RS500 splitter.

Power/Torque: 376 BHP / 287 lbft

Mods planned for future: Grey injectors and a remap to hopefully see over 400 bhp.

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Previous Cars Owned: 309 Gti, S1 RS Turbo, Mondeo (RS Kitted), Merc 2.6 190 AMG, MK2 Fiesta XR2, BMW 320i, BMW 325i Tourer, Pug 205 1.9 Gti, MK 1 Escort RS2000, MK3 Escort RS16i, 2 x Sapphire Cosworth, MK2 Mexico and a few other unmentionables like a Talbot Horizon. :o

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Car you would most like to own: All of them! If I won the lottery I think I would rather have lots of nice cars rather than one really expensive one! :?

Best time had in the car (keep it clean Smile ): I love driving full stop. But I spose if I had to pick one particular time it would of been the ring trip I took last Easter. 40-50 Cars going in convoy for the weekend made the autobahns fun and driving the ring was an experience! Done my first lap in the wet and ended up doing a full 360! How the hell I didn't hit the barriers I will never know but it makes for some good viewing on video on a raining Sunday afternoon!

Likes: I like any subtle mods. Those are the ones that count for more praise if you ask me and maybe your average Joe wouldn't even know what you've done.

Dislikes: Lairy, flip painted, filler and bodykitted 1 litre chav mobiles. I must be old as I'm sure if I was younger I would be into them like most the kids are. I guess when I was modding cars at a young age the thing then was any type of alloy (as production cars rarely had them) and no bigger than 15". Get it lowered a tad then spend the money on making it quicker.

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Member Since: 8th August

Favourite BigPower Event so far: Snetterton as I didn't feel like such a spare part. Takes a while for me to open up and I am not that good at sparking up conversations with strangers. Once I know you though beware as I am a sarcastic, pisstaking bastard!

Trackdays/Drag/Drift/Race events done: 3 Old School Track days @ Bruntingthorpe, 1 trackday @ Silverstone, Numerous RWYB's @ the pod. Plus the Ring.

Future Events: Any I can afford and make really!

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Anything else you want to say: I would like to thank my agent for getting me here and I would like to thank you, all of my fans for voting for me! :lol: :lol: , just keep up the good work guys and long may it continue! 8)

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:15 pm
by Stuart
A really lovely couple of Fords there. Can't wait to have a proper snout around that 3 door when the weather improves Kieron :thumb:

As this is kind of like an interview style thing, I would like to ask a question? As a fan of the blue oval, who do you use for the Cosworth tuning bits? I have an old Siera trackday toy and would love to use the YB in that too.

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:23 pm
by Kieron
Thank you Stuart.

Depends on what bits you need really? For a lot of parts I phone Woodford Garage. The owner (Simon Lester) is an ex RSOC committee member and does know his stuff. For mapping and tuning Paul Hills is pretty good at the basic stuff but I have heard mixed things when it comes to the realms of external wastegates & serious boost etc.

I do 99% of the work on my car and the only think I don't do really is the set up and mapping. Oh and the MOT. :-D

For the Saph I buy second hand off mates etc and again do all the work myself. Maybe thats why its always breaking down :oops:

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:29 pm
by Ben
Yeh I have to say your cossie is amazing - but also really liking your MKI mexico ...

I would love my R32 to be even half as clean as your Sierra.

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:19 am
by frayz
Im an oldskool ford junkie too.. some lovely examples there..

Miss my cossie so much :(

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:21 am
by duncan
Wondered how long it would take you to find this Frayz :lol:

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:03 am
by frayz
Lol i know

Cossies are soooooo much faster :D