Ford Fiesta Championship

The www.dees.co.uk Ford Fiesta Championship incorporates three models of Fiesta, two formerly seen in manufacturer championships. The cars run on slick Dunlop control tyres.

Class A consists of the mid-90s Mk3 Fiesta Si's, but with standard 1800cc 130ps Zetec engines out of the Fiesta RS1800 or Escort GTi.

Class B cars use a Mk5 Fiesta Zetec-S bodyshell with a smaller 1400cc blacktop Zetec powerplant.

Class C will be for the brand new Fiesta ST which will run in group N style with the car being a near showroom class.

All classes will give very close racing, and there will plenty that between Fiesta Si and Fiesta Zetec in the middle of the field - a fact that in a previous season, the concluding race saw a four cars abreast to the Brands Hatch start/finish straight.

The Ford Fiesta Championship gives very good value for money, due to the cheap cost of the bodyshells and engines and the fact that performance modifications are not permitted. The average season budget would be somewhere between £4000 and £5000, and a championship-winning car can be built for under £5000. And like the other Ford Championships, there will be TV coverage again this year giving a huge incentive for sponsorship, with an estimated viewing audience of over 70,000 people per programme.