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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Hey guys,

we want to introduce ourself. We're a semiprofessional raceteam from germany and driving the 2012 Ford Focus ST with the "old" 2.5l 5pot engine.

Our hometrack is the famous Nuerburgring Nordschleife for the 4h , 6h and 24hours-endurance-races.

the car got a lot of specs... to much for writing

It's our hobby and we're loving it

Just visit our facebookprofile if you "like" http://www.facebook.com/Herrmann.Racing










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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Here a video of a start lap with our old focus st in 2009 on the nuerburgring.


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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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mate get some breif specs up and more pics
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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specs will come soon

some more pics






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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Good watch, I remember seeing a st one year at a race day, might of been you? What did your old car look like?
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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here is a pic of the last red-white color combination without sponsor stickers.

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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Looks cool as f@&k
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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thanks
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 01:59 PM
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some facts for you


engine 2.5L I5 (RS with special camshafts and higher comp.ratio
turbo Garrett GTX 3071 R
ECU adaptronic e1280 , datalogger AIM MXL Pro
transmission M66 with Quaiffe differential
suspension KW competition 3-way adjustable
brakes front AP racing: 6 piston Caliper Pro 5000+ / 380mm
brakes rear AP racing: 4 piston Caliper Pro 5000+ / 280mm
roll cage M2 automotive
fuel tank ATL 110L
rims Rays 18" / 10,5", ET40
tyres Yokohama Slicks 280/650/18"
Body Kit fibre glass front and rear fenders and bumpers
seat Recaro Pro Racer SPG Hans
lifting system integrated 3 point lifting system / Krontec


kind regards, Flo

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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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some older pics after mounting the rollcage.

please click to enlare

greetz Flo




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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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This looks mighty cool
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Wow, that looks a monster! will be following with interest
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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thanks a lot guys

here's a pic of our old focus spitting some flames


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Love it, you guys love your aero mods, gives us a lot of inspiration,
If you have any diffuser pics pop them up,
Many thanks
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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here is a pic of the "old" rear end...
carbonfibre undershield with carbonfibre air outtakes behind the wheels.

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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Cool if you get any more bang them up, we are making ours at the mo.
Do you flat bottom your cars?
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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"flat bottom"? What does it mean?

cheerz
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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Flat floor. Under the car.
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Looks good, looks like you've taken a lot of inspiration from the Supercopa Seat Leon?
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Originally Posted by OldDan
Flat floor. Under the car.
We're using the seat leon supercopa carbonfibre underfloor.

Maybe... The Leon is very similar, but we just bought the bodykit from another german raceteam.
We just took some adjustment in width... 2cm more per side at the rear fenders.

The old bodykit was calcutated and simulated by ourself.


Thanks a lot for your comments

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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It is Twintex not Carbon Fibre but it's a nice peice of kit
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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are you sure? interesting info...
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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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Yes positive Still it is a good modification to the car!
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Both stunning cars.
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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Thanks Glenn,

the old body shell is for sale.

kind regards, Florian
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Old Feb 17, 2013 | 01:04 PM
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it's still growing.
The Season starts next month and we're daily working for it.





supported by http://www.ukmotorsport.de

at least... the interior of my RS2K Mk5 Tracktool


kind regards

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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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AS Performance Manifold
Thanks to Airtec for their great support!


kind regards,

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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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some work to do but the end is near

kind regards from cologne

Flo



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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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7Hours left! Our old Focus body shell is for sale!!!
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ford-Focus-Re...item1e79c79dfc

The build of our current Focus STR 2013 Racecar for the 24Hours is goining to it's end...! Time is running...
Hoping to see some of you at the nuerburgring next month!

best regards!

Flo

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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 12:47 PM
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Amazing work on this. keeping an eye on this for sure
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Old May 22, 2013 | 07:20 PM
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Some pics of the last weekend at the foggy nuerburgring. Race was cancelled due to this bad conditions.
During the 24Hours Race our focus was been placed in the "ring boulevard".









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Old May 26, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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...it's living in Forza Motorsport for XBOX360.


cheerz, Flo
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Old May 26, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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That looks mint.I want it.
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