Ford Festiva Rally Car:

Owner/Builder/Driver: Jon Rood

Race Series: California Rally Series / NASA Club Rally / Rally America Club Rally

Current car specifications:

- 1.8L DOHC BP series Mazda engine (Ford Escort GT, Mazda Protégé LX, Mazda Miata (’94-’99)) with modified Miata intake manifold, Pace Setter Header, Fidanza cam sprockets and two core aluminum race radiator

- Engine management, Mega Squirt EFI, ignition stock mech/elec distributor

- Transmission, Ford Aspire with Phantom Grip limited slip differential

- Front brakes, Brembo rotors, Goodrich stainless lines and Carbon Kevlar pads

- Front suspension, Tokico Illumina Struts (#BZ1073) (VW A1 Rabbit/Jetta) inserts, in modified housings, Eibach springs (250lbs/in, 10” long)

- Festiva Motorsports high durometer race bushings through out

- Rear brakes, factory drums (Aspire/Escort) w/ semi-metallic shoes and custom Goodrich stainless lines

- Rear suspension, Rally:Bilstein 7100 series off-road 10” travel coil overs from Race Shock, Eibach springs (200lbs/in, 14” long primary over 200lbs/in 3-1/2” long tenders)

-Street/Autocross: Tokico Illumina Struts (#BU2769) (VW A2 Golf/Jetta) Eibach 8” 200lbs/in

- Rally, gravel tires, Pirelli T-4’s 165/70R14 on Mazda Protégé 7 spoke wheels

- Autocross and street use, Dunlop SP8000 Sports 195/55R14 on Miata Daisy wheels

- G-Force 5 point safety harnesses

- Corbeau Forza race seats

- Terra-Trip 303plus rally computer, with custom ABS converter circuit for wheel probe drive

- Custom 16 point roll cage, 1.50” O.D. x .120 wall, with door and head bars

photo: Rim of the World Rally, May 2005 (TV coverage on Speed Channel, Motorsport Mundial)

2004 season:

CRS Rally Championship Open2wd: 3^rd place

CRS Rally Sprint Champ. Open2wd: 2^nd place

SCCA SOPAC division Group2: 3^rd place

CRS “Rookie Driver of the Year”