KEVIN JOHNS

AGE 43

JOB Owner of MRM SpeedShop (engine and custom car builder)

FIRST FORD XR3i MK3

BEST MODIFICATION Fivestud conversion

FAVOURITE FORD SHOW Ford Power Live & Ford Fest

TRACK DAY OR SHOW & SHINE? Track day

SIERRA RS500 OR FOCUS RS500? Sierra RS500

WRC OR BTCC? ’90s BTCC

LESSONS LEARNT FROM THIS PROJECT? None

WHAT’S NEXT Engine rebuild for more power

THANKS “Wayne Day at WD Recovery Services for selling me the car, @skiddym84 for use of the workshop and the second pair of hands when I first pulled the car out of the container, Mike Rainbird for supplying lots of custom carbon fibre parts, Wayne at Droitwich Shot Blasting for lots of powder coating, Anembo Engineering for the billet parts, MT Motorsport for the billet cam cover, Steve at Nankang Tyres for all my tyres, and Matt Lawrence at Manor Motor Company for fitting them”