RPM Performance

works twin cam for sale

2011-07-02T10:44:00.003+01:00

ford escort mk1 twin cam works car this car if for sale but only as a fully built car this can be done to your own spec or to the original factor specifications contact baz cannon 01621 819228 full details and photos on rally world blog

mk1 escort bdg car build

2011-06-16T19:04:00.003+01:00

new proflex 3 way adjustable dampers

new field motorsport BDG now in the chassis more photos to follow as the car is built

4 OUTINGS AND FOUR RESULTS

2011-05-17T16:16:00.004+01:00

HEROES RALLY THE SUZUKIS ALEX 3RD IN CLASS BRANDS HATCH 4TH IN CLASS WOODBRIDGE 4TH IN CLASS

S NICK WOODBRIDGE 3RD IN CLASS BRANDS 6TH IN CLASS

TWYFORD WOODS 5TH IN CLASS

FOCUS TWO WHEEL DRIVE WOODBRIDGE 2ND IN CLASS

TWYFORD WOODS 1ST IN CLASS UNTILL SMALL CRASH IN THE DUST FORCED RETIREMENT

2011-02-02T09:51:00.000Z

dodge viper in for track day set up bit of a hand full but this car will put a smile on your face

2010-12-23T16:20:00.006Z

MK2 ESCORT STANDARD BODY SHELL STRIPPED DOWN TO CLEAN METAL THIS SHELL CAN BE FOR SALE AS IS OR CAN BE BUILT TO CUSTOMERS SPECIFICATION PLEASE CONTACT BAZ FOR MORE INFO 01621 819228

2010-12-23T16:04:00.004Z

NEW CAR BUILD FOR 2011 THE ESCORT WILL BE FITTED WITH THE LATEST TOMMY FIELD BDG NEW ZF GEARBOX AND PRO FLEX SUSPENSION KEEP WATCHING FOR UP TO DATE PHOTOS AS THE CAR IS BEEN BUILT

2010-12-23T15:57:00.003Z

NEW ESCORT MK1 GROUP 4 CAR BUILD FOR 2011 SEASON

DREAM COME TRUE

2010-03-26T09:23:00.004Z

Craig dreamt of having a BDG but not even in his dreams did he think it would be this good the car tested faultless at cadwell park

tommy field engine 270 hp sits well in the escort

works dash set up looks the part

DELADO RALLY DATES

2010-03-18T08:28:00.001Z

ROUND 4 APRIL 25TH
5 MAY 23RD
6 JUNE 6TH
7 JULY 4TH
8 SEPT 12TH
9 OCT 10TH

RPM / RALLY WORLD WIN IN BELGIUM

2009-06-22T10:10:00.001+01:00

Metropolitan Police Motor Club Rally Team Wins in Belgium

The 54th running of the Rally International organised by the Auto-Moto Club de la Police Liegeoise saw Ian James and Bob Stokoe in their Grp A M3 BMW win their class as the BMW proved both fast and reliable on the day. The team were in a strong class with two other M3’s driven by local drivers and a number of Ford Escorts. Ian and Bob were the sole car entry from the Federation of British Police Motor Clubs. This was Ian’s fourteenth appearance for this FIA European Police rally; he can now be counted as a local as his knowledge of the stages is as good as the Belgians.

As with any international rally the preparation of the car is of paramount importance and over the winter the team of Craig Martin and Mark Chard from Dick Lovett BMW had worked hard to lose more weight off the car. Final preparations saw the car visit Baz Cannon of RPM PERFORMANCE / RALLY WORLD in Essex for a final check over and service.

The Federation team met at Dover and travelled down to Liege arriving at 5pm on Tuesday afternoon. Our accommodation had been found by our Chef de Equipe Paul Monk, and 16 team members would be staying in a house close to the stages of the rally.

Wednesday started sunny and we collected the road book from the Royal Motor Union Liege, a famous motor club which used to organise the Liege-Rome-Liege rallies in the sixties. Fortunately the stages were the same as in 2007, but with a few amendments so we had most of the notes already. The stages were fast and flowing which suited the BMW very well, and with a top speed of over 125mph in places. Our main competition came from a Subaru World rally Car (WRC) S10, two A8 Mitsubishi Evo 1X, and a Grp N Lancer Evo 1X of our old friend Franco Arlotti and Alain Duchene from the Motor Club de Liegoise. Last year we beat them by 3 seconds.

Scrutineering is always a nervous time, have we ticked all the boxes? and done everything the FIA wants to be done to the car to make it safe. Next year all cars will need to be fitted with the Hans device, this consists of a harness fitted to the shoulders of the driver and navigator securing wires are then connected to the crash helmet. This apparatus is seen regularly in motor racing and is now being introduced for international rallies for 2010.The device successfully prevents whip lash injuries to the neck in the event of a high speed impact. The cost for both driver and navigator could be as much as £2000! The car and all our equipment passed and we looked forward to a great day’s rallying on Saturday.

Up at 6am for a quick breakfast, although I do not tend to eat very much on the morning of the rally, just a coffee and a small bowl of cereal and that will do me until lunchtime. Into the car and ready for the off, much cranking of the engine and it fails to fire up, a bit of a panic now as we have to be at the start in 45 minutes. Mark and Craig have appeared on hearing our predicament, and after a bit easy start and WD 40 the car bursts into life. We just hope we have no repetition on the rally. A quick blast down the motorway and into Liege for the start. We manage to slot into our place which had been left car by 17 another of the BMWs. Although we were competing against each other for the class award we had been entered as a BMW team so we look after each other as well as being fiercely competitive on the stages. Half an hour for a chat with old friends and then we are off to the start of the first of 16 special stages to be tackled during the day. The weather was warming up and it looked good for the BMWs which like the dry roads as opposed to the wet ones. Franco in his Mitsubishi on the other hand was praying for a bit of rain, but I am afraid he was going to be out of luck.

With engine now warmed up it started first time and we were away from the start following one of the other M3’s at number 15. Into service for a quick check before we were off to the first stage out of a small village called Ferriere, a regroup in the village square surrounded by small bars and an hotel.

The first stage is always tricky as there are inevitably damp roads under the trees and caution is always advisable so as not to throw away the event on the first stage. The fast boys in the WRC cars and 4x4 finished the stage in 5m 11 seconds, Bob and I managed 5m 32. and more pleasing we were 3 seconds up on our rival Franco, and ahead of the other 2 BMWs in the class.

The next stage was a short 2 minute blast through the countryside, a short blast of 500 metres to a tight left hand hairpin, 300 metres to a long right hand bend, and then flat out down hill through sweeping bends in 6th gear, braking heavily for the narrowing of the road and a quick left and right into a village, a second gear right hand bend at the monument of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus, and blast up hill to finish on a slippery tight left hander, all done in 1m 55. Four seconds faster than Franco we now had 7 seconds on him after just 2 stages.

The next stage was the fastest of the rally the WRC cars were averaging over 70 mph and reaching over 125 mph on the flowing “A” roads, this was a great stage for the BMW, and we were going to make this stage count and put more time between ourselves and Franco and the M3s. We blasted through the stage at over 117km/H and took another 3 seconds from Franco. He was wondering what he was going to have to do to come to terms with the M3.

By the time we had had lunch and started the second loop we were 25 seconds ahead of Franco and one of the M3s had departed with what looked like lack of fuel or fuel pressure. We were leading the class and third overall. All looked good for a podium place and a class win.

At the next regroup we went to go out of the time control and the engine would not fire up, a bit of “drama” as Baz would say. We pushed the car through the time control and collected our time, and then beside the road started to tweek all those leads under the bonnet which Craig and Mark had adjusted in the morning, as luck has it the car fired into life, and to this day I do not know why it failed to fire up, but we will change much of the electrical bits before the next rally. It was then a blast to the next start time control, we had lost a few minutes, but we arrived just as 18 was about to go in, so we nipped in just on our minute. I did not want to give Franco any glimmer of hope that he could catch us, 10 seconds for 1 minute lateness would have given him the appetite for a battle, but as it was I think he had succumbed to second best by this time in the afternoon. We raised the bar higher with an average speed of over 120km/H on stage 4 again beating Franco by 8 seconds.

We left our final service with a cushion over 4th place Franco Arlotti of 35 seconds, all we had to do was keep it on the road and hope that there were no more dramas. Into the regroup before the start of the final 4 stages. Our minute came up and I went to start the engine, the starter motor was spinning but not engaging the fly wheel! A bit of pushing in gear saw the starter motor finally engage with the fly wheel and we were off on the last loop of the rally. At this point I decided it would be wise not to stop the engine on this final run. Fortunately there were no hold ups and the rally ran to time so I was able to keep the car ticking over until we reached the finish. The last 4 stages were still driven hard, as we were unsure as to whether we would receive a 10 second penalty for booking in late earlier in the event. We had also changed to a medium compound tyre from the soft compound that we had started the event as the temperatures now reached the mid twenties, however the stages were not really long enough to get the heat into the new tyres and consequently we dropped time to Franco on the last stages, but we had enough of a cushion to still beat him at the end of the event by 25 seconds.

All the team got home safely with no major incidents, the motorcyclists from the FBMPC finishing 4th, 5th and 9th in the top ten which was a great achievement. Bob and I finished yet again 3rd overall and winning the Class. A great week well organised as usual by Paul Monk and Robin Tutchings from the Metropolitan Police Motor Club. Thanks also go to the service crew of Craig and Mark for keeping us in the rally, and to the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association which supports the team on this prestigious European event.

performance is the name of the game

2009-04-07T16:54:00.007+01:00

PERFORMANCE SERVICING AND REPAIRS

baz gets into the Bentley do all Bentley mechanics wear flying hats and goggles

performance jap cars are also worked on at rpm

RPM CAN DO WONDERS WITH YOUR LOTUS

and what baz cannon is know for preparation of rally cars

if you are looking for an alternative to paying astronomical service bills well look no further RPM will service and repair your performance vehicles

2009-02-13T10:06:00.002Z

dave montys 50th birthday bash from right to left gordon spooner baz cannon dave and neil briggs these four guys were the driving force behind the production of the RS focus

MERCS ARE US

2009-01-31T13:50:00.008Z

RPM will carry out servicing or repairs to all models of Mercedes if it is complete Restoration or race tuning you require we have the technology old 190 gets a bit of love and attention new carbs and electrics

does your SLK suffer with steering problems does it dart all over the road if so contact baz he has the solutions to make your SLK drive like a race car

servicing at a fraction of the price of the main dealers

vac pump system fitted to enable the bakes servo to work with the turbo engine

190 merc converted to run with a 400hp ford cosworth set up the conversions consisted of a ford cosworth engine two wheel drive gearbox steering modifications brakes and suspension the handling and performance was out of this world

A SMART PAIR

2008-10-16T13:56:00.005+01:00

a very smart pair

RPM will service tune and repair your smart

smarts to lotus

2008-10-16T13:46:00.003+01:00

too smart if this is what you are looking for rpm can supply and design graphics to fit your smart or lotus

lotus 211 for silverstone

2008-09-18T16:03:00.003+01:00

the lotus 211 of mark gooday gets the final look over before leaving for silverstone this weekend september 20th mark is looking for a win this week or at least a podium finish rpm wish him well

Baz Cannon's Prototypes

2008-08-05T12:34:00.003+01:00

Baz cannon

Not only a rally engineer but also a very good proto type engineer as well Baz was involved in lots of proto type programs while at Gordon spooners.
The first RS500 escort Cosworth built by spooners and the first escort Cosworth two wheel drive proto type car. Baz has been responsible for many Cosworth conversions in his long career in Motorsport which now spans over 30 years . Ford Cosworth engines have gone into Mazda Mercedes Renault's and one of his latest projects the rs focus 4x4 500 hp conversion. one of the more recent conversions was for mg where Baz fitted a 400 hp ford Coswoth engine and 6 speed xtrac gearbox into a MGF believe it or not fantastic looking project car .but only the one ever made.
Mercedes 190 project to fit 400 hp ford Cosworth engine and gear box into a 190 body shell a lot of hidden problems lied beneath the surface but they were all over come to give a fantastic unassuming car . next up again using the ford Cosworth engine a sierra estate this was converted with a 380 hp Cosworth engine and gearbox sport suspension Cosworth brakes and a full leather interior stunning performance but not sure of the colour
Baz also responsible for the focus T190 T 230 and the rally version the T250 this was the for runner to the RS focus which ford later put into production.
So if it is a Cosworth conversion you require or a total bespoke conversion doing then you should be giving Baz cannon a ring

These are pictures of the Focus T230 and T230R which Baz Cannon was responsible for.

Here are pictures of the Merc conversion from a standard 190 to a 400 bhp Cosworth.

L200 rear spring upgrade conversion

2008-08-05T12:05:00.005+01:00

This spring upgrade kit is a complete and direct replacement for the standard springs. This means no modification is required to fit this new spring upgrade. The kit comes complete with new Polly bushes, new spring shackles and new bolts. We can supply and fit for half the price of a Mitsubishi dealership.

RPM Performance testimonials

2008-08-01T11:56:00.001+01:00

Baz Cannon
RPM Performance
Oak Farm
Barn1
Loamy Hill Road
Tolleshunt Major
Maldon, Essex.
CM9 8LS

11th June 2008

Dear Baz

I would personally like to thank you for the help and advice you have given to David and I with the care of our cars.

The service we received was second to none.

I would most certainly recommend you to friends and business acquaintances for assistance and sound advice for all motoring needs.

You certainly go that extra mile!

Yours sincerely

Linda Percival
Director

WEST MERSEA CLASSIC CAR SHOW 26/7/08

2008-07-31T16:47:00.008+01:00

Once a year i help out at the west mersea classic car show the show is organised by the lions club always a very good turn out with plenty of fantastic classic cars this year was no exception in blistering sun shine we came to this conclusion

pre / war 1st lanchester 10hp sports coupe

2nd ford model a tudor

post /war 1st le a francis

2nd triumph herald 13-60

comercials 1st morris minor van

Mac Scan

2008-07-21T11:20:00.003+01:00

R.P.M Performance has just invested in the latest vehicle diagnostics equipment. The equipment can diagnose problems with the:

Vehicles Engine Management System

ABS Braking System

Climate Control

Air Bag System

General Vehicles Electrics

The equipment will also reset service indicators and turn out fault lights. R.P.M offer this service from £35.00

Performance and Sports Cars

2008-07-04T11:46:00.002+01:00

R.P.M has the expertise and know how to look after all your sports cars needs from servicing to complete rebuilds.

Lotus Elan's suffer from rough gear change problems. This elan has just been in for improved gear change modifications having trouble with your gear selection then R.P.M can help.

R.P.M's M3 Belgium Preperations

2008-03-21T13:39:00.005Z

The R.P.M M3 BMW Prepares to go to Belgium

Baz Cannon is hoping that this season the M3 can go all the way and win its first rally. Over the last 2 seasons the car has come very close with class wins, second and thirds but no overall victory. Baz is hoping the new engine will give Ian James the edge he needs for that first overall victory.

Full details will be on

www.rally-world.com

R.P.M Lotus Services

2008-03-21T13:28:00.006Z

http://www.lotusracedevelopment.com/

R.P.M Performance

Following services offered to all Lotus owners:

Full service and repairs
Transmission and engine rebuilds
Race car preparation
Fast road modifications
Vehicles prepared for track days
New and used parts available

340R Rebuild and New Season

2008-03-21T12:51:00.007Z

http://www.lotusracedevelopment.com/

R.P.M performance over the winter months have been heavily involved in the complete rebuilding of Mark Gooday's Lotus 340R.

R.P.M are hoping to start where they left off at Brands Hatch, on the last race of the 2007 season with a podium finish.

Baz says "the car is completely different from last year, it has more power and is a lot lighter with other differences to the transmission and aero package".

Mark had a short test at Snetterton this week and was over the moon with the cars performance.

The result at Brands could all be decided by the weather rather than the performance as snow is forecasted for the Easter weekend.

Full details will be available on at

http://www.lotusracedevelopment.com/

Available at R.P.M

2008-03-01T11:26:00.009Z

Custom made components designed and manufactured.

R.P.M Performance - Performance Vehicles

2008-03-01T10:39:00.005Z

Here are just some of the performance vehicles that R.P.M has worked on:

R.P.M Performance - 4X4 Vehichles

2008-03-01T09:37:00.010Z

Performance 4x4 Vehicles

Serviced and Repaired

R.P.M can also supply and fit the new Tunit Systems to all Diesel Vehichles.

Elise 340R

2008-02-28T12:15:00.006Z

Just thought I'd share a picture of the Lotus Elise 340R we are currently race preparing.

Photo taken by Stepho Cannon at www.pkphotovideo.co.uk

Welcome to the RPM Performance blog.

2008-02-27T21:02:00.000Z

Hi,

Welcome to the RPM Performance Blog.

We will be using it to keep you up to date with what's happening and new services at RPM.

Please subscribe if you want to be kept up to date.

Baz.