Rossion Prototype Race Car "Track Day Killer Sneak peek"

[Sono Qui]

Had the pleasure of going to the shop and talking with Mr. Grunes last year. Lots of awesome stuff, though too bad something like this wasn't there.

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Goodies from Heatshield Products



Lava Turbo Shield by Heatshield Products



Lava Mat from Heatshield Products



Inferno Shield from Heatshield Products to keep the heat off the alternator



Thermaflect Sleeve from Heatshield Products.



I'm not the biggest fan of that big rossion logo in the middle of the hatch

[evosky]

nice heatshields.

yeah, can't you remove that huge emblem? looks like a decal?

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Yeah, it can be removed.

[Albeezy36]

This.is.awesome!

What is the wheel base on that thing? Please post videos of rippage when it is time

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This.is.awesome!

What is the wheel base on that thing? Please post videos of rippage when it is time

The wheelbase 96in. This 2.0L is really close to being finished. I think i'll be able to post a start up video soon and eventually down the road some track videos.

[Row1Rich]

track videos.

In for that

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The Rossion RP120-R fired on the first try this morning. Here's the first start up video. There's still some data logging, and finalizing that needs to be done.

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More progress and videos to come, stay tuned

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Here's another short video of the first drive outside

[a4]

Awesome build and great job. Can't wait to see video of this on the track.

[neu318]

Saw one for the first time in Helen Georgia for a car show. Spoke to the owner for a bit, said it drove better than a ferrari and that's why he chose it.

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Awesome build and great job. Can't wait to see video of this on the track.

This build is taking place by rossion down in florida, i'm just sharing the build through them.

Saw one for the first time in Helen Georgia for a car show. Spoke to the owner for a bit, said it drove better than a ferrari and that's why he chose it.

That looks like an older '08 model, they've come a long way since then. I know from experience that they handle great out on the track, but i'm not going to sit here and say that they drive better than a ferrari.

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Rossion RP120-R Pictures:

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Some pictures from the q1 race car unveiling

[evosky]

looks like the car came together pretty well!

that statue with the exhaust pipes coming out of it is intense

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looks like the car came together pretty well!

that statue with the exhaust pipes coming out of it is intense

Yeah it's coming along nicely. Waiting on some engine tuning details and track testing/videos.

I'll try and get some info on that statue.

[pentaxshooter]

Hope to see this thing screaming around VIR sometime

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Hope to see this thing screaming around VIR sometime

If all goes according to plan. Spring or early summer next year i'll be at vir with it.


Here's some recent pictures of the 2.0L

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Update: Big changes with the 2.0L track car. They integrated the new '13 Focus ST Ecoboost 2.0L GTDI engine. Quote from rossion

Well, I am sure our friends must be wondering what happened to our race car and why it has not as yet hit the track. About three weeks ago a new 2013 Ford Focus 2.0L EcoBoost motor arrived at our doorstep from Ford Racing Technologies.

During the tuning phase of the 2.0L Duratec, we were contacted by Ford Racing Technologies requesting that we integrate the new 2013 Ford Focus ST Ecoboost 2.0L GTDI engine and six speed Getrag manual gearbox. Of course we obliged and are happy to report that the integration is complete. Final tuning will be completed by Ford Racing Technologies.

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The 2.0L duratec is still available for production including the bigger six cylinder options.

More photos and info in the next few weeks

[curvedinfinity]

[Rob]

Love this project. I'd just like to see some styling tweaks to the car to update it a bit.

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Love this project. I'd just like to see some styling tweaks to the car to update it a bit.

I agree. The only thing i can think of that i want to integrate, is more carbon fiber like this splitter as an example

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More photos of the 2.0L Ecoboost engine package. Fits very well in the Q1 chassis.

The engine integration is complete, and they're doing a cooling system check now before going to the track to test.

Track videos to follow soon

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More ecoboost

[The Holy Molar]

Any word on how much power the new engine is making?

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Any word on how much power the new engine is making?

They told me this new 2.0L 4 cylinder single turbo Ecoboost is producing 300 HP in a sub 2000lb finished chassis.

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Over the past few days i've been hearing some rumors that rossion is currently out of business. Some people i know in the noble/rossion community told me from reliable sources that the shop is empty, the online store is down, and currently they do not have any employees on the payroll as of right now. Also they are not answering any phone calls either. I won't be updating this thread anymore unless they come back. I hope this isn't true. I'll continue to try and contact them.

[Obin Robinson]

Over the past few days i've been hearing some rumors that rossion is currently out of business. Some people i know in the noble/rossion community told me from reliable sources that the shop is empty, the online store is down, and currently they do not have any employees on the payroll as of right now. Also they are not answering any phone calls either. I won't be updating this thread anymore unless they come back. I hope this isn't true. I'll continue to try and contact them.

Say it ain't so man. Please tell me this is just some sort of late April Fool's joke.

obin

[evosky]

Over the past few days i've been hearing some rumors that rossion is currently out of business. Some people i know in the noble/rossion community told me from reliable sources that the shop is empty, the online store is down, and currently they do not have any employees on the payroll as of right now. Also they are not answering any phone calls either. I won't be updating this thread anymore unless they come back. I hope this isn't true. I'll continue to try and contact them.

yikes! i wonder if they generated enough orders to support their boutique car-making

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Say it ain't so man. Please tell me this is just some sort of late April Fool's joke.

obin

yikes! i wonder if they generated enough orders to support their boutique car-making

As of now it does look like they're out of business. I sent out another email to the rossion parts guy, haven't heard anything back yet. I also heard from two more people that have been trying to contact rossion a few times this week and no responses back either. I hope this isn't true.

The rossion is truly an awesome/fun car and it would be sad to see the company go out of business. Sad, also that all the potential plans for the Q1 could be no more.

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Great news

I just received an email from my parts guy at rossion explaining to me that they're in the process of moving to new facility and they're not out of business.

I guess i should think twice before listening to these reliable sources in the future.

It probably will take some time for them to make any progress with the race car in the near future because of this move. As soon as i receive updates, i'll post them.

[venom600]

Great news

I just received an email from my parts guy at rossion explaining to me that they're in the process of moving to new facility and they're not out of business.

I guess i should think twice before listening to these reliable sources in the future.

It probably will take some time for them to make any progress with the race car in the near future because of this move. As soon as i receive updates, i'll post them.

Good to hear!

[The Holy Molar]

Great news

I just received an email from my parts guy at rossion explaining to me that they're in the process of moving to new facility and they're not out of business.

I guess i should think twice before listening to these reliable sources in the future.

It probably will take some time for them to make any progress with the race car in the near future because of this move. As soon as i receive updates, i'll post them.