Have you picked up Ken Block's Ford RS200 from a certain seasonal championship in Forza Horizon 4? If you did, congratulations. You just got one of Block's Blue Oval monsters that came from the Old Continent rather than stateside, which explains a lot because of the car's history.
The original RS200 was Ford's would-be entry to the Group B era of World Rally Championship and while it never saw the light of day following the end of Group B rally due to numerous fatalities, Ford managed to build 200 units under homologation purposes.
Block's RS200 uses an Evolution variant of the 4-cylinder turbo engine which produces over 700 horsepower on pump gas but when filled with racing fuel, it produces an additional hundred horsepower. Apart from the engine, Block's RS200 sets the others apart with its custom KW coilovers, custom sueded interior, custom gloss black paint with matte black vinyl wrap, 18-inch Fiftteen52 Forged 3pc Evo SC wheels, and Toyo Tires Proxes R888R.
Now that we got to know about Ken Block's Ford RS200, it's time for a double bill featuring this recent prize car. The first one is where this car takes on the Cotswolds while the second rips through the dirts of Fortune Island. Let's get them rolling.
With news about Florida experiencing unusual snowy condition going on about a week now, I was just imaging if which part of Florida is heavily affected from a rare blizzard but to my hunch, I think Daytona Beach is just ended up being a winter wonderland and it would be the ideal time to simulate a surreal condition using Project CARS 2.
Thanks to LiveTrack 3.0, Project CARS 2 allows players to create weather conditions on their favorite racetracks to simulate what weather forecast is going to hit on their racetracks. You can make it rain in Dubai, snow in the Nurburgring, players can simulate even the most outlandish weather conditions on their favorite racetrack. Since Florida is on the subject right now due to extreme icy conditions Floridians are facing right now, I think it's time to simulate such an outlandish weather forecast and since a freezing Daytona might upset even stock cars that was born to drive in this place, how about picking something that is fit enough for this icy conditions? How about...a rally car for a change?
This is the rally car I've picked up from Project CARS 2's Fun Pack DLC, this is the legendary Ford RS200, a fire-spitting Group B rally car that causes quite a stir in its category where Quattros rule like gods until fatalities caused the demise of this category. So, what is the RS200 anyway, you might ask?
Known to be Ford's late entry to the WRC Group B category. As the name implies, it was limited to 200 units built for homologation purposes. Just before it reaches its prime time, the Group B giants from Audi, Peugeot, and Lancia are struggling and countless fatalities spelled the bitter end of this category. The result, with 200 units left, they made a road-going supercar capable of going 0-60mph in a sub six-second time and top speed around 150mph, all with full-time AWD.
It's kind of a shame that the Ford RS200 never got the chance to do some rallying ever since the Group B giants flung themselves out of the ring after multiple rally-related casualties but that's the life of being a rally car forged in a category where there's nothing to stop you making the maddest machines to tackle any road condition no matter how dirty it gets. It's fair to say that even with four wheel drive, the engine is mounted in the middle and the end result is a rally car that behaves pretty much like a rear wheel drive car do further concentration is advised when handling a technical vehicle even in icy winter conditions.
Driving a would-be rally car in a frozen Daytona that is ultra rare for Floridians facing right now can be somewhat a challenge and wet tires wouldn't do justice in such conditions. I know this car is all-wheel drive but it's tricky to get into corners when going too fast or when braking too early. In such weather like this, resorting to such tactics won't do any good and it takes some practice to getting used to some outlandish weather forecasts while driving on your favorite track. Having my hand on such freezing conditions, I find it very tricky to handle on such freezing conditions but I'm starting to get a hang of it and I shall show you how I deal with this condition. However, the snowstorm's becoming harsh but still, challenge accepted.
Under extreme freezing conditions, I managed to did it in 2:18.220. Barely made it but I need to refine if I need to master such driving conditions.
As Florida's weather starting to go back in such conditions, looks like it won't be too long before Daytona's back to normal racing conditions so the next season of America's favorite stock car racing series begins but it's kind of fun to drive around Daytona on ice. With over a million ways to race, Project CARS 2 is about racing your own way under any weather forecast you want to tackle.
