Focus

During 2000/2001, Altaya launched a 60-part collection containing the components needed to assemble a Scalextric circuit. The collection included two rally cars: a Ford Focus and a SEAT Córdoba. This Ford Focus featured four-wheel drive powered by a motor with a double-ended shaft, front and rear lights using optical transmission, and a guide with double braids. Finished in white with blue and red stripes and “VALVOLINE” livery, it carries race number 6, the Catalunya–Costa Brava Rally decal, and the names Sainz and Moya on the rear side windows. Its white front auxiliary light pod is a distinctive feature. The Altaya model reproduces the actual car that competed in this rally in 2000.

Designed by Ford Motorsport and M-Sport to make its WRC debut in 1999, the Focus WRC replaced the Escort and stood out for its agility and rigidity. In 2000, several improvements were introduced to its aerodynamics, cooling and transmission. Driving this new Ford Focus WRC ’00 for the Ford Motor Co. Ltd. team, Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya finished third in the 36th Rallye Catalunya–Costa Brava. The Altaya model reproduces this actual car.