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Originally Posted by Everilda
I have two more for Geoff Wood in 1975
8.6.75 Silverstone Club - Qualified 7th out of 20, 1-4.0 (pole 1-1.2) - do not have race result.
27.7.75 Mallory Park - Qualified 3rd out of 15, 52.0 (Pole 50.6) - do not have race result
Both meetings car is recorded as Ford Escort 1850cc
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I do remember Geoff Woods being very quick in his Mini's but when he raced the RWD Hart Escort he found the induction was so noisy, with the engine at the side of him, and with the powerful Hart engine chucking out a lot more power it disorientated him and made him feel unbalanced and physically sick. He did say it was more like racing a bloody big Go Kart and that wearing glasses did not help, no wonder his lap times were a bit slower.
This is more common than some drivers think, you get use to a particular car and its handling year after year as he had in the Mini's, that other cars can seem so alien, especially such a modified car as this mid engine, space framed monster, which needs hours of practice lap times.