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28 May 2004, 19:59 (Ref:986647)
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Escort RS Turbo
Before Ford introduced the Cosworth Sierra to the racetrack in the mid eighties did they campaign the mk1 Escort RS Turbo in production saloon car racing or even the BTCC, I know there was an abortive RS1700T project but I'm thinking just of the car that they actually produced for homologation ? Or is there a definitive Ford motorsport history site that I could take a look at ?
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28 May 2004, 20:24 (Ref:986669)
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Check out the book Ford in touring car racing - it has a chapter on the RS1600i and turbo as raced in the BTCC.
I would not call it a mark 1 Escort - we're talking about the mid-80's frontwheeldrive car, not the 1967-1975 Escort mk 1 |
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28 May 2004, 21:09 (Ref:986693)
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Will do thanks Frank, sorry slip of the keyboard, I meant Series 1 not Mk1 !
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3 Jun 2004, 18:56 (Ref:993021)
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Is this what we're talking about?
Mark Hales 1986 in British Saloon Car Championship. |
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3 Jun 2004, 20:07 (Ref:993123)
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Richard Longman campaigned a 1600i as did Chris Hodgetts. RL went on to run the turbo version the following season.
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4 Jun 2004, 11:42 (Ref:993754)
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Longman and Alan Curnow campiagned the RS Turbos in Royal Mail Datapost colours in 85/6, replacing their earlier RS1600i's (although at least one RS1600i may have run in early rounds, as I seem to remember the turbo might not have been ready -or homologated?- in time for the first race or two in 85.
Terry Drury Racing also ran the RS Turbo from 86 (as in Carrera's photo), replacing their Alfa GTV6s- from memory, the Drury team continued to run them through 1987/8- drivers included Hales and Karl Jones. They were very widely used in production saloon racing- some of the production saloon versions occasionally turned up in BTCC races, particluarly the GP support rounds |
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4 Jun 2004, 11:55 (Ref:993770)
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the Longman car in action:
http://assets.in.gr/auto/news/images/big/FordRS025.jpg David Oates' production saloon racer (need to scroll down page to 1986) http://www.davidoates.co.uk/interact...le/profile.htm |
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7 Jun 2004, 06:32 (Ref:995827)
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Excellent - thanks guys......
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11 Aug 2004, 22:50 (Ref:1063417)
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hello,just thought that you would like to know that i have the original press/datapost s1 rst in my garage and am looking for any history anybody has on this car.it was used to promote datapost and ford rst's and was fully painted/stickered up as the race cars.it went to all the race meetings and opendays and shows.does anybody have any photos or info.........you may be intrested to know that both my car and the race car are getting together and going round donnington track on 22/8/04
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12 Aug 2004, 19:40 (Ref:1064260)
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Excellent - well I can recommend the book that frank recommended !
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