Mk2 Escorts (Pictures Attached)

**silver bullet** · 28 Jan 2005, 11:40 (Ref:1216243)

Things have been getting a bit heavy around these threads, so here's some light relief.

If there was to be a Rally & Rallycross Hall of Fame who would you have in it.

There are four sections and there are five places in each section.
The sections are
1. European rally driver 2. UK & Irish rally driver 3. European rallycross driver 4. UK & Irish rallycross driver
Here are my choices

European Rally driver
Stig Blomquist
Henri Toivannen
Ari Vatanen
Marku Allen
Carlos Sainz

UK & Irish rally driver
Roger Clark
Bertie Fisher
Dave Metcalfe
Colin McRae
Paddy Hopkirk

European rallycross driver
Per Eklund
Martin Schanche
Olle Arnesson
Steiner Joranli
Kenneth Hansen

UK & Irish rallycross driver
Will Gollop
Richard Hutton
Trevor Hopkins
John Taylor
Dermot Carnegie

Who would you put in?

**silver bullet** · 31 Jan 2005, 22:55 (Ref:1216259)

Cheers peespeed I would have replied myself but I've been searching through my old photos for this

The one and only Mr Yuk Hodgeson taking part in a rallycross meeting at Langbargh. (now teesside motor sports centre)

Pug620 · 31 Jan 2005, 23:13 (Ref:1216260)

WOW What a picture

Reminds me of my youth were yuk used to take all my money for exchange of parts so we could build cars like the one in the picture (my last a replica of that very car)

And then find out what its like to kill a set of rear tyres in a thrash in one night out with the boys (eight of us all had decent mk2's )

Cheers

Marty

Roundy Mooney · 1 Feb 2005, 08:44 (Ref:1216261)

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver bullet

The one and only Mr Yuk Hodgeson taking part in a rallycross meeting at Langbargh. (now teesside motor sports centre)

Looks like he can pedal a MK2 Alright. How old is the Picture Silver ?

Can never get over some of the safety Equip in old photos he looks like he is held in the seat buy two pieces of string

richorton · 1 Feb 2005, 21:25 (Ref:1216264)

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver bullet

Cheers peespeed I would have replied myself but I've been searching through my old photos for this

The one and only Mr Yuk Hodgeson taking part in a rallycross meeting at Langbargh. (now teesside motor sports centre)

thats how you drive a mk2.use to own one my self and loved wet roundabouts on my way home from work.the hours of fun i had in mine i loved it ,a real car to drive ,it had a 2.1 pinto on carbs with a four speed rocketbox slingle leaf slipper springs on the back ,antidive kit on the front and billys all round with a baby atlas and a lsd in it .i want another one now

**silver bullet** · 1 Feb 2005, 21:26 (Ref:1216265)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roundy Mooney

Looks like he can pedal a MK2 Alright. How old is the Picture Silver ?

If I remember correctly it was June 1992, and though the rally cars were run individually Yuk's time quallyfied him in the superfinal so he came out & mixed it with the rallycross boys, but I can't remember how he did.
He was lighting the tires up lap after lap most of the tire marks you see are his.

richorton · 1 Feb 2005, 21:31 (Ref:1216266)

id rather go and watch old ecorts like that than the wrc.miles more fun to watch,the noise of all singin dancin bda reving at 9000 its enough for anybody

peespeed · 1 Feb 2005, 22:00 (Ref:1216267)

Mk2 Challenge thats the event you want to come over for so

**BertMk2** · 2 Feb 2005, 12:06 (Ref:1216268)

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Originally Posted by richorton

thats how you drive a mk2.use to own one my self and loved wet roundabouts on my way home from work.the hours of fun i had in mine i loved it ,a real car to drive ,it had a 2.1 pinto on carbs with a four speed rocketbox slingle leaf slipper springs on the back ,antidive kit on the front and billys all round with a baby atlas and a lsd in it .i want another one now

The Mk2 bit of my username comes from the Escort I co-drive (photo at: http://www.rallygallery.com/whole_ev...mg_7598_ms.jpg )

As you say they're good RWD fun - this was originally a teracotta 1300 with a beige interior, now somewhat different with a 2 litre Zetec on 45's. It took ages to get it done but we finally got out on a rally at Longmoor at the end of December. Great fun and we were plenty sideways at times (and a bit too sideways once or twice

)

richorton · 2 Feb 2005, 12:54 (Ref:1216269)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BertMk2

The Mk2 bit of my username comes from the Escort I co-drive (photo at: http://www.rallygallery.com/whole_ev...mg_7598_ms.jpg )

As you say they're good RWD fun - this was originally a teracotta 1300 with a beige interior, now somewhat different with a 2 litre Zetec on 45's. It took ages to get it done but we finally got out on a rally at Longmoor at the end of December. Great fun and we were plenty sideways at times (and a bit too sideways once or twice

)

use to love the little understeer and then lots of oversteer with the pinto reving at 8000rpm .thats one car i really missed ,hated it when i saw it go ,nearly chased back after the guy to buy it back but the misses stopped me

love to know where it is now.

**BertMk2** · 2 Feb 2005, 13:13 (Ref:1216270)

Martin (the bloke who actually drives the thing) used to have a Mk2 a while back, he always said that when he could afford it he'd get another and tweak it a bit. After buying the car the level of tweaking increased to the point where he said 'sod it' and decided to rally it, I got the job of co-driver for two reasons 1) I didn't say no and 2) I'm built like a stick so wouldn't weigh the car down too much

Roundy Mooney · 2 Feb 2005, 13:50 (Ref:1216271)

Ah yes what rallying is all about. Mr James full of the rack on MK2 Challange last year.

Peespeed the site looks well doesn't it. Looks like it could be an cracker this year if one or two more of the top escort Boys turn up this year.

Essential Spectating

peespeed · 2 Feb 2005, 19:54 (Ref:1216272)

Roundy theres a couple of quick men from Scotland showing a very keen interest in doing the event and alot of the Welsh maniacs

If all the quick men that have enquired get an entry and show up on the day I'll guarantee that it will be the BEST EVENT ever held in this country.

How about that for "FULL OF THE RACK"

**silver bullet** · 2 Feb 2005, 20:13 (Ref:1216273)

I wondered why this smilie was there

we'll have to start a mk2 memories thread

Has anybody got any photos of an escort going in a straight line

While were on the subject of mk2's are they all flat fronts or does the odd custom apear from time to time?

**Peter Mallett** · 2 Feb 2005, 20:35 (Ref:1216274)

Good idea Silver B. I'm new here (in this forum) and those pics bring back a few memories for me.

peespeed · 2 Feb 2005, 21:44 (Ref:1216275)

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver bullet

Has anybody got any photos of an escort going in a straight line

While were on the subject of mk2's are they all flat fronts or does the odd custom apear from time to time?

that straight enough for you

The English boys have to be different

**silver bullet** · 3 Feb 2005, 21:02 (Ref:1216887)

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver bullet

I wondered why this smilie was there

we'll have to start a mk2 memories thread

Has anybody got any photos of an escort going in a straight line

While were on the subject of mk2's are they all flat fronts or does the odd custom apear from time to time?

It's amazing what happens when you make an off the cuff sarcastic remark.

Love the bungee cord on the white essie, what's it actually doing holding the bonnet down or the front panel up

M.Lowe · 3 Feb 2005, 21:57 (Ref:1216927)

Silver Bullet
You dont know how much you have cheered me up.

I was there on the day taking loads of pics of Yuk as I know him and I only live down the road from Langbaurgh and when I tried to take the film out to change it it got jammed and fecked up making me miserable.

Did you by any chance take anymore of him and a Red Mk4 Escort V8 that was there on the day
Thanks for making me smile as that guy was mad in that car

M.Lowe · 3 Feb 2005, 22:02 (Ref:1216932)

Heres one of my favourites

M.Lowe · 3 Feb 2005, 22:06 (Ref:1216937)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roundy Mooney

Looks like he can pedal a MK2 Alright. How old is the Picture Silver ?

Its from the 1992 Langbaurgh Rallycross event which he ran in the rallycar class complete with his 2.2 Millington Diamond engine and reg number GJN126T

richorton · 4 Feb 2005, 12:45 (Ref:1217373)

Quote:

Originally Posted by peespeed

that straight enough for you

The English boys have to be different

that photo brings it all back to me.hard left and plant the throttle wide open with full right hand lock on.any body out there owned a mk2 rs

**silver bullet** · 4 Feb 2005, 23:02 (Ref:1217823)

Quote:

Originally Posted by M.Lowe

Silver Bullet
You dont know how much you have cheered me up.

I was there on the day taking loads of pics of Yuk as I know him and I only live down the road from Langbaurgh and when I tried to take the film out to change it it got jammed and fecked up making me miserable.

Did you by any chance take anymore of him and a Red Mk4 Escort V8 that was there on the day
Thanks for making me smile as that guy was mad in that car

Hi Mark, yes I have a few more of Yuk but I only have one of Ken. There was a guy there that day called John Heseltine he was putting it about in a 1600.
I'll take the photos with me to Croft next month if you are going to be there.
heres a few to be going on with.

Yuk again

John Heseltine in a 1600
And here's one for Mark

Ken Hall

M.Lowe · 4 Feb 2005, 23:52 (Ref:1217861)

Top man for those pics
Gavin was certainly flingin it round that day
Not sure about Croft, will have to twist Kens arm to do it
I have a pic of Ken chasing a Clan and the clan had a big enough start that he said by the first corner all he could see in his mirror was this V8 Escort behind.
The car is now on Mull but less engine as the new owner is putting a Honda S2000 engine in it
Thanks again

peespeed · 5 Feb 2005, 21:24 (Ref:1218413)

Anyone got any pics of the Rallycross Mk2's from the 80's like Ron Hudson's white machine, Derek Lipsett's black one ??????????

peespeed · 5 Feb 2005, 21:27 (Ref:1218415)

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Originally Posted by silver bullet

Love the bungee cord on the white essie, what's it actually doing holding the bonnet down or the front panel up

It's holding down the flimsy fiberglass bonnet so that the nosey parkers cant see the 2litre Vauxhall engine, on throttle bodies, thats connected to the Quaife sequential gearbox

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