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28 Jan 2005, 11:40 (Ref:1216243) | #1 | |
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Mk2 Escorts (Pictures Attached)
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? |
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31 Jan 2005, 23:13 (Ref:1216260) | #3 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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He was lighting the tires up lap after lap most of the tire marks you see are his. |
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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
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Mk2 Challenge thats the event you want to come over for so
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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 ) |
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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
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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" |
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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? |
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Good idea Silver B. I'm new here (in this forum) and those pics bring back a few memories for me.
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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 |
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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 Last edited by silver bullet; 4 Feb 2005 at 23:05. |
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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 Last edited by M.Lowe; 4 Feb 2005 at 23:54. |
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Anyone got any pics of the Rallycross Mk2's from the 80's like Ron Hudson's white machine, Derek Lipsett's black one ??????????
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