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Escort madness!

#1 Post by Chuck »

This guy is all sideways..

But his co-driver in the first video is VERY cute..unlike anyone I ever had sat in the passenger seat! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: (she's also VERY brave and has a strong stomach)


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Frank Kelly - Fast, Sideways and Mental 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYw1UzI ... e=youtu.be
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Gotta love the old Escorts - they were unbeatable in their day! shakeshout :good:
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Did someone say madness?

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Great driving, but idiotic spectators! kukkuk

How more of them weren't killed beats me. 5mith
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Aye some spectators were just insane - and the marshalling was non existent.

Here's a drivers eye view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqREtbLe4sY

Amazing footwork!

Amazing also to see what engines can be shoehorned into a Mk2 Escort nowadays - big difference from the 70's!
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Wasn't it spectator casualties that did for Group B?
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Chuck wrote:Amazing also to see what engines can be shoehorned into a Mk2 Escort nowadays - big difference from the 70's!
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Chuck wrote:
Amazing also to see what engines can be shoehorned into a Mk2 Escort nowadays - big difference from the 70's!
There's a guy that works at a garage by me that has a beautiful baby blue MKI Mexico with a 500bhp Cosworth YBD and full 4x4 Sapphire Cosworth running gear.It was a labour of love over 10 years and looks like a factory job wherever you look and the workmanship is second to none.
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Chuck wrote: Frank Kelly - Fast, Sideways and Mental 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYw1UzI ... e=youtu.be
FK is a utter lunatic...... shakeshout
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#10 Post by Chuck »

TRG-22, yes it had a serious effect - I think it was Henri Toivenen and his navigator getting killed when his Lancia crashd out that finally nailed it.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motors ... ed-group-b

Some serious looking projects there lads - thanks.
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