Ford Fair 2013

[Chip-mk1]

Roughly 172 pace tbh!

 

[RallyeSportLee]

Awesome snaps mate!

 

[Kelv]

Chip, we have spoken of it, but it just doesn't ring any bells.
i know of the yellow one you had, unless you are referring to that?

Doug's escort is a lovely car, as is Doug a diamond person aswell, very knowledgable and super friendly.
last i knew, he had the yellow one aswell.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Yeh I see Doug, Colin, Lenny most weekends for pizza. The yellow one is J100FMC, I drove that last weekend.

 

[Kelv]

Ah gotcha, tbh I never really observed the plate on it, but always knew Doug as L8 ECU from many moons ago, that name just seemed to stick forever more.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I only met him through chip. But a properly nice guy!

 

[Chip-mk1]

Chip, we have spoken of it, but it just doesn't ring any bells.
i know of the yellow one you had, unless you are referring to that?

Doug's escort is a lovely car, as is Doug a diamond person aswell, very knowledgable and super friendly.
last i knew, he had the yellow one aswell.

we built the yellow one with bits from the crashed rs500 mate.

 

[Beasley Clio182]

Awesome snaps mate!

Thank you mate

 

[Dan@SJM]

1100bhp sat there...

 

[Chip-mk1]

Cool pic dan. Makes me home sick!

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[Dan@SJM]

Well you'll be down here again soon

Thinking about it, it's probably closer to 1250bhp!

 

[Beasley Clio182]

1100bhp sat there...

​Oh my .......

 

[cat171]

Roughly 172 pace tbh!

Weren't they quoted at doing 60 in under six seconds ? no stock 172 is that fast. I'm not sure what the Escort doe a ton in though.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Weren't they quoted at doing 60 in under six seconds ? no stock 172 is that fast. I'm not sure what the Escort doe a ton in though.

First gear the escort is quicker just cause you can dump the clutch off the line, so that massively skews the 0-60 figure, but once moving (ie a trackday for example) there is nothing much in it between a standard one and a 172.

 

[cat171]

First gear the escort is quicker just cause you can dump the clutch off the line, so that massively skews the 0-60 figure, but once moving (ie a trackday for example) there is nothing much in it between a standard one and a 172.

Ah OK, I wasn't sure - yep they must be slow in standard form, I guess the four wheel drive doesn't help.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Ah OK, I wasn't sure - yep they must be slow in standard form, I guess the four wheel drive doesn't help.

Indeed, the extra losses from the 4wd and the fact they are about 400kg heavier than a 172 make for little difference between the two.

Thing is though of course, adding an extra 150bhp on the (early) escort is totally trivial, and then everything changes!

 

[cat171]

Cheers, I've always wanted one - but by the time I get one they'll be about £85K for a decent one!
It's not really viable where I live right now, it would be gone in five minutes

 

[Chip-mk1]

Escorts dont seem to be going up in value at the moment, which I would have expected them to by now, but yes im sure longer term they will, as every other RS model has!

Not sure the fwd ones will though (ie the focus) as the older rs turbo ones never matched the RWD/4wd cossies