alex ribbens mk2 escort

[alex 66]

here's some info on my car as requested by gary@retro

the car was bought back in 1998 for £50 as an mot failure it was a horrible beige colour but had only done 53000miles with two owners it only needed a headlight ,brake line and very small patch on outersill to pass it,s mot .
i had at that point been helping roger burgess sort out his newly aquired sprint car and decided i would turn my escort it a sprint/race car
lots and lots of money later the car got finished ,i sprinted for acouple of seasons then decided to race and was told the trc series was the one to do and so i began first year found myself in class a due to the rules not allow 5linked cars first 3 overall
last year completed in every round normally just managing to hold mr pipe in his clean yellow escort ,was do very well with the class (now d) title going down to the last race were i unfortunally got involed in an accident ,so i fininshed 2nd overall
the car as now
engine 2.0 litre pinto ,big vavle head kent ht1 cam ,forged piston unkown make ,steel rods all lighten and balanced along with the crank and light weight flywheel 4blade paddle clutch running with moddified dizzy and twin 48 webers producing 187.3 bhp
gearbox quaife pro 5speed
english axle 4.4 diff tranx lsd
gaz adjustable front struts
adjustible tca,s ,eccentric top mounts
2.2 quick rack and rs 2000 arb
wilwood 285 disc kit at front
sierra rear disc at rear
avo rear shocks
5linked rear end
running on 15"revolution rfx avon slicks and yoko ao32r for wet
body shell lighten were poss with fibre glass bonnet ,boot and doors an zakspeed grp 2 wheel archs and spoiler
weighing 780kgs at snetterton

[tom burgess]

thats a proper escort:thumb: its driven properly aswell most of the time:D

[markb]

yes indeed. I was gutted when i saw the accident at Brands last year :(

Didn't realise you were running an english either Alex!

[alex 66]

yep it still runs an english axle and fingers crossed it hasn't broke yet!,the car is all back together again all ready for the season to start, so lets see if the old cars can give some of the modern kit a run for there money, also must say a big thank you to my bro for all the work in helping me get the car back together and all the work he does with me on it through the years

[andypipe]

Thats the 1st time ive seen the damage. Lokking good boyo. See you at Lydden. :dance:

[tom burgess]

nice neons al:D :lol:

[Pushrod King]

nice neons al:D :lol:

Do they suffice as lights as per dtrc regs? I was wondering what to use:confused:

[alex 66]

i hope so ,the regs say the car must have forward facing lights in postion of original lights ,lots of cars last year used household downlighters(12v) bike lights .i decide not to refit the 7"sealed beams as i broke 4 last year manly through stone chips hope this gives you some idea

[andypipe]

Do they suffice as lights as per dtrc regs? I was wondering what to use:confused:

Im using 12v household down lights, with neon lamps inside:thumb:

[david_white]

Hi Alex, great to see your car back in one piece, looks really smart :cool:
Only just spotted this thread as Richard branson decided to not only deprive me of Sky but also my broadband :wall: :fight:

Anyway, car looks great Alex, still miss my Gp2 bodykit. Hopefully you'll see mine out this year too :banana: so should be plenty of escys putting the wind up the modern stuff :dance:

[graham bahr]

nice to see you one here alex,

for me your car is the real spirit of the championship,
DIY and hard graft at home rather than big bucks

[Pushrod King]

Im using 12v household down lights, with neon lamps inside:thumb:


OK, the rules say lights have to be fitted BUT do they have to work??? It doesn't say:confused:

[andypipe]

OK, the rules say lights have to be fitted BUT do they have to work??? It doesn't say:confused:
Im afraid they do

[alex 66]

thanks for all the coments boys , i'm just can't wait for the first round not long now!

[tom burgess]

well hopefully all of the old skool motors are out for the first round.i will be there supporting alex to the fullest but good luck to you all.:thumb: cant wait to see david whites animal out on track:cool:

[graham bahr]

well hopefully all of the old skool motors are out for the first round.i will be there supporting alex to the fullest but good luck to you all.:thumb: cant wait to see david whites animal out on track:cool:

me too tom, when you gonna perswade your old man to stop that namby pamby sprinting and come and play with the big boys :D :D :lol: :handbags: :banana: :dance: :dance: :thumb: :giveup:

[tom burgess]

ive tried many a time to get that car out in a race but he wont do it.he would let someone else drive it in a race though.just have to get my race license:D .i wonder if he would let al have a go:thinking: because it would be al who would fix it if it got smashed by dad/me or anybody else.cos als a hero like that.:thumb:

[Retromotorsport]

Ooohhh get you Alex.. you magazine star!!!

http://media.turbosport.co.uk/2007/4/20070404083549649050 036.jpg


Front cover too of this months Classic Ford

[david_white]

Well done Alex, might have to grab a copy later I think :dance:

[alex 66]

it,s been along time coming ,only done the shoot last april and since then theres been a few changes will have to try and find a copy now

[tim]

nice feature,where was it at?

[alex 66]

the photo's were taken just round the corner from my house , a bit naughty as the car isn't road legal and was on slicks at the time . the police did drive by but didn't bother us

[tom burgess]

WAHEY:clap: :clap: :clap: :banana: :banana: :banana: well done al and andy.both of those cars are worthy of the cover in my opinion.:thumb: the most surprising part is that they do ALL the work(except engines)themselves.its about bloody time they got in the mag.both cars are a credit to them.:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Retromotorsport]

Well done on saturday Alex (7th April) A win to start the season off must have lifted you to cloud nine :clap: And then the unfortunate oil cooler breakage that kept you from starting the second race bringing you back down, but you kept laughing and smiling ... well done. :thumb:

And your face in the morning as we all knelt before you chanting " we are not worthy " was a picture :lmao:

(I never did get that signed copy though :D )

[david_white]

Well done Alex, hope you get it all sorted :thumb:

[graham bahr]

hmm 3 ts members all taking home a class win at the same event thats probably a record!

[alex 66]

cheer,s boys yes the win the first race was good , shame about the second race but that life , i,m sure andy would enjoyed a battle for his win but still well done to you all for getting his car out for saturday , me thinks the little yellow peril will be a little tougher to beat tis year

[andypipe]

cheer,s boys yes the win the first race was good , shame about the second race but that life , i,m sure andy would enjoyed a battle for his win but still well done to you all for getting his car out for saturday , me thinks the little yellow peril will be a little tougher to beat tis year
You bet it will

[david_white]

cheer,s boys yes the win the first race was good , shame about the second race but that life , i,m sure andy would enjoyed a battle for his win but still well done to you all for getting his car out for saturday , me thinks the little yellow peril will be a little tougher to beat tis year

Can't wait to see you Andy and Greg all out together again like last year, will be some cracking racing again, always very close and very fair. :dance:

Plus we can't let the front wheel drive boys have it all their own way can we? C'mon the escorts :dance:

[tom burgess]

totally agree david:thumb: rear wheeldrive all the way:banana: just need youre monster of a car out now to blast past them all on the straights;) not sure of the corners as yet though:D

[graham bahr]

well done on the championship class win Alex :clap::clap::clap::clap:

its a shame it didnt finish in wheel to wheel combat between you and andy, but hats off to you, you put in a good hard seasons worth of decent results which got you the crown, well done again
:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[andypipe]

Well done Alex, its been a long hard season. Im gonna take your crown next year

[Retromotorsport]

Yep... well done, and roll on to the two most exciting cars in Class D doing the smae next year ...:clap::clap::clap:

(of course with the positions reversed :D:D)

[david_white]

:clap::clap:

Great job all year Alex, still think the cars need to be the same colour to avoid all the paint swapping and t-cutting (joke :D ) but as gary says I'm looking forward to seeing more of the same next season (albeit in my rearview mirrors:tongue:)

:clap::clap:

[H.P.E.ANDY]

I must say i hav'nt followed the series but well done anyway alex:thumb:

[tom burgess]

The boy done good:clap::clap::clap::DAl and his brother Andy have spent so much time on this escort it is unreal:clint:
Really pleased for them to see it take the title:woohoo::banana::clap::banana::woohoo:
Well done Alex Ribbens.You Champ:clap:
More of the same next year pleasepray:

[Med]

aa'haaa... i saw this car at my place last time.. i was in KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Center).. in a magazine shop (kinokuniya).. reading the Classic Ford magazine of cozzz!!!

he..he..he...!~