Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

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  • wxneypar
    Bodger
    • Mar 2011
    • 110

    #31
    Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

    Originally posted by Miniliteman
    Nice.
    Think the limiting factor are the tyres (and bhp).
    Spending lots of money and time on the car will give a few tenths maybe.
    Get some advice from more experienced drivers on what lines to drive on the track and left-foot braking etc.
    Well, as I'm the mechanic and the driver, that would mean I'm a better as a mechanic than as a driver!


    Originally posted by Arieke
    Car looks good. 160km/u straight line. Nice for a engine with 134hp. what axle ratio do you use?

    Thank you! It's 126HP now because with 134 I had to carry a lot of weight per the regulations. Using 4.12 axle ratio!

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    • wxneypar
      Bodger
      • Mar 2011
      • 110

      #32
      Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

      Hi everyone! How are you doing?

      2020 racing season here is about to start, and as part of the new regulations in my series, for RWD vehicles to be able to "compete" with FWD fairly, they let us add one additional fixing point in the front suspension.

      So for my case, it would be tension or compression struts.

      I've been reading the numerous threads here about one vs the other and I think I should go with:
      - Tension struts
      - A new stiffer ARB with droplinks

      This way I can go back to my 450lb springs. In the last race I tried some 550lbs ones and I loved how well the car would behave in corner transit and exit (noticeable difference in traction out of the corners as the car was all flatter, less bodyroll). The con's: couldn't brake, the car wont move the weight to the front and it would lock on every braking zone.

      With a stiffer ARB, I can get the benefits of the stiffer springs on cornering but with no issues at braking.

      Am I making any sense? Do you agree or have better ideas on how to get the best of the new regulation?

      Thanks!!

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      • Graham
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        • Feb 2006
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        #33
        Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

        perhaps softening the damping a bit would of got you more weight transfer? i would of been tempted to try a 500lb spring
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        • wxneypar
          Bodger
          • Mar 2011
          • 110

          #34
          Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

          Regarding the damping, I could do with the rear ones in expansion, as the front ones are not adjustable. But yeah, good catch.

          Regarding this:

          So for my case, it would be tension or compression struts.

          I've been reading the numerous threads here about one vs the other and I think I should go with:
          - Tension struts
          - A new stiffer ARB with droplinks
          would you agree with tension stuts for my case?
          Thanks!!

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          • Frenchenstein
            Spanner Monkey
            • Mar 2008
            • 215

            #35
            Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

            Hi there,

            I hope you are still racing.

            Is your car fitted with a rear anti-roll bar?
            Are we there yet?

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            • wxneypar
              Bodger
              • Mar 2011
              • 110

              #36
              Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

              I am! Well, championship has not started this year cause of covid, but it will eventually.
              I'm building a new engine for this year

              It is fitted with the original rear ARB on polybushes. Don't think it does much tbh. Never removed it either.

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              • avtospotter
                Spanner Monkey
                • Dec 2019
                • 228

                #37
                Re: Historic Touring Racing Mk2 Escort

                this a great thread, i really like it! And i like that the car is not overpowered, my kind of racing!
                are you still driving it? how is it going?

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