Lee's RWD Mk3 Escort Rally Car

[lee edwards]

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cheers mate, Thats full length 52" goes under just tidy!

[Fun /// Racing]

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This was exciting reading, and to se how the car has transformed, looks werry good

Do you know your cars weight?

Mvh
Andreas

[lee edwards]

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1050kg it was...

changing it quite alot along the way so will need to check again

[Fun /// Racing]

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1050 kg isent to bad!

keep up the good work, I will be looking into this thred regulairly!

[lee edwards]

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Busy day today.... Stripped underside and arches and schultz'd it




Now time to start putting it back together...

[lee edwards]

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few more bits...

[Paul C]

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I saw this car in the flesh today Lee and it looked great first thing this morning - but i think you might need a bit of panel beating by the end of the day! But fair play to you, you were certainly on it!! The engine sounded the nuts!

Did you enjoy your day mate? Hope you finished as we had to leave due to the engine giving up on my mates pug, and then on the way home the hire van engine cried enough as well!!

[Paul C]

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https://twitter.com/EMCOS_RALLY/status/338353241010089984/photo/1

Finished 15th overall - cracking result especially considering all the top spec machinery you had to battle with!

[lee edwards]

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Cheers mate

Yea cracking day... Should have gone into it abit more cautious than we did. Only being able to run a 185 on the back made it hard to drive straight!! Lol

First stage, we had a few spins... Second stage alot better, third stage is where we did the damage, and we went off and got beached for just under a minute. This left us about 32oa, Back to service and we got the quarter pannel pulled out as much as we could as it was slicing through the tyres.

Pushed harder in the afternoon for the remaining stages, again has a few spins but we made up some time and came 15oa. Chuffed with that! Like you said considering what we was up against!

Cheers!

[MCURZON]

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Great result, congrats

[jamer]

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i was marshalling at the horseshoe at down ampney where you went off, in fact i was the one who took the steering wheel out of your hands, i could see what you were trying to do but it would not have worked, hope you did not mind. As you said a bit too wild to begin with but good to watch. a lot quicker in the later stages and a good result, well done

[lee edwards]

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Thanks for getting us out as quick as you did!

[lee edwards]

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http://youtu.be/7I2YPgI8kUA

Here's a clip of what caused the damage...

[Paul C]

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http://youtu.be/7i2ypgi8kua

here's a clip of what caused the damage...

ouch!

[MCURZON]

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That was a proper thump!