Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

[Pushrod King]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

So who

An escort haterwith a griffin badge on his car

[windy]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

So who

Same person at Hethel & Snetterton I believe!!!!

It ends up with people voting with their feet & that isn't good for support in the classes

[tom burgess]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

Same person at Hethel & Snetterton I believe!!!!

It ends up with people voting with their feet & that isn't good for support in the classes

dont think "he" was at snetterton.unless youre thinking of someone else

[Pushrod King]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

I believe (not 100%)the one that I'm thinking of is a member of the organising club at the lydden sprint where Jim had the problem

[mrjimbo]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

The name of the game is you either have to adopt the funny handshake with left leg held in the air whilst the other person holds your right nipple or go to wales where there's a big class for all escorts - rally cars - well that's the conclusion I have drawn!!!!

What benefit would be gained by taking it to Wales ? It aint a rally car and never has been, log book says "Sprint" not "Tree Fodder"

[mrjimbo]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

An escort haterwith a griffin badge on his car

Thats the one by all accounts, caused a lot of bad feeling at Abingdon CARnival so i'm told by several people who were there competeing(not just people competeing in ModProd either) and having spoken to a few of the officials who said the same.

[andypipe]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

Ring me jim

[Retromotorsport]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

Jim, ring Andy as he has an idea about the springs material ..

Rules and answers

Suspension pick up points must be retained ... they are

Supension pick up points may be moved .. they are

suspension type must be retained .. it is , a live axle located by forward facing links and sprung by steel springs (thier rule, springs are free ie in design ) it dosnt say 'spring rate' or 'spring number' or ' you can get Malvern Spring water for free '

If they want a leaf spring in place then they can have one.. its a spring ..just a very low rate one .. its there, in place ..

to make a bigger mockery of the rules ... it says " suspension mounts must be retained " so cut them off and put them in a biscuit tin at home on the mantlepiece ... they are retained at home .

We had a similler thing with Andys car in SEMSEC .. his car was linked without cutting the floor, without moving standard suspension points etc and the class E's where in a huddle .. because the rules stated

"the cars floorpan my not be modified to allow suspension links to pass through it (this effectively bans 4 linking on Escort) "

what the paddock read was the bit in brackets .. not the bit before. The same rules said inner wings can must remain standard, a hole for induction may be used .. blah blah ..

we some of those in that huddle didnt even have inner wings in their minis ..

Jim, let andy glue these plastic springs up .. and fit them.. then look closely at the other competitors cars .. what goes around comes around.. You'll find something on them i'm sure ... but just mention it to them, not the stewards, its just not motorsport.

[mrjimbo]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

I will speak to Andy latter

Thanks for all the help chaps, keep it coming

[Pushrod King]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

I've been thinking Are fia homogolated modifications classed as original? If so Ford homogolated the 4 link system complete with coil-over shocks with no leaf springs on the escort mk1/2,therefore the floorpan and spring type is to original specification end of story.

[Graham]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

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I've been thinking Are fia homogolated modifications classed as original?

i doubt it, as rules normally refer to the origonal manufacturers specification

[Retromotorsport]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

i doubt it, as rules normally refer to the origonal manufacturers specification

But the FIA papers are papers submitted by Ford and stamped by the FIA .. its the manufacturers that get FIA approval of the cars.

niether here nor there in Jims case. Its a clued up competitor fooling a scrutineer, Jims car is legal ..simple fact,
But it does highlight why sprints are dying .. when cars that have run for 5 years suddenly get booted to SL when a competitor whispers ..

[tom burgess]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

But it does highlight why sprints are dying ..

Full entries at every B19 event.dont think they are dying.
Anyway Jim what was wrong with youre car at lydden as im sure you have lapped quicker than that

[Pushrod King]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

Anyway Jim what was wrong with youre car at lydden as im sure you have lapped quicker than that

Twas Straight out of the box so not set up etc,Jim only finished it the night before which made what happened with the d**khead even more disappointing for him.
What times did he set BTW.

[tom burgess]

Re: Mr Jimbo - MK1 Escort - 2.0 Pinto

His best was a 95.03