Pushrod kings MK1 Escort race car

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

i was there once when my dad was doing it and once again when alex ribbens done it in his dark blue escort. youre car was flying and i remember i could hear the crossflow screaming.nice one are you planning on doing any sprints this year or trying to go racing?

I think that was with my old 1660 engine that had 10hp less than the one I run now .If I race this year I'm still planning on doing the two lap twmc sprint at goodwood and probably the AC owners club one in November if it doesn't clash with a race meeting.

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Unfortunately I can't get a race licence this year . Maybe I'll be out racing next year .

I'm concentrating on a couple of sprint series this year so fingers crossed for a good result .

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Just got the points charts for 1 of the championships (all circuit) that I'm doing and after my win At a very wet Goodwood last month (anyone got any pictures?)I'm currently leading my class by 6 points .Just got to keep getting the points,there's only 4 more rounds.
I think I'm leading my class in the other championship that I'm doing too but won't know until next month.

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Pictures of Goodwood,thanks Jamie

[paulwoodford]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

I love this car, looks really period whilst suggesting its intentions in a cool collected manner!

Any story behind the random hole pattern in the front panel?

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Any story behind the random hole pattern in the front panel?

Not really,the holes were already there when I bought the car,it used to have a pinto in it so I guess they're where they are for the oil cooler and are small to try and stop the stones from the rough section of the rallycross track holing the rad etc. TBH I don't really like them

[paulwoodford]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

I thought it was some kind of random flower you'd tried to depict

I'd appreciate your further advice in my thread about the Fiesta and classes mate if you've got a sec

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[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Anybody want to buy this car after October 27th?

[andypipe]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

Anybody want to buy this car after October 27th?

What are you doing next year then?

[Tezza2]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

I certainly would!

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

What are you doing next year then?

Maybe a mk2 version along the same lines but starting from scratch,but I'll probably end up just keeping the mk1 and updating it.
TBH though I am tempted to sell up altogether and get a 3dr cossie road/track car.

I'm doing the sprint on the 6th, it looks like I'll be on my own so I'll probably stay on and watch the Dmn.
I had looked into racing aswell as doing the sprint but I couldn't get an Ards test until the 9th Oct and the car's far from ready for racing.

Having worked out the points so far I'm only 1 point ahead after dropped scores. The daft thing is all of my points are for being 1st,2nd,or 3rd in class but Pauls'go down as low as 6th,because of how the system works my dropped (lowest) score will be 11 and his 6 so although I'm 6 points infront it actually works out as 1 which actually means I've got to either beat him (hard to do at lydden),do really badly so I've got a lower score to drop or pray for rain.

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

I'm doing the sprint on the 6th, it looks like I'll be on my own so I'll probably stay on and watch the Dmn.
I had looked into racing aswell as doing the sprint but I couldn't get an Ards test until the 9th Oct and the car's far from ready for racing.

IMHO if your going to go racing do it in your current car, you know the car and feel at home in it, your first few races will be a steep learning curve better to do them in a car you know well than have to learn a new car and racecraft at the same time, although its rarely mentioned one of the harder things to get used to is driving with other cars so close inches apart at 3 figure speeds is common and in those circumstances you really do want a car you know well

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

IMHO if your going to go racing do it in your current car, you know the car and feel at home in it, your first few races will be a steep learning curve better to do them in a car you know well than have to learn a new car and racecraft at the same time, although its rarely mentioned one of the harder things to get used to is driving with other cars so close inches apart at 3 figure speeds is common and in those circumstances you really do want a car you know well

Thanks Graham,I've raced before although I'd be a little rusty now (lie the shell lol) TBH if I built another car I'd build it along the same lines,using the same knowledge that I put into the mk1,I haven't changed anything on it (other than tyres)since I built it four/five years ago the only thing I'd possibly like to change is the roll cage as it's an old SD one with no door bars and you're not officially allowed to alter it.

Will you be there on the 6th?

[Graham]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

I'd possibly like to change is the roll cage as it's an old SD one with no door bars and you're not officially allowed to alter it.

nothing to stop you fitting bolt on door bars, they are universal and allowable as long as you dont actually modify the cage itself

[Pushrod King]

Re: Pushrod kings MK1 Escort hillclimb/sprint car

After seeing the damage to Andys' car I'd really like to have the door bars shaped so that they curve out into the door apperture the same as the hot rods use.