Intense Ford Battle | Capri v Escort showdown
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Mike Jordan and Mike Whitaker's 1979 Ford Capri III took on Mark Blundell and Michael Kerry's Ford Escort RS2000 during the Gerry Marshall Trophy at Members' Meeting. #76MM
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Better for spectators, when racing has almost no downforce. ..everything is just sideways....
Depends on the format, but you get half a point. I love oldtimer racing because of the diversity. Mini's vs Mustangs, prototype & formula racing of different generations in the same race, old kettles from the 20's untill 50's.
Downforce itself is not a problem imo, constructors deliberatly creating dirty air behind their cars is (not blaming them, the rules are bad).
Those old 'downforced' cars usually didn't have a million winglets, ducts and edges everywhere. Downforce had (roughly) 3 components, frontwing body and rearwing, with some timing you could pass and following a car didn't ruin your tyres. It made for decent racing on the opposite side of sliding which is cool too.
Modern racing is boring. It's mostly about money and ego's without the passion that racing used to contain. Some call themselves pinnacle of autoconstruction, yet I never see cars with 1000 winglets, ducts and so on in the street. They would be illegal, considered uggly and most of all impractical.
No clue why I wrote all that but it just came out in a natural fashion lol
HAT OFF to this owners for really drive this cars are they were meant to be driven.
Unlike modern race cars, the way these suspensions on these cars are so much more lively, going into a bit oversteer at 10/10 all day long
I don't know how NASCAR stays alive this is ten times better. NASCAR drivers go home when it rains pffff...... sissys
Mike Jordan hanging it all out in the mighty Autocar Capri. That had to be a real handful in those snowy conditions and icy track temperatures. Great fun, proper racing...
Hats off to the Capri driver.
The Capri and the Escort are two of the best cars Ford has ever produced. They were and still are successful race cars in their own class. The Capri's won a terrific amount until the early 80's. Very underestimated and I'm glad I've still got one.
One fast Escort! The Capri has the 6 power but that Escort is really well setup - fun stuff! 👋🏼🏁
Mighty mk2
Geiles Rennen CAPRI UND ESCORT DIE BESTEN AUTOS
Ford Escort.......wish I still owned mine.👍🇦🇺
Bondie Me too I had a Mexico Mark 2 very similar.
Mexico....Rare find these days. Had many fords over the years. Now occasionally drive my Ford Focus RS mk2.👍🇦🇺
Thats RACING !
A whole litre difference between them!
Fabulous !
My dad had a red ford escort mk2 4 door.ford escorts mk1,mk2 and opel Kadett c are my favourite cars
Green Ford Escort MK4 for me :) sadly its done for after 2021
A major contribution to road safety.
The Capri’s tyres were finished, no way the RS2000 was faster top end
Ford capri is the best ford Barr none bring it back
FANTASTIC!
"Fabergé Capri" sounds like an oxymoron... hahaha
I like the delicate yellow flowers on the chicane wall.
Escort looks like it's running Atlas diff
I would love to see the whole race.
Is it available?
Capri had finished its tyres.
What engine was in the Capri? Was it the stock 2.0 litre Pinto. I'm pretty sure the 3.0 Essex or the 2.8i Cologne would have had the RS2000 on the straights.
I was the proud owner of a black Capri 2.0S in the '80s that I miss to this day.
All these capris will be a 3.0 Essex
The RS2000 had loads more ground clearance and 1litre less!!??? Wish I'd bought one instead of the 2.8 capri when I was younger.
Massive difference in weight though long wheel base car and a very heavy engine upfront was always gonna loose in agility and it’s wet!