Why the wrong car is so right - Nürburgring - Ford Escort RS2000 - Historic Rally Car - Insane sound
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- For me as a driver The Nürburgring is my natural habitat. For my newly acquired 1973 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 it certainly is not.
After 10 days of taking the Mk1 up & down the most crazy mountain passes the Alps can throw at you I decided to go for some laps with the RS2000 at the Nürburgring. Just a small detour on my way back home.
Driven thousands of laps at The Nordschleife in my purpose build Ringtools (BMW Z4M coupé/BMW Z3 Coupé/BMW 2002 Ti) I did not know what to expect. The Mk1 performed outrageously on those narrow & steep passes with it's countless hairpins in the Alps.
How would this historic rally icon with its crazy engine sound perform at the most demanding race track in the world?
I was in for a jaw dropping surprise. BTW headphone users have more fun!
Enjoy
Carlo
DoctorCarLove
I just LOVE the enthusiasm!
Thanks! Still the biggest kid of them all! Cheers
Enjoyed that Carlo. You done a great job with that classic👍
Thanks, But I have to give all the kudos to the previous owner. He did all the work. I just handed him the money well spend. Obrigado Antonio!
@@DoctorCarLove i kept waiting for a change into a fifth gear😀
@@sumo1756 When hell freezes over haha. It’s a Quiafe h pattern straight cut rocket type e 4 speed gearbox. Perfect for those tight rally stage roads. Hardest part keeping it below 7500 rpm on the downhill sections at the Ring. Cheers
@@DoctorCarLove yeah i realised it was a four speed, just looks frustrating like it needs another gear👍
very nice car . love it
Ik dacht al, wanneer wordt de Escort ook een keer op de Nordschleife los gelaten, mooie ronde Carlo.
Bedankt. Waanzinnig autootje. Geluid om van te watertanden. Groet
With the correct diff Will be a blast on track.... but i think its a rally oriented Race car...
Cheers!
You're right Ricardo. Strictly tight forrest/hill rally application. Just couldn't resist take it out at The Ring on the way back home after my 10 days road trip to the Alps. Ciao
@@DoctorCarLove the Ford Escort is a fantástic car, i have a friend here in Portugal that is building One from scratch, to be a Race car replica for normal road use. Cheers. My friend.
Hi DoctorCarLove, as you are very often at the ring and did thousands of laps, maybee you can give me some advice?
I am planning to do my first trip to the ring. Its ~900km one way to get there. I want to do as many laps as possible.
Would you recommend to visit the ring on a "normal" weekend or on a green-hell-driving-days weekend like next week (30.9 - 4.10.)? Just discovered that on the tuesday there is a national holiday in germany!
Is it going to be totally totally mad or just a standard mad weekend on the ring?
Hi. A green hell weekend is always a bad idea unless it rains. Only then you have an empty track, but untill you master the ring in the rain it’s the most scary thing you have done ever. My safe bet is go when there is a race on saturday with the ring open for public on sunday only. Always nice to see the action on saturday and feel the ring vibe as a bonus. A national holiday during the week also could be interesting because it keeps the unexperienced sub 27 year old foreigners who think they can do a lap like a certain youtuber and going for lap times but ending up in the wall with multiple multi hour track closures as a result, but I guess there are a lot of sub 27 year old german hot headed drivers too. And in this time there is the weather too. In this time of year the morning fog can keep the track closed for hours while the rest of germany is nice and sunny. So no clear answer. Don’t set goals about how many lap you want to go. I have had weekends with 60 laps, but also 3 due to weather or other frustrating circumstances. They don’t call it the green hell for nothing. Respect for the place comes first. Then just go with the flow by taking it easy. So no lap times! You’ll have more fun that way. Enjoy your stay in the land of ring. Cheers
@@DoctorCarLove Thank you for your quick response and your advise.
Fortunately I am not an inexperienced sub 27 year old. Unfortunately I am well over 27.
When I have planned the trip I didn't know about the national holiday on tuesday. I expected that will be very busy on saturday and sunday and that I would be quieter on monday/tuesday. But no.
Just spent almost the whole day in the garage preparing the car with new brake -discs -pads -fluid, engine oil and filter ect. Don't know yet what I will do. Maybe I combine the trip with a detour to Spa six hours.
But the ambition was to get experience on the ring, do a lot of laps, have fun. Without a stop watch.
Once again many thanks. For next year I will plan it differently. Cheers.
What app are you using to get the infos about the ring?
Final drive is 4,63:1, I guess?
It’s a whatsap group called touristenfahrten warnings. Set up by locals. The group of 1001 persons is full atm. Yes final drive is 4,6. Cheers
5th gear is missing...
This car is wrong big time. When I passed the ring with my perfect tight wood/hill stages rally car on my way back home after my 10 day trip to the alps I just couldn’t resist taking it out there. Appart from the gear thing it handled pretty amazing. Cheers
pity it has a bullet 4 speed in it, would rather fit a type 9 5 speed or mazda miata 6speed trust me you wont be disappointed the gear ratio with a 4.11 or 3.91 final gear. can see and hear it need another gear never been a fan of a 4spd box that 5th makes you fly
This car I normally use for thight roads through the woods or mountain passes. The setup is perfect for that. This Ring thing was a 1 of after my 10 day visit to the Alps. For the Nordschleife Inhave a couple of dedicated Ring tools. Cheers
Thanks for the tips btw
I think you should learn to heel n' toe...
In most of my track cars I heel & toe, but the pedal setup in the MK1 is unfit to accommodate my feet. My plan is to change it this winter. Cheers
@@DoctorCarLoveAh, I did wonder if something else was going on ;) I drove a Mk 1 at the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool many years ago - it was fantastic fun on dirt and I'd love to try one on tarmac. That car ran a quaife straight-cut gearbox, but I can't remember if the pedal box was stock...