Some very commited driving in a Mk2 Escort

[Milliethemutt]

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay...l=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

It's a bloke called Simon McKinley in a Mk2 Escort at an Irish hillclimb event. He's really on a mission and has massive car control.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Sage that is awesome.

 

[opendriver]

Wow. The sound alone had me, but this guy drives like a bat out of hell. I would give him a set of better tires if I had money just to see how fast he could go.

Good find 👍

 

[franz]

Hardcore! 👍

 

[Jim Prower]

That's driving on the edge. awesome.

and he's driving a Formula car at the end.

 

[Flerbizky]

Holy Craptacular Batmans Pink Underwear...

That MkII is f'n flying... Damn !...

 

[Milliethemutt]

Just been reading the comments and apparently (that most used internet word) it's running a 2.4 engine with 301bhp and weighs 780kg. No wonder it's fast.

 

[Jim Prower]

But, furthermore, he's driving it at the absolute edge of his ablilities. I mean, I cringed at moments where I thought he was going to turn the Escort into shreds, but he always pulled out of it.

That's what's amazing.

 

[ND4SPD]

 

[Milliethemutt]

Haha. Very true.

 

[socomplayer2]

Sweet stuff, it seems that he and the car are one. He seemed to almost lose it so many times but always seemed to save it.

 

[GT40 MKII]

speedy lil car and a heck of a good driver.... nice

 

[JCE]

Wow the car control he has in that Escort is truely breathtaking. 👍

 

[TheCracker]

[MickDundee]"That's not a fast Mk2 Escort, this is a fast Mk2 Escort"[/MickDundee]

 

[Milliethemutt]

Ah, Jackie Stewart in the V6 Mk2. Excellent. I've got that on the hard drive somewhere. Not as lairy though. There is no need for a 450bhp Escort now let alone back then. Nutters.

Speaking of Mk2s, it's the Roger Albert Clark rally this weekend......

 

[TheCracker]

70's Super/Special Saloons - awesome stuff!

 

[Flerbizky]

There is no need for a 450bhp Escort now let alone back then. Nutters.

I beg to differ - The world is screaming for a superlight RWD Escort sized automobile with 400+ Bhp !...

 

[Milliethemutt]

Maybe 400 is too much, but the idea of a proper lightweight RWD car with 250+ is always tempting. Problem is getting any road car to weigh even near a tonne is hard these days but for a purely track car shouldn't be too much of a problem. We just need a road version now.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Thats awesome. 👍

 

[superberkut]

[MickDundee]"That's not a fast Mk2 Escort, this is a fast Mk2 Escort"[/MickDundee]

But, Sir Jackie filters all the velocity out of his cars' speed (such is his finesse and skill behind the wheel) , so he always looks like he's travelling at 50mph, when he could be doing 140mph on a curve. A good video nonetheless.