wickedrick
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Thx for sharing the pics Cezah !
Now you really got me feeling bad that i wasnt there !
Now you really got me feeling bad that i wasnt there !
It's a Stohr WF1 - the dominant DSR racer at present. Probably runs a Hayabusa or similar motorcycle engine to a sequential box. Chain drive - we're going back to the early days of racing!Anyone know what car #52 Lancaster Racing is?
I often see several modded C5 Corvettes all sporting Lancaster Racing labels parked on my street (Mackay), in front of the Privateer and Not So Privateer bars. So I figure, there's something they are doing right...
Anyone know what car #52 Lancaster Racing is?
I often see several modded C5 Corvettes all sporting Lancaster Racing labels parked on my street (Mackay), in front of the Privateer and Not So Privateer bars. So I figure, there's something they are doing right...
Cezah - great shots!
I'm the owner of the white Ford Escort RS1600 (#160) that you shot in the Paddock - if I'd have known you would publish it, I'd have removed the "So you want to be a Race Car Driver" brochure from the engine bay!
I'm also the President of VARAC which is the Club that all of the Vintage cars belong to. All of us in VARAC thank photographers like you for the great work you do of shooting our races - as you can imagine, we're otherwise too busy to photograph ourselves, unless you count in-car videos!
If you want to see what its like from the inside of the cars, go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKA9DFk_1w for my Saturday Morning race or check out videos on YouTube - search for user AWalterDavies
Cheers - and keep up the good work
Walter Davies
Cezah - great shots!
I'm the owner of the white Ford Escort RS1600 (#160) that you shot in the Paddock - if I'd have known you would publish it, I'd have removed the "So you want to be a Race Car Driver" brochure from the engine bay!
I'm also the President of VARAC which is the Club that all of the Vintage cars belong to. All of us in VARAC thank photographers like you for the great work you do of shooting our races - as you can imagine, we're otherwise too busy to photograph ourselves, unless you count in-car videos!
If you want to see what its like from the inside of the cars, go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKA9DFk_1w for my Saturday Morning race or check out videos on YouTube - search for user AWalterDavies
Cheers - and keep up the good work
Walter Davies
Thanks! Earlier that day, I asked someone over at Lawrence Stroll's tent if I could step in to take a picture of their two incredible cars and I was pretty much told to fuck off... I decided not to bother any owners after that
You have a very nice car, I must say one of my favorites definitely.
Thanks for the good comments
Cezah - great shots!
I'm the owner of the white Ford Escort RS1600 (#160) that you shot in the Paddock - if I'd have known you would publish it, I'd have removed the "So you want to be a Race Car Driver" brochure from the engine bay!
I'm also the President of VARAC which is the Club that all of the Vintage cars belong to. All of us in VARAC thank photographers like you for the great work you do of shooting our races - as you can imagine, we're otherwise too busy to photograph ourselves, unless you count in-car videos!
If you want to see what its like from the inside of the cars, go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKA9DFk_1w for my Saturday Morning race or check out videos on YouTube - search for user AWalterDavies
Cheers - and keep up the good work
Walter Davies
A BDA Powered Escort MK1 - if I have a top-whatever list of favorite cars, this is definately on the short list!/QUOTE]
Almost correct Pat - its actually a Cosworth/Hart BDG - a 1975 cc engine, not the BDA that was only 1601 cc.
VARAC's cutoff for historic is 31/12/72, so we can incorporate modifications introduced up to then. As luck would have it, Ford AVO introduced the 2 litre Block in October 72 and Brian Hart worked on it straight away.
It produces about 260 h.p. and will run up to 10,000 revs with the F1 cam set in it (those Cosworth guys were GOOD!):yikes:. I ran it last year with the F1 cams but it only came on cam at 5,500 and was useless below that and I didn't feel good revving to 10,000, so I softened the cams so now it pulls from 3,500 and I rev limit it at 8,600. I have a rev light set to 400 less than that, and if you look at the video, you'll see it flash as I come out of the Carousel in second.
I had a 1300 cc Mk. 1 in 1971 and always wanted an RS - took me 35 years but I eventually got this one - it was a Ford UK Works car knocked down and shipped to New Zealand for the Heatway Rally in 1971 - it was rebuilt by Ford NZ who put the build plate on it, even though they never built the RS in NZ. I imported it in 2006.
As all small Fords did from that period, it flies the inside front wheel on most corners - I had hoped somebody would have got a shot of that - I understand it's quite spectacular. The reg G4 Ginetta said when I passed him that he didn't know whether I was going around him or over him - the tyre was about a foot off the track. Me, I just hold onto the steering wheel and pray!
Thanks for your interest..
Walter
Thanks for taking the time to post info about it, I really enjoyed your review.Almost correct Pat - its actually a Cosworth/Hart BDG - a 1975 cc engine, not the BDA that was only 1601 cc.
VARAC's cutoff for historic is 31/12/72, so we can incorporate modifications introduced up to then. As luck would have it, Ford AVO introduced the 2 litre Block in October 72 and Brian Hart worked on it straight away.
It produces about 260 h.p. and will run up to 10,000 revs with the F1 cam set in it (those Cosworth guys were GOOD!):yikes:. I ran it last year with the F1 cams but it only came on cam at 5,500 and was useless below that and I didn't feel good revving to 10,000, so I softened the cams so now it pulls from 3,500 and I rev limit it at 8,600. I have a rev light set to 400 less than that, and if you look at the video, you'll see it flash as I come out of the Carousel in second.
I had a 1300 cc Mk. 1 in 1971 and always wanted an RS - took me 35 years but I eventually got this one - it was a Ford UK Works car knocked down and shipped to New Zealand for the Heatway Rally in 1971 - it was rebuilt by Ford NZ who put the build plate on it, even though they never built the RS in NZ. I imported it in 2006.
As all small Fords did from that period, it flies the inside front wheel on most corners - I had hoped somebody would have got a shot of that - I understand it's quite spectacular. The reg G4 Ginetta said when I passed him that he didn't know whether I was going around him or over him - the tyre was about a foot off the track. Me, I just hold onto the steering wheel and pray!
Thanks for your interest..
Walter
As all small Fords did from that period, it flies the inside front wheel on most corners - I had hoped somebody would have got a shot of that - I understand it's quite spectacular. The reg G4 Ginetta said when I passed him that he didn't know whether I was going around him or over him - the tyre was about a foot off the track. Me, I just hold onto the steering wheel and pray!
Thanks for your interest..
Walter
It's a Stohr WF1 - the dominant DSR racer at present. Probably runs a Hayabusa or similar motorcycle engine to a sequential box. Chain drive - we're going back to the early days of racing!
Walter