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My attempt at a hill climb with an Escort MK1 1300cc [Video inside]]

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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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Default My attempt at a hill climb with an Escort MK1 1300cc [Video inside]]

This video is made up from all the 4 runs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtSMODtkB8#t=38s

I have to admit, went in the driving seat thinking, "What the hell it's just an old escort with a 1300cc engine, I used to a Super charged lotus elise, HOW HARD CAN THIS BE?"

Oh how wrong I was, wheel spin all the time, very nervous at low revs, tons of over steer, no silencer meant the engine was screaming like hell and now windows made the speed feel much more then it was. No speedo, rev counter wasn't working, and I kept fluiding the carburator.... It was a complete disaster of a drive...

Did I have fun ??? Tons XD can't wait to get another drive in it and get more used to the car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...Z214sfw#t=217s

In the 2nd run I missed a gear going from 2nd to 3rd, and something broke in the distributor [I have no idea with the actual part is called in english, we call it a beatle lol], likely we were able to get it sorted out in the for the next run.
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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looks like you did ok to me.
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by fridgeman
looks like you did ok to me.
Thanks, just to be clear, I was the one driving the white escort. The one driving the yellow one has been racing in an escort mk1 for longer than I'm alive hehe.

I was 9 seconds slower then him, not such a good result
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