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Rally
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:17 pm
by jp1850
Gentlemen i work i na ford workshop with sum oldies who worked on mk1-2 eescorts and they say sprints never won a rally in there time any info on this! <br>
need 2 prove they did!<br>
john
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Re: Rally
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:24 pm
by SMIFTER
I hate to say it, but I dont think they did! <br>
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But I bet the rally Dolomites had more in common with their road going versions than escorts did!<br>
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They were seriously underfunded compared to Fords.
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Featherweight 1974 Dolomite Sprint - Soon to be XE'd, NOS'd, Megasquirted and 5 linked Lash up to scare myself (and my wallet) senseless<br>
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2004 Smart Roadster (company car!!) - 698cc of turbo'd adrenaline fuelled rollerskate - destined to classic status thanks to Daimler Chrysler bean counters.<br>
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1997 Audi A4 2.6 to chill out after the above and fill with baby products.....<br>
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2005 Trek 1400 (ok its not a car but still fast) - <br>
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shame!
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:24 pm
by jp1850
oh the shame even minis won rallys and a dolly did not! but a ford was a cheepy car a dolly wernt!?
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Re: shame!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:17 am
by 2F45T4U
Its not the winning that counts <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=
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Re: shame!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:34 am
by 2F45T4U
Plus the motor sport section of Ford is not so cheap <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=
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Re: shame!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:46 am
by davepoth
Also the main thrust of the competition department was the brititsh touring cars championship, which the sprint won in 1975.
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Re: shame!
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:58 am
by Mark Larmour
According to Graeme Robson's book "The Works Triumphs" Srpints never won a classified rally but did win numerous Group 1 classes with a 2nd overall in the 1975 Tour of Britian and 1976 Scottish Rally.
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Re: shame!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:19 pm
by Raidertr7
Sorry guys but the only Triumph that beat the Escorts was the TR7<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=
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At least it had the Sprint engine tho originally before going on to the V8
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