Super drag racing machine

[Guest MK1gaz]

Just finished reading about the duratec escort estate drag racer in classic ford magazine . This is going to be a real featherweight weapon and is trying to beat the pintos 1/4 mile domination spanning the last 30 years . Could this motor actually beat the Harris pintos and Jayson Elvy in a no-gas/no turbo heads up 4 cylinder 1/4 mile showdown ???? Who knows but i can't wait to see this machine later this year as it's bound to be the bollox .

[sambo]

Havent read the mag but why the hell has he chosen an estate?????

 

 

Duratec eh?? I bet that aint cheap to get decent HP out of!!??

[Guest MK1gaz]

An estates got a longer wheel base than a saloon as this helps traction (or so they reckon)

[johnny_h]

Estates hook up better.

[Guest MK1gaz]

Ultimate 0-60 feet times at Santa Pod are 1.5 secs and these unbelievable times have been set with skinney slicks + leaf springs in normally bodied escort saloons !!!!!!!!!

[escortmad79]

G'wan the wagons

[tonymk2wagon]

wagons have the same wheel base as a salloon i expect the extra body work over the ass end helps with traction like the altered wheel base mopar drag cars of the late 60's. certainly looks like its goin to shift though. . very clean car to start with. G'WAN the wagons

[mk1super]

Yes go on the wagons Buy a wagon people i urge you! And go up the strip faster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If everyone starts buying them and 4 doors they will be more 2 doors for sale and perhaps i may find a cheap one in good nick

[Guest MK1gaz]

So if they reckon an estate will hook up better than a 1.5 sec saloons 60 foot launch then how much quicker then ? They haven't said yet if it's going to have ladder bars and 12 inch wide wrinkle wall drag slicks but i suppose it will have

[kevmk2]

Im sure Dave will make it very light, it should go well

[Twinkle]

So if they reckon an estate will hook up better than a 1.5 sec saloons 60 foot launch then how much quicker then ? They haven't said yet if it's going to have ladder bars and 12 inch wide wrinkle wall drag slicks but i suppose it will have

 

no reason why it shouldnt have all that, after all its being built for a purpose

[ASBO CAPRI]

So if they reckon an estate will hook up better than a 1.5 sec saloons 60 foot launch then how much quicker then ? They haven't said yet if it's going to have ladder bars and 12 inch wide wrinkle wall drag slicks but i suppose it will have

 

A 1.5 second 60ft would be hard to beat thats quite impressive even for a big tyred car but if it could scrub another 10th off the 60ft it could be worth 2 or 3 10ths off its overall et.

[kevmk2]

Ive only done a 1.5 60ft once Must of been a fluke.

Rest of the time i do a 1.6

[Guest MK1gaz]

The hardest launching atmo 4 pots are VW Beetles . Nothing touches those for traction out the hole , the ultimate drag racing oldskoolford should have the engine over the back wheels then

[Guest MK1gaz]

Im sure Dave will make it very light, it should go well

Loving the front brakes of a 50cc moped !!!!!!!!! . Don't pull out in front of him . Light though

[Noodles]

Im interested in the kevlar doors, bonnet and tailgate their have made

[Guest MK1gaz]

Kevlar is just posh fiberglass , proper carbon needs to be heated and bonded in a Vacuum and that's why it's very expensive . Most carbon/kevlar car panels are cheap wet laid parts

[Fiesta Steve]

Kevlar is just posh fiberglass , proper carbon needs to be heated and bonded in a Vacuum and that's why it's very expensive . Most carbon/kevlar car panels are cheap wet laid parts

 

And aren't much lighter than glass

[Retromotorsport]

Kevlar is just posh fiberglass , proper carbon needs to be heated and bonded in a Vacuum and that's why it's very expensive . Most carbon/kevlar car panels are cheap wet laid parts

 

"proper carbon" is still wet laid .. they just use the vacumn to form the parts, and the heat to cure them quicker .. yes a vacumn and heat cured part is better, because its quicker .. so less time in manufacture .. but they charge more

 

Some F1 tubs are still wet laid as its impossible to vacumn form them .. winglets and other parts are vac'ed as its an easy shape and the laser mould making machines can do profile changes in minutes .. so lots of winglets can be made in short time.