Popular Post escort74 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2017 Taupo Rally Leaving work on Friday Arrived at the bach in Kinloch, Taupo Good garage Great Views Ready to Race Stage 1 2 done and dusted - Leading our classic class so far Stage 3 , giving it some more welly now @ Time Control Stage 4 Results are in Great Weekend Fantastic event, thanks to the taupo classic rally club and pirtek ! Thanks to my co-driver Dad and my Mum and Brother and friends for coming down to watch and support Montage from various stages 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Trailer Time I've been wanting to build my own car trailer for Project Alan Mann for quite some time. With my old work closing down I managed to cut a whole lot of scrap mild steel out of the brewery to recycle into a trailer. My racecar is full of race holes so the trailer must match A long day on the holesaw ahead ! The start of the trailer base and draw bar setup Bit of welding on the drawbar Lots more to go yet ! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 Trailer - Part 2 Tacking it all together Welding Time First mock up The deck fits which is a bonus Off to the galvanizers Merry Christmas Old Schoolers 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Happy New Year Old Schoolers Trailer Part 3 Back from the galvanizers re-assembly Time Trial fit with the Road Car Both fit in the garage and just enough space to drive it on Brakes and Lights Next 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Trailer Part 4: Trailer Trial run Leadfoot 2018 Prep I've been invited back to race up Rods driveway this weekend Last minute Spanner checks on both escorts ready for there trip down to Hahei Come and say hi if you are down there this weekend Always good to meet my fellow oldschoolers Keep an eye out for us as there will be a crew of us wearing these shirts thanks to the team at The Gumboot Rally 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post escort74 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2018 Leadfoot Festival 2018 Ford Fleet on the way to the ranch All set up for Saturdays Racing What a Line up ! Day 1 Going well First Run 60.66 and Second run I managed to crack the sub 60second run with a 59.20 Highlight of the day - Me and Scott Dixon swapped keys and he had a spin in the Escort A couple of Thrills , Spills and Spins Day 2 My 59.2 qualified me in 6th position for the Pre1975 Top 10 Shootout Some stiff competition ! Heres the final Run with Commentary and no commentary Victory Skids for finishing in 4th Place Rod in his Rx3 takes top position Post Race Yarns A very proud Family and a very proud support crew " The Gumboot Rally Crew " featuring Scott Dixon , Greg Murphy , Alistair Mcrae and Vaughn Gittin Jr Rubbing shoulders with the stars and even got a feature on sky sports Thank you to everyone who came down to support, watch and help out and Thanks to Rod , Shelly and the Leadfoot Crew for an amazing weekend 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort74 Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Car shows + Mods/Maintenance + Taupo Rally Ellerslie Intermarque Concours and Classic Car Show, unfortunately it was a very wet day Rs2000 , Xpack bodykit and a Turbo Maintenance before the rally Rallysafe GPS kit fitted Purchased some wet racing tyres incase it rains Made it to Taupo On the start line Very wet throughout the day and some slower times on first few stages Wets are really starting to work, holding 2nd place in classics Incar Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poI8tztBIgk&t=727s and a bit of sideways to finish the day off Sideways Incar footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poI8tztBIgk&t=727s 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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