KZread is all too often the vehicle of bitter and twisted armchair experts to negatively mouth off the work of others. This is a fantastically prepared car and the driver is carving through the opposition like crazy and it's such a brilliantly entertaining video to watch, well done.

@OzMike

4 жыл бұрын

Not only is this a "fantastically prepared car" This driver seriously knows how to drive

@mortenfrosthansen84

4 жыл бұрын

Hauling ass like that on Spa... with zero knowledge of the track... you must be dreaming

@keithshop1

4 жыл бұрын

Malcolm Lane-Ley . Only a joke. Had one myself and nothing but total respect for both car and driver. Chill man

@rogerwhittle2078

4 жыл бұрын

Malcom Lane-Ley. That is astonishing, that he could overhaul a field of that type and size, given that the last few were Porsche's, BMW's and the odd Capri, Was it one or two Mustang's? However, as an exponent of cars of that era - I passed my test in 1965 - there was one thing that was grating on me, about his driving. Did anyone else notice? He wasn't double declutching and thus, he wasn't heeling and toeing. That's how racing drivers did it in the old days and I think they still do? (If they haven't got flappy paddle, pre-engaged, multiple clutch sequential gearboxes.) I wasn't a racing driver, but I could heal and toe and the sound of that engine being forced up to the revs of the next gear down, was making my toes curl. Otherwise an amazing job - well done.

@wouterheytens6156

4 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining indeed. But there's a clear difference in car prep and pilot skills; all gentlemen drivers bar 1 :-) , some cars road licensed. Would be interested to know what tires are on that screamer. On slicks, laptimes around 3 min are nice, but not that impressive. By experience : can be done with a 5kg/hp (or 0,2hp/kg) car, topping out at 205km/h

He ragged the granny out of that RS whoever prepped the car deserves a huge round of applause, the engine sounds wonderful

@raffriff42

3 жыл бұрын

This is an "Escort TC FVA", I think. It had a Cosworth Formula 2 motor that revved to 9000 rpm. Unmistakable sound.

Doesn't matter what everyone else is doing, this bloke looks like he's having a great time, driving a well sorted car on a great track. I think he'd be driving the same way if he had the track to himself. Wish I could do that. Thanks for taking us along for a ride.

As an ex Long Term rally and latterly racing saloon driver, I have to say that this is a stunning piece of competitive driving on the best circuit in the world. Just fabulous. Takes me back to my Twin Cam Ford Anglebox racer....

@andrebotha8493

Жыл бұрын

Love it

One of the best track videos on KZread! What a nicely prepped car - I'm amazed at how early he can get on the power in turns.

who the hell needs F1 when we've got this to watch job well done Sir

That's not crazy driving, it's great driving. Knowing when to go and when to hold back. That engine is glorious. Never missed a beat. The little Mini Marcos put up a good show until it was gobbled up.

@betacam235

3 жыл бұрын

Mini Marcos? Where? I didn't see it!

@koitorob

3 жыл бұрын

Would one be meaning the TVR Tuscan? ODH 940D per chance? Slight difference in power between the two car types: 1.3 A-Series vs 4.7/4.9 Ford V8

Awesome. Escorts, MGB's, a Volvo, Triumph TR4's, Austin Healey 3000, etc, etc, what a great event.

@sntstafford

4 жыл бұрын

PropanePete ‘Vette, Caterham, Cortinas, Capris,

Im pretty sure not everyone was giving it everything they could, however this is pure proof of racing line vrs power. The speed he carried from the corners was insaine.

@gogogeedus

3 жыл бұрын

well most of them are dentists so dont be to hard on them!

@ianbuilds7712

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if its lowest $ car on track... That being said these and the cortinas always did extremely well against the Porsche and Alfas and even some Ferrari of the day because they're so crazy light and balanced..

Good set of skills in a lovely track like Spa. Very fast Escort! Congrats!

"Live with this" says the little 1600. Excellent.

Total and brutal domination of the track against far superior machines. He pushes this car, adn that reverent engine to its absolute limits. I thinks its fair to say that the engine will need a well deserved refresh after that torrent of constant abuse! Brilliant drive from a totally committed driver. More like this please.

Love the old Mk 1s - What a car! What a driver - sensational!!

Brilliant to watch, thanks for posting.

What to say more about these two incredible machines. for me the MK1 prepared for rally have always been and continue to be the most beautiful.

Easily one of the most enjoyable clips I have seen showing great driving skills and a well prepped car. Very nicely done by both driver and prep crew...and to drive at Spa, well I feel my mastercard bumping its limits lol.

I was expecting the piston's to break through the bonnet and say, "hello, what's happening out here!?" 😂

@chapie62

4 жыл бұрын

i was waiting for clutch failure or a dive bomb gone wrong myself.

@allanbehn2918

4 жыл бұрын

@@chapie62 great driving and car reliability. Amazing.

@paulmichaelfreedman8334

4 жыл бұрын

@@chapie62 Yeah he got a lot of them by just braking later. Takes guts, but done right it wins you places. But if your timing is just off you'll be cut off by the other with great risk of crashing.

@peterhert9350

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@JB-xd9dr

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 agree. He must have completely destroyed his brakes by the end (actually before!)

I owned a 1975 mk1 escort back in the day, the thing drove like it was on rails. My all time favourite car to drive. I owned a 1970 V6 Capri also but the Escort was sooo much more fun to drive. This is some of the best on board footage I've ever seen. Brought back so many cool memories too. Does this car still exist? It's an absolute weapon.

@thekierongiles

4 жыл бұрын

I had a V6 Capri ( REJ820L) what a sweet ride that was, it replaced my mk3 Cortina GT (BCR73K) I love old Ford's

@ZaxonAU

4 жыл бұрын

@@thekierongiles My first car was a 76 XL 2 door with 1.6l... So loved that car!!

@paulopazevedo

4 жыл бұрын

@OzMick27 check out www.historicendurance.com/ :-)

@Leonardo555ZZZ

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 71 Capri V6 GT too ,,,, I loved it ,,but then got a 1980 Mark 2 Escort ,,,it cornered so fast...

@EvilUnderTone

3 жыл бұрын

Be happy we owned these before they were worth more than a few hundred quid lol I had a few MK1's and Capri's of various flavours. 3.0 MK2 Capri's are my personal favourite. They just drive so nice as a every day car and have the legs most Escorts didn't. That Essex lump sounds so sweet too and this from a guy who drives V8 Rovers every day.

That escort is epic through the corners and on the brakes.... Awesome video

Absolutely magnificent spectacle and wonderfully smooth driving. What a well prepared car you have. Thank you for this fabulous experience. Cheers from Sydney - Dave

Bloody hell, a good driver in an excellent car.

@tdmdb01

Жыл бұрын

@@gogogeedus I use to race at the national level in Belgium... we were all like that !!!

My mom drives that fast when she’s late for her hair appointment 😂

@raymondwatt8687

3 жыл бұрын

Wow...badass...what track is this.

First time it seems like engine of your car is more powerful, but with every next overtake i've seen it's more hard to avoid next one opponent. Great race! Thanks for this, i'm glad to see this video. Your driving is awesome.

Congratulations!. Great Pilot and Great Machine...

Drive it like you stole it! Awesome car and outstanding driving.

Half of these drivers are gentlemen drivers, who enjoy most just to drive the car.. that Ford is seriously quick. Easily stuffing the the Carrera's.. 2.25 is very close. Gladly the driver in the orange Porsche is aware. He was turning in when Joao was coming up on bumper.. so Porsche had the racing line. And I did read what Malcolm wrote. So what.. I'm gonna give my opinion anyways. You can skip if you don't like

@blinkero8

4 жыл бұрын

I think we all agree that the car is good and the dude is fast, but the event is non-competitive race, ppl just want to have fun, feel the car and go back home in one piece, even more if it is a rare car...

@mortenfrosthansen84

4 жыл бұрын

@@blinkero8 yup.. same type of cars race each other in Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix each year.. I recognize many of these cars. The fairlane, the 2002 and a couple 911. They really don't hold back, but still want to have a car to drive next time.. a street track is also less forgiving, even if Spa is an exciting track. Couldn't help but hand a small zing to a righteous lord of the tube at the end. There wouldn't be a comment section, if people weren't allowed to speak their mind

@dustymojave

4 жыл бұрын

@@mortenfrosthansen84 No Fairlanes there. 2 Mustangs, A white 65/66 and a yellow 67/68.

@d.huizing1384

4 жыл бұрын

@@dustymojave uur

@myrtlelittle4130

3 жыл бұрын

You are right about the gentlemen drivers. Great Vid, Driver, and car but this was a non-event. All grandstands are empty.

Great drive, loved every minute of this.

amazing skills and thank you for taking your time to make and upload this video. Pure pleasure to watch

Great upload with proper music too

Love the way he kicks the clutch after the HpR just to get the revs up so it gets on the cam quicker!

@DJManza_

4 жыл бұрын

I thought so, amazing piece of driving

Never did a all on this track before, this car was incredibly we'll set up and the driver was insane. Great job!.

Congratulations! .... Great Double Car and Pilot ... And Congratulations there is Team

Looks to me like that class of 50+ cars should have been split into at LEAST 2 groups. The escort in this video is much better on the brakes, better out of the corners and handles better in the corners than 90% of the entire field. Cars were being lapped by lap 4.... No doubt this driver knows his car well. None of these cars were even closely matched until he got up to the Mustang in about 10th place. Great driving, no doubt. It's MUCH more fun to watch a racing video of a driver passing everyone than it is to watch someone getting overtaken by car after car... lol. Thanks for sharing! Oh... one more thing... DID THEY FINISH UNDER YELLOW DUE TO RAIN?

Drives like Obelix after falling into magic potion... I like his throttle control in between corners holding up the revs...

Great aggressive driving. What a treat it was to see him learning the corners as the race went on. Well done driver!

THESE CARS ARE AMAZING this was actually fun to watch thank you

theres always that one guy who has to bring a leader board car

Felt I was in the car with him. Love the footage

Well driven sir i take my hat off to you. Loved the way you over took the V8's then they came back at you on the straights but had nothing in the corners for you well DONE

Nice vid bro! Was glued to the screen for 40 minutes. Good driving! Nice car too!

Car and driver both very good, he left all the porsche and mustang drivers wishing they had bought an escort lol

More entertaining than F1 in the past 10 years

Excellent very entertaining, real David and Goliath stuff. Thanks for posting 👍🏻

Brilliant drive! I’m stunned you had enough fuel for that many laps at Spa! Kudos!

She sounds angry love it

Top Driver & Top Car! One of the most exciting driving videos

Well done the team that put that package together, engine gearbox tyres and driver. They done well !

Excellent driving.... just perfect 👏

Music starts "He's got a brand new car Looks like a jaguar It's got leather seats It's got a CD player..."

The escort is quick, but the leading Porsche has never heard the word ' Apex'

@RRtradestar

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there are too many porches that are owned by people with more money than skill and they feel the need to take them to track days.

@alphaprawns

4 жыл бұрын

@@RRtradestar Well yeah, why the fuck wouldn't they? This might surprise you but the overwhelming majority of people are not professional racing drivers. If I had the money to buy an old classic sports car you can bet your fucking arse I would want to take it to a track to drive it at speed, regardless of if that makes me have "more money than skill".

@RRtradestar

4 жыл бұрын

@@alphaprawns first of all calm down.. second of all grow up. Third. If you play soccer, you don't go to a golf course. Just because you have money and "want" to buy a classic car, doesn't mean you belong on a track. Being a professional driver and knowing your ass from your elbow are two different things.

@gregtaylor6146

4 жыл бұрын

.......... way too busy concentrating on the baby Ford looming up in his rear-view mirror perhaps?

@gogogeedus

3 жыл бұрын

the one he lapped twice?

Wow! That was awesome! A nicely sorted Escort and driver! Really impressive.

Great drive!!! The driver and that RS made a perfect job

"Driver had never done a single lap in Spa, not even qualifying." On that day maybe... This guy clearly knows the track well.

@chakko007

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Can't drive like that if you don't know the track. With all due respect to super heroism, but...

@PedroFTeixeira

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows this track from sims... and in the beggining he used to other cars as a braking reference.

@oreganorx7

4 жыл бұрын

@@PedroFTeixeira everyone? If he knows it from sim racing then it validates my point; i.e. it's not his first lap at Spa.

@PedroFTeixeira

4 жыл бұрын

@@oreganorx7 i was agreeing with you. You learn the layout from sim rscing, and then you need to adapt the braking points.

@oreganorx7

4 жыл бұрын

@@PedroFTeixeira Thanks for clarifying.

I wonder how the guy in the Vette felt about getting smoked by an "econo-box"?

Amazing drive, forceful and controlled, pleasure to watch!

Great example of corner speed. Well done.

Nice to watch.. a lot of grandfather driving :)

No 28 the ford capri was beautiful! !

Just good clean racing, well sorted car by someone who can really pedal it, nice to see racing for the sheer thrill of it.

Thanks for uploading this video. So many beautiful race cars and the Escort was driven superbly. Who the hell is disliking this? Crazy.

Car dialed in,driver dialed in✅ Great work despite the bunnies trying to block you👍

Doesn't look like the rest is really racing. His driving was at times quite dangerous especially as most of these people don't seem to be overtaking eachother because historical race.. that first porsche didn't see him at all and the second he cut into could have easily crashed into him as close as he was to it. Then there is his clutch riding on downshifts, painful..

@blazbohinc4964

4 жыл бұрын

ofcourse he pinned the comment that suited his way of thinking tho haha dumbfu...

@Aristocrafied

4 жыл бұрын

@@blazbohinc4964 Hahaha ofcourse, can't become youtube famous by actually doing something the right way. You gotta be victimized and outraged by people that call you out before you can get any kind of following nowadays

Well deserved win, guy can drive , came from the back to the front that's racing at it's best.

WoW, Fantastic Race! TOP Escort!! Chapeau

Haha haha! End of the race... “For sale. 33 Porsche’s and a few B.M.W’s... or swap for mk1 escort”.

@janisstradins652

4 жыл бұрын

i think porsche drivers are afraid of really racing them since they cost so much, when in reality they have one of the fastest cars if not d fastest on the track.

@yfffadkcud6201

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha so very true he psssed quickly as a hot knife through butter wacky do Would loved to have known the mods to the BDA

@allanmacbadger5692

4 жыл бұрын

@@janisstradins652 The real problem is they can't drive them to the cars potential as the early cars were so tail heavy they were known as widowmakers, where as the Ford Escort was known as one of the best handling cars of its day.

@janisstradins652

4 жыл бұрын

@@allanmacbadger5692 thats what im saying, they dont wanna push the cars to that limit where the rear might loose that grip, cuz when it does it will be difficult to recover. and even if u find that sweet spot u still dont wanna get too cocky with it cuz again thos cars are so god damn expensive.

@Mattle_lutra

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the time it actually looked like they had rear tire issues, maybe all that weight on the butt makes those retro tires wear out faster in endurance races? Amazing lil Escort this one, love the angry high revs

30:15 that porsche oversteer tho

awesome in so many ways thanks for the upload

Brilliant driving. Getting speed out of every bit of road and committing without hesitation to every pass. That's how u save a ton of time over race distance.

What difficulty was the A.I set too lol.

@chapie62

4 жыл бұрын

2%

@christschinwon

4 жыл бұрын

grandad

@aleu650

4 жыл бұрын

:) :)

@gogogeedus

3 жыл бұрын

the max

I'm gonna say it: no heel & toe is diffucult to hear, I feel for that gearbox and car balance

@kevinlillywhite9549

3 жыл бұрын

some people just have no mechanical sympathy

@koitorob

3 жыл бұрын

Straight cut dog box. Couldn't you hear the whine? Did you see any 'balance' issues? Or don't you know WTF you are talking about?

@silv3rArrow

3 жыл бұрын

@@koitorob from my experience rallying, I do actually. But as everyone in here, your are entitled to your own opinion, no need to get aggressive.

So this is real life GT Legends... Bravo to the driver and mechanics for an amazing car and even more amazing drive!!!

A Beautiful Example of Pilot / Machine ... to Showcase Many Pilots with Big Machines

The Escort is not the fastest in a straight line, but it certainly out handles the competition!

It seems as if the camera car (the Escort RS1600) has some sort of rocket engine on the straights !! Either way, one hell of a drive !!

So much fun to watch and great driving.

A Fantastic Machine and a Fantastic Chicken ... CONGRATULATIONS

Crazy to see the Escort, ostensibly a four seat design, family car (ok the RS Twin Cams are hardly cooking pot) mullering Porsche’s, Healey 3000s Alfa, BMWs Corvette and a Caterham, blooming superb! What are the brakes on that thing, it’s epic under braking Was hoping to see it flat through the Eau Rouge and Raidillon combo, probably a bit optimistic.

@ameliopompeo5722

4 жыл бұрын

blxtothis it makes a great difference when you have a Ford BDA engine! They make silly power! Added to the fact the Mk 1 was a very well balanced car, strong and light!

@DNHarris

4 жыл бұрын

Ya, I expect to see Milton (from Office Space) or Mr. Bean driving that thing.

@ameliopompeo5722

4 жыл бұрын

mychoupette 26 As a proud owner of a 105 series Alfa I am not ashamed to admit that the Mk 1 Escorts with BDA power units were untouchable! Simple fact that these engines could produce amazing power. Hardly that the opposition weren’t trying!

Clearly everybody are driving their cars for the first time because it seems like none of the drivers knows the real capability of their car. Driver who's fillming is just willing to take more risk than the others and it might be because fixing Escort is cheaper than fixing a Porsche. Those Porsche 964s should in theory and by design be able out perform and go the corners with much higher speed than most of the cars in that track.

@Modi_

4 жыл бұрын

The escort is way lighter than any of the porsches on that track tho

4 жыл бұрын

If you think this Escort would be cheap to fix up think again.

@ReikoX7

4 жыл бұрын

another online pro has appeared...

@GeneralMiller92FIN

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReikoX7 likewise

@GeneralMiller92FIN

4 жыл бұрын

@- I didn't mean literaly "cheap" because non of this stuff is cheap, in case if you tought that I think that the Escort what is in the track is the same Escort what we see normaly driving in the city. We would need more details other than there is RS 1600 and Porsches are 964s. Therefore we cannot argue about this. You can have RS 1600 from 20 000€ to 100 000€ and cupé verison of 964 from 50 000€ to 200 000€ 3.6 turbo.

Fabulous footage and driving...great skill in passing cars with more HP and staying in front...!!!

Epic drive. Motor was well built for him to have that much confidence to run the piss out of it. Bravo.

Hmmm, quite a nippy little car! Nice to see it being used in anger.

Fantastic driving, but why no rev matching? That poor clutch!

@koitorob

3 жыл бұрын

Racing clutch, dog box, no worries...

Of all things, its a really good way to see the field of cars in this class. Mk1 rules!!

Amazing watch, loved every rev limiter second, brill set up for the car. Gee.

The fact is that none take historical races serious...only the guy filming this...

@jonoedwards4195

4 жыл бұрын

Except for when He dives deep into the pre apex cutting off the Driver who has already set up for the corner,,, Everytime!! Good Driver though, maybe they all knew this an were ready everytime the incredibly well sort MK1 was on Their tail?

@masonhoeper9347

4 жыл бұрын

You underestimate how seriously people take amateur racing.. When that green flag drops, people get the red mist, no matter if it's in a Formula Vee or a Can-Am car

@rickharrison9

4 жыл бұрын

What you need to do is take a look at how the cars in races like Goodwood are driven. Multi-million dollar cars driven right on the edge. Then tell me that people don't take historic races seriously!

Amazing footage and excellent driving skills. Even if some overtaking scenes were a bit wreckless on his side; one single mistake from his competitors could have caused quite some accident. But he got away with it. Boils down to confidence I believe. But also the 1600 ccm Car is going like a bullet, even against much bigger Cars like the Porsches. So I am not so sure about it being only 1600 ccm. But nevertheless one of the most exciting driving videos here.

@ritsona

6 жыл бұрын

RS1600 is the model, its homologation back in the day was at 1601cc so it was competing in the 2 liter class as 1800 and later as 2000 with alloy block. So what we see here is 2000 as 99% of RS1600 that ever raced or rallied.

@edlingja1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these are the alloy 1.8L or if it had to be the compacted graphite iron 2.0L. But dithering over these differences is a null point cuz we all know the winner has the newest engine design. Also, changes occur and idk the specifics of this race, could be a 2L alloy if allowed.

@axeledwards4162

6 жыл бұрын

With the right mods, you can make a lot of power out of these engines

@bengreen1262

5 жыл бұрын

Let’s see what BHP do reckon on 4 valves per cylinder with rev count circa 8k plus (BDA engines have winning pedigree)

@HarryHunterx

4 жыл бұрын

@@ritsona That's exactly what I thought, but didn't dare to post.

Wow! What a drive. A proper racing driver, puts his foot down and leaves it down!!!!

Amazing vid racing around corners drafting behind cars to carry speed to overtake and awesome track car

GT Legends on Amateur difficulty

The 17 people who disliked this are obviously ex Formula 1 champions!

@Fifou001

4 жыл бұрын

You obviously know nothing about racing.

@r2drone227

4 жыл бұрын

FIFOU DUBLED so are you saying you would have disliked this? If so, what would your reason be? And to be clear, I have built and raced my own cars!

@jamesrich7640

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fifou001 lol Cunny Funt lol the escort driver drove hard.That motor sounds strong love those High RPMs #bulletproof

@Fifou001

4 жыл бұрын

@@r2drone227 i have a nice pedigree too in racing, this escort driver does not know what mechanical sympathy is, plus his lines are messed up, plus he does not heel toe that car. A real race driver would lap at least 3 seconds faster than this man, if you was a real racing driver, you would figure this out without me.

A brilliant bit of driving, ferocious.

Jesus Christ, I can't decide what's better , the build or the driving . Top marks all round .

As He drives past the accident site, the Dispondent owner of the wreck screams, "That's Him,, Thats Him in the Escort!"

Very talented driving here! Also, having more power than the majority of the field helps immensely!

@bwdz75

4 жыл бұрын

the 1600 Escort definitely didn't have more power, you can see the Mustang get back around him at one point having way more power.

@teamgimps

4 жыл бұрын

@@bwdz75 Hence I referred to the majority of the pack!!! He breezed past them

@casualagent7250

4 жыл бұрын

Porsche’s, overrated & overtaken 😬

Nice job on the car and awesome driving..love it

Great video,very well sorted Escort,very aggressive driver....win or die,unlike a lot of the other cars which were out for a spirited Sunday drive.I enjoyed the video but I don't think some of the other drivers appreciated his driving.Thanks for sharing,If only we could see more cars like these racing ,so much more character than modern cars.Cheers.

It's just a difference between someone racing and some other people merely driving it. Also to anyone saying he did know the track, do you guys know the track yourselves ? He's missing about half the apex's, and often repeats other drivers' mistakes on the first laps... I wouldn't be surprised at all if that claim came true.

When you forget to change the difficulty in Assetto Corsa.

That’s a beautifully balanced car, and that dude is a demon on the brakes!

That's what my MK1 Escort 1300gt sounded like just before the engine blew up.😳