Escort Xtrac Porsche Bi Turbo Sphere Drake Insurance European Rallycross 1985 Lydden Hill.

European Rallycross 1985 Lydden Hill Seppo Niittymäki Martin Schanche Francois Monten.

[@strokovdmitry97]

На это можно смотреть вечно 👍

[@stevemaynards.g.t]

😎👍🏁

[@felipemiranda8743]

Thanks for posting this amazing material, man. I really enjoy watching those overpowered cheap cars races (at least I think they were not as expensive in the 80s as the RX cars are today).

[@Sir_Brennan]

I believe Martin Schanche.s Escort cost him around 50K pounds back then. That'd be somewhere around 115K pounds today. Or around $150,000 US. I can't remember the cost of modern day rallycross cars, but I think it's something like $250,000. So the cars back then weren't quite as expensive as they are now, but they were definitely pricey.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

The escort was way ahead of its time, Audi must of been pissed when he started getting the results, John Welch assisted with the development also.

[@bigjohnfury5662]

@@Sir_Brennan Mr Rallycross escort cost £50,000 he's been seen saying that at the time , John Welch's about 18 months later was said to be £60000 so maybe it was latest spec parts but £60 grand in 85 must be @ £300 grand in 2020

[@bigjohnfury5662]

I've just checked it and the internet is saying £60k in 85 is £185k in 2020 ..I'm very certain you couldn't build one today for that

[@georgejacob3162]

Put it this way, in 1985 John Welch's Escort cost him £60,000. In 1987 you could walk into a showroom and buy a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth for just under £18,000!

[@guinnessharvey4476]

Wow, that Escort is fast. Faster than an F1 car

[@godtux]

Nice motor sounds on this. We can really hear it next to the commentary.

[@eddherring4972]

Murray makes a big difference.

[@davecommentator]

Belgium must pay its teachers well for them to afford to run an Audi Quattro across Europe...

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

Are we sure this escort does not have over 1,000hp 🤔.

[@rallycrossvhsdvd]

Positive! figures of over 550 not exceeding 600 on tests and dyno and press information 😉 just packaged really well and Xtrac and Schanche’s engineering knowledge 😁

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@rallycrossvhsdvd all right then what i saw is a very fast ford so thank you and have good day bye now.