Power to Weight Battle! 1900hp Ford Capri Drag Races 2000lb Ford Cortina

[@spottedmotors]

We loved every second of this. All we wanted to do is have fun and put on a show. A massive thank you for featuring our Little Brown Cortina on Hoonigan.

[@last0titan]

loved every second of watching this!

[@Glirb]

yea that thing is sick

[@hbfishingtv2448]

Love the Cortina....best run I have seen in a while now . Epic

[@thesunreport]

Great Car. 🤗

[@garyslentzii2796]

You should be very proud of the show you put on. It was epic!

[@kingbeastlyyy988]

A 1300 hp difference… this one was a stretch boys. That capri is a whole Pro Mod car 🤣

[@JonathanDuddy-oq6nv]

Yeah the turbos were as big as the other guys rims

[@DevinM420]

Up next a Lamborghini vs a prius 😂😂

[@mattn1249]

If u actually went into the rules and regulations in drag racing a por street car is way different than a promods last time I checked that's an actual body on that car

[@banditfishing1558]

The Capri runs in a class called street eliminator. Where they have to run any form of fuel we get at a uk fuel station, run a regulated tyre, no wheelie bars, and have to be fully street legal. Part of qualifying for the class is a street drive each event. Before the new regulation tyre came in we had 2 cars in the 6s range and multiple capable of it. However they now run a smaller tyre

[@jonathanjones1814]

I'm hope that 614 HP was a typeo, because that Cortina was moving....😅

[@verveeltzich]

that wheelie INSANE af

[@pepperfish_]

The Capri doesn't even hook until it's halfway down the strip and still wins. lol

[@jdgarrison9913]

It's insane. I mean, the Cortina is running a 9.2, at 156mph. It's fast as fuck. And it's still not even close.

[@pepperfish_]

@@jdgarrison9913 He's running a very low gear in the rear end, This is why the car wheelies so hard and has such a good rollout and first half, perhaps a 4th gear and some NOS would help ;).

[@naufalkusumah2192]

What do you expect, it has big block V8 with twin 88s and TH400 lmao. On a good day that car will go low 7s or even high 6s

[@jdgarrison9913]

@@naufalkusumah2192 Oh, I get it. I'm just pointing out the absurdity. That the Cortina is ridiculously fast, and yet the Capri is just THAT much more absurd.

[@bullzeyez3236]

It has 3x the HP. Why would we be surprised?

[@joshuagregg7579]

That side view, with the drone inches away, should be a poster! Thats gangster!

[@adambunch5943]

Miss the old hoonigan days and content , but the wheelies put a smile on my face!

[@David-gj4cg]

Yeah this channel is a shell of it's old self so sad.

[@brainlessfish]

As Jay said, lost the race but won the internet 💯, wheelies were absolutely insane! ♥

[@CM-tc6pp]

When you wheelie like that, you gotta keep your eyes on the north star and stay in it.

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

Thats when your thinking im ither gunna meet jesus or a checked flag

[@fstraioto]

Capri is a monster but the Cortina is absolutelly wild! Congrats for keeping the wheel under control, Michael!! 😅

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you ! We had such a fun day with Hoonigan. A Wheelie good day 😅

[@PrydeWater901]

7:52 smoothest segue ever. Good going, Gary!!! 😎

[@timfitzgerald109]

Old Ginger has balls of steel for staying in it while flying high. I'm loving this this UK series as I grew up with these cars in New Zealand

[@woooster17]

The Cortina is a weapon.. My very first car in 1989 was a 1980 Cortina 2L… I bloody loved that car, 2L pinto, janspeed 4 branch exhaust, cheap pancake air filter, XR4i alloys, and all sprayed in grey primer with blacked out lights.. I even remember the reg plate, NLF 713V You just have to imagine it, honestly…in 1990 it looked the nuts 😂😂

[@mistacoz]

In 1990 I'd have been 16 and jealous of your car. A few years later I had a white Capri 1.6L like Cortina's opponent started off as. Pretty slow but great fun on a rain soaked roundabout or snow covered empty car park 🤣

[@CreatedbyZyaire]

8 seconds no boost is INSANE!!!

[@joesutinen7705]

These are some properly sorted cars and very talented drivers. One of the best episodes in awhile.

[@mk1kieran]

Yessss so good to see the Spottedmotors boys get the limelight they deserve

[@spottedmotors]

All thanks to you ! We would not have been there if it wasn't for you. Thank you Kieran

[@Epok97]

That cortina driver, proper mad lad.😂 sick car.

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment 😅

[@Flashhphoto]

Being able to watch a fresh drop Hoonigan vid on Monday lunch break is always a banger 🔥

[@dillonmurray8653]

Yeah it's the best

[@b_for_brett]

The turbos on that Capri are big enough to warrant their own postcode

[@jeanetteackworth5457]

Well done spottedmotors, proud of you both for all your hard work , love watching your spottedmotors youtube channel.

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much.. we love what we do and just try to have as much fun as we can. 😊

[@officially_gassed]

LEGENDARY 🏁🙌🏽

[@Overqualified1]

My guy! 🔥

[@onemilemore541]

What a killer drone shot of that wheelie, so cool! Also really cool to see these UK builds. Love seeing these lesser-seen (in the U.S.) cars

[@fleshharrowerx9894]

Love it, my first car was an Americanized (1976 Mercury) of this generation of Capri. With the 2.3 Pinto 4-cylinder, in my dreams it was a fast as the one you have here! :D

[@Redmist.65]

I’m taking my Mustang to Santa Pod this week! Can’t wait to get some runs in! Awesome race!

[@Wickit96]

Both cars are beyond amazing in their own right, that wheelie is disgusting and the fact that the capri goes around it like it was barely on throttle is wild to see. Props to both drivers!

[@spottedmotors]

Appreciate the comments. Thank you 😊

[@hockeyplayer39]

I love how you can see the exact moment the Capri comes into boost because that thing is just GONEEEE

[@garyslentzii2796]

This made my day. That drone almost got eatin by his grill 😂

[@Scyllx]

I think you forgot a 1 before that "614hp" lol

[@kieren7763]

As a cortina owner its good to see a cortina getting some attention most people dont even know about them

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much. Cortinas Rule !

[@ralphpurves]

Still remember the Capri when Antony had it ( the stereo was immense 🤣 ) in the early nineties. It had a different colour every few months too. That car has a lot of memories and love from all who have known it for many years 👍😍

[@El_Jefe_S3]

My grandfather had the pick up version of the ford cortina. 3.0 v6 Such a nostalgic throwback

[@rodcab2973]

Now, this was a proper show out! Mad props to the drivers of both cars and the Hoonigan team

[@RyTrapp0]

That drone wheelie clip BETTER see plenty of future use, cuz that's an AMAZING SHOT!

[@SAM-zt2uy]

2 awesome cars! and great to see them racing together.

[@Jmiksnchz]

Two ol geeeeezah cars smashing Santa pod. Fantastic.

[@59vaughn]

Both very nice machines...props to the exhibition...that Capri just waits....😏

[@AvallonYo]

You better have Matt Watson on or this isn’t a proper trip to the UK. I NEED TO HEAR I’M MATT WATSON AND THIS IS HOONIGAN

[@jeremycrookshanks8420]

I second this

[@samteks125]

*Mat

[@h276wah7]

Thank you Hoonigan for this series. Motorsports don't get the recognition they deserve in the UK, compared to the US

[@hickmanmade]

Good racing gents, and well done for spreading the Dagenham dustbin phrase a continent further!

[@thomashalley7258]

Listening to Gary is like watching that rally race where the car dissappears into the bush but somehow ends up back on track.

[@purplewavs1277]

Literally loved every minute of this video, started tearing up from joy! 💜

[@ScoutJMusic]

He doesn't need a wheelie bar he has a back bumper it works just fine 😂😂😂😂

[@Badassracecarcpt]

You guys should host a season here in South Africa at tarlton Raceway. Hopefully to feature the world's fastest BMW and some other world records that we have

[@kgree27]

Never thought I would get to see a Cortina on Hoonigan 😍

[@spottedmotors]

Us to! Until they asked us. Still can't believe it

[@kgree27]

@@spottedmotors Hell yeah, that's awesome! I have two Cortina's myself, there a awesome little car!

[@moogle68]

I think he actually just barely tapped the drone on that last shot with the wheelie! That's fucking nuts man, what a driver and what a car. As someone else mentioned already in this comment section, it'd be dope to see Mat Watson make a cameo appearance since he is so well known for his cray drag races, even though his are on a no-prep runway.

[@KenKenS41D]

OK screw the Rematch... now I want a wheelie competition 😂🔥

[@mikefpe]

That was a good watch. Nice work boyos 🙌🏻

[@Xzanderwow13]

Sweet cornfed fullauto Jesus those 88mm turbos are HUGE. Gotta love it!

[@umbrellacorp.]

This channel may not be Pinks: ALL OUT from ESPN or SPEED (from Cable TV). But it's the next best thing. 😎👍

[@glitchered]

that was one clean drone shot at 11:11. love to see it. :) dude got the 1600 hp on the asphalt. yo

[@bassantiks]

Top shelf episode. Jaime and Gary excellent combo.

[@joshjacobjonesjoshjacobjon2899]

Had 3 lots of really bad news! This is perfect timing! Thank y'all!

[@QuanFrmTha0]

Me when I poop pee and fart at once

[@ZeeBri]

For a country with one drag strip, we have some pretty cool drag cars

[@the318pop]

And 2 drag strips

[@gmain1977]

@@the318pop 2 is pathetic

[@umbrellacorp.]

Big Block V8 vs a 350 V8. Wicked. Awesome. But with the Ford Capri instead of turbos, I would of put a Super Charger instead. Get the Power Straight of the Line.🔥😎👍💯

[@francisdeoliveira3414]

What a machines!!! Well done mate!❤💣💥💯👊🫶

[@mikeydangerous8808]

Oh, sh*t! That’s the badass wheelie car that’s been featured in EVERY VIDEO! Way to kiss that drone, team! 😘😘

[@trackunion2711]

That Toreto shot just crazy 😮

[@Black66]

Sweet wheelie!

[@Collin77m]

That was sick, great driving 👌🏻

[@rotarypower956]

Cortina never had a chance, but the wheely was epic

[@spottedmotors]

Yer we thought that when we seen his Turbos so thought, let's just have some fun 🎉

[@andrewnicholson6330]

Epic wheelie 🤣🤣 well done guys brilliant job 👍👍

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks !! 😊

[@clarencehingahinga9172]

These cars are putting up some numbers that Willie is maaad😮

[@juarrdforbes4393]

He hit second gear in a wheelie,that's sick 😎👍🏽💯

[@j.son_01]

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH! THAT METAL INTRO WAS GREAT! PLAY MORE METAL FOR BACKTRACS

[@flyboy451]

Holy moly that Cortina is rapid out of the gate! Like its been fired out of a gun!

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks. It's a fantastic 1/8th miles car. Loves no prep too

[@dannynaylor5485]

Watch alot of American drag racing and stuff, i forget there are cars of this caliber here in the UK, a couple of our classic Fords.

[@abderrahmanelbakkali190]

Can't wait to see how that Capri performs against Street Outlaws whenever they land in UK!

[@cheezygordito7627]

Considering some of the monsters they have down in Australia I’d never would’ve thought the British were better at drag racing. Then again prepped track vs airplane strip does make a difference.

[@cogboy302]

Gotta love a two door 'tina. Last time I saw one was late '80s. 2.3 V6, Mk5. Unfortunately, it was being banger raced.

[@socaliguy81]

Curious, but would you have to disassemble the rear links to drop the rear end enough to change the rear tires on cars that have giant slicks tucked into the body?

[@jessebarrett7968]

If the rear shocks don't have enough travel in them, then yes. Otherwise, you unbolt the shocks. Went through this myself back in the early 00's, 74' Vega that hade 33x15 slicks on it. There might be more sophisticated solutions now, but that's how I delt with it.

[@DinGuSco]

They also fully deflate the tyres if its big tyre as they are really soft and can be shquished down to help them tuck under the arches

[@MerlinOpeth]

Great reaction from the Cortina driver.

[@ZacharyBraxton-kl5bs]

Two good cars. I'm glad his car didn't slam the ground. He got it set up good. The white one has torque for days. Damn. We did get any time you guys were running. Till next time guys. Peace!

[@painwithoutsuffering]

This whole episode is a very good example of acceleration vs speed

[@JayJay1085]

There was no looser on today's race! Both awesome

[@krismont]

THE DRONE-EATER!

[@spottedmotors]

Haha we did get crazy close to it didn't we !!

[@arsh1008]

Legend has it the drone dropped one when it saw the Cortina coming at it with 2 wheels...

[@spottedmotors]

Hahahaha love this comment 😂

[@philnorbury9032]

Love the Cortina two doors, we didn’t get them in Australia.

[@twocrowsknows2811]

Wheelies are awesome but... Slingshot ENGAGE! 😂

[@martint8986]

Grew up in Cortinas now at a point where i wish i could afford a clean mk4 or a 5 😢

[@spottedmotors]

Old Fords are just going crazy money nowadays

[@martint8986]

@@spottedmotors theyre wild sitting around 10k but the joy would be worth every penny 😁 what a car!

[@gordonsmithsa115]

Exciting stuff…..

[@northofnosouth1470]

I've got a lot to say about the style of this channel now, the hosts...the cars... Just can't be arsed typing it because I'm high, but I fucking love it 👌👌

[@dublkrossr2059]

When I was a kid my Dad used to chase Jack rabbits in the desert witb his Cortina. Loads of fun

[@phoenixdk]

And the Hoonigan hits keep coming!

[@brianiswrong]

The cortina gives me steve green cortina vibes (might need to look him up) at the pod in the 80's Wheels up (not as high as this one ) and gone on a wild ride.

[@royliber3824]

Surely the Capri has a lot more power than the Cortina but God damn the way the Cortina is wheelin' is absolutely beautiful

[@Soysaucerc]

Most genuine episode yet

[@Bummotorsport]

I love these videos!

[@GavinBayley]

+500 aura points for a clean overtake at the end.

[@RexpersChild]

Nothing will ever be the same 😔 but we love yall being strong for us

[@JkbFkn]

After few seconds in i can already see huge difference in manners of these gentlemen and selfish bozos in older american episodes. These guys really know what racing is about.. speed and respect

[@LUIS_SKILLA]

Great races Both amazing cars 🤩🤩

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you. It was a great to get involved with Hoonigan wasn't it

[@LUIS_SKILLA]

@@spottedmotors absolutely. They all nice guys with cars passion. Nothing to go wrong 👌👌👌

[@caseyburnett6530]

Hoonigan's had a drag racing show for a bajillion seasons and the hosts still don't know what a "big tire" is. I also find it funny the hosts always ask about the wheels/tires on the front of RWD drag cars. The drivers are always like...uh... it's got wheels and tires on the front.

[@teapotblack1688]

I take my kids to the festival of power every year at santapod, love santa pod.

[@lunsy9420]

Might want to rethink the wheelie bar thing.

[@gmain1977]

Been into Drag Racing over 30 years and this is up my steet, big V8s and RWD. To me this is Drag Racing. Both cars are awesome but that Cortina with a wheelie is sick, I have Capri do a tripple wheelie in the past.

[@TheLuis1108]

Tbh I wouldn’t mind working at hoonigan right now just to be around Gary and Micah 😂 specially Gary bro funny af

[@VaraNiN]

8:06 614HP?! Is there a "1" missing in the front lol?

[@spottedmotors]

Honestly we promise. There is a dyno video over on our channel. It done 614 whp 😊

[@bdjm8595]

That was fun !!!

[@scotty197878]

Wow, this beats the shit out of U.S drag racing & the lame 1/8 mile half track stuff!! More UK please!! 🇬🇧

[@gmain1977]

@@scotty197878 it does not because US have a lot of Drag Strips and loads more cars, UK have 1 or 2 Drag Strips

[@xOptix78]

Did you see how calm that dude was when the nose lifted?! It was just another day at the office.

[@theowenhensley]

Too many hoonigan haters these days. Kb would have wanted us to enjoy free footage of some wild cars doing wild shit like this. This one and the last one were rad keep it up y’all are headed in the right direction 🫡🫡