Beauleiu - Sunday 13th Aug

Post by **redline** » 16 Aug 2006 01:12 pm

I think its more likely that you saw this one This is the correct Rothmans livery of the Ford Escort MK2 in which Ari Vatanen - Dave Richards won the 1980 Acropolis rally.

Post by **Nick C** » 16 Aug 2006 01:21 pm

There are quite a few MK2's around in Rothman's colours. The one in Beaulieu is done up for Vatanen/Richards on an RAC (forget which year...). I doubt that many of them are original works cars though, however there is at least one I know of that is still rallied! If I had an original I certainly wouldn't compete in it, they'd be worth far too much to risk breaking!

Post by **Chris_C** » 16 Aug 2006 01:28 pm

Still havn't sussed out if I can fix 6 hella 2000's on the front of my cars that Audi rules! Brings a whole new meaning to day-vision!

Post by **redline** » 16 Aug 2006 01:36 pm

talking of rothmans escorts the sixth video down is worth a look

http://www.rsownersclub.co.uk/video/

Post by **Carl** » 17 Aug 2006 08:00 am

Nick C wrote:There are quite a few MK2's around in Rothman's colours. The one in Beaulieu is done up for Vatanen/Richards on an RAC (forget which year...). I doubt that many of them are original works cars though, however there is at least one I know of that is still rallied! If I had an original I certainly wouldn't compete in it, they'd be worth far too much to risk breaking!

Wasn't a supposedly original Rothmans works car out on the Sunseeker last year? Whether it was real one or not, it sounded beautiful and was bloody quick!! I'd go for the quattro myself though

Post by **Nick C** » 17 Aug 2006 09:15 am

Carl wrote:Wasn't a supposedly original Rothmans works car out on the Sunseeker last year? Whether it was real one or not, it sounded beautiful and was bloody quick!! I'd go for the quattro myself though

That's the one I was thinking of, a couple of people at the time told me it was an original one.

Post by **jtbo** » 21 Aug 2006 10:18 pm

Carl wrote:
Nick C wrote:There are quite a few MK2's around in Rothman's colours. The one in Beaulieu is done up for Vatanen/Richards on an RAC (forget which year...). I doubt that many of them are original works cars though, however there is at least one I know of that is still rallied! If I had an original I certainly wouldn't compete in it, they'd be worth far too much to risk breaking!
Wasn't a supposedly original Rothmans works car out on the Sunseeker last year? Whether it was real one or not, it sounded beautiful and was bloody quick!! I'd go for the quattro myself though

But you can't rotate tires if you get Quattro so tire expenses are considerably more

Nice video, but there was this music, would been great without music, however we don't find those too often