Ford Escort RS 1800 Mk 2 - Group: 4

The Mk2 Escort was the successor of the MK1 but had a 1800cc engine insted of the 1600 and could be bored up to 2 litres giving an easy 240bhp. From 1975 until 1981 the MK2 was always a winning car wherever it started, one of the main reasons for it was its foregiving drivabilitiy. The pilots could squeeze everything out of the car and get away with it, so they did. The MK2 won the 1979 Manufacturers World Titel and with Ari Vatenen the 1981 the Drivers World Championship.
Specifications
4-cylinder engine, in-line,
1993ccm, detuned to 270 bhp,
fuel injected front engine and rear-wheel-drive,
5-speed ZF gearbox,
weight: 900 kg
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Christoph Jacob, Belgien
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1983 Belgium Championship
In 1979 Ford built tarmac versions of the MK2 Escort with bigger wheel arches, different suspension and fuel injection. One of these cars passed onto the Belgium Championship in 1983 and scored second place there driven by Robert Droogmanns.