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Neil Fletcher

13-12-2009, 00:54

My first run down the road with the new engine fitted - don't you just love the gowl of a BDA. ;)

All the best, Neil.

http://www.neilfletcherracing.co.uk/rebuild_4/16th%20June%202009%20005.JPG

Chesney

13-12-2009, 09:06

the lakes tour, despite the crap weather, the banter was awesome with some top top lads :D

RS2kSX

13-12-2009, 10:30

The Lakes was by far the best thing i've managed to do for years, not just in 09.

lets see if we can better it in 2010:)

Andyc

13-12-2009, 10:58

falling over ****ed, at the lakes :o Awaits for a few people to jump on the band wagon :rolleyes:
was funny though Jack;)

Andyc

13-12-2009, 11:00

The lakes for me Weather was crap but the beer flowed and the company was ace cheers Gents

lee bishop

13-12-2009, 12:02

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/70hornet/DSC01511.jpg

selling it !!!

:D

FOR24D

13-12-2009, 14:53

LOL :D:D :salute:

RS 1600 Imp

13-12-2009, 16:42

Going around the Great Orme (Llandudno) at 10ish pm. after evenutally getting the piece of shite to run right... tell you what... it puts a silly grin on ya face:D

B400MSF

13-12-2009, 17:05

the lakes defo for me:D

yellow avo

13-12-2009, 17:07

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q166/monkeyjohn/nurburgring.jpg

I think this photo says it all

RS2K

13-12-2009, 17:25

Has to be the Lakes.... long may it live...:salute:

But a close second would have to be

Watching Frosty sail into the gravel....:D:D:D:D:D:D

MEXICO-AL

13-12-2009, 17:25

getting to morley auto services first meet! it was nice to have my first run out in the sunshine with plenty of pointing fingers and smiles from familys in there zafiras!!! lol:D

steven f

13-12-2009, 17:45

FINALLY buying one and taking it to bits :p

wiggyrs

13-12-2009, 17:45

Has to be the Lakes for me :salute::salute:

Chris

13-12-2009, 18:03

The two times when my Mk1 has come out of the garage this year!

Chris

taffr

13-12-2009, 18:06

doing a deal to buy this car, at the lakes !!!!!!!:cool:

http://bbs.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/picture.php?albumid=52&pictureid=495

RS1800

13-12-2009, 18:17

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/70hornet/DSC01511.jpg

selling it !!!

:D

that dont look enough:eek:

you left some out

Aaron P.

13-12-2009, 18:19

doing a deal to buy this car, at the lakes !!!!!!!:cool:

http://bbs.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/picture.php?albumid=52&pictureid=495

along with all the other cars too :p

lee bishop

13-12-2009, 18:23

that dont look enough:eek:

you left some out

LOL, two of the bunches were £50's :salute:

gordy 2000

13-12-2009, 18:43

the lakes http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff299/trident1234567/sideways.jpg

Then new wheels

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff299/trident1234567/006-Copy2.jpg

and the snowdonia tour of coarse

paul spence

13-12-2009, 19:20

doing the lakes tour with custom!!!! with a severe bad back!!!!!

EH TIM!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: :D

paul andrews

13-12-2009, 19:42

the lakes for me

Nipper

13-12-2009, 19:51

Hippy taking me out in his 400bhp+ mk1 at the Lakes :pale: :eek: :D :cool:

Frosticles

13-12-2009, 20:10

Has to be the Lakes.... long may it live...:salute:

But a close second would have to be

Watching Frosty sail into the gravel....:D:D:D:D:D:D

:mad:

Andyc

13-12-2009, 21:15

the lakes for me
cant;):D

LOUIE

13-12-2009, 21:19

meeting a certain person at avo day, its etched on my brain for ever

lakes and snowdonia tours are a close run thing

oveRSteer

13-12-2009, 21:36

Mine was simply FINALLY handing over the readies and driving home my very own RS :)

massive grin the whole way home :D

andyb

14-12-2009, 08:14

spraying champers over the mk1 after winning the durham dales rally, which saw us win the 2009 gk ford, northern historic rally championship

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/midnightmotorsport/cid_AEFCFE4DD978402B9680CC0B46CC081.jpg

Nipper

14-12-2009, 08:35

spraying champers over the mk1 after winning the durham dales rally, which saw us win the 2009 gk ford, northern historic rally championship

Top memory that :salute:

Tim

14-12-2009, 08:58

doing the lakes tour with custom!!!! with a severe bad back!!!!!

EH TIM!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: :D

:Dthat was my best moment of the year aswell,watch you climb out of SKC leaving a bottle in the seat :D

graham John

14-12-2009, 10:47

without a doubt, frostys visit to the Gravel:)

cheeRS

grum

14-12-2009, 16:27

meeting a certain person at avo day, its etched on my brain for ever

what took you so long for fecks sake ? thought that anybody whos anybody had met Russell Brookes :o

you cannot be normal !!!!!!!!

Dave1800BDA

14-12-2009, 18:02

the tour, doing it with frosty:eek: cheers snigg:D

having the line up of RS1800s at National day...cheers fellas:cool:

Frosticles

14-12-2009, 18:28

the tour, doing it with frosty:eek: cheers snigg:D

having the line up of RS1800s at National day...cheers fellas:cool:

;):D

Tongy

14-12-2009, 18:51

Getting my Harrier finished intime for the irish tour with Aled and the welsh ant hill mob:D

laney

14-12-2009, 19:51

the lakes and snowdon tours :D and meeting louie :p

mk1gaz

14-12-2009, 20:29

Blasting a 12.8sec @ 109mph 1/4 mile at Santa Pod in my normal street legal and "comfy" escort whilst all the featherweight stripped out trailer queens sobbed and choked on my dust !!! Ha ha :D :D :D

bevo

14-12-2009, 20:33

the lakes for me too, bring on 2010:D

cossie si

14-12-2009, 22:07

A cold afternoon in winter with the Custom at mallory park, just the two of us doing about 20 laps flat in the wet when everyone else had gone home!(then doing it again 1mth later):cool:
Being "Like a child, with no fear" lol at curborough !Fastest escort there ;)
Second fastest in all, just pipped by tarmac rally car(even if the best pic was our kid just b4 he lost it:o)
Drift day at oulton with rick, dave and alex! If you haven't tried this yet make it a date next year! Awesome when you get it right, funny as **** when you don't!:D
Lost count of the rally's with Mex 1t
Lookin forward to my new "custom built" engine!:cool:
Bring on 2010:D

mk1gaz

14-12-2009, 22:55

:cool:

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/mk1gaz/02feb.jpg

mk1gaz

14-12-2009, 23:00

Also spotted on 5th gear , media whore !!!! :D

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/mk1gaz/Picture2.png

oggie snr

14-12-2009, 23:01

1The Lakes :p just like to see all the cars out and about and being used :cool: many thanks to you all for making it what it is, this year sees the 5 anniversary plans and ideas are now in full swing and I will keep you all updated as too the ins and outs after xmas

2 NEC very good week end :) alot of kev's :rolleyes: about

3 The Mexico display at national day [many thanks to the owners that took part]

4 Kames seeing Alistair knock the living daylights out of the Rothmans mk2 was :cool:

5 AVO Day at Stanford hall excellent turn out of mk2's on the RSE/ RSOC stand :)

All in all 2009 has been a very good year. Thanks must go to The Dave custom for his work on this site, without it what would we do? The wife just said to me tonight if you’re not working, you’re asleep if your not asleep you’re on the pc in rs land so keep up the good work son!! We are all behind you and we all need this site ;)

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

wombat

15-12-2009, 08:20

Mine would have to be driving up to the RSOC(Aust) Concourse at 8am in 23C warm in the RS. After being baked all day, then driving 1 1/2 hours back home in 43C heat. No air-con, no power steering, just the 2 windows and sunroof open, seeing some new cars pulled over on the side of the road with their bonnets up and steaming! The RS temperature guage didnt get over 1/4!
Go the Old School RS!
Merry Xmas and better New Year!

RS2000CUSTOM

15-12-2009, 09:14

Lookin forward to my new "custom built" engine!:cool:

Its coming along nicely :salute:

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/sihead.jpg

FoMoCo

15-12-2009, 09:22

Being presented with the Ray Goldie Memorial Award
at the lakes from Oggie.

cheeRS Gary...

Jon Segger

15-12-2009, 09:41

Competing in the Richard Burns Memorial Rally :D

(Video here... http://bbs.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=39308)

Mark M

15-12-2009, 14:51

knockhill in may with the sose.
glorious weather and the old car never missed a beat. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/1978rs2000/IMG_0806-2.jpg

Gows

16-12-2009, 17:29

Great Pic Mark :cool:

cossie si

16-12-2009, 22:09

Its coming along nicely :salute:

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/sihead.jpg
:cool:

Frosticles

16-12-2009, 22:17

Its coming along nicely :salute:

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/sihead.jpg

Toooooooooooo shiiiiiiiiineeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy :D:D:D

RS2000CUSTOM

16-12-2009, 22:40

Toooooooooooo shiiiiiiiiineeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy :D:D:D

The block dont look too bad now either !

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/siblock.jpg

Aled

16-12-2009, 22:48

Had a great year to be honest, so many fantastic times.

One memory is being happy not to damage my car when the wheel literally fell off:eek:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/Ruthin%20show/RuthinShow006.jpg

And also, our trip to Ireland had so many magic moments in it.....the pics speak for themselves.....

http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/Irish%20Ford%20Fair/

http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/IrIsh%20Ford%20Fair%202009/

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/IrIsh%20Ford%20Fair%202009/CIMG4551.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/IrIsh%20Ford%20Fair%202009/IMGP2134.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss202/alminera2/IrIsh%20Ford%20Fair%202009/CIMG4538.jpg

FOR24D

17-12-2009, 00:46

some great photos Aled :salute: looked a good trip :)

wayne m

17-12-2009, 07:28

Its coming along nicely :salute:

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/sihead.jpg
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

Weld the chamber up dave high comp! looks good though.

oxb1l

17-12-2009, 09:43

Mine would have to be taking my mk2 for an Mot on the 5 th of November after 20 years lying neglected,9 years since I sold my rs2 .

2nd would need to be sose track night in may being told by my mate "I knew I would go of as soon as you got in here"

bring on 2010 so I can put faces to names and get playing in my car

Bill

Leckypete

17-12-2009, 16:35

Seeing the RS in paint Oct 10th:)

Looking forward to using/showing her next year, will be like old times:D

cossie si

17-12-2009, 19:29

The block dont look too bad now either !

http://www.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/pictures/siblock.jpg
As shiny as a helmet-less bell end, or so i'm led to believe!:D

Northern Bloke

17-12-2009, 20:00

My best moment was just after my worst moment

The worst moment was loosing the brakes on Honister during the lakes Tour and locking up then heading towards the edge the of the road, a grass bank with some nasty rocky outcrops.

and the best moment was only going part way up the bank, not hitting any of the rocky outcops aaaaaand not going over the maaassive drop off on the other side :eek:

Roll on 2010 :D

avopaul

17-12-2009, 20:24

seeing my car retro ford when at chelsea cruise reunion :):):):):)

mk1kid

17-12-2009, 20:25

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp282/mk1kid/mk1rsphotoshoot.jpg

best part of the year was doing the photoshoot for retroford:D:D:D
some suspect characters in that photo;):D

seanmcc

17-12-2009, 21:34

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp282/mk1kid/mk1rsphotoshoot.jpg

best part of the year was doing the photoshoot for retroford:D:D:D
some suspect characters in that photo;):D My best moment was watching this, so Retro Ford get the finger out and get this awesome machine featured as promised

mk1gaz

18-12-2009, 09:28

Ha Ha , FPMSL at the crowd reaction in the background . :D

seanmcc

18-12-2009, 16:17

Best for these chancers anyway

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r144/seanmcco/lakestour2009053.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r144/seanmcco/lakestour2009057.jpg

docscars

18-12-2009, 16:57

Best for these chancers anyway

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r144/seanmcco/lakestour2009053.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r144/seanmcco/lakestour2009057.jpg

lot of dodgy boys there pity there are none of you Sean lol but syurly the lakes tour has to be the best big thanks to Oggs and his band of merry men :cool::cool: :D:D

richard wilson

18-12-2009, 17:09

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp282/mk1kid/mk1rsphotoshoot.jpg

Ha Ha , FPMSL at the crowd reaction in the background . :D

wud love to see this car on the 1/4 mile and see the crowd reaction when the time mite be below 12.8 seconds:D:D:D:D

mk1gaz

18-12-2009, 20:11

mk1gaz

18-12-2009, 20:23

Here's the official top 5 street legal N/A 4 cylinder retro fords at Santa Pod and the list is upto date and guaranteed correct . Definatley no clock amnesia or pub talk time slips !!!! :D

1= mk1gaz 12.8secs , 2.1 Atmo cossie mk1 Escort (no bits missing and comfy)
2= Billy Clarke 12.9secs , 2.1 Atmo cossie mk1 Escort and Tony Simpson mk1 Escort 2.1 Harris pinto (no bits missing and comfy).
3= Dave College 13.0secs , 2.3 Mountune duratec mk2 Escort and Toby Kent , 1.9 pre-x-flow mk1 cortina
4= Richard Harrison 13.2secs , 2.1 Harris pinto 105E anglia
5= Simon Stacey 13.3secs , 1.7 Harris x-flow mk1 fiesta

seanmcc

18-12-2009, 20:30

lol , bring it on as i need some fresh competiton that's not resorting to power adders to get in front !!!! :D I should be hitting some street legal 12.5sec runs or faster in 2010 as i'm changing my gearing from comfy road to race . Then maybe fitting some lighter seats and panels just too see if the old 2.1 Escort can get in the 11's !!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Oh a bit of competition alright get er to the Lakes
Too bad you are going South to North and the blue MK1 is going North to South to get to the Lakes
Now that would be more than a quarter mile :D:D

mk1gaz

18-12-2009, 21:02

Lol , mines been clocked by a supercharged M5 at 145+mph so i'll probably blast past the Lakes and end up in Scotland !!!! :D What's in the blue rs2000 mk1 then ?

sideways jimmy

19-12-2009, 17:58

mk1kids rs has 2 be the best shoot this year
was good evenings crack
wot a hitting pinto :pfile:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JAMESH%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpgfile:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JAMESH%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg

FOR24D

20-12-2009, 13:36

Great photos and good reading :salute:

kev14

21-12-2009, 17:40

I cant decide between,
doing the Lakes and passing half a dozen escorts coming the other way,
blasting along a quiet road on the Highland tour behind Cammy and coming round a corner and finding about 20 escorts parked up enjoying the view or doing the SOSE tracknight and the car surviving.
Roll on next year:D

cheers Kev

G223

21-12-2009, 22:38

my best escort moment of the year was bringing my first escort home only a short months and a bit ago :) haha worst moment was later that evening when the rotten chunks were coming off haha

richard wilson

23-12-2009, 22:36

Lol , mines been clocked by a supercharged M5 at 145+mph so i'll probably blast past the Lakes and end up in Scotland !!!! :D What's in the blue rs2000 mk1 then ?

a very good going wee pinto and only 1 camshaft:D

with no turbo,no trailer,no slicks,no race fuel and no bits missing:D

steve p

24-12-2009, 10:40

Flying to Glasgow picking up my RS and driving it 403 miles home!
Steve :)

mk2ddc

24-12-2009, 11:48

My best moment obviously was finally getting one and getting it home!!:D

Worst moment was having to decide to sell the project again :(

However i will bounce back and i`m saving like hell to get one asap :D:D

mk1gaz

24-12-2009, 18:28

a very good going wee pinto and only 1 camshaft:D

with no turbo,no trailer,no slicks,no race fuel and no bits missing:D
Top stuff Richard , i'm sick too death of race cars with half the car missing turning up as all their gay trailers are taking up too much room :rolleyes: ........ :D

FOR24D

31-12-2009, 01:42

great stuff :salute: keep it coming

modena green

31-12-2009, 21:38

winning car of the day rsoc donnington with the mk1 1600.lakes tour was my first time unbelievable.blaggin our way into the old avo factory:)
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/modenagreen/006-1.jpg?t=1262294962

taffr

31-12-2009, 21:47