[gollach]

I've been told there were only two cars done by gartrac that got registered on non Q plates, X reg apparently?

 

[gaz-37]

Has any body tried just useing the cosworth escort shell route save a lot of welding plus good access to big brakes and suspension from grp a cars dont know what axle u would use to get cwp correct

 

[flatcrest500]

way too heavy...it'd take serious horsepower to get her competitive!!!

 

[Learner]

escort cosworth shell isnt a bad route...

but would you because to use a focus with escort RS running gear ( cut it all up to save costs ??)

 

[gaz-37]

i thought that the cosworth route would have been lighter ever try push a gartrac g3 about the street? and what about all the additional weight from fabricating the rwd conversion maybe a starlets the car to go for.

 

[flatcrest500]

yea..their heavy...hence why most of the competitive ones have big engines...they've a lot more weight to pull than their cousins the mk2's

 

[gaz-37]

Any body make the rwd kits any more I.e. genesis ?

 

[young walsh]

Did wee John (Bug) Kelly drive a genuine one

http://www.rallyretro.com/detailedview.asp?PicID=14259&Event=Donegal International Rally&Year=1987

 

[Karl Jones]

BTTT.

ello,just looking around the ol' internet about gartrac escorts mk3 and came across this,i have been into rallying and rallycross for years and i remember a certain norwegian rallycrosser called martin schanche who had the very first escort gartrac xtrac zakspeed mark 3.

i know a bloke who knows personally barry squibb who bought that gartrac car and was sponsored by scalextric,anyway barry sold it to mike endean who was mr xtrac and he hill climbs it.

i also knew of a yellow escort g3 that didn't run the alloy arches that was campainged by 2 birds from the north west of england back in the very early 90's,pat jeffs and carol pearl,they were always quick and would beat blokes in so called quick escorts and even cosworths etc,iirc pat's navigator was high up in r-e-d the cosworth specialists and built the car using all genuine gartrac components bar the arches and sexy rear spoiler.
another car i remember was the other gwyndaf evans who had a alloy arched datsun 240 rs powered gartrac that did tarmac events in ireland and the motoring news tarmac championship.
my mate who knows barry squibb had 2 gartrac escorts,one was on the front cover of fast ford magazine and was azure blue with a v6 capri motor. he bought the car through gartrac and the xr/rs centre who sponsored john welch who had a gartrac mk3 too and john welch painted the gartrac road cars.

i found this video of the car that started it all,its martin schanche in his 1983 50 grand motor car :laugh:

MotorSport MAD - British Rallycross Final Part 1

 

[manofcos]

BTTT.

ello,just looking around the ol' internet about gartrac escorts mk3 and came across this,i have been into rallying and rallycross for years and i remember a certain norwegian rallycrosser called martin schanche who had the very first escort gartrac xtrac zakspeed mark 3.

i know a bloke who knows personally barry squibb who bought that gartrac car and was sponsored by scalextric,anyway barry sold it to mike endean who was mr xtrac and he hill climbs it.

i also knew of a yellow escort g3 that didn't run the alloy arches that was campainged by 2 birds from the north west of england back in the very early 90's,pat jeffs and carol pearl,they were always quick and would beat blokes in so called quick escorts and even cosworths etc,iirc pat's navigator was high up in r-e-d the cosworth specialists and built the car using all genuine gartrac components bar the arches and sexy rear spoiler.
another car i remember was the other gwyndaf evans who had a alloy arched datsun 240 rs powered gartrac that did tarmac events in ireland and the motoring news tarmac championship.
my mate who knows barry squibb had 2 gartrac escorts,one was on the front cover of fast ford magazine and was azure blue with a v6 capri motor. he bought the car through gartrac and the xr/rs centre who sponsored john welch who had a gartrac mk3 too and john welch painted the gartrac road cars.

i found this video of the car that started it all,its martin schanche in his 1983 50 grand motor car :laugh:

MotorSport MAD - British Rallycross Final Part 1

werent they a fine looking car

 

[Milly]

I built one in 1994 well I nearly finished it, the shell was finished. It was lighter than a mark2 and It was a Rally Fab kit, I knew Lol well who designed it and he helped me with fabrication and fitted a weld in cage for me. I sold it with all the fabrication done to Gareth LLoyd to fund the purchase of a house. It was very different to a mark2 in set-up front crossmember moved forwards, engine rearwards also the top mounts were turned through about 60 degrees so that the engine bay was wider. Mine also had link boxes which were wider than normal to take Serria TCA bushes, so I would not have to replace the mark2 ones every 2 events. The link boxes were also further apart from the centre line of the car than a mark2, which was surposed to give better stability.
I though Pat Jeffs was a genisiss and it was Richie Pearl her navs husband that had a G3 which he sold to Des Wyn, it had a BDA ZF and fully floater but i'm not totally sure.

 

[pinto200]

Bertie's G3 was registered 000 96m, and k mc millen was the 2nd owner, he competed on the 1981 lakes of killarney plus another 1 or 2 events.

then my dad (Jimmy Logan) bought it off Ken, then sold it to Willie Singleton, then went to Hugh Obrien i think.

 

[FMRR]

Hi there, we broke up the G3 that Richie Healey had..........still have the log book and tax book if any one is interested!
Regards, DMRR

 

[JonnyTreanor]

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...fbid=153091748059077&set=a.117734324928153.11155.100000747589312&type=3&theater




cassidys G3.

 

[Michael Lonergan]

With regards buying the bubble arches they can still be bought new from gartrach my uncle has 2 genuine shells and a very close copy all of which are being rebuilt at the minute. He also in the very near future will be selling fibreglass copies of the genuine arches that were recently purchased from gartrach.

 

[Noel Coogan]

I have both issues with those cars. Loved the white one when I seen it, just looked class!

The silver one was at the Carrick on Suir Festival of motorsport last year.

My brother Owens this car now its a fantastic example

 

[Michael Lonergan]

My brother Owens this car now its a fantastic example

That is a gorgeous car surprised it didn`t sell what ponies are in her?

 

[Noel Coogan]

That is a gorgeous car surprised it didn`t sell what ponies are in her?

265 bhp. Jre engine. I'm told Malcolm Wilson built it originally.

 

[whatbloodynamecaniuse]

With regards buying the bubble arches they can still be bought new from gartrach my uncle has 2 genuine shells and a very close copy all of which are being rebuilt at the minute. He also in the very near future will be selling fibreglass copies of the genuine arches that were recently purchased from gartrach.

naughty boy

 

[Mark Lowe]

cant be originals if they are from Gartrach

Now if they where from Gartrac then that would be good
like above naughty to rip off fibreglass from originals that a company put money in to produce quality items
tut tut