Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Had a fantastic day out today with my boys at Castle Combe, their first meet of the year. The sun shone & the track action & show was excellent. As usual, took far too many pictures so thought some of you might like to see the Fords in attendance, not many capris but plenty of others, enjoy,

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Cougars were well supported though,

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Plenty of great Escorts in attendance,

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Other great fords were dotted all around the showground, these were just a taste,

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Track action was pretty much all day including drifting by jap cars plus these two escorts,

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Friends from work Jonathan & Luke brought along their trackday weapons for a bit of fun which unfortunately ended in disaster for luke. A real shame as you couldn't ask for a more likeable & helpful pair of guys,

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Just after this picture was taken of them battling it out on the track, Lukes axle gave way resulting in a nasty off. Luckily no one was hurt but escort requires a touch of panel beating to put right, a real shame for a nice guy,

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Not to end on a sour note, thought I'd post a picture of my favourite car of the day, couldn't fault it, what a stunning car,

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Thanks for looking,
Rob
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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Hi Rob

Looks like you and the boys have had a great day, cracking pics and thanks for posting. I also think that escort looks fantastic :D

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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Hi Rob,
What a fantastic day out you must have had. The cars look stunning, thanks for sharing the photos of them. A bit of a boring choice, but my favourite looking car is the yellow 1600 sport.

I'm gutted for your friend Luke. It's only a small consolation, but the damage to the Escort doesn't look as bad as it could have been, and at least nobody was injured.

All the best,
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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Brilliant pictures Rob. Nice one fella. Love Em All !! What a splendid array of stunning Fords. Fantastic weather too Rob...its official...the show season is well and truely upon us :D

Rob thanks for highlighting the Fords. Sone absolute stunners. I think that pale blue (green???) RS2000 is so God Dam Stunning !! Wow ! Love the Green Escort Van too. Stunning Capri's too Rob. What a fantastic show.

As already said gutting for your mate Luke but nothing that can't be mended by the sound of it and most importantly he is ok albeit a bit upset no doubt. Looked like great action on thd track though.

Glad you chaps enjoyed yourselves.

All the best

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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Bertie wrote: Looks like you and the boys have had a great day, cracking pics and thanks for posting. I also think that escort looks fantastic :D
Cheers Des, it was a great day, the RS escort was a stunner.
Andrew 2.8i wrote:A bit of a boring choice, but my favourite looking car is the yellow 1600 sport.
Nothing boring about that choice it was a great car, as was the other vinyl roofed escort, the blue RS2000.
Andrew 2.8i wrote: I'm gutted for your friend Luke. It's only a small consolation, but the damage to the Escort doesn't look as bad as it could have been, and at least nobody was injured.
Cheers Andrew, he was understandably gutted but it was only metal that was damaged so once repaired he'll be back enjoying it.
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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Fordoholic Nick wrote: Rob thanks for highlighting the Fords. Sone absolute stunners. I think that pale blue (green???) RS2000 is so God Dam Stunning !! Wow ! Love the Green Escort Van too. Stunning Capri's too Rob. What a fantastic show.
Cheers, It was excellent Nick, really enjoyed it, I agree with the RS2000, it looked amazing in the sun & its interior was in great original spec condition. The escort van was a promotional vehicle for cosworth conversions & was built to an exceptional standard.
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Hi Rob,

Great pics there fella and what looks and sounds like a cracking day out!!! Love the Green Escort Van and the Orange MKII, some really nice motors all round. Hope your mate gets his Track Car sorted easy enough!!! Cheers for sharing these, all the best,

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Taff50ish wrote: Great pics there fella and what looks and sounds like a cracking day out!!! Love the Green Escort Van and the Orange MKII, some really nice motors all round.
It is a good day out John, we make the trip once a year, but it was so good we may be going some more this year. Escorts on show were excellent, easily the best presented cars there.
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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Dammit.
I should have checked on here before I went.
We were on show stand next to that white Capri in a 205 gti in red with an mi16 2.0 lump in. Took it round the track! Was a great day, I live just down the road in Chippenham!

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sparks wrote: We were on show stand next to that white Capri in a 205 gti in red with an mi16 2.0 lump in. Took it round the track! Was a great day, I live just down the road in Chippenham
That 205 must shift with that engine, glad you enjoyed track time. If we lived that close we'd go a lot more, you're right it was a great day :D
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Re: Castle Combe Action Day 2/4/16

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Looks like a good day out Rob. Lots of nice looking Fords there mixed with some on track action. I'll have to try and get along to the next one :D

All the best
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