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Ford Escort MkI
Engine: Ford Cosworth 1975 BDX
Configuration: front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: Tony Sugden
Class: Special Saloons, 13001 - 2500cc
Date taken: April 1977, paddock, Silverstone
Image Copyright: Robert Brown
Tony Sugden was a regular racer at Croft in this Escort. He was competing in the 1977 Troy Tires and Auto Centre (a mixture of US and UK spellings) Championship when this picture was taken. This car was built in 1969 and won 32 of the 42 races entered. Originally, built with an 1840cc BDE engine and 5-speed ZF gearbox; this car was fairly standard compared to others. The body was steel apart for the fibreglass front end, doors, boot and flared arches. At the front was a standard, up-rated, McPhearson strut arrangement with 4-pot ventilated disc. An atlas axel, leaf springs and telescopic shock absorbers supplied the rear drive and suspension. All the suspension, front and rear, was fully rose jointed. 10 and 12 inch (25.4 and 30cms) wide Minilite wheels were used front and rear. A year after this photo he was racing a Chevron B23 in libre events, and a Volvo in production saloons, racing both in the 1978 Battle of Britain Meeting at Croft. Over the years Tony has won more than 650 races but is talking of retiring at the end of the 2003 season. What did he choose to race in the 21st century? the 1993cc silhouette Skoda S130RS, below, just like the seventies. Tony won his class, in the BRDC Easter, Esso Uniflow Championship race, beating Mike Newmans' Firenza into second place.
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Skoda S130RS
Engine: 1993cc BDE Turbo
Configuration: mid-engine rear-wheel drive
Driver: Tony Sugden
Class: 'A', Europa Engineering Sports &Saloon Championship
Date taken: June 2002 at in Paddock C, Croft Circuit
This car was built in 1990 around a GT chassis, and has an AET turbocharger fitted to the BDE engine. Tony competed in the 2003 Europa Engineering Sports and Saloon Championship and was a class winner.
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