Sports Sedan Forum

Posted: **Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:49 am**

Ford Escort Rotary Sports Sedan - Eligible for Historic Sports Sedan Category

This car was built in 1982/83 by Barry Seton for son Glenn Seton to begin his racing career. (with original 1600cc engine).

Car Details:

** Fresh Phil Laird built Mazda 13B PP engine (One Meeting) 51mm Weber Carburettor.
** Mazda Factory Close Ratio 4 Speed Gearbox (1:1 4th).
** Light Flywheel with Borg/Beck Twin Plate Clutch
** Lexan Screens
** New Gauges
** New Lightweight Battery

Car supplied with Genuine Log Book. All that is needed to make it a Historic Sports Sedan is the Certificate of Description.

Spares include:

** 2 x Sets Wheels with assorted Tyres
** Spare Wide Ratio Gearbox.
** Various other parts

This car is an ideal Entry Level to the Sports Sedan or Historic Sports Sedan categories. Very cheap to run and maintain, it is also a terrific car to drive, heaps of fun and very quick.

Best Lap Times:

Lakeside - 55.4
Morgan Park - 1:05.8
Queensland Raceway - 1:17.3 (2000cc - 3000cc Lap Record Holder from 1999 - 2001).
Indy (1997) - 2:11.7
Amaroo Park (1998) - 54.9 (would have gone 1.5 seconds quicker with decent (new) rubber).

Regretful sale, it's been a brilliant little car to own and drive, but it's served it's purpose for me.

Price - $22000 ONO.

Contact:
Chris Donnelly 0402 212 225 anytime or chris@qrda.asn.au by email.

Posted: **Mon May 10, 2010 9:22 am**

SOLD!

It was a sad day on Saturday when it got picked up, like losing a faithful old friend......

Hopefully the new owner will have as much fun with it as I did! :)

Posted: **Mon May 10, 2010 12:06 pm**

Congrats on the sale CD.... Now to chuck some much needed funds into the falcon....

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2010 12:52 am**

Is the car staying in QLD?

Posted: **Wed May 12, 2010 7:50 am**

Yeah, car is still in QLD. Hopefully will be run at CAMS State Rounds and the odd National Round maybe by new owner Travis Edwards :)

Posted: **Wed May 12, 2010 4:42 pm**

Bloke who races karts?

Posted: **Thu May 13, 2010 7:58 am**

Travis also raced Aussie Racing Cars very successfully a few years back, he ran in the VIP Petfoods one from memory and gave the title a pretty decent shake!

Posted: **Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:20 pm**

Having lots of fun with it. The car now has an LSD rear end with floating hubs and Watts linkage. It's a real buzz to drive. :cyclops: