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OT: Winding up a Windsor V8 -- video clip
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to put an Australian designed and manufactured Ford through its paces at Calder Park Raceway here in Melbourne, Australia.
A client wanted some video footage of this Ford, Australia's -- and New Zealand's -- equivalent of the Taurus SHO. It's called the Falcon XR8, but it's powered by a 230kW Windsor V8, not a high-tech, modular V8.  It was fun to chuck around the track, and did better than it had any right to. But it's a big, heavy car (1600kg), and, as expected, it was quite clumsy through the tight stuff -- it ain't no Porsche! To watch the clip, click on the link below. See if any of you can guess what the 'chase' car is in the clip! http://www.courtneyandpatterson.com.au/herrod.mov Oh, a couple of my gearchanges may sound a little rough, but the gearbox wasn't 100% -- after about 15 laps, the gearbox seized in 4th. Matt Holcomb 1974 911 Carrera 2.7 RoW 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Dedicated Homepage Engine Rebuild Homepage Porsche Owners Gallery Profile Pelican Gallery Profile Last edited by Matt Holcomb; 05-15-2002 at 06:01 PM.. |
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05-14-2002, 08:09 AM
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Location: Frankfort IL USA
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Cool stuff Matt! Thanks!
Nothing like the sound of a V8!
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1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 2.7 MFI
