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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Varche on 18 October 2015, 17:05:45

Title: Anyone knowledgeable on Mk1 Cortina works racing cars?
Post by: Varche on 18 October 2015, 17:05:45

I have let the cat out of the bag by suggesting elsewhere that one thing that the Ford works team tried and understandably pretty quickly abandoned was a hydraulically operated boot lid that went up when you applied the brakes. I am 99% certain I saw it on a works car (possibly ex works in the hands of someone like Brian Robinson)

Search of the Internet hasn't turned up a reference or photo. Anyone else remember or know of it?

Title: Re: Anyone knowledgeable on Mk1 Cortina works racing cars?
Post by: biggriffin on 18 October 2015, 19:26:00

It was trailed by various manufacturers, as a form of air braking, was banned.

Title: Re: Anyone knowledgeable on Mk1 Cortina works racing cars?
Post by: Varche on 18 October 2015, 20:12:57

Have you got any years or web page reference?

Title: Re: Anyone knowledgeable on Mk1 Cortina works racing cars?
Post by: biggriffin on 18 October 2015, 20:51:14

Quote from: Varche on 18 October 2015, 20:12:57

Have you got any years or web page reference?

Cant give years, its just knowledge, that you gain whilst in that world, it is classed as insecure bodywork, basically a black flag offence.

Title: Re: Anyone knowledgeable on Mk1 Cortina works racing cars?
Post by: biggriffin on 18 October 2015, 21:06:26

The nearest you will see to that theory, is on nascar, they had a flap on the roof which deploys when a car spins to stop rollover.