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Escort Cosworth Introduction
In 1993 a new-generation of Escorts triumphantly returned to International
rallying. In its very first World Championship season, the turbocharged four wheel
drive Escort RS Cosworth won no fewer than five World Championship rounds, with
four second places to back up that achievement. It was an amazingly versatile
machine, for there were victories on Portuguese gravel, on the twisting tarmac of
Corsica and San Remo, and on one of the toughest of all World Championship
rallies, the hot and dusty Acropolis event.
To suit the latest World rally regulations for 1997, Ford then evolved a new
version of the Escort, the World Rally Car. This 300 bhp turbocharged model won
two World Championship rounds, one being the toughest of all rallies, the Greek
Acropolis: both wins went to double World Champion Carlos Sainz, who had joined the
team in 1996. In a desperately hard-fought series, the Escort WRC also took second
place in the World Rally Championship for Makes.
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