<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/racing/" rel="tag">Racing</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued"><img hspace="0" height="433" border="0" width="630" vspace="4" alt="Ken Block Ford Escort Mk2" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/ken-block-ford-escort-mk2.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ken Block gets dirty with a Mk2 Ford Escort - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued">after the jump</a><br />
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The North American <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort">Ford Escort</a> was launched in 1981 and primarily served as a drab compact of choice for folks who didn't realize where the Escort name originated. The <em>real</em> Escort was introduced to Ford's European customer base back in 1968. It was still a fairly drab looking compact... but it had a couple of powertrain options that made it far more exciting than any Escort we got Stateside.<br />
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The early Mark I Escorts were offered with a Lotus-sourced 1.6-liter twin cam engine that helped turn the car into a rally favorite. In 1975, the Mark II Escort was developed and a 1.8-liter Cosworth BDA unit was placed under the hood. Burnt-rubber aficionado <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block">Ken Block</a> got his hands on an example from 1978 and filmed some serious hoonage through the forests of upstate New York.<br />
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The clip, which can be viewed <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued">after the jump</a>, is focused on glorious noises and sideways dirt action. Though Block drives a modern Fiesta and Focus in his various motorsports activities, we've gotta say we find his work in the Mark II Escort far more interesting.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw">Youtube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/">Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19763928/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ken Block gets dirty with a Mk2 Ford Escort - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued">after the jump</a><br />
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The North American <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort">Ford Escort</a> was launched in 1981 and primarily served as a drab compact of choice for folks who didn't realize where the Escort name originated. The <em>real</em> Escort was introduced to Ford's European customer base back in 1968. It was still a fairly drab looking compact... but it had a couple of powertrain options that made it far more exciting than any Escort we got Stateside.<br />
<br />
The early Mark I Escorts were offered with a Lotus-sourced 1.6-liter twin cam engine that helped turn the car into a rally favorite. In 1975, the Mark II Escort was developed and a 1.8-liter Cosworth BDA unit was placed under the hood. Burnt-rubber aficionado <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block">Ken Block</a> got his hands on an example from 1978 and filmed some serious hoonage through the forests of upstate New York.<br />
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The clip, which can be viewed <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued">after the jump</a>, is focused on glorious noises and sideways dirt action. Though Block drives a modern Fiesta and Focus in his various motorsports activities, we've gotta say we find his work in the Mark II Escort far more interesting.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw">Youtube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/">Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19763928/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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