Testing our Mk2 Cortina race car at Silverstone with an appearance from an Aston Martin Valkyrie!

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  • By the skin of our teeth we got the Cortina finished, and made it up to Silverstone circuit for some testing the day before it went into its first competitive race. It didn't go without a few niggles but that's what testing is for, join us to see how it went!
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  • @davyboy888
    @davyboy888 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OMG the speed of that car last weekend at Silverstone was unreal. Absolutely stunning.

  • @RobGodwin-js7ss
    @RobGodwin-js7ss ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bloody legends ! 60s fords rule .Rather see the mk 2 than any soul less modern super car like that Aston , keep up the good work chaps

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah we prefer the old stuff, a lot more character, but the noise of the Aston’s V12 when it opens up a bit is magic

    • @philtucker1224
      @philtucker1224 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack I expect in just a few years time, an original classic mk2 Lotus Cortina will be worth as much as that Valkyrie anyway! 👍🙏😁

  • @sib4780
    @sib4780 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely stunning looking car, sounds the nuts, cracking work fellas!

  • @CharlieT_PhotoG
    @CharlieT_PhotoG ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love what you've done with the Cortina. Was a great joy to watch it battling through the field. Will have to make sure I get some snaps of it should it be constant appearance in the series. 🙌

  • @MarkHossNorthwestrcclub
    @MarkHossNorthwestrcclub ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pre-liked and Reminder set up ready 🙂👍🏻
    Looking forward to seeing another awesome build, this Mk2 Tina is superb 🙂
    Stay Safe,
    All the Best,
    Mark 👍🏻

  • @stevessheduk6623
    @stevessheduk6623 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Honestly, f$%King cracking effort lads. I can't wait to see the second part! 😍

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Next Sunday for the race day video 😁

  • @mikefpe
    @mikefpe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to meet you guys and see the car in person. It’s looks and sounds glorious at full song. A credit to you and your team. Looking forward to seeing how this does in the series.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice to meet you to 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @theaimindeed3341
    @theaimindeed3341 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great channel guys all 3 of you are entertaining and the driving is spot on. Please keep uploading. Watched this race last weekend. I think Josh surprised a few fellow racers in the second race. The rally training really paid off . Slid her all the way to a 3rd. Well done mate.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah rallying definitely helped out in the slippy conditions I think Josh felt more at home sliding about a bit! The onboard camera from the 2nd race is a good watch 👍🏽

    • @theaimindeed3341
      @theaimindeed3341 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack Looking forward to that one👍

  • @barrystokes5837
    @barrystokes5837 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    saw this on the livestream altho it was good to see something different didn't expect it to do much on track but couldn't believe the speed & road holding of the thing. for a golden oldie like me,reminded me of doc merfield who competed in mk1 & mk2 cortinas all those years ago & was very quick. well done lads keep the results coming.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s been a lot of work gone in to it to try and make it a decent track car. As you can imagine there’s not a lot of “off the shelf” parts for it, so a lot of making what we know works fit. There’s a few more things we need to iron out but more than happy with how it performed on its debut 👌🏽

  • @tonybilco1317
    @tonybilco1317 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love it beautiful machine...great job lads ❤👏👏

  • @76-UVB
    @76-UVB ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your car looks and sounds great and it is good to see something different out on the track. Once you are over the teething troubles it looks like you have got something special, it is certainly quick.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the reasons we chose it was to have something a bit different. Still working a few bits out, but seems like we’ve got a good car underneath us 👍🏽

  • @debbiewright2171
    @debbiewright2171 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Talented driver and a tidy quick motor - gotta do well surely 👍

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Video from the race day will be out this Sunday 👍🏽

  • @jonnybamber1772
    @jonnybamber1772 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Found your channel after watching your thing on motor addicts channel and subscribed straight away!! You boys are legends!! That is the best mk2 cortina I have ever seen and the fact you turn up at a race track with a car that awesome with novice stickers on it makes me laugh my as off!!! The other racers must have thought you was taking the piss!!!😂 boys you got me hooked for life!!! The day I finally get my mk2 escort I am bringing it to you boys!!!! Can’t believe I never found your channel before and just loving watching all your old videos and catching up with things!!! You boys could make a lawnmower do donuts!!!!!!!😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Welcome aboard! Yeah the old Cortina turned out better than we thought it would to be honest. Not allowed near lawnmowers anymore, Jack had a go at one once and ended up getting himself impaled 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @geraldelliott6161
    @geraldelliott6161 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful Cortina. I have a 70 Cortina GT , bought her in 1970 and raced since 71. Now full, race highly modified with a 2.3 EcoBoost, T5/GForce tranny and a Winters quick change rear. I will send a video and photos in a seperate email. Build featured in Scotia Garage and Grassroots Motorsports forum.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicely done! Fair play for sticking with her all these years 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @adrianmeredith6818
    @adrianmeredith6818 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic looking cortical chaps would be nice to have a video going into full details on the build of the car....
    Sounds amazing...

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      We’ll be doing a rolling shell to race car build video when we’ve got 5 mins 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @RiffRaff160
    @RiffRaff160 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mint! Looks rapid! Good job 👍

  • @sxrory
    @sxrory ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done for getting it there I know it was tight. Hope we have some on boards for the race 👍

  • @bigsquatchsasfoot1964
    @bigsquatchsasfoot1964 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a cool machine looks and sounds superb…a bit better than my old one to 🤣

  • @nicholden1768
    @nicholden1768 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sick vid lads 👊💚

  • @broadkamikaze
    @broadkamikaze ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think it's impossible for Josh not to go sideways 😂 Great fun makes awesome viewing👍

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah we need to coax that out of him for circuit racing! 😂

  • @sidbobby3233
    @sidbobby3233 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dounds epic fellas top work..

  • @nurburgringobsessed5722
    @nurburgringobsessed5722 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man that sounds epic on full chat! Sod that Aston junk! Keep them coming guys #Avinthecrack

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The V12 in that Aston did sound nice, but definitely prefer the noise of the Cortina!

  • @brentritchie6199
    @brentritchie6199 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a Mk2 Cortina probably didn't quite go that fast.
    Awesome looking car very well done.

  • @slippytarmac
    @slippytarmac 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video guys love the car, what is the arch kit that you fitted to it

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We custom made them from a set of Escort Zakspeed arches 👍🏽

  • @quicknickdriver8510
    @quicknickdriver8510 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proper last minute shakedown! She goes well

  • @daveberry2177
    @daveberry2177 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WELL DONE

  • @rodplumb9805
    @rodplumb9805 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just happened across your video. Great project great car brought back happy memories of yesteryear with my red Mk2 . Shame about the Mazda (light bulb) incident, that’s racing I guess disappointing nevertheless after such a hard work. Good luck fellers!

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers! She’s all patched up now ready for the next race 💪🏽

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That’s a very clean race car! Makes a change from a mk2 Escort 😁👍

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah we wanted to try something different, looks good with the arches 👍🏽

  • @paulfisher6918
    @paulfisher6918 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First time I ever saw a 2dr mk2 cortina I know about the savage ones but that is a beautiful car lads 🎉

  • @r0bkills
    @r0bkills ปีที่แล้ว +1

    aerodynamics of a flying brick ! lol good job ! you gotta put a camera in the car or on top ! nice build boys

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On board is in the next video on Sunday 🥳

  • @jritchiejritchie2687
    @jritchiejritchie2687 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely car... So is this the parts off the crashed mk2 escort or another full build ❤

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing off the Escort on this one 👍🏽

  • @theoriginalwallace
    @theoriginalwallace ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bloody hell, boys! She's some machine!!

  • @temporarynoble
    @temporarynoble ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job, proper car! Look forward to seeing you race, what series are you in?

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      We’re in the Modified Ford Series 👍🏽

    • @temporarynoble
      @temporarynoble ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@avin_the_crack Cool, Cadwell in August then!

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@temporarynoble 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @deanishere7237
    @deanishere7237 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shame about the ding in the side lads, car looks stunning even still :)
    Good video lads 👍

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Every race car needs a wound! Wasn’t expecting to pick it up on our first ever couple of laps in it but it happens. We’ll get it fixed before the next race though 👌🏽

  • @jeffhubbard5660
    @jeffhubbard5660 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful car.

  • @lyntonryan4766
    @lyntonryan4766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got to admit the lads have done a BEAUTIFUL job of the car , so sorry to see it come back bent ☹️ , the car looked and sounded great !

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      She’s patched back up now looking like new 😁

    • @lyntonryan4766
      @lyntonryan4766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@avin_the_crack very well done I'm happy now 👍 , I have work done on my track car by a guy who builds and prepares race MK1 Cortina's , so I get to have a look around the work shop that's the first MK2 proper spec I've seen , like I said very well done 👍 !

  • @POOHFISH1
    @POOHFISH1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That a thing of beauty, are you lads taking drift van to castle combe this weekend ?

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No not this weekend, will be there with the Cortina soon though

    • @POOHFISH1
      @POOHFISH1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack shame , take it you’re fellow Bristol lads , spoiler alert cortina survived silverstone then 💪👍🏻

  • @leewindsor2246
    @leewindsor2246 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    brillant you boys bang on the money

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers! Glad you enjoy it 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @Invisibleman7
    @Invisibleman7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cortina sounds better than the Aston. Glad you worked a few kinks out

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s what testings for 👍🏽

    • @lyntonryan4766
      @lyntonryan4766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are both nice for different reasons but I admit the Cortina gets it , nostalgia and not factory built wins every time 👍!

    • @andrebotha8493
      @andrebotha8493 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lyntonryan4766 a great cortina fan

  • @RiffRaff160
    @RiffRaff160 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looking forward to seeing this!
    Not seen anything on the granny yet

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She’s still collecting dust 😂

  • @carlbarton772
    @carlbarton772 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We were on copse, the car looks amazing

  • @JFBesq
    @JFBesq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounded immense on circuit

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah wasn’t expecting it to sound as good as it did 😁

  • @brookerracing888
    @brookerracing888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crackin VT , on boards must be interesting 🏁🏎️

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very entertaining on boards from the 2nd race!

    • @brookerracing888
      @brookerracing888 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack get editing 👍🏻😂

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brookerracing888 race day video is already set up to premier on Sunday at 6.45 😁

  • @markbowden7238
    @markbowden7238 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta say that's a beauty.
    Did Aston Martin ever build an all-steel monocoque body I wonder.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      No idea, we just wanted the V12 😂

    • @markbowden7238
      @markbowden7238 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack "speed's just a question of money... how fast you wanna go?"
      Is a quote from the film Mad Max 1.
      Max and the gearhead police mechanic Grease Rat, are discussing if it's possible to build a car fast enough to outrun the biker gang.
      The police are supposed to be the good guys and the bikers are supposed to be the bad guys, but the police have an unlimited budget whereas the bikers have to resort to petty crime to survive 🤔🤔🤔
      Well, sure - speed is just a question of money and Aston Martins are very fast and expensive, stands to reason.
      But they are also shit.
      Too fast, too expensive.
      Too wide, too complicated, eg only all-steel monocoque they made was DB7 which was for front mounted V8 or V12 motors.
      You don't want the V12, imo even if I said here's ten million quid what would you do?
      Some people probably would get suckered and blow the whole lot on a couple of Astons.
      Other people would start a small business and build hot Cortina racecars to order.
      The whole point of remaining at the 4-cylinder level is smaller cheaper narrower less powerful less complicated.
      I'm a Fiat guy I dunno Fords but an approximate Italian equivalent would be a Group 5 Mirafiori 131 Abarth Rallye or some homologation thereof.
      It would be a 2-litre NA 16V DOHC Lampredi making around 375bhp and weighing about 850kg, basically a track focused version of the green and black one driven by PAOLO DIANA.
      Be interested to know what's the power and what's the weight of the Cortina?
      Also on TH-cam is a black X1/9 by Polini Racing for DAVIDE CIRONI, 1300cc bike engine, 200bhp 580kg
      And a blue X1/9 driven by MANUEL DONDI which has a Alfa D2 motor 395bhp 625 kg.
      These old steel monocoque shells make for great projects and the red Cortina is just gorgeous.

  • @ekspatriat
    @ekspatriat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see a driver know how to mechanic a la Guy Martin and Barry Sheene.

  • @jaymerino1912
    @jaymerino1912 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fender flairs don't fit the wheel profile..the front is real easy to see.

  • @rolandbracher6070
    @rolandbracher6070 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Dreamcar😊

  • @chubscub
    @chubscub ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Need some bonnet vents to relieve pressure.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that’s on the to do list!

  • @jamespink4202
    @jamespink4202 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is one angry Cortina! I rallied a Mk 1 with 140 bhp, yours sounds like 200+

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She ran 319bhp on the rollers 👍🏽

    • @jamespink4202
      @jamespink4202 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack Flippin' 'ek! What fun! Is it about 850Kg?

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamespink4202 940kg if I remember correctly

    • @jamespink4202
      @jamespink4202 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@avin_the_crack Awsome build!

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @local56
    @local56 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That Cortina is so fast.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah she doesn’t hang about 💨

  • @alanmcguinness3385
    @alanmcguinness3385 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sold my 68 GT fifteen years ago really regretting it now.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah nightmare, time to get another one!

  • @robbiehoughton4382
    @robbiehoughton4382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Almost sounds like the old M2 BDA Escort rally cars of the day.

  • @tomwellard8234
    @tomwellard8234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My father and a mk 2 shame it wasn't like yours

  • @Whitepages9242
    @Whitepages9242 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That car is a monster on wheels, it’s very impressive, an ultimate machine.

  • @idesignyou...9257
    @idesignyou...9257 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving the Cortina guys, shame a Mazda had to scar it on its 1st session! 🙄

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not ideal, but we’ll get her patched up 👍🏽

  • @grantmail4112
    @grantmail4112 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ✌️😎

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you race against Sierra Cossies?

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว

      In the Modified Ford Series we did yes

  • @pepedrago9849
    @pepedrago9849 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, that Cortina is a thing of beauty. Beats AM Valkyrie hands down. I'm not even kidding. I'm a big fan of astons but these space age cars does nothing to me. Ofc I appreciate the engineering and the racing potential but the looks is really meh to me. These old "boxes" with a racing body on the other hand... Oh lala! In Finland there's lots of these old cortinas, escorts ets. used as a rally car.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We’re big fans of the old school stuff, can’t beat them! Not often you get to see a £3million car though so had to have a peek! Would still take the cortina 😁

    • @pepedrago9849
      @pepedrago9849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@avin_the_crack Oh yeah absolutely, I would also eyeball, maybe even drool a bit, Valkyrie if seen live. It's fairly rare to see super cars and such in Finland, especially Astons so I would def be pleased to see one.

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The V12 sounds lovely!

  • @AE-jd1yu
    @AE-jd1yu ปีที่แล้ว

    Misja nagu ootage palun

  • @jonpowell8014
    @jonpowell8014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure filth this one fellas!!!

  • @gaycha6589
    @gaycha6589 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nasty beard

  • @chiefrocka8604
    @chiefrocka8604 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Call me a boring f ucker but mk2 cortina’s and drifting ain’t for me
    I’d like to see the Bristol Ari Vatanen doing classic national hot rods in a mk2
    Anyhow hope the mk2 is coming along noice 👍

  • @paulkearney4565
    @paulkearney4565 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not 'crack' guys, it's 'craic'..

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s “crack” for us because we didn’t want it to be the same 👍🏽

    • @paulkearney4565
      @paulkearney4565 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avin_the_crack grand job, come over to 'The Donegal Rally' sometime, you'll definitely enjoy the craic there, mk 2 central!!
      Run your Cortina in the Historics, flat to the mat them boys! 👌
      My father had a 1600e and a MK2 Lotus Cortina. I've a 22b..
      Keep er country lads!! 🙌☘️

  • @Stevesolo1950
    @Stevesolo1950 ปีที่แล้ว

    The body might be a mk2 cortina, nothing else is.

  • @gigiiggi7138
    @gigiiggi7138 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely car, why the crap music?

  • @JohnHonda101
    @JohnHonda101 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vehicle Details
    Vehicle make ASTON MARTIN
    Date of first registration November 2022
    Year of manufacture 2022
    Cylinder capacity Not available
    CO₂ emissions 0 g/km
    Fuel type Not available
    Euro status Not available
    Real Driving Emissions (RDE) Not available
    Export marker No
    Vehicle status Taxed
    Vehicle colour BLUE
    Vehicle type approval Not available
    Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
    Revenue weight Not available
    Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 17 November 2022

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers, I’ll pass that on to the lads they’ll be ecstatic 👍🏽

  • @bulentbuyuk
    @bulentbuyuk ปีที่แล้ว

    Öldügünde seninkilier aglıcak

  • @NUFC82
    @NUFC82 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mam and dad had quite a few cortinas when I was young and I remember my mother crashed the 2 litre shit coloured brown one into the lampost when she was pissed and dragged the lampost all the way home under the car. Very nice example lads, very well done and that engine sounds sweet!

    • @avin_the_crack
      @avin_the_crack  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sturdy old bus is the cortina, no wonder it dragged the lamppost home 😂😂