Power to Weight Battle! 1900hp Ford Capri Drag Races 2000lb Ford Cortina

[@spottedmotors]

We loved every second of this. All we wanted to do is have fun and put on a show. A massive thank you for featuring our Little Brown Cortina on Hoonigan.

[@last0titan]

loved every second of watching this!

[@Glirb]

yea that thing is sick

[@hbfishingtv2448]

Love the Cortina....best run I have seen in a while now . Epic

[@thesunreport]

Great Car. 🤗

[@garyslentzii2796]

You should be very proud of the show you put on. It was epic!

[@kingbeastlyyy988]

A 1300 hp difference… this one was a stretch boys. That capri is a whole Pro Mod car 🤣

[@JonathanDuddy-oq6nv]

Yeah the turbos were as big as the other guys rims

[@DevinM420]

Up next a Lamborghini vs a prius 😂😂

[@mattn1249]

If u actually went into the rules and regulations in drag racing a por street car is way different than a promods last time I checked that's an actual body on that car

[@banditfishing1558]

The Capri runs in a class called street eliminator. Where they have to run any form of fuel we get at a uk fuel station, run a regulated tyre, no wheelie bars, and have to be fully street legal. Part of qualifying for the class is a street drive each event. Before the new regulation tyre came in we had 2 cars in the 6s range and multiple capable of it. However they now run a smaller tyre

[@jonathanjones1814]

I'm hope that 614 HP was a typeo, because that Cortina was moving....😅

[@pepperfish_]

The Capri doesn't even hook until it's halfway down the strip and still wins. lol

[@jdgarrison9913]

It's insane. I mean, the Cortina is running a 9.2, at 156mph. It's fast as fuck. And it's still not even close.

[@pepperfish_]

@@jdgarrison9913 He's running a very low gear in the rear end, This is why the car wheelies so hard and has such a good rollout and first half, perhaps a 4th gear and some NOS would help ;).

[@naufalkusumah2192]

What do you expect, it has big block V8 with twin 88s and TH400 lmao. On a good day that car will go low 7s or even high 6s

[@jdgarrison9913]

@@naufalkusumah2192 Oh, I get it. I'm just pointing out the absurdity. That the Cortina is ridiculously fast, and yet the Capri is just THAT much more absurd.

[@bullzeyez3236]

It has 3x the HP. Why would we be surprised?

[@verveeltzich]

that wheelie INSANE af

[@joshuagregg7579]

That side view, with the drone inches away, should be a poster! Thats gangster!

[@adambunch5943]

Miss the old hoonigan days and content , but the wheelies put a smile on my face!

[@David-gj4cg]

Yeah this channel is a shell of it's old self so sad.

[@CM-tc6pp]

When you wheelie like that, you gotta keep your eyes on the north star and stay in it.

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

Thats when your thinking im ither gunna meet jesus or a checked flag

[@brainlessfish]

As Jay said, lost the race but won the internet 💯, wheelies were absolutely insane! ♥

[@fstraioto]

Capri is a monster but the Cortina is absolutelly wild! Congrats for keeping the wheel under control, Michael!! 😅

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you ! We had such a fun day with Hoonigan. A Wheelie good day 😅

[@Epok97]

That cortina driver, proper mad lad.😂 sick car.

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment 😅

[@Scyllx]

I think you forgot a 1 before that "614hp" lol

[@officially_gassed]

LEGENDARY 🏁🙌🏽

[@Overqualified1]

My guy! 🔥

[@dylanwright103]

Being able to watch a fresh drop
Hoonigan vid on Monday lunch break is always a banger 🔥

[@dillonmurray8653]

Yeah it's the best

[@garyslentzii2796]

This made my day. That drone almost got eatin by his grill 😂

[@CreatedbyZyaire]

8 seconds no boost is INSANE!!!

[@woooster17]

The Cortina is a weapon.. My very first car in 1989 was a 1980 Cortina 2L… I bloody loved that car, 2L pinto, janspeed 4 branch exhaust, cheap pancake air filter, XR4i alloys, and all sprayed in grey primer with blacked out lights..
I even remember the reg plate, NLF 713V
You just have to imagine it, honestly…in 1990 it looked the nuts 😂😂

[@yoavallon]

You better have Matt Watson on or this isn’t a proper trip to the UK. I NEED TO HEAR I’M MATT WATSON AND THIS IS HOONIGAN

[@jeremycrookshanks8420]

I second this

[@samteks125]

*Mat

[@timfitzgerald109]

Old Ginger has balls of steel for staying in it while flying high. I'm loving this this UK series as I grew up with these cars in New Zealand

[@PrydeWater901]

7:52 smoothest segue ever. Good going, Gary!!! 😎

[@ScoutJMusic]

He doesn't need a wheelie bar he has a back bumper it works just fine 😂😂😂😂

[@joesutinen7705]

These are some properly sorted cars and very talented drivers. One of the best episodes in awhile.

[@mk1kieran]

Yessss so good to see the Spottedmotors boys get the limelight they deserve

[@spottedmotors]

All thanks to you ! We would not have been there if it wasn't for you.
Thank you Kieran

[@Wickit96]

Both cars are beyond amazing in their own right, that wheelie is disgusting and the fact that the capri goes around it like it was barely on throttle is wild to see. Props to both drivers!

[@spottedmotors]

Appreciate the comments. Thank you 😊

[@joshjacobjonesjoshjacobjon2899]

Had 3 lots of really bad news! This is perfect timing! Thank y'all!

[@QuanFrmTha0]

Me when I poop pee and fart at once

[@hockeyplayer39]

I love how you can see the exact moment the Capri comes into boost because that thing is just GONEEEE

[@thomashalley7258]

Listening to Gary is like watching that rally race where the car dissappears into the bush but somehow ends up back on track.

[@onemilemore541]

What a killer drone shot of that wheelie, so cool! Also really cool to see these UK builds. Love seeing these lesser-seen (in the U.S.) cars

[@jeanetteackworth5457]

Well done spottedmotors, proud of you both for all your hard work , love watching your spottedmotors youtube channel.

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much.. we love what we do and just try to have as much fun as we can. 😊

[@kieren7763]

As a cortina owner its good to see a cortina getting some attention most people dont even know about them

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much. Cortinas Rule !

[@fleshharrowerx9894]

Love it, my first car was an Americanized (1976 Mercury) of this generation of Capri. With the 2.3 Pinto 4-cylinder, in my dreams it was a fast as the one you have here! :D

[@mikeydangerous8808]

Oh, sh*t! That’s the badass wheelie car that’s been featured in EVERY VIDEO! Way to kiss that drone, team! 😘😘

[@moogle68]

I think he actually just barely tapped the drone on that last shot with the wheelie! That's fucking nuts man, what a driver and what a car. As someone else mentioned already in this comment section, it'd be dope to see Mat Watson make a cameo appearance since he is so well known for his cray drag races, even though his are on a no-prep runway.

[@ralphpurves]

Still remember the Capri when Antony had it ( the stereo was immense 🤣 ) in the early nineties. It had a different colour every few months too. That car has a lot of memories and love from all who have known it for many years 👍😍

[@El_Jefe_S3]

My grandfather had the pick up version of the ford cortina. 3.0 v6
Such a nostalgic throwback

[@ZeeBri]

For a country with one drag strip, we have some pretty cool drag cars

[@the318pop]

And 2 drag strips

[@gmain1977]

@@the318pop 2 is pathetic

[@RyTrapp0]

That drone wheelie clip BETTER see plenty of future use, cuz that's an AMAZING SHOT!

[@b_for_brett]

The turbos on that Capri are big enough to warrant their own postcode

[@arsh1008]

Legend has it the drone dropped one when it saw the Cortina coming at it with 2 wheels...

[@spottedmotors]

Hahahaha love this comment 😂

[@h276wah7]

Thank you Hoonigan for this series. Motorsports don't get the recognition they deserve in the UK, compared to the US

[@martint8986]

Grew up in Cortinas now at a point where i wish i could afford a clean mk4 or a 5 😢

[@spottedmotors]

Old Fords are just going crazy money nowadays

[@martint8986]

@@spottedmotors theyre wild sitting around 10k but the joy would be worth every penny 😁 what a car!

[@Redmist.65]

I’m taking my Mustang to Santa Pod this week! Can’t wait to get some runs in! Awesome race!

[@KenKenS41D]

OK screw the Rematch... now I want a wheelie competition 😂🔥

[@caseyburnett6530]

Hoonigan's had a drag racing show for a bajillion seasons and the hosts still don't know what a "big tire" is. I also find it funny the hosts always ask about the wheels/tires on the front of RWD drag cars. The drivers are always like...uh... it's got wheels and tires on the front.

[@dannynaylor5485]

Watch alot of American drag racing and stuff, i forget there are cars of this caliber here in the UK, a couple of our classic Fords.

[@rotarypower956]

Cortina never had a chance, but the wheely was epic

[@spottedmotors]

Yer we thought that when we seen his Turbos so thought, let's just have some fun 🎉

[@LFTW89]

@9:12 biggest wheelie Hoonigan has had
@9:45 “ the Cortina’s got a set of nuts on him”

[@spottedmotors]

Cheers, we just wanted to put on a good show

[@glitchered]

that was one clean drone shot at 11:11. love to see it. :) dude got the 1600 hp on the asphalt. yo

[@krismont]

THE DRONE-EATER!

[@spottedmotors]

Haha we did get crazy close to it didn't we !!

[@59vaughn]

Both very nice machines...props to the exhibition...that Capri just waits....😏

[@gmain1977]

Been into Drag Racing over 30 years and this is up my steet, big V8s and RWD. To me this is Drag Racing.
Both cars are awesome but that Cortina with a wheelie is sick, I have Capri do a tripple wheelie in the past.

[@kgree27]

Never thought I would get to see a Cortina on Hoonigan 😍

[@spottedmotors]

Us to! Until they asked us. Still can't believe it

[@kgree27]

@@spottedmotors Hell yeah, that's awesome! I have two Cortina's myself, there a awesome little car!

[@mikefpe]

That was a good watch. Nice work boyos 🙌🏻

[@xOptix78]

Did you see how calm that dude was when the nose lifted?! It was just another day at the office.

[@SAM-zt2uy]

2 awesome cars! and great to see them racing together.

[@oct2274]

614 hp, lol..........probably closer to 1614hp. You can get 614hp with just a cam on an ls engine

[@TheTmaaan55]

Right? 600hp my ass

[@frankenstein01]

ya you're not running 8.8's with 614hp

[@the318pop]

614 at the wheels

[@the318pop]

It's a 5.3 with tiny turbos

[@fabioribeiro5071]

It’s a 2000 pound car, it weighs nothing for that power.

[@dublkrossr2059]

When I was a kid my Dad used to chase Jack rabbits in the desert witb his Cortina. Loads of fun

[@Badassracecarcpt]

You guys should host a season here in South Africa at tarlton Raceway. Hopefully to feature the world's fastest BMW and some other world records that we have

[@GavinBayley]

"Hey Cortina, do a wheelie."

[@spottedmotors]

Sure thing 🏁

[@Jmiksnchz]

Two ol geeeeezah cars smashing Santa pod. Fantastic.

[@flyboy451]

Holy moly that Cortina is rapid out of the gate! Like its been fired out of a gun!

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks. It's a fantastic 1/8th miles car. Loves no prep too

[@andrewnicholson6330]

Epic wheelie 🤣🤣 well done guys brilliant job 👍👍

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks !! 😊

[@rodcab2973]

Now, this was a proper show out! Mad props to the drivers of both cars and the Hoonigan team

[@umbrellacorp.]

Big Block V8 vs a 350 V8. Wicked. Awesome. But with the Ford Capri instead of turbos, I would of put a Super Charger instead. Get the Power Straight of the Line.🔥😎👍💯

[@twocrowsknows2811]

Wheelies are awesome but... Slingshot ENGAGE! 😂

[@j.son_01]

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH! THAT METAL INTRO WAS GREAT! PLAY MORE METAL FOR BACKTRACS

[@madmaz8890]

Considering the horsepower difference! The cortina puts up a hell of a fight...probably cause of the nutt behind the wheel 😂😂😂

[@spottedmotors]

Haha thanks. We just wanted to put on a show and showcase our Little Brown Cortina.
That Capri really moves!!

[@umbrellacorp.]

This channel may not be Pinks: ALL OUT from ESPN or SPEED (from Cable TV). But it's the next best thing. 😎👍

[@francisdeoliveira3414]

What a machines!!! Well done mate!❤💣💥💯👊🫶

[@Collin77m]

That was sick, great driving 👌🏻

[@lunsy9420]

Might want to rethink the wheelie bar thing.

[@abderrahmanelbakkali190]

Can't wait to see how that Capri performs against Street Outlaws whenever they land in UK!

[@R1chardB1ngham]

Things have got a bit quicker since Cortinas and Capris were every boy racer's dream car

[@crashinaz]

Russia's out shopping for anti-drone Cortinas at this very moment. 😅

[@spottedmotors]

Haha 😂

[@cogboy302]

Gotta love a two door 'tina.
Last time I saw one was late '80s. 2.3 V6, Mk5. Unfortunately, it was being banger raced.

[@_LeeroyJenkins]

A 1900hp car races a 614hp car I wonder who wins? 🤦

[@Rianfitness]

That’s a dumb comment. Someone’s never heard of power to weight

[@dog210christian]

@@RianfitnessI have but this much of a difference in weight won’t matter when you’re making over 1200hp more than them. Could’ve had a more balanced race

[@_LeeroyJenkins]

@@Rianfitness what a dumb reply , do you understand what the weight difference would have to be to make up for 1286hp .

[@shahrilwafy3444]

@@Rianfitnesssomeone think they know better

[@Rianfitness]

@@dog210christian look at the finish. It was still a close race. When your front end is lifting off the start and your front tires don’t come close to the ground I don’t think your issue is you need more power. Weight distribution is much more of an issue. If the car was more dialed in it would’ve been a much closer race.

[@ZacharyBraxton-kl5bs]

Two good cars. I'm glad his car didn't slam the ground. He got it set up good. The white one has torque for days. Damn. We did get any time you guys were running. Till next time guys. Peace!

[@trackunion2711]

That Toreto shot just crazy 😮

[@TheLuis1108]

Tbh I wouldn’t mind working at hoonigan right now just to be around Gary and Micah 😂 specially Gary bro funny af

[@gordonsmithsa115]

Exciting stuff…..

[@cheezygordito7627]

Considering some of the monsters they have down in Australia I’d never would’ve thought the British were better at drag racing. Then again prepped track vs airplane strip does make a difference.

[@richardmuirhead5428]

Who knew my brothers would be carrying Donut and Hoonigan on their backs.

[@RexpersChild]

Nothing will ever be the same 😔 but we love yall being strong for us

[@socaliguy81]

Curious, but would you have to disassemble the rear links to drop the rear end enough to change the rear tires on cars that have giant slicks tucked into the body?

[@jessebarrett7968]

If the rear shocks don't have enough travel in them, then yes. Otherwise, you unbolt the shocks. Went through this myself back in the early 00's, 74' Vega that hade 33x15 slicks on it. There might be more sophisticated solutions now, but that's how I delt with it.

[@DinGuSco]

They also fully deflate the tyres if its big tyre as they are really soft and can be shquished down to help them tuck under the arches

[@scotty197878]

Wow, this beats the shit out of U.S drag racing & the lame 1/8 mile half track stuff!! More UK please!! 🇬🇧

[@gmain1977]

@@scotty197878 it does not because US have a lot of Drag Strips and loads more cars, UK have 1 or 2 Drag Strips

[@hickmanmade]

Good racing gents, and well done for spreading the Dagenham dustbin phrase a continent further!

[@Xzanderwow13]

Sweet cornfed fullauto Jesus those 88mm turbos are HUGE. Gotta love it!

[@painwithoutsuffering]

This whole episode is a very good example of acceleration vs speed

[@purplewavs1277]

Literally loved every minute of this video, started tearing up from joy! 💜

[@theowenhensley]

Too many hoonigan haters these days. Kb would have wanted us to enjoy free footage of some wild cars doing wild shit like this. This one and the last one were rad keep it up y’all are headed in the right direction 🫡🫡

[@clarencehingahinga9172]

These cars are putting up some numbers that Willie is maaad😮

[@JkbFkn]

After few seconds in i can already see huge difference in manners of these gentlemen and selfish bozos in older american episodes. These guys really know what racing is about.. speed and respect

[@LUIS_SKILLA]

Great races
Both amazing cars 🤩🤩

[@spottedmotors]

Thank you. It was a great to get involved with Hoonigan wasn't it

[@LUIS_SKILLA]

@@spottedmotors absolutely. They all nice guys with cars passion. Nothing to go wrong 👌👌👌

[@dmaxm2498]

I miss Hert and the Hert Life, Zac, Danger Dan, the dude that drives/drifts w/ his feet, the drift racing, the burnyard, and the shenanigans.

[@brianiswrong]

The cortina gives me steve green cortina vibes (might need to look him up) at the pod in the 80's
Wheels up (not as high as this one ) and gone on a wild ride.

[@philnorbury9032]

Love the Cortina two doors, we didn’t get them in Australia.

[@bdjm8595]

That was fun !!!

[@waltermartin6176]

Great video

[@GavinBayley]

+500 aura points for a clean overtake at the end.

[@Adaiah4DW]

Had to screenshot that sickafwheelie

[@northofnosouth1470]

I've got a lot to say about the style of this channel now, the hosts...the cars...
Just can't be arsed typing it because I'm high, but I fucking love it 👌👌