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Music ruined the whole video. You should know better

music ruined the video.

spoilt a great vid with music , engines have a rhythm too !!

R.I.P ...Simon McKinley was (and I can’t believe I am writing about him in the past tense) a very special guy. Firstly for his driving talents obviously- there were days you honestly thought Simon could walk on water when you watched him drive. It didn’t really matter what he was in- the famous white Escort, his beloved and ever sideways Lant, his yellow Cinquecento, a kart, even a mudplugger- you always knew it was worth going to the fence for a looksee. Not only did this make him a multiple champion in his beloved discipline of hillclimbing but it ensured him eternal legendary status on youtube, with well over a million views on his various videos. Look beyond this though and Simon was special in other ways. I know people say this about anyone who passes, but he was extremely helpful to other competitors and almost as good with the spanners as he was with the steering wheel. Not only did he tend to his own car, he prepared and ran a car for his beloved wife Deirdre, buddy Dermot Nolan and many others too. He would happily miss one of his runs to help someone else out and that shows the measure of the man. (That, plus the fact it generally only took him one run to win the event!!) He also loved a good windup and I suppose many of these stories will be doing the rounds over the coming weeks. I can still hear him shouting at me the usual “Nulty? Where’s that Imp?!” My phone has been hopping all evening- some people asking if it is true, but most just wanting to talk about Simon- he was that type of guy…. To Deirdre and little Rory, to Margaret, Peter and all of his family, there simply are no words. To the hillclimb fraternity, probably the most closely knit discipline in Irish Motorsport, my sincerest sympathies in this tough time. As I type this, social media is buzzing, people can’t believe it and are clearly upset. Today is a very very sad day for Irish Motorsport- we have lost one of the very best. One thing is sure though, wherever Simon is now and whatever he is doing, you can be sure of one thing- throttle is wide open and the tail is out……

just the sound of the car is what everyone wants to hear, take out the bad music pls.

Music for the Fail...Driving Skills and fast car is all you need for the win.

awesome driving but only watched about 30 seconds because of the shit music!!! the engine would be music enough

Great driver, ridiculous music.

WHERES THE MOTOR THESE DAYS I WONDER Simon McKinley’s 1980 Ford Escort Mk2 Max Power: 316hp, max torque: 235ft/lbs, weight: 810kgChassis Bodyshell prepped to Ford rally spec, fully braised, Safety Devices six-point roll cage modified with gussets and tags to shell, custom transmission tunnel, custom diff tunnelEngine Ford/Warrior 2.4L inline-four, Ford Pinto 205 block, bored to 93mm, Warrior-spec JE forged pistons, Arrows rods, SPS rod bolts, Arrows 8mm small pin crankshaft, Warrior DOHC 16-valve cylinder head, flowed by CCE/Warrior, Warrior FA2 camshafts, Warrior-spec Piper cam gears, 1.402″ inlet valves, 1.250″ exhaust valves, Warrior valve springs, modified Cometic MLS head gasket, Warrior-spec cam belt, 11.7:1 compression ratio, Jenvey 48mm throttle bodies x4, Warrior inlet manifold, custom 4-1 mandrel bent and equal length headers, custom made exhaust system, custom fuel cell, Sierra Cosworth fuel pump, Weber adjustable fuel pressure regulator, CCE/Warrior fuel rail, MM 058 high-flow injectors, Magnecor/Warrior ignition leads, Titan dry sump pump and pan, Mocal 12-row oil cooler, AOK radiator, DTA E48 engine management systemDriveline Quaife five-speed H-pattern dog box, AP Racing 7.25″ twin-plate clutch, Warrior flywheel, one-piece driveshaft, Atlas/Ford Motorsport differential, Atlas axles, Quaife GP1 2-piece half shaftsSuspension/Brakes Bilstein coilovers with alloy hubs, 320lb springs (front), Bilstein coilovers, 185lb springs, roller bearing top mounts, custom adjustable track control arms, heavy-duty 6-link rear end, Watts linkage, modified Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk2 front sway bar with rose-jointed links, race ratio steering rack 2.2 turns to lock, AP Racing Monte Carlo Tarmac-spec rotors/calipers (front), Ford Escort XR3i rotors/calipers (rear), Ferodo DS3000 pads, copper/braided stainless steel brake lines, modified factory pedal box, twin master cylinders with bias barWheels/Tyres Alleycat 13×8″ alloys, Avon A15 8.2/20-13 slicks (front), Compomotive ML 13×10″ alloys, Avon A15 10/22-13 slicks (rear)Exterior Ford Escort Mexico front spoiler with custom splitter, cut/modified Williams F1 winglets, carbon fibre front/rear bumpers with custom alloy brackets, custom rear spoiler, lightened factory Escort doors, alloy-widened arches front/rear, Kevlar bonnet, Kevlar boot lid, polycarbonate side windows, Ford Diamond White paintInterior Motordrive seat, Motordrive rails, Willans six-point harness seat belt, OMP three-spoke dished steering wheel, modified steering wheel hub, Ford Puma gear knob, Racetech gauges in custom alloy console, Elliot tachometer, motorcycle speedometer, custom shift light

Your music spoilt a really good video that had real car sound. :(

Music ruins video why would u put this music with the engine note of this car. Engine sounds are pure sounds alone

I agree. Your spot on - This bloke can drive. Those knocking his skills are just hero’s in their own lunchtimes deluding themselves that they are half as good as this. RWD cars are driven a lot differently to todays AWD cars and this guy is milking it for all its worth. This driving is simply awesome and anyone that says any different is not watching the same clip or has issues.

.....Music??? Why? ...wrong celection! The hero is Simon and his Escort!!!!!!!!

There is a better version of this video somewhere else, I've seen it - without the stupid music that is playing during the video. The other version of this video also has POV from inside the car. Look it up - I've lost the link.

I really wanted to watch this all the way through, but I hated the music so much I stopped. Why would someone blast rubbish like that over the true music that was already on the track? I mean the sound of an Escort on full song. RIP Simon, great driving mate.

i could make it past 2:00, the music ruined a great video, should've just left the engine sound in.

Music Killed it....😡

Very good driving!! But, I would love to hear the car instead of music...

Awesome driving 👌sadly no longer with us, RIP Simon thanks for the memories ❤

would have loved to hear that power. steppn out every corner

i hate when people ruin perfect racing video with music -_-

If i wanna hear awesome kickass engine sounds I wont dub any music over my vids.... dude

100% with you. The music is killing the joy of it.

An absolutely stunning car you get to have an insanely intimate and wild relationship with. I can't wait to have one and soup it up!! Many of em are cheap right now but they're still priceless.

RIP simon,one of the best drivers erver seen!

i love the old escorts so good to watch even tho the wrc would be so much quicker i could watch theses cars all day long :-)

This 'music' is fucking DREADFUL.

Dear RU-vid Content providers, We do not want your music on top of the video. Is this really hard to understand? Just give us the raw sound. We want to hear the motor screaming its guts out. If we want music, trust me, we know how to play it ourselves. Thanks.

In Finland we all drive like that!

this guy really can drive - fearless and fantastic driving

I loved watching Hannu Mikkola in Escorts, such a smooth driver and very quick.

sick tunes mate

the only thing that spoils the video is the music

he's probably his car's mechanic....shows a lot of trust on his car. beautifull

Sorry....I like the music, but paired with the video? I couldn't stand watching. .

Never put a sports car video with a fu.cking music.

I like the music and video combination personally.

that car is snap happy in them corners id love to drive that car wonder what hes done to the suspension.

fast and flamboyant

great video,amazing driver ,shame someones ruined it with crap music,

Thats some fine driving right here!!

Seems like it could use some aero for the high speed corners and a better suspension. Its like its been stiffened up to much so the wheels dont get traction on bumpy surfaces that is probably the reason for the bouncing too. It would be alot less work to drive, probably take a few hundredths off.

WTF.....why put music louder than a car...on a car video!! If I wanted to hear the song I would of searched that instead 🤔🤔

Reminds me of a weekend drive with my step dad when i was a kid not as side ways but always around 80 through the country i loved it. He had afew old escorts one was rally spec rs2000 bright yellow red cage. The head rests had mesh in the i loved that car. I will always have love for old fords from mk1 escort to sapphire cosworths and all inbetween. I wouldn't say no to a focus rs tho $)

yes, this is true. so in the description you can read "probably one of the best" - there are a lot of great race drivers out there, but this driving skills are awesome.

u have it spot on chap jim guiry ireland tnku sir

video doesn't need music, the music is coming from the exhaust note.

That pixel was haulin' ass!

MK 1 + MK 2 a legendary Cars they just run and fly away........and f.....´ wIN ...right on, rock and roll to eternity....they don´t disapear just like the Kadett C Coupe!!!! Living Legends don´t die, they just roll on!!!!!

That dude is an animal behind the wheel! Brilliant!

Music completely stuffed this ......not worth watching.

this is a great example of why a solid live axle is better then independent.

we know, but we got some problems with the sound, you heard the music from the event in the background and RU-vid blocked the video because of problems with the GEMA (German Music Industry). So we have to overlay the originall sound with other music. sorry for that!!!

😱 Dude -THIS Guy really got the "big" balls! 😜 ...due to their rear axle and suspension it's really kinda "tricky" to drive these amazing cars off to the limits like this guy does #ReallyLoveIt #respect #InDoubtFlatOut 👍 🚗💥💨

WHYYYYY that stupid music =/ let us hear the sound of the ford engine instead

there is a big difference between "slide because you think its cool" or to slide because its faster in some cases. This Escort has the probably most powerfull 2l Pinto Engine with over 300 real HP. the setup of the car is perfectly balanced for the driver and you see how great he can trust his car. really not many drivers can perform like he is doing here in the video! This is Walter Röhrl like !

Just watching him throwing the mk2 Escort around and realised he had passed away doing what he did best .... Another great driver gone with the other legends of the motoracing world ...... Hope his family are okay and must be proud of his work along with his wife .. Rip

engine is made by connaughtengines co uk they say: "in 2005 Connaught built a very special 2400cc engine which produced over 300 bhp and 230 lbs.ft of torque on full engine management."

Simon was faster up Knockalla in Donegal than some of the current WRC cars during the Donegal International Rally....dam he was fast!

You're right, that there's nothing like it. Seems a solid 25fps to me, and the sort of acceleration you'd expect from 350ish hp/tonne and the sort of roadholding you'd expect from a sub-800kg car on very sticky tyres... being hooned about with 300hp going through the rear wheels

yes, it is equipped with the warrior 16V head from connaughtengines.co.uk, a special made head for absolute maximum power you can get out of the pinto engine. 150hp is also very nice to drive in a 8v Pinto. The maximum you can get is 230hp with the original 8 Valve head. But then you get over 9000rpm. My own pinto in a mk1 capri is turbocharged carb setup and made 200hp at 0,6Bar (9psi) Boost. Maximum 240hp at 1.0Bar (14psi) boost but only for a short time with race fuel 102 octane.

There know music in the second half. 6:12 what a brown trouser moment! The guy has balls of steel. His names Simon McKinley. has some incredible other footage. Check him out.

I believe this was recorded in Porto, at Minho region.

Was that formula car at the end an Anson? I know a guy who used to race one back in the mid 90's in the san fran SCCA club.

Yes i know, i watched group B & also have several video's & DVD's on Group B rallying to treasure the memories :)

poxy music let's here the car ....awesome simon

Words cant describe how

AS I SAID! The German Music Industry (GEMA) disallowed me to upload this Video WITHOUT Music. The engine sound of the car is copyright by german music industry. This is NOT true, but it was impossible to upload this video without any song overlaying the engine sound. it is not my fault!!!

that engine is singing its own song

agreed vastly talented man, god in my books. rip fella

you may want to re check. it was called a De Dion tube its pretty much independent but its locked rigid with a "De Dion tube" its less sprung weight. i dont mean to argue with you if you know a lot about this type of racing and participate in it then lets hear whats working out there. but from what i understand in a perfect world with flat roads solid no movement up front and some movement in the rear is ideal, now all you need is down force. but this is a real road with bumps, it still implies

Wonderful

Now that's a real driver.

I for one enjoyed the music.

nice driver

Anyone know what the little generator in passenger footwell is used for...????

Awesome car

That dude's car control is insane

especially the breaking skills!

you to may want to re check. it was called a De Dion tube its pretty much independent but its locked rigid with a "De Dion tube" its less sprung weight. the car moves about the rear axle that stays put on the ground from the weight of the car up front not rolling as much. if f1 had it there way the front suspension would be locked solid rigid with no movement and just a little movement for the rear tires to grip and a lot of down force. this may be way over your head.

Master of the replay..lol .. the van damn of car driving

Best driver I've ever seen of my life

Agreed!

Portuguese driver here (madeira island) did a whole rally with a escort mk1 with a sierra cosworth engine, so i think its even faster than that one. 800kg or so. dunno how it was allowed in the HRC though :|

Man and Machine in perfect harmony.

RIP! The most entertaining driver of all time. Truley gutted to find out he has passed. What happened?

Did Ari Vatanen, drive on of those Escorts, as well..?

Serious question. You don't believe that any other F1 or even professional rally driver has those skills? Damn do I love the shape of that mk2.

the irish currency before the euro was adopted was called the punt. the punt was so named because it rhymes with bank manager.

Never knew RIP, what a driver 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Now that how you drive, who the hell needs ESC, ABS, TC, ESP or whatever else. This is person can drive a car :D Amazing to watch

i just think this is a great conversation. but dont get me wrong i do understand IRS is better then a solid live axle, with todays technology you can make IRS better but its just way easier to set up a solid axle to work. the ideal solid axle set up i want to run is a 3 link with watt bar and push rod suspension. though iv not seen much difference between a watt bar and a panhard bar, the panhard being easier to set up. but all of that aside. what kind of racing do you enjoy?

Rest in Peace, my Friend

you may want to make more videos but it seems most people dont want the engines drowned out by that racket

Wish I could have driven like this. In my best days I would have fallen way short.

woss wiv the music over the sound of the car??????

Niceee Metal + race car

that's what i call a proper drifting setup xD

"Nearly as fast as a formula car" That's a pretty strong statement my man!