<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 1993 Ford Escort]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 1993 Ford Escort]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/1993 ford escort http://jalopnik.com/tag/1993 ford escort <![CDATA[Huge Wing, Eyeballs Propel Make:Way Escort To 33rd-Place LeMons Finish!]]> Even though we vowed to crush Team Make:Way's Escort like a drained beercan beneath our hobnailed racing shoes (as the Lord Humungus would say about their car, what a puny plan!), the little slushbox-equipped Escort managed to evade the wrath of Odin and hang on for a respectable 33rd-place finish at the race. They had a scary moment when a front wheel parted company with the vehicle on the track, but for the most part they kept on knocking out lap after lap. Good work, Make:Way, and next time we hope to see some junkyard turbocharging on that thing! [MakeWayRacing.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391333&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's On! Make Magazine's LeMons Team Disses Black Metal V8olvo!]]> We were trying to take the high road with this racecar thing, not thump our chests too hard about the way our Ford 302-powered Volvo 244 was going to annihilate the competition at Altamont... but then the gentleman in the photo above, Jason Torchinsky of Team Make:Way, decided to throw down the gauntlet with this taunting email:
And, yes, we'll be at Altamont— we're looking forward to helping push your car off the track and console your sobbings with the gracious tone of a victor
Now, Mr. Torchinsky owns a Reliant Scimitar, so you figure he'd know a thing or two about futility. More »
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