Here we see a rally driver John Lynch clip a stone wall at the Carlow Rally over the weekend. Does that stop him? No, he pulls a 1080 and keeps going.

The Ford Escort name means very different things depending on which side of the pond you're from. For Europeans it's a classic, beloved small car with a rallying heritage that also gave birth to legends like the Escort Cosworth RS. For Americans, the Escort was kind of a shitbox.

Growing up as a kid who loved cars, I have many memories of certain influential cars I used to see around in Greensboro, NC. There was the pristine beige '66 Beetle in my neighborhood, the MGA I saw on the way to fifth grade every day, and I think I knew where all two of Greensboro's Fiat Stradas were in the 1980s. But …

This is professional WRC driver Jari-Matti Latvala on his day off in a historic rally. He is about to give you a lesson in how to drive like a raging lunatic.

Here is a 1:5th scale Mk1 Ford Escort R/C car racing around a mini rally stage, dubbed with the audio of a real Mk1 Ford Escort. It is unexpectedly, absolutely cool.

This is some of the best racing commentary I've ever heard, and it's from a driver in the middle of a race, sliding all over the track, and fighting for the lead.

With all the new cars being revealed at the Detroit Auto Show, we have to wonder just how much better these fresh faces are than their classic car ancestors. What better way to find out than with a rally battle? Ford Fiesta, meet your granddad, a 1980 Ford Escort Mk. 2.

Colin McRae was one of the greatest rally drivers to have ever lived. The Ford Escort Mk. II was one of the greatest rally cars to have ever raced. Put them together on the most famous stage in Ireland and you get nothing short of sheer brilliance.

Long before the days of wireless data transfer, engineers hacked this lead-follow tether system, seen collecting data from a Mk2 Escort tester. The Cortina station wagon following behind contained all the bulky recording equipment and plenty of human nerdage.

To raise the $15,000 needed to keep his home, Utah resident John Maxim pledged to burn his Ford Escort wagon if he got the money. He did, it burned, and now he has a criminal record.