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Rally Ford MKII Escort Onboard With PacenotesBritish Rally Media

There's a real joy in following a rally onboard through the codriver's pace notes, especially when the car is a Mk II Ford Escort and the driver is WRC ace Kris Meeke.

Any English speaker who has followed the top level of the World Rally Championship in the modern era will have their ears perk up when they hear "onboard" and "Kris Meeke." His onboards were always a treat, full of the lively yet always-clear pace notes of his longtime co-driver Paul Nagle. I can almost hear his Irish accent in my head when I myself am calling notes of my own.