Layton has been competing on the race track most of his life. Previously in his Mini Clubman until purchasing his MK1 Escort in 2009 and having great success with numerous podium finishes in the Manawatu Winter series. Recently this car has been fully rebuilt from the ground up, including an engine transplant and various brake, suspension and body changes. These changes made the car even more competitive, dropping 3 seconds on his previous personal best at Manfeild. He has been the Classic Winter Series Class and Overall Champion for two years running. Layton has also recently been expanding away from the race track and is now making appearances at the local hill climbs and other tracks around the country.

Layton Hammond - 1973 Mk1 Ford Escort with a Duratec engine

Layton has been competing on the race track most of his life. Previously in his Mini Clubman until purchasing his MK1 Escort in 2009 and having great success with numerous podium finishes in the Manawatu Winter series. Recently this car has been fully rebuilt from the ground up, including an engine transplant and various brake, suspension and body changes. These changes made the car even more competitive, dropping 3 seconds on his previous personal best at Manfeild. He has been the Classic Winter Series Class and Overall Champion for two years running. Layton has also recently been expanding away from the race track and is now making appearances at the local hill climbs and other tracks around the country.

1973 Mk1 Ford Escort with a Duratec engine:

This Mk1 Ford Escort was previously running a 1780cc stroked cross flow Kent engine producing 160hp but it now houses a worked, 2.0L Ford Focus Duratec motor. Producing over 240hp at the wheels the power is delivered via the MX5 gearbox, Toyota rear LSD diff to 205/50R15 rims. Almost everything on this car has been custom made, from the fibre glass body parts to the electronic individual throttle body setup and exhaust headers.
The engine is a 2.0L dry sumped Ford Duratec, with a ported head, custom cams, forged bottom end with high compression pistons, 48mm throttle Bodies, which are all controlled via the Link G4
The suspension, brakes and drive-line are made up of Bilstein coil overs all round, 4 link rear end, adjustable castor and camber arms, 285mm front discs with Wilwood calipers, 266mm discs and Nissan calipers, 2008 Mazda MX5 gearbox, Toyota F Series diff and Altezza LSD.