Honda powered Escort

[Springy]

G'Day all,
Im new to the forum and want to say hi and also ask a couple of questions.

I haven't had a good search through any discussions on here yet and couldn't find a search bar so-

Im after a 2 door mk1 Escort and want to get into track or sprint racing. Im looking at doing a Honda f20c conversion because of the reliability and good power these motors make.

Iv been doing some research and found that a lot more mk2 Escorts have these engine swaps than mk1's. Is there a reason for this or is it just because the mk2 is more availble?

Any info or links would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers