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Ford reveals Fiesta ST race car, points at road ahead for bigger things in Global RallyCross
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Ford Racing to introduce new OlsbergsMSE-built Fiesta ST Global
RallyCross Championship (GRC) race car based off the new Ford Fiesta
ST production car, which goes on sale this summer
The OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC cars will be driven by Tanner Foust
and Brian Deegan
Ford Racing and OlsbergsMSE sign a multiyear manufacturer
partnership to build on their back-to-back Global RallyCross
Championships and multiple X Games medals
Ford driver and 2012 X Games silver medalist Ken Block will also
compete in the 2013 Global RallyCross Championship and will introduce
his new Fiesta ST GRC car later this year
The OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC race car will be on display Thursday
and Friday at the Chicago Auto Show
Ford announced as sole automotive sponsor for the 2013 summer X
Games with RallyCross events at all four global events
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 6, 2013 ￜ In many ways the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
is a race car built for the street; Global RallyCross Championship
(GRC) fans will soon get an up-close view of the same car built
exclusively for competition at the Chicago Auto Show.
With Ford's global launch of Fiesta ST under way, Ford Racing will
introduce the ST performance badge in the 2013 season of the Global
RallyCross Championship and Global X Games events.
The move is part of an expanded Global RallyCross program for Ford as
it capitalizes on the growing popularity of the series and its
increased visibility through X Games and some larger-than-life
personalities, including Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan and Ken Block.
The first Fiesta ST GRC cars will debut this season with Block, Deegan
and two-time Global RallyCross champion Foust. Foust and Deegan will
give performance car enthusiasts and media the first look at the
OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC race car this week at the Chicago Auto
Show.
"Global RallyCross has been a great series for us to demonstrate
what Ford's small performance cars can do," said Jamie Allison,
director, Ford Racing. "With great drivers and teams, and now a
formal manufacturer partnership with OlsbergsMSE, Ford Racing's
commitment to Global RallyCross is quickly growing. We're excited
about the debut of the Fiesta ST GRC car this year, and it will be
fantastic to see Ford's global performance car compete in four
countries around the world this season."
To support development of the RallyCross Fiesta ST program, Ford
Racing has formalized its manufacturer partnership with OlsbergsMSE,
whose credentials include two consecutive GRC driver championships
with Foust, and podium finishes at all six rounds in 2012. The team
has helped Ford earn GRC manufacturer's championships in 2011 and
2012.
OlsbergsMSE will field the Fiesta STs for Foust and Deegan.
"OlsbergsMSE has a good history developing extreme/RallyCross
cars, and with the longer-term manufacturer relationship with Ford and
its technical support, together we will develop even stronger
RallyCross cars," said Andreas Eriksson, OlsbergsMSE team
principal. "The partnership is exactly what OlsbergsMSE needs to
continue to be a winning team in the coming years.
"There are great teams and manufacturers coming to the series and
the sport," Eriksson continued. "We will have better and
tougher competition, and I look forward to the challenge of staying
persistent in the development of our cars.
"Outside of our technical development, we will also be very
focused on providing our drivers with the information and input they
need to be the best," Eriksson added. "This is the way our
entire OlsbergsMSE program moves forward, together with Ford. To be
the best in this extreme sport, hard work and dedication is required
from drivers and team."
Joining Foust and Deegan to round out Ford's GRC program is Block and
the Hoonigan Racing Division. Block's strong 2012 Global RallyCross
season was highlighted by a silver medal at X Games 18 behind World
Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, and he posted top two qualifying
positions in each of the series' last four rounds.
"I'm stoked to be able to say I'm going to be continuing to race
Fords in Global RallyCross for the next few years, especially with the
four X Games events this summer," said Block. "For the
upcoming 2013 season, my team is taking everything we learned during
my rookie season last year and applying it to an all-new RallyCross
car. It's going to be a fun season."
The Global RallyCross Championship will have a true global presence in
2013. In addition to five expected North American events, there will
be four X Games in 2013 with RallyCross competition. Ford is sole
automotive sponsor for all four 2013 summer global X Games, which will
include the traditional event in Los Angeles and new venues in Brazil,
Spain and Germany.
"Global RallyCross and X Games allow us to connect with the next
generation of Ford customers and a very important group of performance
enthusiasts," said Allison. "They already know Ford for
great products like Mustang and Raptor, but are becoming a real force
helping drive the growing B- and C-car performance segments."
Fiesta success in 2012 Global RallyCross Championship
1-2 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Marcus Gronholm and
Foust
Sweep at Texas Motor Speedway with Gronholm, Foust and Deegan
Silver and bronze at X Games with Block and Deegan
Third-place podium finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with
Deegan
1-2 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Foust and Deegan
1-2 finish at SEMA in Las Vegas with Foust and Deegan
Foust clinched second-consecutive GRC Championship, followed by
Deegan Ford clinched second-consecutive GRC manufacturer's
championship with four first-place finishes and 12 podium appearances
About Fiesta ST
Fiesta ST is the result of the combined efforts of Team RS in Europe
and SVT in the United States. Fiesta ST may be born with racing DNA,
but buyers won't have to pay for that performance at the pump.
Available exclusively as a five-door hatchback in North America and
with a six-speed manual transmission, Fiesta ST is projected to
achieve up to 34 mpg. A new high-output variant of the award-winning
1.6-liter EcoBoostￜ four-cylinder engine propels Fiesta ST with an
estimated 197 horsepower and 214 lb.-ft. of torque. This compact
performance machine sports a unique grille and chin spoiler with new
rear diffuser and fascia extensions. Bright tipped dual-exhaust pipes
and high-mount spoiler along with unique 17-inch wheels complete the
visual package: Fiesta ST looks like it's made for the racetrack.
View the attachments for this post at:
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Ford Racing to introduce new OlsbergsMSE-built Fiesta ST Global
RallyCross Championship (GRC) race car based off the new Ford Fiesta
ST production car, which goes on sale this summer
The OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC cars will be driven by Tanner Foust
and Brian Deegan
Ford Racing and OlsbergsMSE sign a multiyear manufacturer
partnership to build on their back-to-back Global RallyCross
Championships and multiple X Games medals
Ford driver and 2012 X Games silver medalist Ken Block will also
compete in the 2013 Global RallyCross Championship and will introduce
his new Fiesta ST GRC car later this year
The OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC race car will be on display Thursday
and Friday at the Chicago Auto Show
Ford announced as sole automotive sponsor for the 2013 summer X
Games with RallyCross events at all four global events
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 6, 2013 ￜ In many ways the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
is a race car built for the street; Global RallyCross Championship
(GRC) fans will soon get an up-close view of the same car built
exclusively for competition at the Chicago Auto Show.
With Ford's global launch of Fiesta ST under way, Ford Racing will
introduce the ST performance badge in the 2013 season of the Global
RallyCross Championship and Global X Games events.
The move is part of an expanded Global RallyCross program for Ford as
it capitalizes on the growing popularity of the series and its
increased visibility through X Games and some larger-than-life
personalities, including Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan and Ken Block.
The first Fiesta ST GRC cars will debut this season with Block, Deegan
and two-time Global RallyCross champion Foust. Foust and Deegan will
give performance car enthusiasts and media the first look at the
OlsbergsMSE Fiesta ST GRC race car this week at the Chicago Auto
Show.
"Global RallyCross has been a great series for us to demonstrate
what Ford's small performance cars can do," said Jamie Allison,
director, Ford Racing. "With great drivers and teams, and now a
formal manufacturer partnership with OlsbergsMSE, Ford Racing's
commitment to Global RallyCross is quickly growing. We're excited
about the debut of the Fiesta ST GRC car this year, and it will be
fantastic to see Ford's global performance car compete in four
countries around the world this season."
To support development of the RallyCross Fiesta ST program, Ford
Racing has formalized its manufacturer partnership with OlsbergsMSE,
whose credentials include two consecutive GRC driver championships
with Foust, and podium finishes at all six rounds in 2012. The team
has helped Ford earn GRC manufacturer's championships in 2011 and
2012.
OlsbergsMSE will field the Fiesta STs for Foust and Deegan.
"OlsbergsMSE has a good history developing extreme/RallyCross
cars, and with the longer-term manufacturer relationship with Ford and
its technical support, together we will develop even stronger
RallyCross cars," said Andreas Eriksson, OlsbergsMSE team
principal. "The partnership is exactly what OlsbergsMSE needs to
continue to be a winning team in the coming years.
"There are great teams and manufacturers coming to the series and
the sport," Eriksson continued. "We will have better and
tougher competition, and I look forward to the challenge of staying
persistent in the development of our cars.
"Outside of our technical development, we will also be very
focused on providing our drivers with the information and input they
need to be the best," Eriksson added. "This is the way our
entire OlsbergsMSE program moves forward, together with Ford. To be
the best in this extreme sport, hard work and dedication is required
from drivers and team."
Joining Foust and Deegan to round out Ford's GRC program is Block and
the Hoonigan Racing Division. Block's strong 2012 Global RallyCross
season was highlighted by a silver medal at X Games 18 behind World
Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, and he posted top two qualifying
positions in each of the series' last four rounds.
"I'm stoked to be able to say I'm going to be continuing to race
Fords in Global RallyCross for the next few years, especially with the
four X Games events this summer," said Block. "For the
upcoming 2013 season, my team is taking everything we learned during
my rookie season last year and applying it to an all-new RallyCross
car. It's going to be a fun season."
The Global RallyCross Championship will have a true global presence in
2013. In addition to five expected North American events, there will
be four X Games in 2013 with RallyCross competition. Ford is sole
automotive sponsor for all four 2013 summer global X Games, which will
include the traditional event in Los Angeles and new venues in Brazil,
Spain and Germany.
"Global RallyCross and X Games allow us to connect with the next
generation of Ford customers and a very important group of performance
enthusiasts," said Allison. "They already know Ford for
great products like Mustang and Raptor, but are becoming a real force
helping drive the growing B- and C-car performance segments."
Fiesta success in 2012 Global RallyCross Championship
1-2 finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Marcus Gronholm and
Foust
Sweep at Texas Motor Speedway with Gronholm, Foust and Deegan
Silver and bronze at X Games with Block and Deegan
Third-place podium finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with
Deegan
1-2 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Foust and Deegan
1-2 finish at SEMA in Las Vegas with Foust and Deegan
Foust clinched second-consecutive GRC Championship, followed by
Deegan Ford clinched second-consecutive GRC manufacturer's
championship with four first-place finishes and 12 podium appearances
About Fiesta ST
Fiesta ST is the result of the combined efforts of Team RS in Europe
and SVT in the United States. Fiesta ST may be born with racing DNA,
but buyers won't have to pay for that performance at the pump.
Available exclusively as a five-door hatchback in North America and
with a six-speed manual transmission, Fiesta ST is projected to
achieve up to 34 mpg. A new high-output variant of the award-winning
1.6-liter EcoBoostￜ four-cylinder engine propels Fiesta ST with an
estimated 197 horsepower and 214 lb.-ft. of torque. This compact
performance machine sports a unique grille and chin spoiler with new
rear diffuser and fascia extensions. Bright tipped dual-exhaust pipes
and high-mount spoiler along with unique 17-inch wheels complete the
visual package: Fiesta ST looks like it's made for the racetrack.
View the attachments for this post at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=210734514#210734514
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