History of Ford Motorsport

ap History of Ford Motorsport Ever since the great Henry Ford first beat Alexander Winton in a ten-lap race back in 1901, Ford's motorsport activity has shown no signs of slowing down.. Ford For 1903 FORD 999 REACHES A RECORD SPEED OF 60MPH 1932 V8 FLATHEAD ENGINE IS PUT INTO 1949 MASS PRODUCTION FOR ROAD AND TRACK JIM ROPER WINS FIRST-EVER NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL DRIVING A FORD LINCOLN THE ORIGINAL FLATHEAD V8-18 ENGINE PRODUCES 65HP 1962 FORD BEGINS ITS 'TOTAL PERFORMANCE' PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN 1966-1969 FORD GT40 WINS WORLD'S OLDEST ACTIVE 1967 SPORTS CAR RACE, THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, JIM CLARK WINS DUTCH FOUR YEARS STRAIGHT Jord GRAND PRIX DRIVING A LOTUS-FORD 1970 HB Audi TE AM HANNU MIKKOLA WINS 1983 LONDON TO MEXICO WORLD CUP RALLY STUART TURNER NAMED HEAD OF DRIVING A FORD ESCORT RS1600 FORD MOTORSPORT, PROMISES TO MAKE FORD COMPETITIVE AGAIN 1985. FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH IS DESIGNED TO BE UNBEATABLE 1987 ON THE RACE TRACK FORD SIERRA RS50O COSWORTH DOMINATES THE 1987 WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 1993 FORD ESCORT RS COSWORTH COMPETES 1999 IN ITS FIRST WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FORD FOCUS RS WORLD RALLY CAR DEBUTS AT MONTE CARLO RALLY KNOWN FOR 'WHALE TAIL' REAR SPOILER COSWORTH YBT ENGINE COLIN MCRAE GIVES THE FOCUS MAX SPEED 144-147MPH ITS FIRST WIN AT 1999 SAFARI RALLY KENYA HE FINISHES 15 MINUTES AHEAD OF THE SECOND PLACED FINISHER 2003 GIANCARLO FISICHELLA WINS BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX DRIVING A JORDAN-FORD EJ13 2009 ord FIRST OFFICIAL RACE OF FORD GT1 2011 FORD CARS FINISH 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD 2013 AT 2011 DAYTONA 500 'FORD'S 600TH NASCAR VICTORY FORD ECOBOOST DAYTONA PROTOTYPE Ford REVEALED FOR 2014 IMSA TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 3.5 LITRE TWIN-TURBOCHARGED ECOBOOST V-6 ENGINE •For COLIN BRAUN SETS NEW SPEED RECORD AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SINGLE LAP RECORD: 222.971 MPH [email protected] 01159 850200 SellCar-UK.com