X Games 2009: Ford Fiesta Rallycross

Ford anunció que participará en la edición número 15 de los X Games con sus Ford Fiestas Rallycars. El mismo auto con el que participaron este año en la escalada de montaña Pikes Peak.

Fotos del Ford Fiesta Rallycar en los X Games 2009

Fotos del Fotos Ford Fiesta rally car en Pikes Peak

Video Auto: Mira el accidente que sufrió el Ford Fiesta rally car durante el ultimo dia de practicas de Pikes Peak 2009

La empresa preparadora de los Fiestas para ambos eventos es la empresa sueca Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution (MSE). Ellos trajeron varios Ford Fiestas europeos (versión europea) modificados para participar en estas tradicionales competencias.

A pocos días del inicio de los X Games, podemos anticipar que la competencia en el evento de Rally será muy intensa entre Ford y Subaru.

Lee mas abajo el comunicado de prensa de Ford (Ingles)

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DEARBORN, Mich., July 28, 2009 - Two weeks ago the new Ford Fiesta rally car tackled the treachery and challenge of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Now on the eve of the start of X Games 15, an all-star driver trio are putting their Fiestas through two days of rigorous testing at an abandoned military base south of Los Angeles.

Sweden's Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution (MSE) team has brought its line-up of Ford Fiesta rally cars to North America for two events, Pikes Peak and the X Games. Olsbergs MSE is entering the race with the 1999 Indianapolis 500 winner Kenny Brack, and the team will also field two Ford Fiestas for ROCKSTAR Energy Drink with drivers Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan. All three Fiestas have been prepared to comply with Rally America Open Class specifications.

The Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta is based on the production version of the Ford Fiesta, which is Ford of Europe's top selling car in 2009. The Fiesta will be introduced to North America in summer of 2010.

Just as they did at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, each Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution Fiesta will utilize BFGoodrich Tires at X Games 15.

"The ROCKSTAR Fiesta is an angry little beast," said Foust, a two-time X Games medalist in the rally competition after testing his Fiesta. "That is a crazy, crazy little machine. The first time getting in to it I felt like all I could do was calm it down, because with the amount of boost it was creating and the amount of power it just wanted to run. This tight little test track was just too tight for legs that are that long. If there is any car out there that can take the X Games on pure technology and mechanics, it is the Fiesta."

"I am really impressed," said Brack, who drove for Ford factory team Rahal Letterman Racing in the now defunct CART open-wheel series, after taking his Fiesta around the simulated rally course at El Toro Marine Base. "The Fiesta is a great little car and a lot of fun to drive. It is very nimble to drive and it has a good torque curve and power. The challenge for us is to sort out the balance and combine it all together and create a nice little package that we can go racing with. The Fiesta has a lot of potential for sure."

"When I first got in the Fiesta I found myself thinking how good is this car really going to be, but when I drove it I couldn't believe it," said Deegan, a 10-time X Games medalist. "The first time I got to drive the Fiesta was at a brief test in Colorado in the high altitude. Now that we are here in Southern California and I have had some time to practice the car is really fast and it handles good. Right now we are just fine tuning it and getting ready for X Games.

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