Filed under: Motorsports, Ford Ford Fiesta Rally Racer - Click above for high-res image gallery For the Ford Fiesta's next trick on it's Get to Know America Tour, the smallest of Blue Oval autos is getting a serious overhaul and going mountain climbing. Pikes Peak is the vertical land mass in question, and two heavily modified Fiestas will evidently enter the Unlimited class steered by drivers Andreas Eriksson and former WRC champion Marcus Gronholm. Unlike the Fiestas in the Movement, the two racers will have all-wheel drive and engines outputs of up to 800 horsepower or more. This will be the Fiesta's first Stateside motorsports outing, going down up July 19. In a tremendous vote of confidence in the car or his own braggadocio, Eriksson has reportedly declared "I'm convinced we'll be a top contender to break the 10-minute mark and give the Fiesta a proper racing debut in the U.S." If the Fiesta does break ten minutes, that would beat Rod Millen's hill climb record of 10:04.06 set in 1994. Gallery: 2009 Ford Fiesta Rally-Cross debut at Lydden Hill [Source: Straightline]Marcus Gronholm to pilot 800 HP Ford Fiesta up Pikes Peak originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 May 2009 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...
why do only racing versions get all wheel drive? how many states in the U.S. have winter snow? more reason why american car companies are hurting.
