Is Ford Going Back To LeMans in 2016?

[VoodooBoss]

It sure looks like it. It would be cool if they show up in 2015 and then win in 2016 50 years after they beat Ferrari in the GT40. Look for their hybrid technology to show up in their race car.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1093418_more-details-on-fords-rumored-le-mans-comeback

 

[VoodooBoss]

Or maybe the FGT GT3 will be the car. This Roush/Yates motor sound awesome.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1093509_lambda-performance-ford-gt-gt3-sounds-will-melt-your-ears-video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SP-rgXaiKNo

 

[Fomoco302]

Question: what do I have to do to my Boss to make it sound like that?

Answer: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Highpower11]

Question: what do I have to do to my Boss to make it sound like that?

Answer: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Wow, that's music to my ears! Bill, you mean your Boss with those Kooks sidepipes doesn't sound like that?

 

[Fomoco302]

Not quite! And I want the flames also

 

[ufnavy06]

One of the best engine noises I've ever heard. No joke.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Yes, the engine sound is amazing.

Did anyone notice the shop this is in??

That's what I want!!!

If the car came with the shop...... Christmas!!!

 

[VoodooBoss]

Yes, the engine sound is amazing.

Did anyone notice the shop this is in??

That's what I want!!!

If the car came with the shop...... Christmas!!!

They're in Germany and yep that's an awesome shop!

 

[VoodooBoss]

More news on this. Looks like we'll have some official news on Monday January 12th. Chip Ganassi will be heading up the effort and Multimatic will be involved too. That spells WINNING to me!

http://autoweek.com/article/sports-cars/new-ford-gt-will-race-le-mans-chip-ganassi-2016

 

[VoodooBoss]

The latest on Ford going back to LeMans with the FGT. Let's hope this is true and history repeats itself.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1017136_ford-to-unveil-gt-race-car-at-2015-24-hours-of-le-mans-report

 

[VoodooBoss]

Is Ford Going Back To LeMans June 12th Announcement!

Ford Performance has a media event planned for Friday June 12th. What do you want to bet it announces the FGT-R and that they're going to compete at LeMans in 2016? We may need a BMO road trip to France next Summer. 8)

"First up is Ford, which has announced a "major Ford Performance news announcement" on Friday. Chairman Bill Ford, CEO Mark Fields, and product development chief Raj Nair will be on hand for the announcement set to take place on Friday at 10:00 AM Eastern. The Blue Oval isn't saying just what it has in store, but the widespread speculation has been that it will present a racing version of the new Ford GT at Le Mans a good half century since the original GT40 raced there."

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/09/ford-renault-le-mans-surprises/

 

[Fat Boss]

Must be a big announcement to have those big shots there.

 

[VoodooBoss]

More from IMSA.

http://www.imsa.com/articles/significant-ford-performance-announcement

And even more from Ford:

http://racing.ford.com/series/road-racing/news/articles/2015/06/ford-to-announce-significant-performance-news-friday-at-9-a-m--e.html

 

[Swiss Boss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVa4mlFZEmM

 

[VoodooBoss]

This is no surprise but great news. And what an awesome video. More on Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates running the team.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/12/ford-gt-le-mans-video-official/

"Ford is set to return to endurance sports car racing, and return in a big way. Announced this morning at Le Mans, the Blue Oval will be entering a version of the new Ford GT in endurance racing series on both sides of the Atlantic.

The highly accomplished Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team will field the Ford GT next season in the LM GTE Pro class in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and in the United SportsCar Championship, culminating in a four-car entry at next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

That will mark the 50th anniversary of Ford's landmark victory at Le Mans in 1966. The pivotal, dominant one-two-three finish lead to a further three back-to-back wins with the legendary GT40 - the historic progenitor of the new GT revealed in Detroit earlier this year.

Ford isn't saying much about the technical specs underpinning the new competition-spec GT developed with Multimatic, but it's expected to follow closely along the lines of the road-going supercar we've already seen. That includes the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 developed in conjunction with Roush Yates and which has already proven a winner in Daytona Prototypes. We also know that the crazy diffuser you see here will be part of 2016's regulations.

Look for the new Ford GT racer to mark its debut in January in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In the meantime, you can scope it out in the high-resolution image gallery above, the video below and the press release at bottom."

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

This really helps explain the Ganassi switch to EcoBoost power in their Daytona Prototypes last year in IMSA. I'm sure this was all part of that deal, who could turn that down?

 

[VoodooBoss]

Video update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggkVkB3FlQc&feature=em-uploademail

 

[VoodooBoss]

I can't wait to see the FGT on track next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC8IX1AqS1s&feature=em-uploademail

 

[VoodooBoss]

More testing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-deXDPzYRU&feature=em-uploademail

 

[VoodooBoss]

More FGT goodness. If they do well at Daytona that will bode well for LeMans. I was really hoping that Scott Pruett was going to be in the seat so I'm not sure what happened there. Both Scott and Joey Hand are from the Sacramento area and I raced karts with Joey two decades ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qC4DovoZi8&feature=em-uploademail