VR6OC News Bot 30 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Ford has announced plans to return to one of the toughest off-road races in the world – the Baja 1000 with all-new F-150 Raptor in stock full class competition, which will take place November 16-20. Ford says the Raptor, which will participate in the 49th SCORE Baja 1000 fundamentally will be the same production version of the truck, which will soon you’ll be able to buy on the market. The Foutz Motorsports team only had to add a steel safety cage, racing seats and full race harness, puncture-resistant fuel cell, and LED lighting courtesy of Rigid Industries to meet SCORE rules. Fox Racing shocks and the factory-spec springs were also revised to match the extra weight from the fuel cell and the safety cage. The truck will even ride on the factory BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires as well as will retain its stock twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 powertrain that pumps out 450 hp and 510 lb.-ft. of torque. Other stock features include aluminum-alloy body and high-strength steel frame, all-new six-mode Terrain Management System, military-grade and advanced four-wheel-drive torque-on-demand transfer case. Behind the wheel will be four-time Baja 1000 winner Greg Foutz. He has run the truck in several off-road races this year, including the 645-mile General Tire Vegas to Reno race. According to him new Raptor is the most production-based truck he’s ever raced – “the stock engine, transmission and powertrain calibrations are phenomenal,” he said. The Raptor race truck will be on display at the 2016 SEMA show, Nov. 1-4. Video View the full article Link to post Share on other sites
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