Earlier than it makes its competitors début, the brand new Ford Raptor T1+ might be showcased on the upcoming Goodwood Pageant of Pace. Reigning Dakar Rally winner and new Ford manufacturing facility driver Carlos Sainz might be in attendance to each current the automobile and drive it within the Hillclimb stage.
Sainz, who beforehand raced for Ford within the World Rally Championship, joined their rally raid division in Might following the shutdown of Workforce Audi Sport. He scored his fourth Dakar Rally victory in Audi’s remaining race earlier than they shuttered as a consequence of a scarcity of components to contest the total World Rally-Raid Championship. Earlier than signing with Ford, he did a one-off within the W2RC’s BP Final Rally-Raid with Mini and completed fourth.
Ford Efficiency opened their rally raid arm in collaboration with South African Rally-Raid Championship powerhouse Neil Woolridge Motorsport and WRC workforce M-Sport. Nani Roma and Gareth Woolridge débuted the workforce with the Ford Ranger T1+ in 2023, peaking with a 3rd within the W2RC’s season-ending Rallye du Maroc by Roma, earlier than they struggled on the Dakar in January as a consequence of a double stage retirement halfway. However, every driver confirmed tempo with top-ten stage finishes as excessive as ninth courtesy of Roma on Stage #11 and seventh from Woolridge the following and remaining day.
NWM continued the Ranger T1+ programme independently after Dakar, whereas Ford Efficiency and M-Sport are specializing in growing their very own mannequin with the Raptor. Roma, a Spaniard like Sainz, will race the Raptor as nicely.
In addition to the Raptor, Ford will even deliver the Ford Mustang GTD and the Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb-contending SuperVan 4.2 to Goodwood. M-Sport’s Ford Puma Rally1 WRC challenger is anticipated as nicely.
Ford is not going to be the one rally raiders at Goodwood on 11–14 July as Toyota Gazoo Racing‘s Seth Quintero and Lucas Moraes might be readily available with their Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U.
