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Unfortunately this isn't what you might think. Nope, no wonderful turbo 4 reminiscent of some classic BMW's of the early 80's, just a modular V8 built by Robert Yates placed in a tube-chassis closed top prototype to be raced in the Grand Am series. Yawn. :rolleyes: Thank God for the ALMS! With apologies to dailysportscar.com for ripping this off  Multimatic & The Ford Focus Daytona Prototype
Tuesday 16 July
Multimatic has completed an agreement with Ford Racing Technology to be the exclusive constructor of the Ford Focus Daytona Prototype. This will test in October this year and make its competition debut in the 2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Cars will be run by an in-house team as well as being made available to customers. Details of the design configuration, price and availability will be released in the near future.
Multimatic has been working on the design and development of the car for over four months, but has delayed publicly revealing the details of the project until the Ford Racing partnership was completed. The car will be powered by a Robert Yates developed Ford modular V8 and will carry brand identification from the Ford Focus ?world car?. Ford Racing will lend technical support to the project and will direct the development of the new modular-based racing engine.
Multimatic's Vice President of Engineering Larry Holt: "We decided that the new Daytona Prototype formula was an excellent opportunity for us to exploit our engineering expertise in motorsports, and history dictated that we should do it in partnership with Ford Racing. I am thrilled that they have agreed to participate and that Robert Yates has been chosen to undertake the modular engine development. The Ford Focus Daytona Prototype will undoubtedly be the car to beat in the 2003 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series."
Roger Edmondson, President of Grand American Road Racing Association: "Having Ford Racing recognize our vision and make the commitment they are making today puts them once again at the front of the field, a visionary organization with its finger on the pulse of the American psyche."
Matthew W. Campbell-- bigMoney Racing -- 1999 SVT #220 "NT4UA" /O.Z. Crono Evo\'s/ /Rear Deck Sub/ -- 1972 Chevrolet C/10 Custom Deluxe-- 1980 Camaro in fewer pieces-- "If I had invested...in IBM or something like that, I would certainly have been wealthy within a decade. Instead, I bought a Porsche...and got a life" Leon Mandel
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I like it...can't wait to see the photos.
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Matthew W. Campbell-- bigMoney Racing -- 1999 SVT #220 "NT4UA" /O.Z. Crono Evo\'s/ /Rear Deck Sub/ -- 1972 Chevrolet C/10 Custom Deluxe-- 1980 Camaro in fewer pieces-- "If I had invested...in IBM or something like that, I would certainly have been wealthy within a decade. Instead, I bought a Porsche...and got a life" Leon Mandel
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It looks pretty damn good!!!
Its about time Ford came out with a true sports racer...the last one was the Zakspeed based Probe.
I long for return of the IMSA type GTP/Group C racers. I think they are the best looking to watch. The open top Can-Am style cars just don't have the sleekness and fluid lines as a hardtop car. The Porsche 962, Toyota Eagles, Jaguar XJRs, etc., were some beautiful and very fast cars.
Hooray for a modular V-8 also! I wonder if this engine would work in the IRL?
Does anyone race the Duratec professionally?
Dan B.
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