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01-19-2012, 06:00 PM
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Few things make us happier than the notion of turn-key race cars. In a world where large corporations are increasingly risk-averse when it comes to their products, we take private glee in knowing that if we had the means, we could go out and buy a ready-for-battle race car straight from Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). We aren't talking about some high-strung quarter-mile Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang), either. The Ford Focus ST-R (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus) is built for laying waste to your favorite road course as you do battle with the bruisers in the Grand-Am ST and SCCA World Challenge TC series. Now Tanner Foust (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tanner foust) has set out to give the five-door a quick thrash around Homestead-Miami Speedway.
What did the racer-turned TV personality think? Foust spends plenty of time expounding on the virtues of the Ford Racing (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford racing) program and the importance of having a small-displacement race car in the company's stable. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/#continued) to check out the video for yourself.Continue reading Tanner Foust tests Ford Focus ST-R racecar (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/)
Tanner Foust tests Ford Focus ST-R racecar (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Few things make us happier than the notion of turn-key race cars. In a world where large corporations are increasingly risk-averse when it comes to their products, we take private glee in knowing that if we had the means, we could go out and buy a ready-for-battle race car straight from Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford). We aren't talking about some high-strung quarter-mile Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang), either. The Ford Focus ST-R (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus) is built for laying waste to your favorite road course as you do battle with the bruisers in the Grand-Am ST and SCCA World Challenge TC series. Now Tanner Foust (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tanner foust) has set out to give the five-door a quick thrash around Homestead-Miami Speedway.
What did the racer-turned TV personality think? Foust spends plenty of time expounding on the virtues of the Ford Racing (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford racing) program and the importance of having a small-displacement race car in the company's stable. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/#continued) to check out the video for yourself.Continue reading Tanner Foust tests Ford Focus ST-R racecar (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/)
Tanner Foust tests Ford Focus ST-R racecar (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/19/tanner-foust-tests-ford-focus-st-r-racecar/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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