Ford_News
09-10-2010, 01:41 PM
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Ken Block takes on AJ Allmendinger - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs-rally/#continued)
Ford has officially lit a fire under its 43 Fiestas campaign (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/offspeed-pitch-richard-petty-joins-ken-block-aj-allmendinger-i/). As you may recall, the promotion aims to hand out a raft of prizes, from 43 LCD flat-screen TVs to airfare, lodging and tickets to the Ford NASCAR (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nascar) 400 Sprint Cup race for 43 lucky grand-prize winners. Of those souls, one will be awarded a special Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta), but should AJ Allmendinger happen to walk away with the checkers, everyone in the grand-prize lot will receive a new Fiesta to call their very own. That's impressive and all, but not nearly so interesting as the videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs-rally/#continued).
You see, to sell the sweepstakes, Ford enlisted the help of NASCAR legend Richard Petty, rally heathen Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken%20block) and AJ Allmendinger, the current pilot of the #43 NASCAR racer. What happens when the three meet on a track? Let's just say that while we weren't entirely surprised by the outcome, we're wholeheartedly in favor of this type of motorsports crossbreeding in the future.
Now let's see that 3,000-pound NASCAR bruiser fling itself down a rally stage.
[Source: 43 Fiestas (https://www.43fiestas.com/43Fiestas/registration.aspx)]Continue reading 43 Fiestas sweepstakes kicks off with excellent NASCAR vs. Rally footage (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/)
43 Fiestas sweepstakes kicks off with excellent NASCAR vs. Rally footage (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ken Block takes on AJ Allmendinger - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs-rally/#continued)
Ford has officially lit a fire under its 43 Fiestas campaign (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/offspeed-pitch-richard-petty-joins-ken-block-aj-allmendinger-i/). As you may recall, the promotion aims to hand out a raft of prizes, from 43 LCD flat-screen TVs to airfare, lodging and tickets to the Ford NASCAR (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nascar) 400 Sprint Cup race for 43 lucky grand-prize winners. Of those souls, one will be awarded a special Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta), but should AJ Allmendinger happen to walk away with the checkers, everyone in the grand-prize lot will receive a new Fiesta to call their very own. That's impressive and all, but not nearly so interesting as the videos after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs-rally/#continued).
You see, to sell the sweepstakes, Ford enlisted the help of NASCAR legend Richard Petty, rally heathen Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken%20block) and AJ Allmendinger, the current pilot of the #43 NASCAR racer. What happens when the three meet on a track? Let's just say that while we weren't entirely surprised by the outcome, we're wholeheartedly in favor of this type of motorsports crossbreeding in the future.
Now let's see that 3,000-pound NASCAR bruiser fling itself down a rally stage.
[Source: 43 Fiestas (https://www.43fiestas.com/43Fiestas/registration.aspx)]Continue reading 43 Fiestas sweepstakes kicks off with excellent NASCAR vs. Rally footage (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/)
43 Fiestas sweepstakes kicks off with excellent NASCAR vs. Rally footage (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/10/video-43-fiestas-sweepstakes-kicks-off-with-excellent-nascar-vs/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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