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Boss 302 Laguna Seca is Race-Ready
How do you amp up a performance car package as complete as the new 2012 Mustang Boss 302 – already a street-legal race car in its own right? Pull out everything that doesn’t make it go faster and add in more of what does. The result is the limited-production Laguna Seca package – the ultimate 2012 Boss, named to commemorate the first-place Boss 302 finish at the 1970 Trans-Am series opener. Enjoy this B-roll video of pure Boss 302 pleasure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KV_1ieY3wI


FORD RACING NEWS
43 Fiestas Sweepstakes Offers Big Prizes
This is your chance to win big! How about a trip to NASCAR´s Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, or an Insignia® HDTV from Best Buy® or the grand prize, a 2011 Ford Fiesta? To be eligible, just fill out the entry form and watch the Richard Petty/Ken Block webisodes. Get all the details and enter to win at www.43fiestas.com.



NASCAR Podcast: Back to the Bull Ring Called Bristol
It was a solid weekend at Michigan with Ford Racing finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 11th. Greg Biffle talks about all the hard work now paying off for the Blue Oval brigade while Carl Edwards is going for wins before the Chase. Edwards and Matt Kenseth preview Bristol. Finally, hear what Marcos Ambrose has to say about coming to RPM and rejoining Ford in 2011. Click here to listen.




Marcos Ambrose Returns to Ford with Richard Petty Motorsports
In preparation for the 2011 season, Richard Petty Motorsports announced that driver Marcos Ambrose has signed a multiyear agreement with the organization to drive the No. 9 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Long-time RPM sponsor Stanley Black & Decker will be the primary sponsor of the No. 9 team. (File photo)





WRC Rally Deutschland will Test Tarmac Skills
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team takes their assault on the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile World Rally Championship to the German city of Trier for round nine of the series. Rallye Deutschland returns to the world stage after a year's absence. The changing nature of the characteristics and surface of the speed tests and the ever-present threat of rain can offer the type of conditions that make it a tricky event for competitors. Click here for a video of Ken Block's tarmac testing.




John Force Will Start the Countdown at No. 1; Hight is No. 2
On what otherwise was a throwaway weekend for the Team Ford Racing Mustangs, John Force and Robert Top Gun Hight managed to lock up the top two starting spots for the NHRA’s Countdown to 1 playoffs and Tim Wilkerson guided his Levi, Ray and Shoup Mustang to the semifinals of the 27th annual Lucas Oil Nationals.





Drifting into Las Vegas, Vaughn Gittin Jr. is Still on Top
Heading into Formula Drift Round 5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, Vaughn Gittin Jr. remains in 1st place in points. He has podium finishes in 3 out of 4 events and qualified 1st in the other event. Expect epic proportions of aggressive driving from the Monster Energy/ Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang shoe as his title chase continues. Recently, Vaughn's traveling Smoke Show made a stop in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Check out the tire-shredding carnage video here.



Global Spotlight – British Touring Cars
Team Aon heads to Silverstone in Northamptonshire this weekend for the seventh round of 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.The self proclaimed Home of British Motorsport always serves up an exciting spectacle of close racing around the high-speed 1.639 mile National Circuit.





Still Time to Cast A vote for JDRF Charity Design Contest
There is still time to visit www.jdrf.org/ford, and vote for your favorite children’s race car graphics design by making a monetary donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, all as part of Ford Customer Service Division’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car Design Contest. At right is last year's winning design on Bob Tasca's funny car. This year, the Wood Brothers No. 21 will feature the winning design.




ENHANCE YOUR RIDE
New 5.0 Supercharger Uncovered at Dream Cruise
If you are cruising Woodward Ave tonight, keep an eye out for a special car by Ford Racing - Their 2011 Kona Blue Mustang GT is sporting a new 2.3L Twin Screw Supercharger that really ups the ante on an already great powertrain, significantly boosting the horsepower of the 5.0's impressive 412 horses. Or you can see the car in Mustang Alley at the Woodward Dream Cruise this Saturday when Ford Racing officially unveils the supercharger for the new 5.0 engine. More details to come soon at www.Fordracingparts.com.



Powered By Ford
Harnessing the power of a 5.4L Ford Racing Crate Engine, this beautiful 1940 Ford Truck recently took top honors at the Syracuse Nationals. Proud owners David and Susan Ciappa, of Lockport, New York, earned the "Best Ford in a Ford" award from STREET RODDER and Ford Racing for installing a late model engine in a Ford hot rod. Congratulations! If you are interested in putting a little muscle in your hot rod, Ford Racing offers a wide selection of modular engines and control packs to make the job easy.



FORD FAN SPOTLIGHT
Mustang Collector and MCA Judge Scott Miller of Indianapolis
Donates His Mach 1 to Church Charity Despite Being on Layoff
Our selection this week for the "Ford Fan Spotlight" is the following submission from Shannon Miller of Indianapolis, IN: "I would like to nominate my husband, Scott Miller, for your Ford Fan Spotlight. Scott is a die-hard Ford fan, and is a certified judge for the MCA in the 1970 Mustang and Boss Mustang class. Scott had five 1970 Mustangs when we were married in 2003 – a Boss 302, a 428 SCJ Ram Air Mach I, two other Mach I’s, and a convertible. The ragtop was his first car, which we still own today. We also own a 2004 F-150 FX4 and a 2008 Mustang GT Convertible. Over the years, other priorities necessitated selling most of his classic Mustangs, except for one of the Mach I's and the convertible.
"Last July, Scott was laid off like many other hard-working Americans. But at the same time, our church began a charity fundraiser to support the missions. Even though Scott has been restoring his yellow 1970 Mach 1 for the past 8 years and it is nearly complete, he decided to donate the finished car to the church to help out. They are selling raffle tickets for the '70 Mach 1, and the winner will be announced at a car show in September that Scott organizes to help raise money for the local food pantry." – We think the generosity of Scott Miller deserves our recognition. If you know of someone who does, too, then send info and a photo (or a link to a YouTube video) to: AskTFR@Ford.com. You can read about other Ford fanatics we've featured, or just keep checking Fast News each week to see who we'll pick to bask in the glow of Ford Racing's "Ford Fan Spotlight!"





CLUB NEWS
Big Sturgis Mustang Rally Ramps Up for Labor Day Weekend
as NC Biltmore Estate Hosts Last MCA Nationals of the Season
Forget spending a lazy Labor Day holiday weekend at a backyard hot dog barbeque, and instead plan on taking one last summer road trip to see lots of great Mustangs and meet some new Mustang people! We've told you about the 4th Annual Sturgis Mustang Rally set for Sept. 2-6 in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. This upstart event not only boasts drag racing, an autocross, poker runs, a cruiser night, Mustang rodeo, and a big Show 'n' Shine on Main Street, but also a pub crawl, a Sunday night banquet, live entertainment, even kids events! Check out www.SturgisMustangRally.com for full details.
If the sophistication of an MCA Nationals event is more your speed, then the "Mustangs at the Mansion 2010" event in Asheville, N.C., should be your Labor Day getaway. Word is that this big annual event hosted by the Blue Ridge Mustang Club at the spectacular Biltmore Estate is already sold out. But there's no charge for spectators to take in this show, so check out the club website to get all the info. And to stay connected with what's happening in the Ford enthusiast club world, visit www.FordPerformanceGroup.com, because we're driving Ford passion




FORD PERFORMANCE VEHICLES
Boss 302 Headlines "Mustang Alley" at Woodward Dream Cruise
The Boss 302 is back, and the Ford display at the Woodward Dream Cruise is the perfect place to check out Ford’s latest pony car, the recently unveiled 2012 Mustang Boss 302. The Boss 302, along with the track-ready Boss 302 Laguna Seca, will greet visitors to the Ford display in Ferndale, Mich. this Saturday. Over 500 Mustangs will be on display in Ford Racing's "Mustang Alley."

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