Ford gt wins back-to-back rolex 24 races

**solarite_guy** · 30-01-2018, 03:24 PM

Last year they did it with the #67 taking the checker. This year was a 1, 2 finish by the #67 followed by the #66 finishing on the same lap at a record setting pace completing 783 race laps, surpassing the previous 719 lap (3.84-mile circuit, 2,760.96 miles) record for the race.

Not shabby at all.

I feel like a kid again, remembering watching the Ford GT40s finishing 1, 2, 3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) in 1966.

1 guess who the primary driver of the winning car was.

https://mailchi.mp/roushyates/ford-g...s?e=80e619eb14

FORD GT WINS BACK-TO-BACK ROLEX 24 RACES
POWERED BY FORD ECOBOOST V6

DAYTONA BEACH, FL, January 29, 2018 – It was a 1-2 finish for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing at the 56th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Teammates Ryan Briscoe*, Richard Westbrook and Scott Dixon drove the No. 67 across the finish line, recording back-to-back wins for the Ford GT and delivering the 200th win to team owner Chip Ganassi. The No. 66 sister-car with drivers Joey Hand*, Dirk Müller and Sébastien Bourdais (2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona winners) secured a second place podium finish in this year’s season opener.

(My Note: Sexiest Damn Cars in the World...well except for maybe a Ferrari 330 P3 (NOT P4))

“Both teams ran an exceptional race,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “Congratulations to Chip and Ford Performance, they put together a great team and race strategy for the weekend. It’s an honor to partner and work with Ford Performance on the Ford EcoBoost V6 program and power Chip’s 200th win. To win an endurance race of this length two years in a row takes an extraordinary team effort and I’m so proud of the entire Ford team.”

(My Note: Check out that left quarter panel. Who said these guys don't mix it up?)

This win marked Chip Ganassi’s historic 200th win; 103 Indy Car, 56 Sportscar, 39 Stock Car and 2 Rally Car wins, exemplifying his legendary career in motorsports. “Congratulations Chip,” from all of us at Roush Yates Engines.

“It’s obviously a great win and a great weekend,” Ganassi said. “In terms of the win, it was one of the most nerve-wracking races. You know, when you come out of the blocks like that and leading it after about three or four hours or something. After a certain amount of hours go around the clock a little bit, it’s your race to lose. It’s one thing not to win a race, it’s another to lose it. It was our race to lose and those are one of the worst races from my point of view, because everything is out of my control. My hats off to the team, the drivers, the engineers, the mechanics, the people that build the engines, and the people who built the cars. They’re the ones that deserve to be sitting up here along with the drivers and myself.”

The direct injection, 3.6L, twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engines performed superbly during the 24-hour endurance race, completing a record 2,787.48 miles (783 laps x 3.56-mile circuit) each. The No. 67 and No. 66 each completed 783 race laps, surpassing the previous 719 lap (3.84-mile circuit, 2,760.96 miles) record for the race.

All Ford entries who competed during the IMSA weekend bore a special decal for Ford racing legend Dan Gurney, who died Jan. 14, 2018. The serial number on the winning Ford EcoBoost engine was "GT40."

(My Note: Check out that ATI Super Damper. Don't leave home without it.)

The Roush Yates Engines’ Calibration Engineers Craig Ashmore, Charles Vogel and Adam McMaster, alongside Ford Performance teammates monitored the engines, adjusted calibration mapping and traction control inputs in order to maximize the power and performance of the Ford EcoBoost throughout the challenging endurance race.

"This win was a complete team effort," commented Wade Riesterer, Technical Manager of Road Racing for Roush Yates Engines.

The Ford Mustang GT4 entries also had a successful weekend in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS class with NASCAR development drivers adapting quickly to their first IMSA endurance sports car race. The No. 15 Cole Custer, Ty Majeski and veteran champion driver Scott Maxwell claimed their first podium, finishing third overall. The podium was the sixth overall for the Mustang GT4 in the Continental Tire series since Ford debuted the car at Daytona last January.

This past weekend’s results provide momentum to Ford Chip Ganassi Racing as they head into the Twelve Hours of Sebring. The next IMSA race will be held at Sebring International Raceway, March 14 - 17.

Wretched · 30-01-2018, 03:42 PM

Pfft, V6TT, weak, V8 is better, faster....right?

lari1eye · 30-01-2018, 04:36 PM

In this class, GTLM, there are several production based cars. The V6TT did really well against some different motors, winning with 783 laps.
Corvette Racing
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 781 laps
Risi Competizione
Ferrari 488 GTE...............774 laps
Porsche GT Team
Porsche 911 RSR.............774 laps
BMW Team RLL
BMW M8 GTLM................773 laps
All the cars in this class are limited to 500HP (373KW), 1245KGS and height is based on a production model
The V8 corvette motor is 5.5lt vs Ford is 3.6lts........KABOOM
The fastest class is the prototype class, which has Cadillac, Ligier, Oreca and Acura.

CoupeKing · 30-01-2018, 04:39 PM

Brilliant effort, now put that motor in a Raptor.

**FTE217** · 30-01-2018, 07:23 PM

yep, we need these motors available for our market.
Love the GT, I was at the Detroit Ford Museum late last year and one was there from the LeMan win still with the battle scars and dirt, stayed around alot and pics..
So damn sexy, what a car showing what they can do but don't for Export markets - hurts.

**Fordman1** · 30-01-2018, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FTE217

yep, we need these motors available for our market.
Love the GT, I was at the Detroit Ford Museum late last year and one was there from the LeMan win still with the battle scars and dirt, stayed around alot and pics..
So damn sexy, what a car showing what they can do but don't for Export markets - hurts.

GT is available by application only - so Joe Punter with lots of money can not just get one anyway.

**FTE217** · 30-01-2018, 10:06 PM

I wasn't talking about having a GT available - I know how it works regards to pecking order re GT and signing a stacked deck lol......
I was talking about decent motors as mentioned - put one in the Raptor for here

Pedro · 31-01-2018, 12:09 AM

With due respect, the OP headline is a bit misleading. The outright winner of the Daytona 24 hours was the Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac covering 808 laps and 3102.72 miles, (a new Daytona 24 hours record).

The Ford GTs won the GTLM class, completing 783 laps and 2,787.48 miles, showing that the direct injection, 3.6L, twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engines are a force to be reckoned with.

**solarite_guy** · 31-01-2018, 03:13 AM

I know, but you'll have to take up the title wording with Jack Roush.

Bossxr8 · 31-01-2018, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Brilliant effort, now put that motor in a Raptor.

It's already in a Raptor.

The F150 Raptor

**Fordman1** · 31-01-2018, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

It's already in a Raptor.

The F150 Raptor

No that’s different- a 3.5 litre Ecoboost.

Bossxr8 · 01-02-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman1

No that’s different- a 3.5 litre Ecoboost.

The 3.5 in the Raptor is the basis for the engine in the GT. Same block. The race car is just a modified version of it.

Ford's claiming 647 horses and 550 lb-ft of torque from the GT's 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6. As a reminder, the GT uses the same aluminum engine block as the 3.5-liter EcoBoost you can get in the Ford F-150, among other products.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...ght-top-speed/

**Fordman1** · 01-02-2018, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

The 3.5 in the Raptor is the basis for the engine in the GT. Same block. The race car is just a modified version of it.

Ford's claiming 647 horses and 550 lb-ft of torque from the GT's 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6. As a reminder, the GT uses the same aluminum engine block as the 3.5-liter EcoBoost you can get in the Ford F-150, among other products.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...ght-top-speed/

Basis - but it’s NOT the same engine as you alluded to above.

“It’s already in the Raptor” is wrong.

Bossxr8 · 02-02-2018, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman1

Basis - but it’s NOT the same engine as you alluded to above.

“It’s already in the Raptor” is wrong.

It's a slightly different version, based on the one in the Raptor, and shares most of its parts. How picky do you want to be?

**Fordman1** · 02-02-2018, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

It's a slightly different version, based on the one in the Raptor, and shares most of its parts. How picky do you want to be?

Picky enough to know they look completely different in the
Engine bay, and that the internals are not the same.

In one way, It’s like saying the Miami and Coyote engines are the same

Bossxr8 · 02-02-2018, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman1

Picky enough to know they look completely different in the
Engine bay, and that the internals are not the same.

In one way, It’s like saying the Miami and Coyote engines are the same

Of course they look different in the engine bay, one's at the back, the other the front, and ones a supercar and the other a truck. The fundamentals are the same though. Block, head castings etc.

hackney · 02-02-2018, 05:26 PM

For anybody who is interested in the history of this car(dating back to the early sixties)Great read & of historical value for the marque.Cheers

**solarite_guy** · 02-02-2018, 05:39 PM

Folks will be surprised the very first ones were ugly ducklings and didn't run too well.

hackney · 02-02-2018, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by solarite_guy

Folks will be surprised the very first ones were ugly ducklings and didn't run too well.

Indeed,they talk about the issue’s facing them @ the time.Fascinating stuff.Cheers

**Fordman1** · 02-02-2018, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Of course they look different in the engine bay, one's at the back, the other the front, and ones a supercar and the other a truck. The fundamentals are the same though. Block, head castings etc.

So it’s NOT the same engine, and the GT motor is NOT in the F150 Raptor.