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FPR HOPING FOR SOMETHING FROM KATE
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) heads to Queensland Raceway for this weekend’s Ipswich 300 with a new chassis and a firm belief a number of new development steps will have it running at the front of the field for the rest of the 2011 V8 Supercar season.
FPR WELCOMES ROYAL COUPLE
Monday, August 15th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) now has its very own royal couple after Will Davison’s new #6 Trading Post FPR Falcon was christened ‘Kate’ following an internal Trading Post staff competition to name the new chassis.
FPR SET TO ANNOUNCE NEW DRIVER
Monday, August 8th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) will have a new driver in season 2012 following Paul Dumbrell’s decision to step back from full-time racing to concentrate on other interests.
DAVO’S NEW RIDE 10 OUT OF 10
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011Ford Performance Racing’s (FPR) Will Davison will debut a brand new #6 Trading Post FPR Falcon at Queensland Raceway later this month which will be one of the final two current-generation FG Falcon V8 Supercars the team ever builds.
GRAND PRIX STARS SIGN FOR GC 600
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has signed former Formula 1 drivers Mika Salo and Christian Klien to race for the team in October’s Gold Coast 600 race which will see all 28 V8 Supercar teams run an international co-driver alongside their regular drivers.
HALF TERM REPORT: FPR ON THE UP
Monday, July 25th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) is eagerly anticipating the second-half of the 2011 V8 Supercar Championship after a recent strong run of form has seen the team collect a series of podium finishes and pole positions.
FROSTY GIVES FPR PODIUM DOUBLE
Sunday, July 10th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has claimed its second podium in two days after Mark Winterbottom drove the #95 Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon to third place in Race 15 of the 2011 V8 Supercar Championship at the Sucrogen Townsville 400.
FROSTY GRABS POLE, WILL ON THE PODIUM
Saturday, July 9th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has shared the success in North Queensland where Will Davison finished third and Mark Winterbottom claimed his fourth-successive pole position for Race 14 of the V8 Supercar Championship at the Sucrogen Townsville 400.
THREE IN 10 IN TOWNSVILLE
Friday, July 8th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has concluded a trouble-free day of running with all three cars inside the top 10 at the Reid Park street circuit following the opening day of action at the 2011 Sucrogen Townsville 400.
FPR SET TO RISE WITH PHOENXPLM
Thursday, July 7th, 2011Ford Performance Racing (FPR) has entered into a long-term agreement with PhoenxPLM which will see the factory Ford team adopt the company’s leading-edge Siemens NX and Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions.