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Ford began a new chapter last weekend in Daytona with the competition debut of the Ford GT, one of the most highly anticipated new factory programs to enter top-level sports car racing competition in recent years.
While the maiden run for the pair of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing-run entries was marred with numerous mechanical gremlins, both cars got the finish, in what proved to be a valuable learning exercise for both team and car heading into the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
Sportscar365 caught up with Ford Performance boss Dave Perciak on the eve of the Rolex 24 for a wide-ranging Q&A, including insight into the Ford GT’s development and the possibility of customer cars in the future.
Was an EcoBoost engine always planned for the Ford GT?
“It’s been EcoBoost from day one. It’s just a testament to the technology we have with EcoBoost, leveraging this platform to take EcoBoost to the next level.
“That’s why we immediately kicked off the Daytona Prototype program with Chip Ganassi, to get [the engine] into the race circuit and start figuring it out what it’s going to take to make it successful.
“We obviously did that with winning [the Rolex 24] last year, the Twelve Hours of Sebring and others.”
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