It's fair considering it could go around tracks faster than many 400hp american cars.Originally Posted by Niko_Fx
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It's fair considering it could go around tracks faster than many 400hp american cars.
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Ford have never won.That is isn't exactly true...
Jaguar was a disaster and it was Stewarts designers and engineers who gave Ford money it's closest win before they bought him out
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didn't Herbert win in Germany for Stewart?Ford have never won.
Jaguar was a disaster and it was Stewarts designers and engineers who gave Ford money it's closest win before they bought him out
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What I really don't get is that how come Honda doesn't do any marketing about their racing heritage?oh yeah, Ford has lots of "heritage" and Honda has noen ??
Honda Worldwide | Timeline - Motor Sports
It's there, I don't see why they don't use it more often in advertisements and stuff.
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they always bring historic racing heritage to modern motorshow and to events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
This year the IAA motorshow in Frankfurt saw the RA300 (Hondola) F1 car two motorcycles and a racing version of the S600.....
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yes ... while it was Stewart Racing.
Once sold to Jaguar they went down hill
Honda DO use their racing heritage occasionaly ... when we get chance to see the RA300 and the bikes in their ads
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Holy crap! You're right!
Johnny Herbert won the 1999 European Grand Prix at Nurburgring with Stewart-Ford! And more amazing too, Rubens Barrichello got 3rd at the same Grand Prix with Stewart-Ford!
1999 European Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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How much Ford was Stewart Racing??yes ... while it was Stewart Racing.
Once sold to Jaguar they went down hill
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The money and the engine
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not an insignificant part, I would say..
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true. But regardless they were NEVER able to manage to do all of it on their own.
Engines == good.
Whole cars == bad.
Kind of sums up Ford really
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I'd love to see those cars in person.
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They have. I'll rustle up some stuff. But it doesn't mention any JGTC stuff.
Don't forget the VTEC, though... that's some siek F1 tech there.
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.
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They use their racing heritage in marketing all the time, in fact they overuse it.
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The Ford GT does, Ford by itself doesn't. Following Quiggs' example:No because it had the heritage behind. 4 Le Mans wins always help.
"I spent $160K on a Ferrari > I spent $160K on a Ford"
Doesn't make sense either, does it?
Now, "I spent $160k on a Ford GT" (ballpark figure, I don't really know the price) makes just as much sense as saying" I spent $90k on an Acura / Honda NSX."
You and I know that, the average consumer doesn't.It's fair considering it could go around tracks faster than many 400hp american cars.
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