American Team Scores First U.S. Win In Dakar Class
Is that a woman driver or co-driver?! Alright! 
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Jan. 18, 2011 9:01 p.m. Xceler8x SuperDork
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Jan. 18, 2011 9:21 p.m. m4ff3w SuperDork
Was it an EcoBoost, 5.4, or 6.2?
I don't think Raptors have the EcoBoost avaliable.
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Jan. 18, 2011 9:41 p.m. red5_02 Reader
I believe it was the 6.2. Can't get a Ecoboost in a Raptor
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Jan. 18, 2011 9:42 p.m. fastEddie Dork
Article link to Facebook page says it is a 2011 Raptor and the 6.2 is the only choice starting in '11. And yes, apparently that is the driver, Sue Mead - http://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/the-dirt-on-sue-mead-off-road-motorsports-hall-o...
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Jan. 18, 2011 9:57 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
the ecoboost powered f150 ran in the baja 1000
from http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/11/fords-ecoboost-race-trucks-complete-the-baja-...
The engine that powered Ford's Eco Boost racer was pulled off the assembly line months ago for a torture test that began with the engine racking up 150,000 miles on a dyno in Dearborn, Mich. Then it was put into a truck and used as a line skidder at a Northwestern logging company, dragging logs around the job site. From there it went to Homestead racetrack in Florida to tow an 11,000-pound trailer with two racecars around the track for 24 hours. Finally, the engine was put into Mike McCarthy's F-150 race truck to tackle Baja.
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Jan. 19, 2011 9:20 a.m. Xceler8x SuperDork
I'm confusing you guys. I wasn't trying to say that this truck was ecoboost powered. I was just trying to point out that Ford is on a freaking roll! Winning Baja is some serious stuff!
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Jan. 19, 2011 9:23 a.m. Xceler8x SuperDork
Just read the Sue Mead article. GREAT LINK. Thanks for posting that.
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Jan. 19, 2011 9:50 a.m. tpwalsh New Reader
Just as a clarification: The dakar truck was a 5.4.
The Baja "winning" truck was an ecoboost winning it's Stock Engine class, which was a class of 2 trucks, both ecoboost trucks. One was the hero engine, the other a new motor. The Hero engined truck officially finished, but only because the organizers extended the deadline to officially finish. The other one finished after the extended deadline by about an hour. Both trucks ran into suspension issues and the only engine related issue was a clogged fuel filter due to bad gas.
Source is above: http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/11/fords-ecoboost-race-trucks-complete-the-baja-...
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Jan. 19, 2011 1:05 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
In reply to tpwalsh:
clarification: the red truck was the "hero" engine, denoted by its "eco-boost - torture test" lettering on the side, it finished in 38 hours, 20 minutes. the time limit for all vehicles was 45 hours. the silver truck had a new motor and ran into other issues like wrecking the suspension and radiator, and finished in 46 hours, 10 minutes (70 minutes past the 45 hour limit, per the pickuptrucks.com story). the reason the time limit is longer than it was in 2009 is because the race actually finished in La Paz for the first time since 2006 (in 2009 the time limit was 31 hours, but the race was only 672 miles starting and finishing in Ensenada compared to the 2010 1,061 miles). I don't see anywhere that the time limit was extended for the Ford team. the last time the race finished in La Paz, the time limit was 43 hours, which the Ford "torture test" truck finished under as well.
Source 2010 time limit: http://www.la-paz-bcs.com/la-paz-news/baja-1000-ensenada-to-la-paz/
Source 2009 time limit: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/511/5078/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Baja-1000-Preview-a...
Source 2006 time limit: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/511/5078/Motorcycle-Article/2009-Baja-1000-Preview-a...
