The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. Dec
20th
Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
It appears Multimatic Motorsports, a Canadian company, will be instrumental in Ford's anticipated return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 2016.
Autoweek revelead earlier this week that the Detroit manufacturer was working on a factory-backed program to race in the United SportsCar championship and at La Sarthe, where Ford has not won outright since 1969.
This racing effort would involve the new GT-successor Ford will unveil at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, next month.
Even though the official announcement regarding the racing plans is expected only in a few months, Autoweek claims the cars are to be run by Ganassi Racing, which currently races EcoBoost-powered Riley prototypes in the USC, and built by Multimatic Motorsports.
Based in Markham, Ontario, Multimatic has been involved in many important automotive projects over the years. It's motorsport division has even won Le Mans before, in the LMP675 division.
The racing relationship between Multimatic and Ford dates back to 1992, a season during which Toronto native Scott Maxwell took top honours in the Firestone Firehawk national endurance sports class championship, behind the wheel of a Ford Taurus.
Autoweek revelead earlier this week that the Detroit manufacturer was working on a factory-backed program to race in the United SportsCar championship and at La Sarthe, where Ford has not won outright since 1969.
This racing effort would involve the new GT-successor Ford will unveil at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, next month.
Even though the official announcement regarding the racing plans is expected only in a few months, Autoweek claims the cars are to be run by Ganassi Racing, which currently races EcoBoost-powered Riley prototypes in the USC, and built by Multimatic Motorsports.
 |
| Le Mans (Photo: WRI2) |
Based in Markham, Ontario, Multimatic has been involved in many important automotive projects over the years. It's motorsport division has even won Le Mans before, in the LMP675 division.
The racing relationship between Multimatic and Ford dates back to 1992, a season during which Toronto native Scott Maxwell took top honours in the Firestone Firehawk national endurance sports class championship, behind the wheel of a Ford Taurus.