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On 2/14/2020 at 7:28 AM, twintornados said:
The new face of NASCAR....
Well, in my opinion, the new face of NASCAR yesterday was Toyota! National TV gave Toyota a bountiful free surge of advertising! We all watched the drivers parade around the track in their 2020 Toyota Tundras....we saw our great Presidential parade being led by Toyota vehicles....and finally the Toyota Pace Vehicle leading the drivers around for the start of the race! In my opinion, Toyota was the face of NASCAR yesterday...for all the millions of viewers to witness!
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On 2/11/2020 at 7:08 PM, blksn8k2 said:
Hate to disappoint you but they used a 'Yota Camry for the Clash on Sunday. I would be surprised if they use anything else for the 500.
You were right and I am disappointed...but not shocked! It's official: "DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2020) – Four-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Champion Sheamus will serve as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway, behind the wheel of a 2020 Toyota Camry TRD.
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2 hours ago, blksn8k2 said:
I saw a few Daytona 500's in person several years ago. The last was in 1988 which also happened to be the first year for restrictor plates on the super speedways. Bobby Allison beat his son Davey and King Richard spun on his roof down the front straight like a child's top. Unfortunately, that was probably the highlight of the race.
Just my opinion but restrictor plates were originally just as much a way to choke the Elliott's domination of big track racing as they were a "safety" measure. "Jaws" Waltrip and Dale Sr couldn't beat Awesome Bill on those tracks and were not shy about bitching to NASCAR.
IMO the greatest display of Ford domination was when Elliott had an oil line come loose at the 1985 Winston 500 at Talladega, went almost two laps down and came back to win the race without a caution flag. After re-watching the start of that race it looked like Elliott must have been running a much taller rear axle gear than everyone else as he fell back several positions at the start of the race and was slow coming up to speed after pit stops. But once he got that thing wound up there was no contest.
QuoteI watched/VHS taped that race when he was 2 laps down. Best comeback in NASCAR history for me to enjoy. Always remember Ernie Elliot referring to: " the scavenger line that got loose!" during that race! I miss those days compared to today's NASCAR where we have Toyota teams dominating the sport! I wonder what manufacturer will have the pace car for millions to watch on this nationally broadcast race this weekend? Chevrolet has owned it for the recent 7 years, except Toyota in 2015. It's been a decade since Ford had the pace car (2010 Mustang). Maybe it's Ford's turn this year?
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In my opinion and watching the Kyle Busch hit on Logano, over and over, I think Brad Kezelowski owes Joey an apology. Busch attempted to support his hit on the radio to his crew chief complaining Joey had previously blocked him!
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33 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
um, no. Different series and completely different company/team as last year.I thought Todd Gilliland drove the same DGR-Crosley chassis — skinned last year as a Toyota — to second place in the Daytona event last season and a victory at sister track Talladega Superspeedway in 2019.
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Today we will see how Ms Deegan performs in her Ford , car reskinned from last year's Toyota!
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I noticed the Ford Ranger finally caught and passed the Chevy Colorado in the 4th Quarter of 2019! Let's hope it continues!
https://fordauthority.com/2020/01/ford-trucks-outsell-gm-and-fca-in-2019-calendar-year/
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10 hours ago, probowler said:
I just read a comment today about bad spark plugs... Right or wrong, the internet has a long memory.
I read a comment last week about the Pinto fiasco! The internet never sleeps!
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7 hours ago, falconlover 1 said:
I see a big problem in the operational area of Ford. The Chicago plant must be scrutinized. Why did the Explorers and Aviators assembled there go out with serious defects, to the point of having to send them to another plant to fix them? So serious were the problems that could not be solved there? Is there any degree of sabotage by workers? Who supervised this plant? Why they didn't realize what was happening, or, if they realized, why didn't they act? Hackett knew that the company's flagship product (apart from the F-series truck), the one that should leave the most juicy profits and maintain the market share, was being built that way, damaging the image of the product and the brand? There are many things that I do not understand, and I am sure, that in the future we will know what happened and it will be seen in its true magnitude as to damaged Ford this failed launch. Even Hackett points it out as the cause of the financial results! This will be the size of the debacle! And this in only a part of the "Explorer debacle". The poor and horrible interior design, with bad quality materials, the use of a platform dedicated only for this product (in a costly decision), the wrong price policy (when we see the bad quality materials of the interior...) add some aspects to this problem. Is evident that the Explorer interior needs an urgent redesign (more money invested...) to keep a decent sales numbers... and the price must go down (less money for Ford...), because the competition is hard, offering better products, with better quality at lower price.
2019 was a horrible year. I hope Ford learn from the mistakes, and the launch of the Mach E, Bronco , new F series and Baby Bronco will be better than the Explorer launch. Ford cant make more mistakes.
I might suggest a comment regarding the Chicago plant launch! I spent over 30 years at Ford in North American Automotive Parts distribution! Our department was responsible for the timely delivery of parts to maintain production at all of our North American assembly plants. We had launch teams assigned to each plants launch and worked with the plants, supply base, engineering and purchasing to maintain a smooth transition and successful Job 1 launch! Over time , the company decided to hire contact companies ( Penske, etc...) who assigned their workers to learn the functions alongside the Ford salaried employees! I personally supervised select launch teams and insured they were performing their assignments! I noticed many inefficiencies and lack of concern from some of these contract workers! However, management simply told us to correct and resolve the shortcomings. When Ford announced "specially retirements" in the past few years for salary personnel , a vast group of highly experienced workers took the package. The loss of experience was a hardship and many retirees were hired back during each of the following new plant launches! Currently, with virtually all of the parts distribution and launch teams resulting in contract workers, I see this may have been one of the reasons the launch was so dismal! I might consider one of the major causal factors is turnover of contract workers, the recent loss of experience, the inability to coordinate the necessary communication between engineering, launch team , purchasing and the critical supply base! Hopefully, the company is learning from this and will endeavor to address the shortcomings in the near future! We all want Ford to succeed!
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Wow....this truck can spin!
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/the-electric-rivian-r1t-pickup-tank
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Wow....I noticed all the comments on the Yahoo site agree it was not the fault of Ford!I
However, if the lawyers go "judge shopping" and take this to California ....all bets off in favor of Ford!
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If you compare the Dodge Charger to the Ford Fusion Hybrid specs I think they are similar if you set the front seats at the same distance... since the Fusion has 2.5" more in front and 1 .8" less in back than the Charger. (Assuming rear leg room determined with front seat extended). In fact, the Fusion has a .7 " advantage!
Charger Front legroom :41.8" vs Fusion 44.3" ( 2.5" difference)
Charger Rear legroom: 40.1 vs Fusion 38.3" ( 1.8" difference )
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Coming soon to your work site!
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/companies/ford-dogs-work-tech/2019/12/06/id/944864/
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The 2019 championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway was a 20-year low point. It’s the smallest audience since at least 2001.
About 400,000 less people elected to watch the championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2019 over the same race in 2018.
The championship finale is set to change locations in 2020. It will be Phoenix!
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Good news.....The 'Ford vs Ferrai' movie release is #1 Box office this weekend!
https://www.thewrap.com/ford-v-ferrari-takes-checkered-flag-with-31-million-box-office-opening/
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23 minutes ago, bobbyd said:
The car looks interesting....but most of the critics are complaining it's built in Mexico, while Volkswagen is building electric vehicles in Tennessee!
I think I need to correct my comment about Volkswagen building electric in Tennessee. They are not requiring workers to join the UAW....while if Ford decided to build in the USA...they would be forced to make all workers join the UAW....a costly proposition for a company struggling against non union automakers!
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The car looks interesting....but most of the critics are complaining it's built in Mexico, while Volkswagen is building electric vehicles in Tennessee!
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I think this guy is a hero after watching this incredible video!
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Sad to see how the accident that Daniel Suarez caused in the first overtime help eliminate Brad Kezelowski from making the top 8 . Brad was struggling but still ahead of Elliott for the #8 spot, but Suarez lost control of his #41 Ford and spun into an accident , ruining Brad's chances with only one lap to go.
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Ford driver Almirola and top bowler Belmonte set new world bowling record at Charlotte Raceway!
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I see him blocking as a 'Toyota Teammate' (he is not a Gibbs driver) in an effort to defeat the Ford teams. Its interesting to note that Mr Truex is well known as the biggest cry baby about blocking....except when it favors him! I'm just saying.
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Sad to see obvious favortism displayed by future Ford driver , DiBenedetto , who was the key blocker at the end of the 2nd stage , slowing Logano's momentum to allow Truex to catch him and then IMMEDIATELY moving down to give his teammate the pass and win that stage.
As far as Suarez and his antics....SHR better let that character go. He's out of control!
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Popular Lincoln Spokesman, Matthew McConaughey , driving the Aviator through purple clouds!
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1 hour ago, fordmantpw said:
Well, in a way, Ford has this. They have a camera you can mount on the back of your trailer. It serves essentially the same purpose, but you just can't use it while you're driving down the road.
That's cool, but I think Chevy advertises it as an option you can simply press the screen icon to activate!
2020 Nascar season
in Ford Performance
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Good news....Ryan caught a fish yesteday!
http://tireball.com/nascar/2020/02/25/ryan-newman-shares-photo-therapy-fish/