Bryce Menzies completed the SCORE Triple Crown at the Baja 1000, while Bronco Raptor and F-150 Raptor R won their respective stock classes and Ott Tänak led Ford with a sixth-place finish in the 2023 WRC season finale.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Bronco Raptor, F-150 Raptor R Win at Baja
Nov 20, 2023
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Ford Performance entered a two-truck program in the Baja 1000 featuring Bronco Raptor and F-150 Raptor R, both of which won their respective classes of stock mid-size and stock full-size, clearing 1,200 miles of rugged terrain up the Baja Mexico peninsula.
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Ford Performance entered a two-truck program in the Baja 1000 featuring Bronco Raptor and F-150 Raptor R, both of which won their respective classes of stock mid-size and stock full-size, clearing 1,200 miles of rugged terrain up the Baja Mexico peninsula.
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Bronco Raptor, driven by Brad Lovell, Jason Hutter and Bailey Campbell, completed the Sportsman course with an unofficial time of 40:37:47.820. -
F-150 Raptor R, shared by Jason Scherer, John Williams and Loren Healy, completed the Sportsman course with an unofficial time of 41:44:45.634. -
Bronco Raptor carried Ford Performance to consecutive wins in stock mid-size, repeating its 2022 winning run in Ranger Raptor. -
Building steam from his Baja 500 victory, Bryce Menzies took the overall win in the Trophy Truck class, which marked his third consecutive win of 2023 and also earned him the SCORE Trophy Truck season point championship. -
Menzies also became just the 10th SCORE racer to have achieved the prestigious SCORE Baja Triple Crown award for finishing first overall in all the historic SCORE Baja races — SCORE San Felipe 250, SCORE Baja 500, and SCORE Baja 1000. -
Christopher Polvoorde joined Menzies on the podium, placing third. -
Victories in both stock classes by Ford Performance underscore its continued commitment to vehicle development under the most stressful conditions, with tech transfer to consumer models. -
Ott Tänak led Ford with a sixth-place overall finish in the FIA World Rally Championship, ranking in the top three in 10 of the 22 total stages at Rally Japan. -
Tänak made up most of his ground during Saturday’s eight stages, earning podium position in six of them. -
Tänak finished the season in fourth place in the WRC championship standings.
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