Last month, Ford announced a factory-backed attack of the Saudi Arabia-based rally-raid endurance event with the help of British team M-Sport and South African-based NMW.
“We value the partnership with M-Sport and Ford Performance – and the opportunity it has created to accelerate the development of our T1+ Ranger in preparation for next year’s Dakar Rally,” reflected Woolridge. “This will allow us to showcase the performance and capabilities of our car on the international stage.”
The real test of how the refreshed Ranger T1+ stacks up will come when it goes up against the clock, added Williams, given that the main development phase is now completed. Its first competitive outing will come at this month’s Baja España Aragón Rally in Spain followed by Morocco’s Rally du Maroc from October 4th-9th.
