{"id":1273,"date":"2009-02-05T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T11:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracer.com\/wp\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2009-02-05T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T11:36:09","slug":"american-canadian-tour-begins-development-of-ford-crate-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2009\/02\/american-canadian-tour-begins-development-of-ford-crate-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"American-Canadian Tour Begins Development of Ford Crate Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

      <\/span>WATERBURY, VT – Ford Racing and the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model stock car series have begun development of a new Ford crate engine for use on the ACT Late Model Tour, Série ACT-Castrol, and in weekly Late Model divisions around the northeastern United States and Canada in 2009.  <\/span>The Ford engine will be the first non-General Motors powerplant option in the division since the crate engine program was introduced a decade ago.  <\/span>All ACT-legal Late Models currently utilize a “spec” GM ZZ4 engine.<\/font><\/span>
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      <\/span>ProducProduction of the first Ford Racing prototype crate engine has been completed at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.  <\/span>The engine was shipped to the east coast for dynamometer, reliability, and comparability testing at Butler & MacMaster Racing Engines in Hallowell, Maine, the official crate engine supplier of ACT.  <\/span>The first on-track test is anticipated to take place in Virginia or the Carolinas in March.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>       <\/span>“We are pleased to have Ford’s direct involvement in the development of a Ford ‘crate engine,” said ACT President Tom Curley.  <\/span>“The introduction of another manufacturer is long overdue, and we’re confident that the long-time debate of Ford-versus-Chevrolet will give our fans and race teams something to cheer for.”<\/font><\/span>      <\/span>Long-time Ford supporter and former ACT competitor Dave Dion is excited about the development.<\/font><\/span> <\/p>\n

      <\/span>“It’s encouraging that Ford wants to step up in the local short track programs,” said Dion, “but I’m not saying that because I’m a Ford guy.  <\/span>I would be excited about it if it was Chevrolet, Chrysler, Toyota, or anyone else.  <\/span>There’s a real value in this project.”<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>       <\/span>Dion explained that grassroots involvement from major companies like Ford will benefit the bigger picture.<\/font><\/span>      <\/span>“I’m from the old school where options were everything in racing, and good-natured rivalries and debates were a healthy part of the sport,” Dion said.  <\/span>“If Ford can bring some of that atmosphere back to local racing by competing against the Chevrolets, then short track racing as a whole wins.  <\/span>On top of that, Ford gets a lot of exposure during these tough economic times.  <\/span>It’s very necessary.”<\/font><\/span> <\/p>\n

      <\/span>Curley and Dion have been working together on the project for nearly two years, and Dion has offered his ongoing help with research and development to make the program a success.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>       <\/span>For more information on the American-Canadian Tour, call <\/span>(802) <\/span>244-6963<\/span> or visit www.acttour.com<\/font><\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

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      WATERBURY, VT – Ford Racing and the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Late Model stock car series have begun development of a new Ford crate engine for use on the ACT Late Model Tour, Série ACT-Castrol, and in weekly Late Model divisions around the northeastern United States and Canada in 2009.  The Ford engine will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-american-canadian-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}