Page 12 of 2009 Performance Parts by Ford Racing Performance Parts

a personal note from jamie allison ford performance group dear ford racing dealers enthusiasts and customers if there s one constant in the performance business it is change we had a change in the ford racing family with the retirement of dan davis as director of ford racing technology in addition to leading ford racing programs on racetracks around the world dan was very involved in the ford racing performance parts business he was instrumental in the growth of our racing modular crate engine program and the expansion of our parts offerings for the new mustang under dan s leadership ford racing pioneered factory-engineered performance packs backed by a warranty a groundbreaking effort that is sure to serve ford racing well into the future with a variety of new vehicles and powertrains dan s on-track leadership also furthered ford s winning motorsports tradition three nascar sprint cup titles eight consecutive nhra funny car titles the launch of a successful and championship-winning mustang fr500 series of race cars that compete in both north america and europe and the introduction of the new boss 500 nitro engine to nhra funny car these are all major accomplishments in today s highly competitive motorsports arena but perhaps even more notable dan led major safety initiatives in both champ car racing and nhra where use of ford blue box data recorders is now mandatory he also spearheaded the clorox/ford women s driver development program in usac the first partnership of a consumer sponsor and an auto manufacturer geared to develop women for professional racing dan also expanded ford s grassroots racing programs he helped start the usac ford focus midget series which has grown nationally as a cost-effective way for young people to enter racing and he launched the new ford racing mustang challenge series for the miller cup giving homegrown spec racers a chance to compete in america s favorite performance car the mustang we d like to dedicate this catalog full of performance parts and photos of racers who are successfully running our parts to dan davis and his passion for ford racing as we say farewell to dan i d also like to introduce you to the new director of ford racing brian wolfe brian is a true performance enthusiast and drag racer who brings the passion of a racing competitor to the job along with a wealth of design and development experience from his 26 years with ford motor company as an experienced grassroots racer himself brian has pretty much done it all from working on cars and building his own engines to hauling his race car to the track and piloting his own quick-and-mean fox-bodied mustang down the track as it relates to ford racing performance parts brian has been a long-time customer of the fr catalog and more recently he helped us usher in the era of the pro-cal flasher enabling the download of fr performance calibrations on our performance packs a detroit-area native with bachelor s and master s degrees in mechanical engineering from the university of michigan-dearborn brian s previous position heading up all ford powertrain calibration and emissions programs will be invaluable as ford racing prepares for a future of new engine programs technologies and governmental regulations and the fact that his first car was a 1968 428 cobra jet fairlane a car that he still owns today proves that highperformance passion remains alive and well all the way to the very top of ford racing we welcome brian wolfe as our new leader as we continue to serve you and your passion for ford 0 techline 800 ford788

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