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Welcome Back!

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Horsepower & Heels logoWelcome back!

Its been a long time coming, but we’re happy to debut our newly redesigned Horsepower & Heels website, as part of what we’re calling our big  COMEBACK!

That’s right, Horsepower & Heels is finally back with renewed fire and purpose, and ready to get back out on the track where we belong!

After the economic downturn stalled efforts with sponsorship, Erica Ortiz and the team were forced to park their racing efforts to focus energy on home and career.   But the passion and drive never died, and now Horsepower & Heels Racing is BACK, with renewed fire and more tricks up our sleeves!

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit often and see what we have in store for our faithful fans!

Fun Ford Weekend is BACK!

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Fun Ford Weekend is back in 2011
A sight for sore eyes.

Now THIS is the kind of news I like to hear!

Fun Ford Weekend has just announced that they are returning with 5 events this season, and more to come in 2012.    The series, which is where I raced from 1998-2006, is only returning to bracket racing, car shows, and adding an autocross event… for now.

One of the biggest reason my 2007 Mustang Twin Turbo project has laid dormant for the past 4 years is that the series the car was built for (Fun Ford) closed its doors in 2008.   This left myself and many others with purpose-built cars that could not compete elsewhere without significant changes.

Seeing the old Fun Ford Weekend logo flying back around the net is a huge kick in the seat of optimism.    The website says that the events will only feature bracket drag racing in 2011, but that the series will be expanded in 2012.

In less than 24 hours since the FFW site  first went live, my phone has already been ringing from a handful of my old Fun Ford Weekend friends who are thinking much the same way I am, that we need to talk FFW into bringing back heads-up racing in 2012.

For me, this could be the fast track back to racing.   The elimination of Pro 5.0 left my car virtually obsolete and uncompetitive against the only alternative of full-fledged Pro Modified racing.    The car simply could not compete against cutting edge pro mod chassis and engine combinations, and no other sanctioning body filled the void between weekend Pro 5.0 racing and full-fledged professional pro mod operations.

If Fun Ford Weekend can resurrect the Pro 5.0 class, it would allow racers a more economical and more recreational venue to continue racing for many displaced by the shutdown.  It would also reunite a loyal following of friends and family devoted to the series that spanned over a decade of fond racing memories.

I’m going to be reaching out to other Fun Ford racers in hopes of rallying support for the return of heads-up racing in Fun Ford Weekend.   Perhaps if the new?? owners of FFW see the loyal following and demand for heads-up return, it will convince them to revive the series in 2012.

Get those emails ready folks, Horsepower & Heels is campaigning for a comeback to FUN FORD WEEKEND RACING!