Ford Performance is creating a new four-part series called “Project RX” - a look at the design, development and race performance of the new Ford Focus RS RX that’s competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championship this year.
Episode 1: Design and Development looks at how Ken Block’s car car comes together, and hghlights the design and development of the vehicle between Ford Performance headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, and the M-Sport race shop in Cockermouth, England.
Block and Andreas Bakkerud, Hoonigan Racing Division’s two drivers, played a critical role in the development of the vehicle, providing insight from the driver’s perspective to be implemented in the build.
M-Sport is exclusively appointed by Ford Motor Company as long-term development partners for rally and rallycross products based on Focus and Fiesta models.