ITRealms:
With this
development, ITRealms reports that Ford would now compete with four Ford Chip
Ganassi Racing Ford GTs at the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race in France
on June 18-19, 2016.
Starting Friday, June 17, codes to download the Ford GT Le
Mans race car for free will be sent direct to the Xbox Live message inboxes of
gamers who play Forza Motorsport 6.
This year, Ford said, its running two Ford Chip Ganassi
Racing Ford GTs in the FIA World Endurance Championship and two in the IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. All four Ford GTs will compete for GTE Pro
class glory at the Le Mans 24 Hours that starts at 15:00 CET on June 18 in
France.
Global Marketing Manager, Ford Performance, Henry Ford III, said Ford’s 1966 Le Mans victory was the stuff
of motorsport legend, and now “we’re back to take on the world’s toughest
endurance race with our most technologically advanced car ever. We’ve worked
closely with Forza and Xbox so that millions of Forza Motorsport 6 gamers can
experience the excitement of our Le Mans return side-by-side with Ford.”
ITRealms recalls that the Ford GT race car is based on the
all-new Ford GT supercar, which is the pinnacle product of the Ford Performance
division. With state-of-the-art aerodynamics, lightweight carbon fibre
construction and a powerful and efficient Ford EcoBoost engine, the Ford GT has
been built to go head-to-head with the GT establishment – Ferrari, Corvette,
Porsche and Aston Martin – as they fight for victory in the ultimate endurance
battle.
The Forza Motorsport 6 cover star Ford GT road car –
expected to start arriving in customers’ garages by the end of 2016 – has been
available to drive in-game since the launch of the acclaimed title last year.
For the Le Mans 24 Hours the two WEC Ford GTs retain their
#66 and #67 race numbers while the IMSA cars become #68 and #69, celebrating
Ford’s back-to-back Le Mans victories in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
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