AFF Technical Resources - Legends Star at FPV Open Day!

March 2 2011

More than 5,000 Blue Oval fans braved Melbourne's unpredictable weather last weekend to get up close with Australian motorsport legends at the Ford Performance Vehicles Open Day.

FPV opened the doors of its Campbellfield headquarters for a full day of family fun, which included vehicles displays, unprecedented access to the FPV production and engine facility, and tours of the Ford Performance Racing workshop.

FPR drivers Mark Winterbottom, Will Davison and Paul Dumbrell were on hand to sign autographs for their fans, while an appearance by motorsport legends Colin Bond, Kevin Bartlett, John Goss and Murray Carter, along with FPV Ambassador and racing icon, Allan Moffat, proved so popular that the scheduled autograph session needed to be extended.

"It was great to see so many devoted FPV fans and their families enjoying the day," FPV General Manager Rod Barrett said.

"The appearance of our motorsport Legends was definitely the highlight of the day, with crowds willing to put in the long wait to meet their heroes. We also had queues for the factory tours and FPR driver autographs, which is testament to the popularity of Open Day each year - it just keeps getting bigger and better", he added.

The event raised more than $7,000 for the Zaidee Rainbow Foundation, the official charity of FPV.

FPV's new supercharged V8 range was on display, along with over 230 Ford, Tickford and FPV models from past and present eras, all from participating car clubs and owners.

The Best Club Presentation award was won by Orsm Ford Cruisers
Best Overall vehicle gong awarded to Darryl Cassars 1965 Mustang
Best T Series to Mal Margetts TS50
Best Ute to the BF Pursuit Ute of John Tiralosi
Best XR6/F6 to Michael Galatas BF F6 R Spec
Tony McCartney, John Stanton and Garry Jones took out the awards from Best XR8, Best Pre-1992 GT and Best Post-1992 GT respectively.