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Tanner Foust’s 2011 Fiesta Rallycross Racer Heading for Europe

Tanner Foust's 2011 Ford Fiesta rallycross racerTanner Foust's 2011 Ford Fiesta rallycross racerTanner Foust's 2011 Ford Fiesta rallycross racerTanner Foust's 2011 Ford Fiesta rallycross racerTanner Foust's 2011 Ford Fiesta rallycross racer
Tanner Foust, the Top Gear USA co-host and four-wheel daredevil, is heading to Europe and is bringing something special with him. He will unveil a fresh look for his 2011 rallycross Ford Fiesta at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham, UK.

"It is great to fly the American flag overseas and when it comes down to it, it's driver against driver. The real pleasure I get out of it is bringing this sport to the US and showing people at home how cool this sport is and how much potential it has," said Foust.

He will make a run for the 2011 title in the European Rallycross Championship at the wheel of his Rockstar-etnies Ford Fiesta that is also supported by the Swedish Olsbergs MSE team. This makes him the first American to race in the series.

Last year he took part in a few races of the European Rallycross season, which took him to Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and Czech Republic. "I got a taste of it last year and I'm looking forward to battling it out again in 2011. I'm really enjoying it: the series is very competitive, and the fans are educated and enthusiastic," explains frost.

In the United States, where the fans are just as “educated and enthusiastic," he took home a pair of gold medals and the X Games Rally competitions. Foust also finished in the top-three at all four of the inaugural US rallycross races.

It’s time to say few words about the rally monster he drives. The 2011 Rockstar-etnies Ford Fiesta is a 600 hp all-wheel drive vehicle, purpose-built for rallycross.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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