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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Marc VDS Racing Ford Mustang GT3 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a>'s got a rich history of competing against European machinery on their own home turf. But while the GT40 (and the more recent reborn GT) and the Cobra cut their teeth on the old continent, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> is another story. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/16/ford-wants-mustangs-to-race-in-europe-will-face-the-ford-gt/">Ford wants the Mustang to compete</a> overseas, and now a Belgian-Canadian joint effort is preparing to oblige.<br />
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Canada's Multimatic racing garage has prepared this new Mustang for the Marc VDS Racing Team, a competition outfit that also fields a pair of Ford GTs in the GT1 championship, as well as teams in Moto2 and rally raids. They'll be taking this Mustang to the FIA GT3 European Championship, where it will take on the best that the likes of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/geneva-preview-porsche-911-gt3-r-hybrid/">Porsche</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/05/geneva-2009-bmw-alpina-b6-gt3-puts-the-ring-on-notice/">Alpina</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/23/mercedes-benz-amg-sls-gt3-customer-race-car-unveiled/">Mercedes</a> and countless others have to throw at it on some of Europe's finest racing circuits. It's already undergoing testing at Ford's Bedfordshire test facility (curiously not Lommel Proving Grounds in the team's home country) and will be piloted by a team of Belgian and Canadian drivers.<br />
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Will the VDS Mustang GT3 prove its mettle against Europe's finest? No telling just yet, but it sure looks the business. Check it out for yourself in the gallery below and the press release after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/">Marc VDS Racing Ford Mustang GT3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt311_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt312_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt313_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt310_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt314_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.marcvds.com/">Marc VDS Racing Team</a> via <a href="http://jonsibal.com/blog/2010/04/mustang-in-fia-gt3/">JonSibal.com</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Competition-spec Ford Mustang to take on FIA GT3 European Championship</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/">Competition-spec Ford Mustang to take on FIA GT3 European Championship</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.marcvds.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19441144/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Marc VDS Racing Ford Mustang GT3 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a>'s got a rich history of competing against European machinery on their own home turf. But while the GT40 (and the more recent reborn GT) and the Cobra cut their teeth on the old continent, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a> is another story. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/16/ford-wants-mustangs-to-race-in-europe-will-face-the-ford-gt/">Ford wants the Mustang to compete</a> overseas, and now a Belgian-Canadian joint effort is preparing to oblige.<br />
<br />
Canada's Multimatic racing garage has prepared this new Mustang for the Marc VDS Racing Team, a competition outfit that also fields a pair of Ford GTs in the GT1 championship, as well as teams in Moto2 and rally raids. They'll be taking this Mustang to the FIA GT3 European Championship, where it will take on the best that the likes of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/geneva-preview-porsche-911-gt3-r-hybrid/">Porsche</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/05/geneva-2009-bmw-alpina-b6-gt3-puts-the-ring-on-notice/">Alpina</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/23/mercedes-benz-amg-sls-gt3-customer-race-car-unveiled/">Mercedes</a> and countless others have to throw at it on some of Europe's finest racing circuits. It's already undergoing testing at Ford's Bedfordshire test facility (curiously not Lommel Proving Grounds in the team's home country) and will be piloted by a team of Belgian and Canadian drivers.<br />
<br />
Will the VDS Mustang GT3 prove its mettle against Europe's finest? No telling just yet, but it sure looks the business. Check it out for yourself in the gallery below and the press release after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/">Marc VDS Racing Ford Mustang GT3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt311_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt312_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt313_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt310_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/marc-vds-racing-ford-mustang-gt3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/marcdvsmgt314_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.marcvds.com/">Marc VDS Racing Team</a> via <a href="http://jonsibal.com/blog/2010/04/mustang-in-fia-gt3/">JonSibal.com</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Competition-spec Ford Mustang to take on FIA GT3 European Championship</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/">Competition-spec Ford Mustang to take on FIA GT3 European Championship</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.marcvds.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19441144/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/competition-spec-ford-mustang-to-take-on-fia-gt3-european-champi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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