Your country’s car industry
hasn’t truly arrived yet until it’s developed some healthy engineering and marketing support from a good
ol’ competitive motorsports. China’s car industry is booming and interest in motorsports from its auto
manufacturers is likewise growing.
Changan Ford, the Chinese automaker created when Ford Motor Company
teamed up with native Changan Automotive in order to sell Blue Oval wares in the country, has announced the formation
of Changan Ford Racing and the entry of the Ford Focus in the 2000cc race series of the 2006 China Circuit
Championship. The first race will be held at the Shanghai International Circuit on March 10th, with an additional two
races to be run at Beijing’s Goldenport Circuit and the Zhuhai International Circuit later this year. Changan
Ford will field two cars in the series driven by Ma Hanhua and Li Wanqi.
[Source: Ford]