EAA partner Ford Motor
Company has pulled out all the stops this year at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh. The Ford Hangar, located just off AeroShell Square, has the
company’s latest vehicles on display, along with flight simulators, a
unique driving sim from Roush Racing, and special events and appearances
taking place throughout the week.
Want to "fly" a
Ford Tri-Motor? Guests can try out the vintage airliner simulator. Or
they can race a Ford vehicle on the streets while driving on one of the
several simulators on display. Outside guests can race each other to the
top of the climbing wall.
The latest vehicles from
Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover are on
display, all incorporating Ford’s safety, design, and technology
innovations. Also, visitors can learn about the F-250 Super Chief
concept vehicle and how the world’s first tri-flex vehicle operates on
gasoline, hydrogen, and E85 ethanol fuels.
Muscle cars like the 2007 Shelby GT500
Mustang and one of the new Shelby GT-H Mustangs that are now available
to rent at select Hertz locations across the country. Another Mustang, a
Roush Stage 3, is the center of the Ford Roush Drag Strip Experience.
Guests will have the opportunity to step inside and launch off the line
as you run the car "down the track" on a dynamometer. Prizes
will be given away for the top driver of each day.
Through Saturday, when
the sun goes down, be sure to head out towards the Fly-In Theater
(located behind the Camp Store) as you relax under the stars and watch
one of the several classic aviation movies beginning each evening at
approximately 8:30 p.m.
Eligible guests to the
Ford Hangar can pick up entry cards and visit designated waypoints to
receive a Ford 2006 collector’s hat and will be entered to win the
grand prize, a Ford nostalgic-style jukebox. Completed entry cards are
to be turned into the Ford Hangar Redemption Center. A winner will be
drawn 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
EAA members can get their
Partner Recognition PINs at the Ford Hangar on most Ford, Lincoln,
Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. The one-year
membership requirement is waived during AirVenture, allowing new members
to receive their PIN immediately and take advantage of Partner
recognition pricing.
Special appearances
scheduled this week include auto legend Carroll Shelby, designer of some
of the most well-known high-performance cars in history. He’ll be at
the Ford Hangar at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, and Thursday (July
25-27) signing autographs.
Also, NASCAR team owner
Jack Roush will appear with two of his team’s drivers for autograph
sessions. Today from 2-3 p.m. he’ll join Carl Edwards, driver of the
#99 Office Depot Ford, and on Wednesday from 2-3:30 p.m., Matt Kenseth
of the #17 Dewalt Ford sits in.
