2010 Ford Mustang Unleashed at Ojibwe Forests Rally
November 3, 2009 – 10:53 pm PT by BrianTags: Ford Mustang, Rally America, Top Gear, Vanilla Ice —
The Ford Mustang is a product that has really became part of American culture. In fact, when most people from other countries (ie. The Brits from Top Gear) think of American cars the Mustang is usually the 1st car that pops into their head.
In fact the Mustang is such a part of the American life style, one of America’s greatest artists mentioned it in his greatest hit; that artist is Vanilla Ice, the song is “Ice, Ice, Baby”.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the song here is a bit of info from Wikipedia:
“Ice Ice Baby” is an American hip hop song written by rapper Robert “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle and DJ Earthquake. The song samples the bassline of “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, who did not initially receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit. Originally released on Van Winkle’s 1989 debut album Hooked and later on his 1990 national debut To the Extreme, it is his most famous and popular song. It has appeared in remixed form on Platinum Underground and Vanilla Ice Is Back! A live version appears on the album Extremely Live, while a rap rock version appears on the album Hard to Swallow, under the title “Too Cold”.
“Ice Ice Baby” was initially released as the B-side to Van Winkle’s cover of “Play That Funky Music“, but the single was not initially successful. When a disc jockey played “Ice Ice Baby” instead, it began to gain success. “Ice Ice Baby” was the first hip hop single to top the Billboardcharts. Topping the Australian, Dutch, Irish, Italian and UK charts, the song helped diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience.
Alright so Vanilla Ice sucks, I agree; but the 2010 ford Mustang doesn’t. To prove this, Ford entered the Mustang into the Ojibwe Forests Rally to some awesome results. To see a video of the car in action and to get a bit more info, keep reading:
Ford brought their 2010 Mustang to Bemidji, Minnesota to participate at the Ojibwe Forests Rally in late August this year. Driven by Mark Utecht this would be the first time a 2010 V8 Mustang would rally in the United States.
However, a surprise was sprung on Mark Utecht and Rally America’s Technical Director, Mike Hurst, at the end of Ojibwe by JB Niday, Rally America Managing Director. Utecht and Hurst would compete against each other in the 2010 Ford Mustang on rally roads… winner takes home the car!
