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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Fiesta RallyCross "Peak Performance" - click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">after the jump</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />As an homage to rallying's legendary <span style="font-style: italic;">Climb Dance </span>video, the blokes at <span style="font-style: italic;">Motor Trend </span>have teamed up with Ford and Marcus Gronholm to concoct a gorgeous new short film chronicling the rally champion's 2009 ascent of Pikes Peak in the Blue Oval's new Fiesta RallyCross. In the interest of clarity, this is not the same car that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">crashed earlier in practice</a> - that was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/22/video-ford-fiesta-crashes-at-pikes-peak/">#5 car of Andrea Ericksson</a>, this is Gronholm's #3 - a car that looks to have made it to the top just fine, thank you.<br /><br />Check out the 9+ minute <span style="font-style: italic;">Peak Performance</span> film <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">after the jump</a>, with its breathtaking footage from various in and on-car cameras, it's a high-definition gem with great audio. Just for fun, we've also included its inspiration, the original Climb Dance film of Ari Vatanen's 1988 record-breaking Pikes Peak Hill Climb run in his Peugeot 405. <em>Thanks to everyone for the tips!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nptFx1jug">YouTube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: On board with Marcus Gronholm's Ford Fiesta at Pikes Peak</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">VIDEO: On board with Marcus Gronholm's Ford Fiesta at Pikes Peak</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:28:00 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.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19106995/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Fiesta RallyCross "Peak Performance" - click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">after the jump</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />As an homage to rallying's legendary <span style="font-style: italic;">Climb Dance </span>video, the blokes at <span style="font-style: italic;">Motor Trend </span>have teamed up with Ford and Marcus Gronholm to concoct a gorgeous new short film chronicling the rally champion's 2009 ascent of Pikes Peak in the Blue Oval's new Fiesta RallyCross. In the interest of clarity, this is not the same car that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">crashed earlier in practice</a> - that was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/22/video-ford-fiesta-crashes-at-pikes-peak/">#5 car of Andrea Ericksson</a>, this is Gronholm's #3 - a car that looks to have made it to the top just fine, thank you.<br /><br />Check out the 9+ minute <span style="font-style: italic;">Peak Performance</span> film <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">after the jump</a>, with its breathtaking footage from various in and on-car cameras, it's a high-definition gem with great audio. Just for fun, we've also included its inspiration, the original Climb Dance film of Ari Vatanen's 1988 record-breaking Pikes Peak Hill Climb run in his Peugeot 405. <em>Thanks to everyone for the tips!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nptFx1jug">YouTube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VIDEO: On board with Marcus Gronholm's Ford Fiesta at Pikes Peak</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/">VIDEO: On board with Marcus Gronholm's Ford Fiesta at Pikes Peak</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:28:00 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.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19106995/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/24/video-on-board-with-marcus-gronholms-ford-fiesta-at-pikes-peak/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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