<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-rally-car-at-pikes-peak/2147642/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/007_fiestapikespeak-580op.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Ford Racing Fiesta at Pikes Peak - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Details surrounding the crash are scarce, so all we have right now is one lone report from a friend on the ground saying that the #5 Ford Fiesta crashed during a practice session yesterday, and that Andrea Ericksson was unharmed in the incident. We're working to secure some photos of the crash, so stay tuned as the story develops.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Apparently a misfire on the #5 Fiesta caused Ericksson to lose it into a corner and he wound up on his side. The vehicle is being worked on now and it appears it didn't suffer any serious structural damage. Excerpts from Ford's release with an interview with Ericksson are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">posted below the fold</a>.</span><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BREAKING: #5 Ford Racing Fiesta succumbs to Pikes Peak</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">BREAKING: #5 Ford Racing Fiesta succumbs to Pikes Peak</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:26:00 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/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19102455/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Ford Racing Fiesta at Pikes Peak - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Details surrounding the crash are scarce, so all we have right now is one lone report from a friend on the ground saying that the #5 Ford Fiesta crashed during a practice session yesterday, and that Andrea Ericksson was unharmed in the incident. We're working to secure some photos of the crash, so stay tuned as the story develops.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE</span>: <span style="font-style: italic;">Apparently a misfire on the #5 Fiesta caused Ericksson to lose it into a corner and he wound up on his side. The vehicle is being worked on now and it appears it didn't suffer any serious structural damage. Excerpts from Ford's release with an interview with Ericksson are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">posted below the fold</a>.</span><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BREAKING: #5 Ford Racing Fiesta succumbs to Pikes Peak</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/">BREAKING: #5 Ford Racing Fiesta succumbs to Pikes Peak</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:26:00 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/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19102455/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/breaking-5-ford-racing-fiesta-succumbs-to-pikes-peak/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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