FORD’S 4600 PRODUCTION BRONCO

FORD’S FACTORY RACE BRONCO

Story: Shaun Ochsner Photos: Courtesy of Ford Motor Company

We know the new 2021 Ford Bronco has off-road capabilities that make it stand out against the competitions, but can it race? The answer is yes. Ford is producing a race ready, 4600 class production Bronco that is ready to take on the Hammers! Bronco racing is nothing new to Ford. The first-generation Broncos raced the Baja 1000 in starting in 1969.

Rules for the 4600 class at King of the Hammers are simple. The vehicle must have a stock OEM frame, factory engine and transmission along with 35-inch DOT approved tires. Other rules include single 2.5-inch diameter shocks and mechanical steering. 4600 is pretty much a stock class. 4600 vehicles compete in the King of the Hammers Everyman Challenge.

Dubbed “Built Wild,” the 4600 production Bronco shows how customers can drive right off the showroom floor, prep their vehicle and enter it in the race. The Built Wild Bronco starts with a specially competition tuned High-Performance

Off-Road Stability Suspension System known as HOSS. The 4600 production Bronco is built on a two-door 2021 Bronco with the Sasquatch package. The Bronco utilizes the 2.7-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 along with the Select Shift 10-speed automatic transmission. Other additions to make the Bronco race ready include heavy duty hubs and control arms along with a Howe hydraulic steering rack with cooler. The Bronco also has a factory e-locking differential. The front and rear bumpers are from Ford Performance. Also added is a Warn Zeon winch and Rigid LED off-road lights. The custom roll cage is built by Geiser Brothers.

“Bronco 4600 underscores how ready the all-new Bronco is for competition and how Ford Performance is committed to driving the brand’s success across multiple off-road series,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “We look forward to off-road racing teams coming to this platform and to Ford Performance stepping up to continuously enhance the state of the art in off-road racing for them.”

BRONCO MANIA Ford has selected an all-star line-up of drivers to help test the 4600 production Bronco. The list includes Loren Healy, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Jason Scherer, Bailey Cole and the Lovell brothers.

RIGHT: Vaughn Gittin Jr is one of the drivers Ford selected to help test out the new production and race Broncos.

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