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My Daughter and I have been off road racing now for the past 9 years. We have been fortunate enough to pick up some awesome sponsors along the way and recently my daughter Sierra was able to catch the eye of Ford thru a marketing company. It was a several month process to get vetted and go thru background checks etc to become a Ford ambassador, they recently sent her out to the Miami F1 event and got to actually drive a F4 car and get driven by a Redbull driver at over 220 mph. She went to all the cool redbull parties, events and track sessions as a Ford ambassador and has been so stoked on everything so far. When she was first contacted she thought it was for the regular F150 line of trucks and when they sent her the window sticker it was a freaking Raptor R 😳 to say she was excited is a understatement, well Friday she got the call that it was finally hitting San Diego and she hopped on a plane to go pick it up. Turns out there was 2 raptors in the semi and the other one a non R raprtor went to Tavo Vildesola a Baja racer. Super excited for her and what the future holds for her, super proud dad moments I wanted to share




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702sandman said:
My Daughter and I have been off road racing now for the past 9 years. We have been fortunate enough to pick up some awesome sponsors along the way and recently my daughter Sierra was able to catch the eye of Ford thru a marketing company. It was a several month process to get vetted and go thru background checks etc to become a Ford ambassador, they recently sent her out to the Miami F1 event and got to actually drive a F4 car and get driven by a Redbull driver at over 220 mph. She went to all the cool redbull parties, events and track sessions as a Ford ambassador and has been so stoked on everything so far. When she was first contacted she thought it was for the regular F150 line of trucks and when they sent her the window sticker it was a freaking Raptor R 😳 to say she was excited is a understatement, well Friday she got the call that it was finally hitting San Diego and she hopped on a plane to go pick it up. Turns out there was 2 raptors in the semi and the other one a non R raprtor went to Tavo Vildesola a Baja racer. Super excited for her and what the future holds for her, super proud dad moments I wanted to share




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What a cool experience and honor. Large companies are very hesitant to sign individuals. Can’t imagine the hoops she had to jump through. Congrats.
 
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Congrats, good job dad
Hung with her w mutual friends multiple times in glamis. She’s an awesome young lady that will grow w the sport
 
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DWC said:
What a cool experience and honor. Large companies are very hesitant to sign individuals. Can’t imagine the hoops she had to jump through. Congrats.
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It was definitely a long process for sure 😁
 
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Melloyellovector said:
Congrats, good job dad
Hung with her w mutual friends multiple times in glamis. She’s an awesome young lady that will grow w the sport
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Thank you, I’m a bit biased but I can honestly say she is absolutely a very good down to earth daughter. She does not let me spend time in the garage prepping for a race unless she’s there to help. She gets her hands just as dirty as mine and is not afraid of hard work.
 
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Congratulations to both of you. Good job getting thru Fords walls for sponsorship. They have been displaying at Boyne Thunder for 6 years at my dealership. For the first time I have been promised some money for our charity. Ford is a tough egg to crack. Good job!
 
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Mam oh man, isn’t that just something, chance of a lifetime. You don’t hear much about kids being able to do things like that very often, so proud of her.
 
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I believe this is the similar deal to what Yolo Freeman is doing with Ford?

That is so cool! It’s not easy to be at her level and becoming an ambassador. Super proud of her and great job raising a strong young woman.

Her Mom and you deserve some major kuddos as well!
 
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Whoa, that’s spectacular!

She has success written all over her making it through all that.
The future for her is bright.

Good job mom and dad!
 
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So awesome! Hopefully she will continue her path to greatness, all with you being her biggest fan. Congratulations!
 
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That is SOOOO FRICKEN AWESOME!!!! And VERY DESERVED!! Your daughter is a badass behind the wheel, and an AWESOME ambassador of the sport and FORD was smart to pick her up for their brand. So stoked for you, your family and for her!!! SO AWESOME!!! 🏁🏁🏁
 
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Congrats! This is so awesome. I love reading all the updates you have posted about her racing.
 
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rivrrts429 said:
I believe this is the similar deal to what Yolo Freeman is doing with Ford?

That is so cool! It’s not easy to be at her level and becoming an ambassador. Super proud of her and great job raising a strong young woman.

Her Mom and you deserve some major kuddos as well!
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Not sure on her I’ll ask Sierra if she knows her. I know when ever she posts something that’s ford related it will be a hash tag #fordambassador or something like that. I know they have a ford Ranger and Bronco ambassador, they were with her In Florida at the F1 event. I think she’s the only one in the country with a Raptor R ambassadorship. she took us for a drive yesterday and holy Shit that thing is a absolute beast, the suspension is Fox live valve and it honestly feels like a freaking mini trophy truck lol. And the power is insane I think 720 hp supercharged 😳
 
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Not sure on her I’ll ask Sierra if she knows her. I know when ever she posts something that’s ford related it will be a hash tag #fordambassador or something like that. I know they have a ford Ranger and Bronco ambassador, they were with her In Florida at the F1 event. I think she’s the only one in the country with a Raptor R ambassadorship. she took us for a drive yesterday and holy Shit that thing is a absolute beast, the suspension is Fox live valve and it honestly feels like a freaking mini trophy truck lol. And the power is insane I think 720 hp supercharged 😳
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That’s so rad! Congrats to Sierra. She deserves it and has busted her ass. That Raptor R is no joke.

You did good Dad!
 
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