---
title: "Ford Releases VR Video of 2017 F-150 Raptor Racing in the Baja 1000"
description: "Get a 360-degree look at the grueling conditions Ford Performance put the EcoBoost F-150 Raptor through."
date: "2017-03-22"
modified: "2017-03-22"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/8531/ford-releases-vr-video-of-2017-f-150-raptor-racing-in-the-baja-1000"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Baja 1000"
  - "F-150"
  - "F-150 Raptor"
  - "Ford"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "pickup"
  - "Raptor"
---

# Ford Releases VR Video of 2017 F-150 Raptor Racing in the Baja 1000

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Last November, [Ford Performance](<https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/03/22/fordvr-presents-born-to-baja-virtual-reality-360.html>) participated in the [Baja 1000](<https://score-international.com/>) with the all-new [2017 Ford F-150 Raptor](<https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150raptor/?gclid=CjwKEAjwwcjGBRDj-P7TwcinyBkSJADymblTzYq3mCpR8flo0OKVOgKqO0NmDg_AmBFZTNDsWCxaGxoCBSzw_wcB&searchid=757580068|39974975196|293713440|&s_kwcid=AL!2519!3!179154210475!e!!g!!ford%20raptor&ef_id=WMG7ywAAAK2jTQ2j:20170322154212:s>). The F-150 Raptor was entered into the stock class and raced a grueling 850 miles across Mexico. This isn’t the first time Ford has raced a stock Raptor in the competition, but it is the first time an EcoBoost engine was put through its paces in the event. The twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 making 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque allowed the Raptor to place third in the stock class.

As a way to give the public a feel for the brutal journey, Ford Performance has released a virtual reality (VR) video of clips from the Baja race. The VR footage allows viewers to navigate a 360-degree view of the action and ride along with the drivers as they traverse the harsh terrain. (Ford also makes sure to mention that there was a fleet of Raptors, other F-150s, and Super Duties following the stock Raptor to perform pit stops and fuel-ups for the drivers.)

We understand this might not be the best VR video out there, but it serves as a great inside look at the violent testing the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor went through before it hit the showroom floor.

https://youtube.com/embed/TeOjYQsOSS0

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

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