Ford hasn’t allowed to actually drive the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, though our main man, Wert, was driven around in the Vegas desert. That all changed this week at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Sorta.
http://jalopnik.com/5075561/2010-ford-f+150-svt-raptor-first-ride
Okay, so we didn’t actually get to drive the real 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, but they provided us some exclusive seat time in their 3D-axis simulator. The awesome desert racing SVT Raptor simulator was created by small family-owned, Force Dynamics out of Trumansburg, NY. David Wiernicki, the president of Force Dynamics, challenged us to a race and proceeded to rip us a new one. We managed a 68.72 time our first time out while Wiernicki ripped a 63.33, a 5-second difference that had us eating our words.
If you happen to miss the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor simulation at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, you can check it out at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show and the following shows:
- Houston 1/24-2/1
- St. Louis 1/28-2/1
- Dallas 2/18-2/22
- Cleveland 2/28-3/8
- KC 3/11-3/15
- Atlanta 3/14-3/22
- Columbus, OH 3/19-3/22
- Austin 4/17-4/19