After adding the camber kit to his 1965 Ford Mustang, the OP continued through his local autocross season, winning both the third and fourth races at the second event and the fifth and sixth races at the third event of the season. After six races, this classic pony car had won five of them.
The owner doesn’t update us during the seventh through twelfth races, but he did update us at season’s end. During the final six races of the season, the classic Mustang won three more times along with grabbing a second and two more third place finishes. In 12 races, the OP won the CAM-T season championship by winning eight times, finishing second once and finishing third three times.
Season Notes
In addition to giving us a final season update, the OP provides some interesting notes on the season of racing his 1965 Ford Mustang.
I also drove my car to and from each race. (No trailer needed, although on some 110+ degree days I wish I had A/C). A couple of the races were over 210 miles round trip for me. That’s 105 miles to the race, race all day then 105 miles home. I’m very proud of the reliability of my car.
Also I ran the whole season clean! (I did not hit 1 cone during a whole season of racing!)
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