Mustang Series
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Mustang Series
Has anyone heard of the series where they are all Mustangs??? I have heard some chat about it but cannot find any info. They were talking like it was a mazda type series that runs with CART.
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Never heard of an all Mustang race series. I heard grumblings about a potential series when the 'Man-Racer' was introduced. The 'new' Mustang is racing in at least three series in '07 (Speed GT, Grand-Am Cup, Rolex GT) with talks of what to do with Trans-Am once the Camaro and Challenger hits the streets, so I don't think we'll see an all Mustang series. Which is fine by me. I'd rather not see an all Mustang series.
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That could be I was just an ear shot away but too busy to really get the jist of it, I can't wait for the season to start again!!! Phoenix is getting a Cart Race in Downtown!! I hope they dont blow it like with F1!!! Thanks for the replys!!
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I am not aware of all goings on in motorsport, but I have not heard of an all mustang series like the mazda series at all.
The American Iron series is not limited to Mustangs nor is it a 'spec series'.
There is also The Camaro Mustang Challenge series under NASA sanction that I run.
If there is another series that showcases the mustang I would love to hear about it. I love watching the Mustangs in Grand Am and was disappointed that rule changes limited there performance. I think it was a gear limitation.
Dans.02GT: What car is in your avatar? Very cool.
The American Iron series is not limited to Mustangs nor is it a 'spec series'.
There is also The Camaro Mustang Challenge series under NASA sanction that I run.
If there is another series that showcases the mustang I would love to hear about it. I love watching the Mustangs in Grand Am and was disappointed that rule changes limited there performance. I think it was a gear limitation.
Dans.02GT: What car is in your avatar? Very cool.
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It's a Mazda RX-3. My service manager at work races it in SCCA National Club racing. Right now he's in the process of building a tube-frame rotary powered Miata to replace it with. Should be just a little better in the aero department.
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What about the AMV8SS series (or something like that? Sorry, the actual name escapes me)? I believe Mustangs do compete there - don't know if there are any S197's being raced either.
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ok I think I found some specific info regarding this question.
While reading post info regarding the Daytona 24 hour and mustangs in Grand Am, I found a link to this page at Road & Track.
Here is the clip of the page that answers the original post.
I would really like to see this get off the ground, further solidifying the Mustang's significance in modern road racing.
While reading post info regarding the Daytona 24 hour and mustangs in Grand Am, I found a link to this page at Road & Track.
Here is the clip of the page that answers the original post.
The car’s formal name is the FR500GT. Insiders refer to it as the “Man Racer.” The $125,000, 420-hp FR500C Mustang, having just wrapped up it its second year racing in the Grand-Am Cup Series, was originally called the Boy Racer by Ford executives. So this new Mustang, with 130 more horses, has been referred to as the Man Racer.
In every sense, it’s a step up from the FR500C, but that program has been an excellent template for what Ford hopes to do with the Man Racer. The Boy Racer won at Daytona in 2005, its first race. The car was delivered to its owners just three days before the 200-mile race. That program, says Davis, “proved that we can build a turn-key race car that can win and not cost a fortune. And it proved we can make money at it.”
So what Davis wants to do now is make money on another, all-new racing series that, at first anyway, would feature FR500GT spec cars. Several sanctioning bodies are interested, but Davis’s first choice would be to have the Champ Car World Series sanction it and run the races on Saturday afternoons in conjunction with Champ Car’s Sunday shows in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Looking at the 2007 Champ Car schedule, that would be 13 possible races. Since Ford is the engine supplier for Champ Car, it makes sense, and Davis says the owners and management of the open-wheel series “are really enthusiastic about it.” It’s too late for a full 2007 series — at present, only three cars exist — but Davis would like to start the series midway through 2007.
In every sense, it’s a step up from the FR500C, but that program has been an excellent template for what Ford hopes to do with the Man Racer. The Boy Racer won at Daytona in 2005, its first race. The car was delivered to its owners just three days before the 200-mile race. That program, says Davis, “proved that we can build a turn-key race car that can win and not cost a fortune. And it proved we can make money at it.”
So what Davis wants to do now is make money on another, all-new racing series that, at first anyway, would feature FR500GT spec cars. Several sanctioning bodies are interested, but Davis’s first choice would be to have the Champ Car World Series sanction it and run the races on Saturday afternoons in conjunction with Champ Car’s Sunday shows in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Looking at the 2007 Champ Car schedule, that would be 13 possible races. Since Ford is the engine supplier for Champ Car, it makes sense, and Davis says the owners and management of the open-wheel series “are really enthusiastic about it.” It’s too late for a full 2007 series — at present, only three cars exist — but Davis would like to start the series midway through 2007.
I would really like to see this get off the ground, further solidifying the Mustang's significance in modern road racing.
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This wold be fantastic!!!!
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