Be sure to check for the Pace Car during tomorrow's NASCAR race at Bristol!

 

The checker flag decal made me remember the "custom graphics" due to hit the 11's.
any word on when we'll see that website open?

http://www.fordmustanggraphics.com/

 

Darrel Waltrip really gave it a promotion, it being a V6 and all.
He drove it and thought it was V8. Said it had lots of power !

If only they could have done the rear end better I`d get one.
The full diaper is right on !

 

Nice!!! Missed the race but oh well!

 

You didn't miss much. Guess you won again. 6X8= ?

 

Bleh JJ...not again!

 

They shoulda put the GT/CS wheels on it, like the chop. Woulda looked nice!

 

I watched only last 30 laps or so, but it was nice to see Mustang up front ...

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/21/f...edway-with-v6/

Ford to attempt 1,000-lap challenge at Bristol Motor Speedway in V6 Mustang



While true Ford Mustang fans will really only care that the new powertrains being introduced for 2011 produce substantially more power than before, Ford is equally interested in promoting their improved fuel economy. We already know about the new V6's 19 mile per gallon city and 31 mpg highway ratings from the EPA. On June 23, Ford will take a V6 Mustang to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee and attempt to run over 1,000 laps on a single tank of gas. Bristol is one of NASCAR's old school half-mile bullrings, so that means over 500 miles on a tank.

A crew of Ford test drivers will circle the track until the tank runs dry, hopefully topping the 1,000 lap mark. During the run-up to the event people can go to www.Mustang1000LapChallenge.com and guess how many jelly beans are in the jar how many laps the Mustang will complete before it's running on fumes. Of those who guess correctly, Ford will randomly draw the name of one person who'll win a 2011 Mustang V6.

 

Cool, I might enter that....

 

Eff it. I entered. I entered the GT one too. I won't be getting anything any time soon so, might as well give this a try.

 

The press release doesn't say how fast they'll be driving it. I imagine that if they set the cruise control on 50 mph it ought to do far more than 1000 laps.

 

It has to be at least 55 MPH to be a fair and accurate highway MPG test, anything less and they will get shot down.

I'd like to see it be done at 65 MPH for a more real world test.

I sent a e-mail suggesting that they do a webcast of the event so we could all watch it happen.

Maybe the rest of you could send them a similar e-mail, maybe a e-mail campaign will convince them to do that!

 

If I was running this promotion, I'd also put another car right in front of it and draft! It's not about real world mileage, IMO, it's about testing the limit.

 

Here's the contact e-mail addy so we can get the e-mail campaign going for the webcast of the 1000 lap fuel economy challenge.

Shoot them a e-mail asking for the webcast! contactus@fordracingevents.com