Fat Boss

Guys and Gals-

I had a blast at Track Attack. From the driving to the company to the Shelby collection to the instruction it was all, as Ted Knight liked to say, "Top Notch! Top Notch!" I met some new friends, learned how to drive a Boss properly (ok at least I got to ride along with Joe who drove it properly), saw just a drop dead gorgeous collection of Shelby's, and just had a great time all in all.

OK, on with the evidence...

The afternoon we arrived we went out to see if there were any Bosses to be spotted. Note the nice facility. I can't say enough about how nice and EXPENSIVE everything looked!



After watching at the track, Bry gave us a nice tour of the Shelby collection. His knowledge of Shelby's and Ford racing history is impressive! The #13 Shelby Daytona is worth north of $10 Million...



Dan Gurney's Cougar.



A Thunderbolt 427 Fairlane.



The only place in the world you can see a GT-40 MK I, MK II, MK III, and MK IV under one roof...



Throw in a new one, a Laguna Seca, and I think the first FR500.



Love the Shelby posters on the wall too!



In the morning we got some great instruction from Joe Foster and the guys.



More instruction out on the track.





Can't forget the skid car!



Adrenaline rush as we went to get into the cars.



The elusive "snipe" key!



I drove the #16 RR with white.



The posse.



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Out on the track.



I think we can finally say RR is the fastest!



See, orange and blue can hardly stay ahead of an E350...



And the group photo. You guys have to go, unless you're already very accomplished.

chief_charlie

But who is who in the Group Photo, excluding Gunner and Charlie standing on the right)

CaptDistraction

awesome photos! looks like a great time was had

Fat Boss

Standing: Scott, Andy, Charlie, Phil, Rick, Kenny, Gunnar, and Joe
Kneeling: Byron, Charlie

Yes.... Great Time!

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From left to right standing:

Scott-2012YellowBoss, Andy-Fat_Boss, Charlie-PhytrPilot, Phil, Rick-5 DOT 0, Kenny, Gunnar Jeanette, Joe Foster

Crouching:

Byron Payne and Charlie Putman

http://www.millermotorsportspark.com...structors.html

Tony Alonso

Very nice! What Boss 302-specific information tidbits did they give you that you had not known before?

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This is how it looked most of the time.

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Not much for Andy and me but we met up with Mark Wilson at Laguna Seca in July where he spent almost two hours with us discussing the development and current status of the street and race cars.

chief_charlie

Thanks Andy and Rick. Great to attach a face to a name.

swa737

Thank You!

black_bullitt

Very nice!

I'd like to have some of the magazine cover wall art displayed in the group photo.

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I thought about this over dinner and really don't have much to add. The topic of discussion was more around the guys on the Boss development team than the cars. By now most of the info on the cars is out there. Jim Owens from Ford stressed that he and everyone on the team is a car guy and most own Mustangs. Mark Wilson said he owns seven Mustangs and drives a CS as his daily driver. They like to drive the wheels off their cars and many track their cars often. From my previous meeting with Mark Wilson and talking with Jim there is no doubt in my mind that Ford gets it and really wanted to deliver us the best car possible. They delivered as many of us already know. That's not to say the Boss 302 is perfect but I like it just the way it is and wouldn't change a thing. Well maybe with the exception of the rear spoiler and wheels.

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Here are videos of Andy and then me riding with Byron Payne during the hot laps session. The pros can drive "flat out".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZibKo5maABc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8JZBmLZb_g

PTRocks

Whoa!?

Anyone seen this tach anywhere else? I haven't seen any with the Boss logo before.

phytrpilot

These were Pre-production Boss's that we drove.

Fat Boss

I think the car I drove had TT0011 on the manifold plate.

phytrpilot

A few instructors said they were pre-production models and don't necessarily have the "final" Track Key tune. Frankly, other than a minor "lopey" idle and more aggressive engine braking I did not see any difference. But, I only got one day in the car and was having too much fun to document any performance differences.

Bad Boss 302

Oh man, that's awesome. The school is booked up to the end of the year and they haven't started taking reservations yet for next year. I hope they don't drop it.

phytrpilot

There will be classes next year but you need to get in line rapidly to sew up a spot.

CO_VaporGT_09

Andy -- amazing photos, you took them all? What kinda setup you use?

Many look quite professional.