You mean like this??







My money says that you are way off with that percentage. People said the same thing about the early GT500's. Mine arrived in October of 2006 and was on track the first day of the season in 2007. Economy willing, it sees 12 to 15 track days per year. And I have even been able to get several of my Super Snake Garage Queen buddies to start tracking their cars. They saw how much fun I was having and ............


This statement is way off base! Read some of the reviews from this past week about its track capabilities.

Granted, it is not a race car in the sense that a 302S or 302R is; but those will cost you an extra $30K or $110K respectively. This car will be light-years better than a Bullit and head and shoulders better than the GT500 SVTPP when it comes to road course use.

Trust me. There's a reason why I'm buying this car after dumping well over $20k in aftermarket parts into my GT500, (including the first Griggs suspension to grace a GT500). Like cloud9, our cars are already very capable track cars. But we're tired of fighting heat-soak and nose heavy cars; and tired of fishing for the right aftermarket systems to fix compromises made by Ford for driveability, NVH, road hazard clearances, ad nauseum............

We are the people that are Ford's target market with this car. And Ford hit the bull's eye!

 

1% of these cars represents 40 owners. There are at least 40 buyers on this board that track their cars already. The reason they are buying a Boss is to have a better track Mustang. Ford is INCLUDING a track attack event with the car! You don't think that there won't be many, many owners who never had the opportunity to put their car on track become addicted after that experience? I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "the local 24 hour race track" as I'm not familiar with any of those in this country. That said, I would expect as many as 50% of these cars will see some track duty, whether it's an HPDE at a road course, autox or even the drag strip. Heck, the owners supplement even includes recommended mods and maintenance schedules for cars seeing serious track duty.

 

WILL DEFINITELY TRACK THIS CAR CREW +1

 

Nice pics, C9...you bench the shaker 1000 subs for a workout?

 

I agree. This car instantly appeals to two type of people who will most likely make up the bigger percentage of buyers, real racers and original Boss owners (or those that always wanted one).

Hard to believe this thread is still going strong, if you fall into the two categories above you get the car and want it. I would have bought it with manual windows and an AM radio with one speaker in the back

 

Not my pics, they're sprint's. But it's an idea. I could save the $70 a month for the fitness center membership. It does weigh a bunch.

 

Of those tracking the car (I'm in this group), will it be on the track more than it is on the street?


My PJ has ~19k miles and I've been to a road course 4-5 times and the drag strip 10-12. A FAR higher percentage of my driving is done on the street.

 

I'll track it about 3-4 times a year. I'll drive it to and from the track like I did with my Cobra. This car is safer for old farts like me.

 

I'll track my car no more than 4 days a year and the rest will be weekend fun miles. No commuting to and from work or at least not on a regular basis. So probably 5% track time if I'm lucky.

 

The single speaker was in the front. Like I said I'm an old guy that has owned Mustangs since '66.

 

3-4 track days a month, and hopefully more days than that on the street. I'll DD either the Boss or GT500 alternately, but I have no idea which one I'll prefer on the street. I am "guessing" the GT500 due to the Shaker 1000 and the fact that's it's more riceproof.

 

I would expect my LS to see about 50/50 track vs. road time. The GT500 will get more of the cruise miles from here on out....

that is unless I decide to completely gut and cage it...........

**** this track addiction.....mutter, mutter, mutter.....

 

cloud9 - whats riceproof? Thats a new one for me..

 

I may have stretched it a bit. But the key question needs to be asked....Which one is better suited for that ocasional track day. The new Boss(Not the LS edition) or the Shelby with the SVT package? As the prices continue to dip on Shelbys and the price of the Boss, at least at first, get closer to 50k its a legit question. A Sterling Grey Shelby with the SVT package and the strip delete option for 50 k is a compelling option for me...

 

I'm tracking 2-3 days a year. More if i can! Some summer drivin and away for the winter

 

That F&F ricer that pulls up next to you on the old Mexican highway and starts revving his fart can

 

Ah! Your previous post was written as a statement, not a question. So if you are asking someone who has tracked a supercharged car whether they would rather have a N/A, high revving, neutral balanced but lower HP car or a nose-heavy over-heating HP monstor for occasional track days; the Boss still wins the day, even for an equal price. But you should be able to find MSRP or better on these cars if you just look around. $41k is a long way from $51k, at least in my book.

Read through the press releases on this site to see how much of this car is re-engineered to provide durable, reliable long-term track performance.

http://media.ford.com/mini_sites/10031/2012Boss302/

 

gotcha

 

{Observer's side note: I find it humerous that we quibble over a few pounds here and there and its effect on the track, and yet none of us talk about staying lean or about losing that 30 pound beer gut. And don't look at me, I weigh a sturdy 165 pounds)}

 

Are you referring to the difference in engine weights between the Boss and GT500? If you've ever tracked a GT500, you'd appreciate losing 300-400 lbs from that front end. Oh, and I'm a buck 80 with 12% body fat

sprint and I both have larger HEs, larger radiators and larger reservoirs in addition to the heavy supercharged motors so I have no idea how much those added to the nose when you add all that extra fluid to them.