Our gracious host and server guru Jeremy, who we call affectionately call Idle made it to his first track day last weekend. Everyone remembers their first time and this is a day Idle will never forget as he showed off some pretty nice driving skills by keep up with cars that have more then twice the horsepower of his 328i. Color us impressed. It looks like all those hours logged in Forza Motorsport really paid off.
Of course it does not really matter how you do on your track day. What matters is having fun, driving your car hard, and learning about the car, the limits of the car and interacting with others who are car guys. If you are thinking about doing a track day you should, but be warned it can get addicting.
Hit the jump and see how our lowly IT guy fairs around the twisties of the Gateway International Road Course.
Apr 21
Sunday Commentary: Ford Mustangs
Sunday Commentary week in review
by Jason
Today’s Sunday commentary is all about Mustangs. The Ford Mustang is without a doubt one if not favorite choice of car people and none car people alike. From it’s beginnings it captured the hearts of it’s fans. The Mustang has evolved greatly over the years from a pony car, to a muscle car, to what is a pretty nimble and capable track goer these days. All along being highly desirable and so for today let’s dedicate this Sunday Commentary the legendary Ford Mustang.
The Mustang really began with modest beginnings by today’s standards with a 260ci V8 engine at first. The fastback 2+2 design was chosen over the two seat Falcon concept because of the iffy sales of the Thunderbird. So a legend was born. Ford had projected to sell nearly 100,000 Mustangs the first year, but much to everyone’s surprise that only took three months. In the eighteen months of production the Mustang would sell nearly a million units. That by any standard is a huge success.
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