Originally Posted by velociabstract
Sunday the 24th I attended the last official Solocross event of the season with the CCCPR here in P.R. I finished 4th overall and 2nd in my class. (My class rocks!) I've run all year on R compound tires and for this last event switched to Advan AD08's to get a better feel for what the car needs. (I learned a lot, another thread)
The real news was the 2011 Mustang with the Brembo package. It was a auto. He finished 1rst overall. He was stock. Stock tires too. Did I say he was STOCK? Ford has finely gotten it's act together. He dynoed at 380 rwhp so his weight to hp is better than mine but not by enough to say the power beat me. (my rwhp is 290) The car handles accelerates and stops. He was the only car on street tires that had a faster time. It's a capable machine in the hands of a competent driver. I was impressed.
The other cars that finished ahead of me were a BMW ITS race car, a MR2 with R Compound tires (I was faster than him when I had my Pilot Sport Cups) and a Neon ...... I know .... sucks ...... full race car as well. Cage etc.
I have a couple of videos that I will post eventually so keep your eyes peeled.
I need to call Rob ..... again.
Les
The new Mustangs are hot. It is said that due to the lighter engine that the 3.7L V6 version handles even better than the 5.0. You can get the same handling package on the V6 as on the V8, minus the Brembos, and people are saying the performance package stock brakes on the V6 are just as good.
305HP, 6-speed manual, and sweet handling for about $23K. Not bad at all. I have been tempted, but the only way to get a stripped down V6/Performance Package Mustang is to order it. The dealers only order the high end models that sticker near $30K.