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Originally Posted by foosh
In the Grand Sport Class in the Koni Challenge Series, the Ford Mustang and M3 are neck and neck in the Grand Sport class point standings. Forget the GT500, this is a regular Mustang GT, which is pretty even competition for the M3 on the track.
The cars are stock, with only safety modifications allowed. The series is aired on Speed TV.
http://admin.grand-am.com/assets/KoniMfgPoints10.pdf |
The car in the Koni Challenge is the FR500C Mustang. It is far from a showroom stock GT. This is from the Ford Racing website:
The popularity of road racing at a grassroots level has soared in the last few years and to the Ford enthusiast few vehicles make better racecars than Mustangs. For those enthusiasts looking to take their first step into professional road racing, Ford Racing has your needs met with the new 2005 Mustang FR500C.
Ford Racing offers two ways to get a driver behind the wheel of a 2005 Grand Am Cup Mustang. The first solution is a turnkey racecar ready to be driven to victory. That's the Mustang FR500C. The second option is a number of race ready parts that are available to the private builder.
FR500C
* A turnkey ready to run steed! The Mustang FR500C features the following... Ford Racing designed body and roll cage. Seam welded, Grand Am spec cage, attachment points and enclosures specifically for racing.
* Ford Racing 5.0L "Cammer R50" engine. The heart of this purpose built machine mated to our unique Tremec T56transmission.
* Ford Racing brake and suspension upgrades
* Full safety equipment
* Add driver and look for victory lane
* Price: $125,000