Ron Avery
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So this last weekend I took my 2015 GT to Laguna Seca, for a Hooked on Driving track day. I am 58 years young, and have been taking driving schools and participating in track days since my early 20's.
This was my first track event in my GT, and it was also my first event in the rain!
In the past I have run every type of car from open wheel formula cars, and my Alfa GTV-6 and GTV (with the Alfa club track days in the 80's and 90's) to The new Corvette last year. Needless to say I was a little apprehensive with the Mustang's toque and a slick race track.
The day was way better than I had hoped The track was wet at first and dried out though the day. We had six sessions available to us. I ran only five because I felt a little tired at the end of the day.
The GT with the performance package and my lowering springs + cat back exhaust made the car near perfect. In the morning when the track was very wet, I did tiptoe through most of the corners. I had the car set on Sport + and with the traction control ON! The car would step exiting some corners, but it was nothing I could not correct with a little opposite lock.
I also ran the day with the oil temp on my display, the air temp was in the mid 50's all day. And with Laguna's long front straight (my top speed at the end of the straight was 105 MPH) the oil temp never was in the yellow. It stayed in the high end of the green.
There was a wide variety of cars at the track in my group (intermediate). The only cars that let pass me were a Subaru STI, an AMG twin turbo wagon, and a Carrera 4 Porsche. Every thing else I was able to race with. In fact I had a nice last season race with a BMW M4.
My track MPG was 6! and 25 on the way back to Oxnard (a 4 1/2 hour drive)
All in all the car held up very well. the brakes smelled hot, but did not fade. And the coolant and oil stayed cool.
Ron
This was my first track event in my GT, and it was also my first event in the rain!
In the past I have run every type of car from open wheel formula cars, and my Alfa GTV-6 and GTV (with the Alfa club track days in the 80's and 90's) to The new Corvette last year. Needless to say I was a little apprehensive with the Mustang's toque and a slick race track.
The day was way better than I had hoped The track was wet at first and dried out though the day. We had six sessions available to us. I ran only five because I felt a little tired at the end of the day.
The GT with the performance package and my lowering springs + cat back exhaust made the car near perfect. In the morning when the track was very wet, I did tiptoe through most of the corners. I had the car set on Sport + and with the traction control ON! The car would step exiting some corners, but it was nothing I could not correct with a little opposite lock.
I also ran the day with the oil temp on my display, the air temp was in the mid 50's all day. And with Laguna's long front straight (my top speed at the end of the straight was 105 MPH) the oil temp never was in the yellow. It stayed in the high end of the green.
There was a wide variety of cars at the track in my group (intermediate). The only cars that let pass me were a Subaru STI, an AMG twin turbo wagon, and a Carrera 4 Porsche. Every thing else I was able to race with. In fact I had a nice last season race with a BMW M4.
My track MPG was 6! and 25 on the way back to Oxnard (a 4 1/2 hour drive)
All in all the car held up very well. the brakes smelled hot, but did not fade. And the coolant and oil stayed cool.
Ron
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