GT350R Mustang to be driven by Ben Collins at Goodwood Festival of Speed

[Bullitt2065]

He also put it on the grass on his first run up. Car caught him out, a bit, I suspect.

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[Poisond281]

Gettin' a little squirrely...

 

[DWC_SmOziLLa]

That car looks absolutely ignorant!

I have to believe he was just playing at first, maybe trying to warm up the tires a bit.

 

[Bullitt2065]

That car looks absolutely ignorant!

I have to believe he was just playing at first, maybe trying to warm up the tires a bit.

I believe Collins said in his interview that that first run up the hill was the first time he'd driven the car, and he said he turned all of the traction systems totally off. So he really didn't know what he was in for when he took to the hill for the first time.

 

[Poisond281]

I believe Collins said in his interview that that first run up the hill was the first time he'd driven the car, and he said he turned all of the traction systems totally off. So he really didn't know what he was in for when he took to the hill for the first time.

One hell of a ride I would say!

 

[Jarstang]

For those that missed the interview with Ben Collins, here are his comments:

Q. You’ve driven many a car, Ben. How is this compared to what you’ve experienced before?

A. Unique. That was my first run up the hill [in the GT350R] and it was all hands on deck [showing his hands] to get it up there. It is an amazing vehicle, it’s got a fantastic grip, it’s super lightweight, 525 horsepower, but I really didn’t expect what I got. The amount of power surge you get is incredible so I had a lot of fun, had a big grin. I suddenly found myself on the grass, gathered it up and off we went so I’m learning very quickly.

Q. Ford Mustang we think of as an American cruiser and certainly the older ones were not suitable for the British roads and certainly that road (the hillclimb) is very British. Is this GT350R working well?

A. The new standard of Mustang is very much more European in style so I think the things that we were used to, during the rebirth of muscle cars in 2005, it was still quite soft. The new Mustang is completely different and I experienced that in the standard car and I thought, oh I’d be fine in this 350 Shelby, but this is another grade up, it’s weapons grade superpower.

Q. What are the stats of the car?

A. It’s got 525 horsepower, it’s as light as a squirrel. I don’t know what the weight is but it’s tiny. It’s got big wide tires on it. It’s the Michelin Pilot Cup Sports that are providing a lot of grip. It makes a fantastic sound and you can do all kinds of extreme things with it, you can turn the traction control completely off which is what I did and just have loads of fun. If you really want to be a complete hooligan, you can put a line lock on the front brake and just sit there burning out until the tires shred so it’s built for having fun. I was being chased up the hill by Ken Block in his Focus so we had a good time … Don’t forget your earplugs.

 

[plateofshrimp]

Yup, better respect this car if you get one. Your typical Not-the-Stig is gonna curb it if they do what he did.

 

[Mustang8]

The car sounds amazing.

 

[MoZ]

That is mental. That was a guy who can trash the shit out of a F1 car fighting tooth & nail to keep her on the tarmack. There is going to be a few busy bodyshops the first week this car is in public hands.. epic machine

 

[Topnotch]

With in-car footage...no commentary...all motor!

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[cjgt350]

There are various levels of traction nannies. He turned them all off. Sounds awesome.

 

[Katastrophe]

That car looks to be like a SERIOUS scalpel...

Ham-fisted-driving = death.

I wonder how forgiving it's going to be for mere mortals?

Looks like a HELL of fun!

 

[Steve68]

With in-car footage...no commentary...all motor!

Okay, I'm going to have to watch that about a thousand times today.

 

[Poisond281]

Okay, I'm going to have to watch that about a thousand times today.

I think I'm up to about 10 already.....

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