Road Atlanta Test and Tune and Review of the 2015 Mustang GT PP

Let me first say that this car was amazing, but before I begin... let me give you a little background. I start racing 10 years ago in a 2002 GT and then upgraded to a 1966 Mustang where I won a couple championship with NASA.

Ok, so I was a little nervous to drive this car since there are hardly any parts for it yet like brake pads. Really? Yes. I was able to track down front pads from across the country and I have been working with Ford for getting me the backs but they just don't make them yet.

The situation at Road Atlanta was cold and rainy which with the pirelli tires is no good, but I took my time, looked for some dry spots and heated the tires up.

One thing I did was keep the tire pressure gauge on to monitor the heat which is way cool. I used to have to pull into the pits and get a guy to check them, so bonus number 1.

Once I was able to heat them up to around 38-39, they stuck. I would go into turn 5 and 7 which are slow corning and floor it and I wouldn't even be able to brake the tires loose. (Yes, it was in track mode!)

Turn 12, which is a down hill, high speed right really made my nervous since there is always a nice wall to say hello. I will tell you that I never really tested that corner out.

The acceleration in the car was unbelievable. In my old car that was close to the same HP and weighed a lot less, the C6 vettes would pull away from me on the straights. Not this time. I was able to match their speed and hit 130s down the long back stretch of Road Atlanta.

So let me get back to the brake pads that I worried about. I was worried I would burn them up or get a soft brake pedal. NOPE! I just checked this this morning and both look great. The tire wear was great and I did over 100 miles on the track. If you are looking for a car that you can drive on the street and take it to the track to have some fun. You picked the right car.

Here is a small video. Enjoy.

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Here is a video from Atlanta Motorsports Park
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Awesome!! Great praise from someone that has the experience and expertise!

Where in the ATL are you located?

What are your plans for this car?

FWIW, if you're familiar with carbotech, they're already making PP-compatible pads, both front and rear - took them less than a week from order to manufacture to shipment in my case.

I live about a mile from the track. When did you run? I met a guy that flew in from Brasil and was racing his GTR today in the rain.

Nice driving and Thanks for the review and video too! :cheers:

It looks like fun!

I am in Smyrna. I have plans to put brake ducts on the car to make sure those brakes stay cool and that is really it. The car is just how I would have built it.

I am a member of Atlanta Motor Sports park so I will be out there a lot.

I will check out carbotec. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing the video everyone on this site owes it to them selves to go to road Atlanta for the petit lemans or motorcycles races there fantastic stuff

I missed Petite this year but made Daytona 24. Plan on both next year. What club did you do the track day with? I plan on doing one there, Little Tally, and maybe Barber in 2015.

High praise coming from him for sure. Good to hear! Wish the video would have been in car so we could have seen the action and heard the motor. Wind noise...:frusty: Regardless good to see people talking good about the new Mustang!

I ran with NASA. I also am a member of Atlanta Motorsports Park and go out there every week. If anyone is close, would love to have you as my guest and show you the track.

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I ran with NASA. I also am a member of Atlanta Motorsports Park and go out there every week. If anyone is close, would love to have you as my guest and show you the track.

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Great review! How much is it for a track day if you don't mind me asking?

:cheers: Thank you so much for sharing this. We are all lucky to have a car like this in the states. The fuel prices are also low and what is left is to have some fun and put a smile on that face.

There has been a lot of talk about the gearing. How do you feel about the gears. Also, I'm heading to Atlanta next weekend in my GT. Would love to see the track.

Love the gearing in the PP. Just right. If you're in ATL next week, PM me and I will be heading to AMP on the 9th.

Were you running stock brake fluid or something else? If so which one?