A GT500 and the Rat Pack

[LDHunter]

I was on I-10 near Tallahassee a few nights ago heading home and I noticed a pair of headlights closing on me from the rear at very high speed. I had my cruise set on 80 and as it passed me I took a guess at its speed at well over 120mpg and thought it was likely around 140mph to 150mph. My quick glance at the rear of the car made me pretty sure it was a GT500.

I started watching my rear view mirror for the telltale blue lights if Florida Highway Patrol in chase mode but none appeared. What DID appear in about 15 seconds were several other cars closing fast as well. I thought "what the heck?". When they passed me at about 120mph the unmistakable sound of souped up rice burners with loud exhausts hit my ears. LOL

They all exited at the same exit I did and when we turned left from a 3 lane exit onto a 3 lane road the rat pack (as I choose to call them) was doing their best to jockey for position creating a sound not unlike a bunch of angry bumblebees.

We all got stopped by a couple of stoplights and then we all turned right onto another highway and a short way down that road all the rat pack turned into a Shell gas station at once and I drove on by. I really wanted to stop and find out what was going on but I was headed home from a 12 hour work day and I was pretty exhausted so I didn't.

The story I came up with in my head was that they (possibly members of a car club) were all hauling a$$ down the interstate and when they tried to pass the GT500 he decided to show them what a really fast car could do and raced on ahead of them leaving them with the most familiar view they usually had of a Mustang which of course was the rapidly disappearing rear of the car.

I guess I'll never know but the Mustang was clearly WAAAAY ahead of them and that's all I know for sure.

I don't know about y'all but I find the exhaust note from hopped up rice burners to be annoying and the sweet music produced by Mustang GT's to be very pleasing.

So label me an elitist if you want but I LOVE my Mustang and wish I'd had the nerve to speed ahead of them too but I'm too afraid of a speeding ticket.

I suppose that people like that all use radar detectors but I haven't owned one since the 80's and don't intend to buy one and end up going waaaaaay too fast.

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[Torched10]

I was on I-10 near Tallahassee a few nights ago heading home and I noticed a pair of headlights closing on me from the rear at very high speed. I had my cruise set on 80 and as it passed me I took a guess at its speed at well over 120mpg and thought it was likely around 140mph to 150mph. My quick glance at the rear of the car made me pretty sure it was a GT500.

I started watching my rear view mirror for the telltale blue lights if Florida Highway Patrol in chase mode but none appeared. What DID appear in about 15 seconds were several other cars closing fast as well. I thought "what the heck?". When they passed me at about 120mph the unmistakable sound of souped up rice burners with loud exhausts hit my ears. LOL

They all exited at the same exit I did and when we turned left from a 3 lane exit onto a 3 lane road the rat pack (as I choose to call them) was doing their best to jockey for position creating a sound not unlike a bunch of angry bumblebees.

We all got stopped by a couple of stoplights and then we all turned right onto another highway and a short way down that road all the rat pack turned into a Shell gas station at once and I drove on by. I really wanted to stop and find out what was going on but I was headed home from a 12 hour work day and I was pretty exhausted so I didn't.

The story I came up with in my head was that they (possibly members of a car club) were all hauling a$$ down the interstate and when they tried to pass the GT500 he decided to show them what a really fast car could do and raced on ahead of them leaving them with the most familiar view they usually had of a Mustang which of course was the rapidly disappearing rear of the car.

I guess I'll never know but the Mustang was clearly WAAAAY ahead of them and that's all I know for sure.

I don't know about y'all but I find the exhaust note from hopped up rice burners to be annoying and the sweet music produced by Mustang GT's to be very pleasing.

So label me an elitist if you want but I LOVE my Mustang and wish I'd had the nerve to speed ahead of them too but I'm too afraid of a speeding ticket.

I suppose that people like that all use radar detectors but I haven't owned one since the 80's and don't intend to buy one and end up going waaaaaay too fast.

Top end on my 14 Shelby at Nuremberg was 203.id imagine the new ones are higher
.the fastest I ever did on track was
180

 

[LDHunter]

Top end on my 14 Shelby at Nuremberg was 203.id imagine the new ones are higher
.the fastest I ever did on track was
180

You.... Sir.... Are a crazy man!!!

I had my Ninja 1000 up to 140 once and now have had my GT up to 140 but frankly even that speed scares the bjeepers out of me.

 

[Mobotoy]

You.... Sir.... Are a crazy man!!!

I had my Ninja 1000 up to 140 once and now have had my GT up to 140 but frankly even that speed scares the bjeepers out of me.

You.... Sir.... Are a crazy man!!!

I had my Ninja 1000 up to 140 once and now have had my GT up to 140 but frankly even that speed scares the bjeepers out of me.

I have tracked my 2020 CFTP GT500 three times now (bought new in June 2021). On August 5th at "The Ridge" in Shelton Washington I participated in the Camp Goodtimes Project (fundraiser for kids with cancer). Out on the track was a full blown "NASCAR" type race car ... I chased him around the track for a lap (with my brave 10 year old co-pilot) and after harassing down the straightaway I finally got the "point by" (track rules are you must get a point by before passing) at 125mph so I hammered it and hit 145 mph before turn 1 got "real". Top speed for the day with a good launch onto the straight had me at 155mph before my booty meter kicked in and I literally coasted the last 300 yards to the braking zone. I had the CF wheels on so going off track was keeping me from pushing it harder but I am sure 160 on that straight is possible in this car with heavy braking required to keep it on the pavement thru turn 1 and 2. GT500s absolutely live up to the "track car hype" and more. Superchargers rule the track. (side note: my OEM Cup2s are shot at 3000 miles ... but worth every 50cent piece sized piece of rubber peeled off while eating Porches (and an occasional NASCAR) all day long. Finally triumph of the day was "longest burnout" from the launch onto track point (with traction control ON so it was a dotted line burnout as both tires struggled to give us a 1.07G launch (per onboard G meter). The tires did this 1/2 into 2nd before fully hooking up around 70mph with a final little tail wag to remind you the beast has awoken (and is hungry for more Porches).

If you're not first you are last .... Help me ... I"M ON FIRE!!!

Life and reality change at 150mph ... I recomend everyone try it sometime!!!

B

 

[Torched10]

Top end on my 14 Shelby at Nuremberg was 203.id imagine the new ones are higher
.the fastest I ever did on track was
180

Actually I was at road Atlanta at a 2 day training session and a pro was driving my car,I was a passenger.he wanted to go faster and I said no thanks.driving my self I got up to 165

 

[Biggus Dickus]

Top end on my 14 Shelby at Nuremberg was 203.id imagine the new ones are higher
.the fastest I ever did on track was
180

Your Shelby was at Nuremberg? Is it a war criminal? Ex-Nazi? Human Rights violator?

 

[LDHunter]

Mobotoy,

That top picture is AWESOME! That's your GT500?

I did some autocross in the 70's and certainly didn't have anything even remotely as fast as even my box stock GT.

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