Stang Pit

Your vacation is already planned this year.  Head over to Myrtle Beach, SC for a whirlwind week of Mustang muscle and more memories than you can manage to muster.  Start each day enjoying the beautiful beach and South Carolina area.  Then spend each afternoon in Ford Mustang obsession land.  The event runs from July 18 through July 24, 2011 this year.

Rip Rubber Relentlessly

Here’s some things their website has to say about this wicked week:

“The first thing you may notice about the Mustang Week schedule is that the majority of the events don’t start until the afternoon. We, the Staff, want participants to have a chance to enjoy their vacation at the beach just as much as they enjoy having fun with their cars. We are excited that people chose to spend a week in Myrtle Beach with us away from their day-to-day lives. Don’t forget to stop by the Mustang Week trailer and tents to say hello, pick up Mustang Week collectibles and get an arms-length of raffle tickets! Enjoy your week at the beach and drive carefully!

If you’ve never been to Mustang Week, the Meet-n-Greet the turnout will seem overwhelming, but it is only a glimpse of the week to come! This is where you first see the major difference between Mustang Week and all other car shows and events. You will see everything from classics and pristine show cars to built drag cars and daily driven street cars. The Meet-n-Greet is where you get a real feel for the sense of “family” that has grown over the past nine years.”

Check out the Mustang Week website for more information.

Yes you can own #46 out of 50 made, a 2012 Cobra Jet with over 900-hp after software upgrade and tune.  Don’t let anyone fool you with those anemic 460-hp reports out there.  This all-aluminum engine gets 550-hp when naturally aspirated.  Slap on a supercharger and other upgrades  like the Cobra Jets have,  and you have over 900 horsepower.

2012 Cobra Jet 900 HP!!

These are not only fast and light, but they are rare.  Get yours now from Rod Baker Ford in Plainfield, IL.  It’s a great Ford dealer to check out, they are very involved with the racing scene and are just minutes from the Joliet Route 66 Raceway.

Check out the auction.

New for 2012 Model Year:

• Revised 5.4L supercharged engine specifications
• Aluminum engine block
• Double keyed crankshaft snout
• Manley H-beam rods
• Improved low-drag racing brakes – Strange Engineering
• Revised and optimized spring rates front and rear
• New design Black anodized Cobra Jet wheels – Weld Racing
• Goodyear Tires with new DR compound – Cobra Jet branding
• Optional colors – Race Red (new), Grabber Blue (new), and Winner White

Scratch and Sniff

Drivetrain:

• 430hp 5.4L DOHC supercharged engine (aluminum block)
• 2.3L TVS Supercharger with twin 65mm dual bore throttle body
• 3-Speed C4 Auto Race Transmission – Joel’s on Joy
• 9″ rear axle w/4.29:1 Axle Ratio – Strange Engineering

Chassis:

• NHRA Stock Eliminator legal interior
• 8.50et NHRA certified roll cage
• Estimated weight of 3,200 lbs
• Cobra Jet trim and appearance package
• Drag race wheel/tire combination (Rear Tire 30.0 x 9.0)
• Cobra Jet spring/adjustable damper tuning
• Light-weight, low-drag brakes (manual)

Ford’s Mustang V6 new performance package has been named the “Mayhem Mustang Package” in a Facebook contest that drew more than 3,000 entries.  The package bundles a 305-horsepower all-aluminum V6 (sweet), a 3.31 performance rear axle (couldn’t go 3.55 here at least?!?), Mustang GT-based suspension and braking components, unique 19-inch wheels and Pirelli performance tires.

2012 Mustang V6 - Soon to cause damage!

The winning entrant, from North Carolina, gets a three-year lease on a 2012 Mustang with the Mayhem Mustang package.  I guess that’s better than nothing, considering it wasn’t a groundbreaking name, but it wouldn’t have killed them to give him one for free all together!  (Everyone sing:  “it wouldn’t have killed them to give him one for free all together”)  That was for all the “Airplane” movie fans.

Ford said nearly 6,700 Facebook users downloaded and installed the automaker’s You Name It app.  Now Stang Pit is somewhat new to Facebook, but couldn’t they just have a poll for this on their website?  Was an app really necessary?

The contest winner, Jeremy Marler of Charlotte, North Carolina, should be pretty stoked to have a freakin Mustang package that he named.  We’ll just call him Jeremy Mayhem from now on.

Ford said the Mayhem Mustang package will be used as the name on all Mustang sales, marketing and communications materials.  That’s pretty awesome.

Definition of mayhem  / noun / māˌhem / :
Violent or damaging disorder; chaos.  As in “complete mayhem broke out”.
The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render the victim defenseless

Sounds mean, I like the alliteration.  Thousands of entries lost, of course, but “win” in the entertainment category.  Losing entries include:

• Twinkle Toes Package
• My Big Package
• Beefy Package
• Sixy Package
• Gassy Package
• Rainbow Package
• Poofy Package
• Carl Package (I hope the author of this one was named Carl).

The 2012 Roush Mustang Stage 3, or RS3, is whoopin butt at the “One Lap of America” annual driving enthusiast event.  This event is a 9 day, 8 track, 3,500 mile vehicle endurance spectacle that kicked off April 29th and concludes June 4th.  The ROUSH Performance Team entered a pair of 2012 ROUSH Stage 3 vehicles.  They also have a 2012 RS3 convertible for the official media car, appearing in ads and related media sites.

2012 Roush RS3 - TOUCH IT!!!

The ROUSH Teams are 5th place and 12th place overall, but are 1st place and 2nd place in our SSGT2 Big Bore class.  Drivers Billy Johnson and Jack Roush, Jr., push the 2012 ROUSH Stage 3′s on the drag strip, road courses and auto-cross events.

Visit www.onelapofamerica.com for more information.

Classic Recreations has been making dreams come true, taking old 1967 and 1968 Mustang Fastbacks and turning them into the ultimate resto-mod street machines.  Word just got out of their new Viper model, but let’s first oogle their mainstay.

2011 GT500CR is SLAMMIN

Chassis mods start with coilover conversions for both the front and rear suspension, in addition to oversized sway bars at both ends. For stopping power, they slap on Shelby/Baer 13″ Track System brakes in front and the 12″ Touring System setup at the rear.

A staggered wheel set gets all that power to the ground, with 17 x 8-inch Shelby 427 Wheels in front and 17 x 9.5-inch versions in the rear. The car’s high performance tires are similarly set up, having 245/45ZR17 versions at the sharp end with 275/40ZR17 rubber out back.

The 427-cid (7.0 liter) crate engine pushes its 545 horsepower through a Tremec manual transmission and through a 9-inch Fab-9 PosiTraction read end, equipped with 3.70 gears. Adding BBK longtube ceramic headers, a dual 2.5″ exhaust system with Magnaflow mufflers lends the requisite “old school” sound to the car.

“The G.T.500CR is meant to be driven,” Classic Recreations founder Jason Engel said. “Although the overall look is vintage Shelby, essentially this is modern sports car technology wrapped in vintage Shelby GT500 sheet metal.”

Every Shelby G.T.500CR will be listed in the Shelby Worlwide Registry, and can be yours for just about $150,000.  Throw in another $50,000 and you can get a 770-hp Viper Mustang.  Or you can buy 3 Super Snakes for $210,000 and a combined 2175 horsepower!!  I’m just sayin…

Mustang Club of America is recognized once again with their own Special Edition Mustang in 2012.  It includes unique striping and logo, rear decklid spoiler, painted dark stainless billet grille, front mounter lower front fascia (bumper) fog lights and automatic headlamps.

2012 Mustang Club of America Edition

The MCA Edition is available exclusively on Mustang V6 Premium models.  An edgy, dark, stainless steel billet grille features a classic tri-bar Pony badge, and front fascia-mounted fog lights give the nose more street presence.  There’s also a special “Mustang” tape stripe, and for 2012 the words “Club of America” have also been added underneath the “Mustang” name on the stripe, externally identifying this unique model as the MCA Edition.

All you have to do is spend at least $600 on Ford Racing Parts you probably want anyway!  Buy an eligible Ford Racing Performance Part and join the celebration by owning this limited edition 110 Year Ford Racing team jacket.  These are sweet blue, 110 Year Special Edition Jackets that are not available for sale, and will only be offered for a limited time.

Ford Racing Jacket

Offer started March 7th and will run through May 31st 2011.  To get your jacket, complete the Claim Form and attach a copy of your proof of purchase and mail to Ford Racing.

• Eligible Parts:
• 2005-2011 Mustang FR1 Power Upgrade Package
• 2005-2011 Mustang CAK or High Flow Filter with FR Calibration (tuner kits not included)
• 2005-2012 Mustang FR3 Handling Pack
• 2011 Mustang GT or 2011 GT500 Supercharger Kit
• 2011 Fiesta FR3 Handling Pack
• 2011 Fiesta Cat-Back Exhaust System Set of 4 Ford Racing Wheels

Ford Racing is celebrating 110 Years of racing and winning!