We are very excited to watch the next custom transformation at West Coast Customs in Corona CA - See what happens Sunday night when they take a 67 Mustang GT fastback and put it on a 2012 Mustang GT chassis and add Microsoft technology along the way just for good measure. Microsoft says that the goal of the project is to inspire developers to think about building apps and automotive technology for the future. The car will be big on connected services and will incorporate Kindle for Xbox 360, the Xbox 360 itself, Windows 8, Windows Azure, Ford Sync, and can naturally be control using Windows Phone. The project build will be chronicled on Discovery Channel’s Velocity Network on the program Inside West Coast Customs this Sunday, March 25 at 6 PM Pacific.
Courtesy: Ford Racing
St. Petersburg, Fla. -- SCCA’s World Challenge begins its 2012 campaign in St. Petersburg, FL. The race will see seven Ford Mustangs take the green Flag, racing through the “concrete canyons” of the Florida street circuit. 2011 was a banner year for Ford in the series, winning the manufacturer’s title in the GTS class and Mustang Boss 302S drivers taking the top-two spots in the driver’s championship.
Last year’s champion, Paul Brown, returns in his Tiger Racing Mustang Boss 302S and has his sights on defending his championship; however that task will be made more difficult as Brown will miss the season’s first two rounds while he recovers from minor surgery. His car, however, will be on the grid with former 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Justin Bell driving in his place. Tiger Racing is also proud to announce a new sponsorship deal, which will see eBay Motors join the team for the 2012 season.
“I know people will be a bit surprised to see someone else behind the wheel of the #50 Boss car, but while I’m recovering from some minor, albeit unexpected, surgery, I couldn’t ask for a better substitute driver,” said Brown. “Justin grew up around racing, the same that I did, and brings knowledge and experience from both on and off the track.”
When asked about this opportunity, Justin Bell replied, “It is not often you get asked to step into a champion’s shoes for a few races, so I jumped at the chance to help eBay Motors, Tiger Racing and Paul Brown out on short notice. I am excited to get into the Mustang on these road courses as I love sprint racing, and judging from the team’s performance last year, I should have one of the best-prepared cars on the grid. Now it is just down to me!”
Brown added, “The team is fired up to defend our 2011 Championships, and Justin is part of our plan for the year.”
After a successful 2011 Pirelli World Challenge Season, finishing second in the GTS championship, Capaldi Racing is returning for the 2012 World Challenge season with an all-new car and team. GSP Racing and Capaldi Racing have teamed up with driver Alfonso Perri, Total Performance Engine Oil, and Dell’s Cherries to campaign the #26 Total/Dell’s Cherries 2013 Mustang Boss 302S in the GTS class.
“I can’t wait for the season to start,” said Perri. “Our test was the first time I drove the Boss, and I had a blast. I can’t thank Gino Lucci (President of GSP Racing) enough for the opportunity to race in the World Challenge this year. I’d also like to thank Total, Dell’s Cherries, Picture Cars Inc., GearUp Safety Equipment, Eurokart Racing, and GSP Racing for all their support. I’m really looking forward to working with Capaldi Racing. They are a great group of people who have had a lot of success in World Challenge. I’m going to do my best to give everyone a great year!”
“It’s great to be back in World Challenge this year,” said Leo Capaldi, team principal. “We had a lot of success in the older Mustang FR500S last year, so I can’t wait to see how things go with the all-new Boss 302S. Gino and Alfonso are fitting right in with the team, so we are going to have a great year. Like last year, we are going to be racing to build awareness for a great charity – the Carroll Shelby Foundation – and it’s an honor to help out.”
Finally, Rehagen Racing has teamed up with Roger Miller to field yet another Mustang Boss 302S in the SCCA World-Challenge with a limited schedule for the year.
Team principal Roger Miller will drive the No. 23 Ford Mustang Boss 302S, sponsored by the Larry H. Miller Dealerships along with Miller Motorsports Park and the Ford Racing High Performance Driving School, in the GTS class. The car will be prepared, maintained and crewed by Rehagen Racing of Livonia, Mich., which specializes in fielding Mustangs in various racing series.
Miller Racing will contest nine races at six events during the course of the 2012 season. After the opener in St. Petersburg, which consists of two races, the team will compete on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., April 13-15; Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, April 28-29 (with guest driver Dan McKeever, as Miller will have a scheduling conflict); on Detroit’s Belle Isle, June 2-3 (two races); Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, August 3-5 (two races); and Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., August 25-26.
“I’m so excited to be racing in the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge Championship,” Miller said. “It’s a series with a lot of history, and the competition is as intense as any series in the world. Starting off with street races in St. Petersburg and Long Beach will be challenging, but with the help of Rehagen Racing, I think we’ll be very well prepared. We appreciate the support of the Larry H. Miller Dealerships, Miller Motorsports Park and the Ford Racing High Performance Driving School, and can’t wait to get the season started.”
There are multiple ways to tune into the action this weekend. The race will be streamed live online this Saturday at 5:45pm EST, and you can follow your favorite mustangs with World-Challenge’s Live Timing & Scoring. The race will also be broadcast on TV on April 8th at 4:30pm EST on the NBC Sports Network.
We Are Pleased To Announce The Details For Our May 5th 2012 Spring Event
Attention:
ALL Mustang, Camaro, Corvette, Challenger, Charger and ALL Car & Truck Enthusiasts ! We would like to invite everyone out to our Deland facility for a fun day in the sun - Its going to be a perfect spring day in Sunny Florida (we are sure of it ) so come on out with your family, friends and favorite ride and enjoy a day showing it off and hanging out with fellow car enthusiasts. We will kick everything off as usual around 10am at our Showroom/Warehouse and Dyno facility location in Deland, Florida in between Orlando and Daytona off I4 @ SR44
Free Dyno* Competition Open to ALL makes and models $250 in prizes ( *Limited to first come first served only , NO exceptions - No Nitrous Allowed)
Free Exhaust Sound Off Competition - $250 In prizes (no Open Exhaust DB Sound Measured at The tailpipes)
Live DJ with Raffle Prizes and Free Giveaways
The Usual beautiful Winghouse Girls from Daytona Beach
Food & Refreshments will be available during the show hours provided by our friends from Twin Boar Barbeque - Pulled Pork Sandwiches - Ribs and More
Also everyone in attendance can ENTER TO WIN A FREE MUSTANG & A Free Trip ToCalifornia.
Please note: The Free chassis dyno runs are limited to as many as we can run during the limited time)* Sorry we cannot guarantee everyone a spot but we will do our best.
For more information please contact:
Brothers Performance 800-486-2681 or stop by the Deland Store location at
Today in History – March 9, 1964 – First Ford Mustang rolls off assembly line. Ford sold 22,000 of the sporty car on the first day of sales in April 1965. The Mustang was one of the most successful product launches in automotive history with over one million units sold in its first 18 months. The craze continues today as new models capture America’s youthful spirit.
The very first Mustang – the 1962 Mustang I Concept – made its debut in October 1962, and its name was a tribute to the legendary North American P51 Mustang fighter plane from World War II. The first regular production Mustang that rolled off the assembly line on March 9, 1964 was a Wimbledon White convertible with a 260-cubic inch V-8. Mustang is currently at its fifth generation since 2005.
The birth of Mustang
The ford company was experiencing a downswing in 1964. Chevrolet Corvair Monza had pulled ahead in sales even though Ford Falcon had had good sales in years past. Lee Iacocca, Ford Division general manager at that time, came up with the idea of creating a car that could be designed by the people. Though initially rejected, he eventually talked management into going along with this plan. In order to keep the development costs down, the new vehicle used as many parts from existing Ford car models as possible. The chassis, suspension and drive train components were inherited from the Ford Falcon and Fairlane. The car had a unitized platform-type frame, which was taken from the 1964 Falcon, and welded box-section side rails, including welded cross members. The durability problems with the new frame led to the unusual step of engineering the convertible first. The resulting new Ford automobile is a two-seater convertible – known as Mustang.
Some fun facts and stories:
While the first Mustang was on a promotional tour of Canada, a Ford dealer in St. Johns, Newfoundland ‘mistakenl’ sold the car to Caption Stanley Tucker, a pilot with Eastern Provincial Airlines. Ford reacquired the car from Capt. Tucker in 1966 in exchange for Mustang number 1,000,001, and the original car is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.
Mustang sales reached the one million-mark in 1966. To-date, more than eight million have been sold, and it has been the best-selling sports car for 17 years straight years.
Mustang was the first, and perhaps only, car to park on the 86th floor observation deck of New York’s Empire State Building. In October 1965, Ford engineers disassembled a 1966 Mustang convertible and took it up in four sections using the building’s passenger elevators.
The Ford Mustang SSP (Special Service Package) was a lightweight police car package based on the Ford Mustang produced between 1982-1993, and was meant to provide a speedier option for police departments. The SSP was a special Foxbody Mustang trim made exclusively for law enforcement use.
Mustangs have figured prominently in the movies, including the James Bond films “Goldfinger” and “Diamonds are Forever” staring Sean Connery, “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen, and “Gone in 60 Seconds” (both the original 1974 film and the 2000 remake starring Nicholas Cage).
Mustang recently made its appearance as new avatar of KITT, a car with the most advanced artificial intelligence technologies, in the short TV movie “Knight Rider” premiered on 17 February, 2008 on NBC. This movie was a story continued from the popular TV series “Knight Rider” from 1982 staring David Hasselhoff. The car used in the 1982 series was a Pontiac Firebird.
