Posted on 08/06/2025 6:16:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
“Of course, 2 second in a race is forever, so maybe not close, you’re right.”
In the same class:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a classic battle of iconic American car brands, Dennis Olsen drove the Ford Multimatic Motorsports No. 65 Ford Mustang GT3 to the new model’s first global victory, besting Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class Sunday’s season-opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race.
Considered one of the world’s greatest endurance events, the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 absolutely lived up to its reputation with both Grand Touring classes of competition ultimately decided by less than two-seconds after 24 grueling, eventful hours on the Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile, 12-turn combination of speedway high banks and traditional road course winds and turns.
https://www.imsa.com/news/2025/01/26/ford-mustang-gt3-claims-first-global-win-at-63rd-rolex-24/
Eh, you lose speed when you fly off the ground.
Looks cool, though.
UGLY and a lot of it with a lot of high failure rate of electronic devices.
“UGLY and a lot of it with a lot of high failure rate of electronic devices.”
I am not sure what you are referring to.
Ugly = not pretty to look at abuse of beautiful.
But what are you referring to?
what are you referring to?
Good example of style and beauty.
0-60 7.5 seconds. Top speed 125 mph
VERSUS
Less than 2 seconds. Top speed 233 mph
One was affordable by the average man, fun and easy to maintain. The other is ridiculously over engineered over priced hunk of high tech BS.
To be fair, if you adjust for inflation, the new base vette is not that bad of a value. Still out of reach for me. I am a poor schlub.
“One was affordable by the average man, fun and easy to maintain. “
I was a senior in HS in 1965.
I don’t remember anyone with a Corvette.
We would stop by the Ford dealer and look at Mustangs and one time a 289 Cobra.
We never stopped by the Chevy dealer.
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