Ford GT prototype tested HERE! w00+!

mechmike0034 · 03-04-2004, 08:06 AM

On Saturday, Ford was testing a GT prototype at Barber Motorsports Park, so my son and I rode out and got some pics:

I had some Quick Time video, but it somehow got corrupted while being uploaded to my web space...

It sounds very NASCAR basso-profundo...

The engineers were lapping the 2.5 mile course (+/-) in the 1:48 - 1:49 range.

Sorry about the quality - I was about 200 yards from the edge of the track (close as I could get) and I have a cheap Kodak 2MP digital cam...

EDIT: HATE IT when my internet connection goes down mid-post...

look_ma · 03-04-2004, 02:43 PM

that is pretty freakin sweet, congrads on the ride of your life.

mechmike0034 · 03-04-2004, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by look_ma
that is pretty freakin sweet, congrads on the ride of your life.

Oh, how I wish... I didn't get to ride or drive. I just went out and watched it lap (along with about 50 others who had read the local paper that morning)...

rollhard · 03-09-2004, 02:14 PM

cool, whats up with the baby blue though?

InfiniteNothing · 03-09-2004, 06:29 PM

It looks alot like the current one. Also, 83MPH? That doesn't seem all that fast.

Jeffbx · 03-10-2004, 06:30 AM

83MPH? That IS pretty weak... I took a few laps around a GM test track in a tiny little Saturn that was going 100+mph (I was the passenger).

You'd think they'd want to get this bad boy up at least into the 150MPH range!

cheapie · 03-10-2004, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeffbx
83MPH? That IS pretty weak... I took a few laps around a GM test track in a tiny little Saturn that was going 100+mph (I was the passenger).

You'd think they'd want to get this bad boy up at least into the 150MPH range!

that's the average speed.

Jeffbx · 03-10-2004, 06:43 AM

THAT makes more sense.

InfiniteNothing · 03-10-2004, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cheapie

that's the average speed.

Still....

One hell of a counter argument huh?

cheapie · 03-10-2004, 09:10 AM

some times by AMA Superbike pros at the trak

Rain interrupted the final day of the Barber test, but a final day at the new circuit saw lap times drop significantly as the weather cooperated late. Suzuki's Mat Mladin turned in the best time, a 1:25.054 lap, over a second quicker than his time from Wednesday. Second fastest was his Suzuki teammate Aaron Yates (1:25.749) and third was Honda's Ben Bostrom (1:25.942).

Mladin, who turned only five laps in the morning due to the weather and a bike problem, stamped his mark on the test as the fast man for a third successive day.

Yates, working not only for a Birmingham setting but for one that would help him at Virginia as well, found some of the turning ability his motorcycle had lost for the past few races. Yates and crew struggled for the first day and a half but the test served some much-needed track time for the man who is second in season points with four races to go.

"We jumped one wall, but found another one," said Honda's Ben Bostrom, noting that he'd found some feel from the front of the motorcycle he lacked earlier in the season. "Now we are stuck at around 1:26 flat. I'd like to be around 25.5 but we'll have to improve."

Miguel DuHamel, still sore from his Ohio crash, tested tires on his RC51 until late in the day. Fellow v-twin rider Giovanni Bussei turned his best time of the three days on his final lap. He set a time of 1:26.6 on the Ducati Austin 998.

The Yamaha foursome were the fastest Supersport runners of the three days, with Jamie Hacking leading the way. Hacking, who crashed in turn three in the morning, responded with more than a half dozen laps in the 1:28 range in one stint, then four more at that same pace later. His best time was a 1:28.450.

Of the Formula Xtreme bikes circulating at the test, Suzuki's Ben Spies (1:26.008) was slightly faster than Yamaha's Damon Buckmaster (1:28.192).

03-04-2004, 08:06 AM	#1
mechmike0034 aka the keg killer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ala-effin'-bama! Posts: 2,738	Ford GT prototype tested HERE! w00+! (fixed!) On Saturday, Ford was testing a GT prototype at Barber Motorsports Park, so my son and I rode out and got some pics: I had some Quick Time video, but it somehow got corrupted while being uploaded to my web space... It sounds very NASCAR basso-profundo... The engineers were lapping the 2.5 mile course (+/-) in the 1:48 - 1:49 range. Sorry about the quality - I was about 200 yards from the edge of the track (close as I could get) and I have a cheap Kodak 2MP digital cam... EDIT: HATE IT when my internet connection goes down mid-post... __________________ "The price of progress is trouble." (C. F. "Boss" Kettering) "50% of the American public has below-average intelligence. 70% of the American public now has regular access to the Internet. Do the math." (unknown) Last edited by mechmike0034 : 03-04-2004 at 08:50 AM.

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rollhard Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: So Cal Posts: 370	cool, whats up with the baby blue though? __________________ Eloy '07 RPI 2.4GTS Race Precision Inc. Performance without Compromise

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InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	It looks alot like the current one. Also, 83MPH? That doesn't seem all that fast. __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

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03-10-2004, 06:30 AM	#6
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	83MPH? That IS pretty weak... I took a few laps around a GM test track in a tiny little Saturn that was going 100+mph (I was the passenger). You'd think they'd want to get this bad boy up at least into the 150MPH range!

03-10-2004, 06:43 AM	#8
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	THAT makes more sense.

03-10-2004, 09:10 AM	#10
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	some times by AMA Superbike pros at the trak Rain interrupted the final day of the Barber test, but a final day at the new circuit saw lap times drop significantly as the weather cooperated late. Suzuki's Mat Mladin turned in the best time, a 1:25.054 lap, over a second quicker than his time from Wednesday. Second fastest was his Suzuki teammate Aaron Yates (1:25.749) and third was Honda's Ben Bostrom (1:25.942). Mladin, who turned only five laps in the morning due to the weather and a bike problem, stamped his mark on the test as the fast man for a third successive day. Yates, working not only for a Birmingham setting but for one that would help him at Virginia as well, found some of the turning ability his motorcycle had lost for the past few races. Yates and crew struggled for the first day and a half but the test served some much-needed track time for the man who is second in season points with four races to go. "We jumped one wall, but found another one," said Honda's Ben Bostrom, noting that he'd found some feel from the front of the motorcycle he lacked earlier in the season. "Now we are stuck at around 1:26 flat. I'd like to be around 25.5 but we'll have to improve." Miguel DuHamel, still sore from his Ohio crash, tested tires on his RC51 until late in the day. Fellow v-twin rider Giovanni Bussei turned his best time of the three days on his final lap. He set a time of 1:26.6 on the Ducati Austin 998. The Yamaha foursome were the fastest Supersport runners of the three days, with Jamie Hacking leading the way. Hacking, who crashed in turn three in the morning, responded with more than a half dozen laps in the 1:28 range in one stint, then four more at that same pace later. His best time was a 1:28.450. Of the Formula Xtreme bikes circulating at the test, Suzuki's Ben Spies (1:26.008) was slightly faster than Yamaha's Damon Buckmaster (1:28.192).

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