I was just gathering up some older autocross and track results printouts and thought I’d share this, even though it’s a little braggy. My very first foray into competitive driving was about 2 and a half years ago. A friend who’s in the Porsche Club of America/Shenandoah persuaded me to enter his club’s autocross event after I bought my ‘17 GT. I went, I got smoked, and I was nevertheless hooked. I finished 43rd out of 47.
Since then I’ve steadily worked on my driving and last year made some nice improvements to the car’s suspension. I got faster and faster and started winning my class at most events. Due to he the pandemic, my wanting to run with other clubs, and Porsche Club scheduling snafus, I didn’t get back to them until Oct last season. First, let me say that I love the guys in the local PCA. They welcome other makes, and they are helpful and friendly, and the organizers and officials are great, so all of this is in good friendly fun.
There were 3 other Mustangs entered. We all were parked together in the paddock and ended up in a row for the parade lap. Rick, the lead PCA guy, saw us and shouted out, “Hey, we’ve got four Mustangs out here today....everybody keep your heads on a swivel!” Lots of chuckles all around. Hah. Hah. Never heard that one before, right? Well, I was feeling pretty good that day. Some days I’m not quite comfortable, or ready, waiting for that light to turn green. Some days I’m relaxed and focused - This was one of those days. And I proceeded to beat the entire Porsche Club. All 16 of them, including a few really fast dudes and dedicated race cars.
It was a lot of fun afterward with everyone gathered around and Rick going through the results. The other Mustang guys, especially, were laughing their asses off. Rick got down to my time and shook his head, smiling, and I just shrugged and winked at him. One for the Mustangs!
Since then I’ve steadily worked on my driving and last year made some nice improvements to the car’s suspension. I got faster and faster and started winning my class at most events. Due to he the pandemic, my wanting to run with other clubs, and Porsche Club scheduling snafus, I didn’t get back to them until Oct last season. First, let me say that I love the guys in the local PCA. They welcome other makes, and they are helpful and friendly, and the organizers and officials are great, so all of this is in good friendly fun.
There were 3 other Mustangs entered. We all were parked together in the paddock and ended up in a row for the parade lap. Rick, the lead PCA guy, saw us and shouted out, “Hey, we’ve got four Mustangs out here today....everybody keep your heads on a swivel!” Lots of chuckles all around. Hah. Hah. Never heard that one before, right? Well, I was feeling pretty good that day. Some days I’m not quite comfortable, or ready, waiting for that light to turn green. Some days I’m relaxed and focused - This was one of those days. And I proceeded to beat the entire Porsche Club. All 16 of them, including a few really fast dudes and dedicated race cars.
It was a lot of fun afterward with everyone gathered around and Rick going through the results. The other Mustang guys, especially, were laughing their asses off. Rick got down to my time and shook his head, smiling, and I just shrugged and winked at him. One for the Mustangs!