Finally have a chance to sit down and bang out a formal introduction.
Me: I come from the euro world--BMWs to be specific. Just sold a museum piece of an E36 M3 cause I wanted something that I didn't mind eating in and that I could take on the track (the M was too nice!). I am also the NASA Midwest Spec E30 Series Director. Before racing God's Chariot, I ran Spec Miata and before that GTS3 in an E36 M3 (ran out of cubic dollars to run that class). I've been on track in VWs (Corrados) and BMWs since 2000 (but my first taste of it came in a Bondurant Mustang!)
The New Car: As I said, I wanted something I could take on track for instructor weekends and other cheap forms of track time. Of course I considered a newer M (E46 or E90), but I've had an itch to scratch for awhile and, with the help of this forum, just picked up a 2014 GT with the only two options a guy needs--Trak Pak and Recaros. Black, of course, cause I like my cars to shine for only 30 min after I spend all weekend detailing them. The car I would have ordered from Ford just happened to be in MI and my local dealer snapped it up for me!
The Plan: get used to this power and stick rearend. Figure out what the car needs to be competent on track without sacrificing street. Go drive my bucket list tracks!
Looking forward to all the sage advice on here. Hope to meet some of you midwest guys along the way!
Me: I come from the euro world--BMWs to be specific. Just sold a museum piece of an E36 M3 cause I wanted something that I didn't mind eating in and that I could take on the track (the M was too nice!). I am also the NASA Midwest Spec E30 Series Director. Before racing God's Chariot, I ran Spec Miata and before that GTS3 in an E36 M3 (ran out of cubic dollars to run that class). I've been on track in VWs (Corrados) and BMWs since 2000 (but my first taste of it came in a Bondurant Mustang!)
The New Car: As I said, I wanted something I could take on track for instructor weekends and other cheap forms of track time. Of course I considered a newer M (E46 or E90), but I've had an itch to scratch for awhile and, with the help of this forum, just picked up a 2014 GT with the only two options a guy needs--Trak Pak and Recaros. Black, of course, cause I like my cars to shine for only 30 min after I spend all weekend detailing them. The car I would have ordered from Ford just happened to be in MI and my local dealer snapped it up for me!
The Plan: get used to this power and stick rearend. Figure out what the car needs to be competent on track without sacrificing street. Go drive my bucket list tracks!
Looking forward to all the sage advice on here. Hope to meet some of you midwest guys along the way!