Ford GT MkIV Rides For Charity - Thank you Multimatic!


dbk

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For those of you that weren't there, Multimatic sent down their Ford GT MkIV, and proceeded to absolutely hammer it all day giving attendees rides. Scott Maxwell is an absolutely unbelievable iron man for going lap after lap in hot conditions with no AC on what is a really physically taxing course for a car that fast. I've been in a lot of fast stuff, but honestly I've never been in anything remotely like that, and that was running Map 1. Hard to imagine the car has 300 hp more available when you're at a bigger course. Just a stunning, shocking, insane piece of hardware.

As part of the deal, I said to everyone I'd like them to donate at least $200 to charity. You can of course donate more, and I think that ride was worth a lot more than $200 to me! I asked Raj if he had a charity he liked and he is on the board of the Autism Alliance of Michigan. So, for those of you that were there, you can navigate to the following link and make a donation in support of Raj Nair and just post/email me when I'm done and I'll mark you off the list. Also, things got a little hectic there at the end of the day so if I have you on the list in error, or if I left you off, please let me know. I know a couple people gave me cash on site so I will just add that on your behalf.


Major thanks to the entire Multimatic team, Raj Nair, Larry Holt, Sean Mason and in particular the crew that came to Arizona with us - Garen Nicoghosian, Scott Maxwell, Tom Huschilt, Tony Benincasa, Scott Souza, Andrew Tonino, and Ron McIntyre. Garen and Tom gave an awesome breakdown of the original and development of the MkIV later in the week so it was a great experience to have them and the car around all week.

  1. Dan Schoneck
  2. Ryan Sonnek
  3. Alex Nicoghosian

  1. Brian Stormer - ✅
  2. Kevin Koshkarian - ✅
  3. Brian Pettey - ✅
  4. Hayes Pettey - ✅
  5. Terry Cord - ✅
  6. Matt Woolley - ✅
  7. Donna Woolley - ✅
  8. Kenneth Clay - ✅
  9. Rich Brooks - ✅
  10. Pete K - ✅
  11. Andy Specracer - ✅
  12. Kirk Gardiner - ✅
  13. Eliot Hofman - ✅
  14. Stephen Connor - ✅
  15. Kevin Clabert - ✅
  16. Kelvin Bloom - ✅
  17. Diego Martinez - ✅
  18. John Bailey - ✅
  19. Doug Jensen - ✅
  20. DBK - ✅
  21. Chip Beck - ✅
  22. Charley Beck - ✅
  23. Zack Wagner - ✅
  24. Bobby Quinn - ✅
  25. Doug Walters - ✅
Forum Add-Ons

  1. GTDrummer - ✅
  2. Roketman - ✅
  3. Apollo - ✅
  4. AJB - ✅
  5. Demolition Man - ✅
  6. extrap - ✅
  7. 07XL0027 - ✅

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dbk

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P.S, whether you were there or not, feel free to donate to a worthy cause championed by such a loyal friend of the community!
 

thegtguy

*Supporting Vendor* GT Owner
Apr 20, 2006
551
MI
Very well worth it!! Donated.
 

Pat Milliken Ford

*Supporting Vendor*
Supporting Vendor
Feb 15, 2017
489
Redford, Michigan
Was a hell of a ride. Learned some better lines around the track also! Donated. :)
 
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partssmann

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Jun 1, 2013
771
Scottsdale, Arizona
Donation complete. Will probably never get another ride in a race car again. Well worth it.
 

GTdrummer

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Mar 13, 2010
2,121
Richmond Virginia
Donated . Wish I’d been there. Sounds like great fun. Terry
 
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Specracer

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Nov 28, 2005
7,146
MA
$500 given (dont ANYONE BE SHY TO GIVE MORE!!!!) . Great cause, and duh.... great ride (even if I would have killed to be in the left seat)
 
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NSXER

GT Owner
Aug 13, 2016
72
Kansas
$500 donated. Thanks again for an awesome time!
 

GKW05GT

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May 28, 2011
2,783
Fayetteville, Ga.
Happy to help a worthy cause
 

dbk

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15,237
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Thank you everyone, please keep them coming!
 
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roketman

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Oct 24, 2005
8,079
ma.
Done
 

PeteK

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Apr 18, 2014
2,462
Kalama, Free part of WA State
Dave, donation made. Thanks for organizing it.
 

Connor-san

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jul 6, 2008
49
Atlanta
Donated $300 for a great cause.
Great experience — thanks for making it happen!
 

Special K

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Aug 23, 2016
1,781
Franklinton, LA
Done
 

AlohaGT

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Jul 13, 2007
1,600
Honolulu, HI
Donated $500 in honor of Raj. Thank you, Dave, Chip, Raj, & all for another memorable week.

Looking forward to Dearborn!
 

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twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,182
Las Vegas, NV
Dbk, i recall that when they were first announced you were trying to get a mkiv. Did that come to pass?

It looked like the Lemans car unleashed from their regs.
 

pe2unia

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Donated!
 

Apollo

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Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Aug 5, 2006
2,512
Pahrump, NV
Donated! Would have loved a ride, but the line was long.. :)
Looking forward to the next opportunity.
Thank you Multimatic for making this happen!
What a Rally!
 

AJB

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Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Jun 28, 2006
2,976
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Did not take a ride but supporting a good cause.
Donated
Andy Benedict
(Ajb)

Please add my name to the list
Andy
 

dbk

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Thanks guys, currently at $5300 collected from the event + the additional from generous forum contributors.