N082 on Throttle House!


PilotMarky

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Dec 11, 2018
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What an epic day we had!

 

QD32

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Jan 22, 2022
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Your car looked outstanding in those scenes!
 

ScottK

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Ho Ho Holy Car! Great spec and video. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Specracer

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Ah the "project" you referenced recently.......

Seems as though the now almost 7 year old car held up ok....... The GT sure as heck looks better.
 
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fjpikul

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So is the car pictured on the faceplate the same as the car in the video? They look to be different colors and different wheels.
 

Ed Sims

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Cool video!
 
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PilotMarky

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Same car, it is odd that the wheels look silvery despite obviously being the carbon. Maybe it is over edited.
 

dbk

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Really well done video and the car looks incredible.
 

jr66

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Love it
 
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w.a.nelson

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Great video! Thanks for posting - would never have found it.

Surprised no helmets and belts?

Not sure about color. Would have to see to know for sure. Probably no such thing as a "bad" livery for a GT.

Would like to know the actual performance numbers they achieved.

Actually surprised by the results. Thought the Z06 would win by a fair amount. Certainly great to see the "victories". I suspect results might vary by driver skill. Probably could cover the differences with a blanket.

Comments listed were overwhelming in favor of the GT. Glad I have one!
 
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PilotMarky

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Dec 11, 2018
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The run in the video was the best one of three tries. The corvette advertised 0-60 time of 2.6 seconds must be on a specially prepared surface, with the best car they could build. It had Cup 2R tyres, while the GT had ”regular” Cup 2 tyres. It is not an easy car to get off the line.
I will admit, I was a little nervous going against it with these claims, but seeing It get beaten was quite satisfying. Primarily because some guy in a corvette hat literally yelled from the sidewalk, “I BEAT YOUUUU!!” as we were driving down PCH in Laguna Beach. That dude can go eat his hat, LOL.
 

fjpikul

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Hedge your bets next time. Use a RED car
 
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PeteK

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Considering that either car can spin its wheels all the way through 60MPH, it's not a demonstration of power, but of traction. Put slicks on it, and the results will change. 0-100MPH makes more sense for cars like these.
 

medici78

GT Owner
Dec 31, 2006
99
El Paso, TX
Thanks for sharing this. Your car looked amazing. I can't help wonder if the 20-up models are underrated. Nobody has published instrumented test results to-date. If this was a 17-19, based on the published test results from various sources, the Z06 should have smoked it.
 
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PilotMarky

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Dec 11, 2018
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I would love to see dyno charts of the 17-19 cars and the 20-up cars. Jordan Moran was there with his 2018, so we raced and I beat him easily three times. Clearly low end torque is better with the bigger intercoolers. Based on that, I would say even the earlier NFGT’s would be about even with a Z06.
 
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PilotMarky

Ford GT Team Alumni
Dec 11, 2018
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Here are some of the other attempts. Crappy video quality from my iPhone. All stuff done with permission of the Throttle House team.