SCCA Club Spec Mustang. Exploring a single ruleset for both autocross and time trials.
Next step for our Club Spec Mustang? Autocrossing with the SCCA this weekend at the Orange County Convention Center.
The goal? Get our project Mustang car back to stock for our first autocross. The plan? Bleed brakes, rotate tires, change oil and transmission fluids.
During our time at the official GRM test track, an opportunity arose for Chris Tropea, fellow GRM staffer, and I to get one-on-one driving lessons. From who? Randy Pobst.
Follow along as we turn the first laps in our SCCA Club Spec Ford Mustang project car.
Sometimes, it's nice to drive a car that's light on modern creature comforts.
While we have baseline data for our Club Spec Mustang, we aren't going to turn down the chance to have Randy Pobst take the wheel and give us feedback.
Before making our Mustang ready for Club Spec, it needed a few new pieces to make it ready for the street.
The first order of business in prepping our Mustang for SCCA Club Spec? Deciding what wheels and tires to run after a thorough look through the rule book.
Is our newly-acquired Mustang a promising track machine or a worn-out lemon? Time to take it to the FIRM to find out.
How well has our latest project car, a 2006 Ford Mustang, aged over its past 20 years of life? We found out during the 3-plus hour drive home.
Since Ford made thousands upon thousands of Mustangs, finding the right one for our needs should be easy, right? We soon found out that wasn't the case.
Could a Club Spec Mustang be the easy button for an autocross racer that's equal parts competitive and fun to drive? Follow along as we find out for ourselves.