Father's Day weekend was our annual Club Race and DE at MPH in Hastings, NE. I wear many hats for our club and this event was no different - registrar (badge builder for 70 ppl), novice classroom teacher, and also novice instructor. But since the Cayman is still being rebuilt, no car to drive myself.
Except I saw an MPH Facebook post saying they rent cars for their local club events. I contacted them and asked if they'd rent for our DE. They were surprised that we allowed non-Porsches to partipate, but yeah, they'd rent to me. They showed a 2005-era Mustang GT. I had a special need of being avail for track time all day Fri, half days Sat & Sun, for a total of 2 days. Worked for them.
It was in race trim with grippy tires, roll cage, gutted int, suspension upgrades, but no mods to the 300hp 4.6L engine. Darn, no more HP than my Cayman. I was hoping for more so I could duke it out with all the hot rods in the advanced run group.
The car was a beast compared to my Cayman, but for the most part, I drove similar lines. 2 exceptions - T8 I had to dip to an early apex to induce a bit of understeer on exit (if I drove a normal line, the backend wanted to come around), and I had to get slowed down way earlier into T9. Otherwise, the lines were similar. The 1 thing better in the Mustang was throttle response - it was instantaneous vs my Cayman which is geared higher and takes longer to build up speed. Speaking of gearing, the Mustang trans was crap. Tractors have better gear shifting ability.
I had an employee who took care of me. He checked tire pressures, oil levels, and other items after every session. Felt kind of special with my own pit crew. This was their 1st rental to someone outside of the Hastings community and they were making sure it went well. I'd certainly recommend it as it was a fun experience and gave me some track time while my car is sitting quiet.
https://youtu.be/7s-u-pIPpcQ?si=CZ6zA0pqTTd-aOhT
https://youtu.be/UonQ-oxG2HU?si=wPu0kFrctR560krL
I'm certain I broke a personal best in the 1st video and felt certain I had a faster lap on the last lap of the 2nd video, but unfortunately my timer didn't work correctly in that 2nd video.
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