Week 5: CMS Mustang Challenge at Road Atlanta (3/2/2011)

**davidan** · 02-26-2011, 06:12 PM

RACE INFO:
Race Date: Wednesday March 2, 2011
Where: Road Atlanta - Full Course
Race Distance: 20 Laps
Session Name: CMS Mustang Challenge

VEHICLES:
Ford Mustang FR500S

TIME:
8:00pm EDT (30 Minute open practice)
8:30pm EDT (2 laps closed qualifying)
8:40pm EDT (STANDING START)

Please use this thread to discuss about the race.

What kind of lap times are you guys running at Road Atlanta (full) in the Stang?

**JMH714** · 02-26-2011, 06:39 PM

Very slow!

**davidan** · 02-26-2011, 08:51 PM

LOL. I have the feeling I am in the same boat. Turning 1:37 right now.

**Charles Stout** · 02-26-2011, 09:53 PM

My PB from last season is a 35.7xx. I think ill be running mid/low 36's for the race.

**davidan** · 02-26-2011, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Charles Stout

My PB from last season is a 35.7xx. I think ill be running mid/low 36's for the race.

Thanks Charles -- very helpful ... DA

**JMH714** · 02-27-2011, 03:16 PM

Deleted due to duplicate post.

**Devin** · 03-01-2011, 11:01 AM

This is the roller coaster of the season and a fun drive. I live about 15 minutes from this track though I've never driven it in real life.

I've found that 2 turns can make a huge difference in lap times at this track. Getting the left hander following the downhill esses and the turn before the long back straight right can seriously lower your lap times. So again - as is so frequently the case with this car, slow in = fast our and fast lap.

**JMH714** · 03-01-2011, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by JMH714

Very slow!

Yeah, I'm very, very slow - 1:40 at first timed lap before crash. I'm pretty familiar with Road Atlanta - on fast vehicle. It seems that I cannot handle Mustang there. I can run C6R there without crash for more than 20 laps, so does others - except that Mustang. Mustang is too fat for that track!!!!