More when I'm not traveling but I did this yesterday in Charlotte, NC. Easily the best automotive experience I have ever had. And it was far more intense that I would have ever thought. Morning session was drag racing and afternoon was all road course. The car far exceeded my expectations.
GT500 Track Attack
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I’m signed up for the 350 program in September, can’t wait !
even though my experience with my 350 was a little tainted, i enjoyed the hell out of the track attack in Utah. i will never forget it, such a cool thing to do for the buyers.
you like utah or charlotte better?
you like utah or charlotte better?
Eveyone that has done both agreed they loved Utah, including me. I had a great time there. The Track Attack in Charlotte, in my view, was far more intense though. The instructors I spoke with all smiled and quietly agreed when talking about this.
I'll be honest, I didn't have much interest when I found out the whole morning was drag racing. Once I staged and let it rip I wanted more, more, MORE. The afternoon spent on the roadcourse was an eye opener. I was lucky (thanks Covid) that all my lead/follow sessions consisted of myself and one other guy along with an instructor. We stuck to his tail and he allowed us to turn up the wick to the point we caught up to the group that started behind us. The two of us ran out of fuel, a clear indicator we were given a golden opportunity. Once I saw "zero miles to empty" I crawled to the garage and then back to the main office. You can see it on the dash - note the G meter too...
I'll be honest, I didn't have much interest when I found out the whole morning was drag racing. Once I staged and let it rip I wanted more, more, MORE. The afternoon spent on the roadcourse was an eye opener. I was lucky (thanks Covid) that all my lead/follow sessions consisted of myself and one other guy along with an instructor. We stuck to his tail and he allowed us to turn up the wick to the point we caught up to the group that started behind us. The two of us ran out of fuel, a clear indicator we were given a golden opportunity. Once I saw "zero miles to empty" I crawled to the garage and then back to the main office. You can see it on the dash - note the G meter too...
What is the tape on the door handle about?
Tom
Tom
The vehicles had been sanitized and that was the seal. When you are designated one of the cars, you break the seal and only you get in it. Until the demo laps at the end and they re-sanitize on the spot.
Tony, just like the GT350 Track Attack does not use the R model, the GT500 Track Attack does not use the CFTP GT500. I honestly don't think it mattered much, if at all.
It was an absolute blast and definitely made buying the car that much better.
Once you take delivery you can call and register. I've never been contacted unless I initiated. You have one year after taking delivery to participate. They will not deviate or make exception.
If you don't do it you'll miss one hell of an experience. If I were you I'd call the day I picked up the car.
If you don't do it you'll miss one hell of an experience. If I were you I'd call the day I picked up the car.
Great advice from @Tob , many of the 350 guys waited too long and i wasn’t seeing any exceptions made. It also appeared they didn’t have enough classes For the amount of cars sold...not trying to make you neurotic over it, but i too would call as soon as i got the car
We weren't allowed to heat up the tires and even in Drag Mode with the launch rpm set as low as you could go (I started high and came down in increments) I spun/hopped at the line and was still spinning at certain spots on the track - pucker factor was probably a 5 at times on that day. With Covid rampant, the track hasn't been used and the prep was far from optimal. Spun far too much to hit an 11, best I could do was 12.2x at 125. It was painful not being able to haze the tires but I suppose its a good idea to keep them in fairly decent shape for the speedway in the afternoon. You could sense time being lost at the line but it is what it is.
The afternoon spent at the Speedway was fantastic. The course was a mix of everything and I found a couple turns to be my favorites as you could throttle oversteer on corner exit and ride it out and be in position for the next corner. The g-forces at the ovals felt like taking off in a jet - hard. Coming off the ovals you had to brake really hard and the brakes shrugged it off as if it were no big deal. And the ****ing DCT...it is to die for. Track mode in this car on this track in good weather, it simply doesn't get better than this.
Bad ass dude wow!! Looks like weather was nothing short of amazing too.
I am pretty stoked for this. I did the Raptor Experience in Utah and it was awesome. I missed out on my 350 attack. I will NOT miss the 500. Ford does a great job with these events.
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