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It’s a name that screams racing, and a company that has created some of the most collectible American muscle cars ever. Now, Hurst Performance Vehicles, with the support of BFGoodrich, is turning its pace car magic to the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge.
The subject will be a 2010 Mustang convertible, and the finished masterpiece is set to debut as the series wraps up at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, Sept. 19. The Mustang Challenge series was developed by the park and Ford Racing, but the eight-race schedule, sanctioned by endurance-series body Grand-Am Road Racing, travels the U.S. The Utah event coincides with the Rolex Sports Car weekend. FR500S Mustangs are the spec vehicle for the series, an in-house “option” for 2008 that gave anyone with $75,000 the option to tick a box an take delivery straight from the assembly line to the starting line. The cars were equipped with the 4.6L V-8 rated at 325 horsepower. The Hurst drop-top will boast a few more ponies than that, thanks to a Roush supercharger sucking air through a K&N filter and pumping the leftovers through Magnaflow stainless-steel pipes. Added to the mix is an Eibach suspension, Hurst-tuned with coil-over adjustable shocks, springs and sway bar. Outside the engine bay, the Mustang will have all the traditional Hurst markers: gold stripes on the white body; white interior with black and gold accents and, of course, a Hurst Competition/Plus short-throw shifter with a gold anodized T-handle. Out back there’s a Hurst Air-Speed rear deck spoiler. This all sits on 20-inch polished aluminum Hurst wheels, wrapped in BFGoodrich g-Force KDW tires, a package sure to have collectors and all Mustang lovers drooling at every stop. And there will be a few before the car finds its way into a lucky someone’s home garage. After taking the Mustang Challenge drivers through their paces at Miller, the Hurst convertible will go on tour, hitting tracks, shows parades and the SEMA show before it goes on the auction block. Proceeds from the January 2010 sale will help establish a Victory Junction Camp in Kansas City, Kan. “Hurst and BFGoodrich both have wonderful rich histories in all forms of racing,” Nate Shelton, chairman of Hurst Performance Vehicles, was quoted as saying. “We are proud to partner BFGoodrich to once again set the pace for others to follow and give something back to a deserving organization.” Founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty in honor of their son Adam, the first Victory Junction was built in Randleman, N.C., as a year-round camping environment for children, ages 6 to 16, with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. — Ken Simmons |
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