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Trailer Hitch on a 1993 Mustang Coupe – Track Guys HPDE

admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:41:33 +0000

Say it isn’t so! I took a lot of heat when I started asking around about a trailer hitch for the coupe. I’ve seen numerous sports cars with small tire trailers at the local AutoX and open-track events. A Porsche here or there and even a Ford GT..so why not a lowly Mustang? I don’t own (or want to own) a large truck or a car trailer – so this seemed like a great way to get my tires and gear to the track without dirtying up the inside of the car.

Harbor Freight sells these little gems for just over $200 – and I found a 20% off coupon that I used to buy mine. Welded up a bracket, cut up some 2x4s and I’m ready to go.

The hitch I used was previously made by Reese and is called a “Shadow Mount” – because when you remove the receiver, you install a slim plastic cover and it makes it somewhat less of an eye-sore. At least, not NEARLY as intrusive as the standard hitches out there. Best of all, I can remove it completely in about 10 minutes.

Why am I doing this? Check out Track Guys – they put on a number of HPDE (High Performance Drivers Education) events at REAL racetracks all over the country. If you want to see what YOU can do, in YOUR car on a REAL race track – these are the guys to call. New drivers will have the benefit of an instructor in your car during track sessions (while you drive). Additional classroom training takes place in between your track sessions. I’m going to make a new post about the Sebring event shortly.

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93 Foxbody Coyote Mustang at Sebring

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:42:59 +0000

Got the coyote project ready just in time for Sebring this year. I ran in group 2 this year. The build was fresh so I wanted an instructor in the car again (group 3 and above is solo, which means you drive alone). The wind noise in the video below is horrible but if you listen, you can tell that I kept the car one gear higher than I could have, to keep the RPMs down on the new motor. Next time, I’m going all out! Here is some footage from the event:

If you’d like to get involved in open track events with your Mustang or other sports car, check out http://www.trackguys.com. This organization is great for everyone. The event is separated into groups – the beginner groups requiring an instructor in the car (this is an excellent way to learn and stay safe!) and the more advanced groups running solo.

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93 Foxbody Coupe with 2012 Boss 302 done

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:40:41 +0000

There are still a few bugs to work out but it made a long trip to Sebring raceway where it saw a bit of track time.

TMS (www.tmsautosports.com) honored the car with their best of show award, which I really appreciated – these guys are super nice.

I’ll get more pictures up once I’ve cleaned the garage from my chaotic build.

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