The late-model Boss 302's are indeed built for the track. In 2018, I entered my 2012 Kona Blue Boss into the Ultimate Track Car Challenge at VIR. My car is very lightly prepped for the track:  3-in lugnut studs, brake cooling ducts, tubular rear control arms, lowering springs, and a shifter... all factory Ford upgrade parts. Most other cars in the competition were fully-prepped race cars, stripped down, with cages, wings, and turbos. My Boss had A/C and a stereo.   It rained a lot during the competition (a time trial format), so tire strategy ended up playing a huge part... but my Boss ended up placing 7th out of over 30 cars, and won the "Fastest Street Production" category as the fastest car of the competition that was still street legal. These are incredibly competent race cars, especially with very minimal prep.   Great to see some Boss appreciation from a knowledgeable Mustang enthusiast....     ... View more

My condolences, Sam... but you gave your mom the parting gift that we all knew you could give, better than anyone else in the business. Now we all miss her, too...   ... View more

Can I say it, can I say it? Can I be that guy?   2015 Mustang GT with PP... $28.3k from Carvana. $1900 Performance Pack 3 upgrade, which I installed myself. $1000 Ford Racing exhaust. $300 Hawk brake pads. $450 MGW shifter. That's pretty much it.   The car runs 2:06's at VIR, and I'm an average driver. At my last Porsche-heavy track day, only the new GT3 RS's were faster (as they should be). Any previous-gen GT3 or anything Boxter/Cayman wasn't even close. The car literally behaves like a minivan on the street. Stock suspension is so good I may not even modify it... all I do is put gas in it and empty the oil separators after my track day. In a Ford. ... View more

Killer looking car... with different color options for paint and graphics, I bet there are going to be some gorgeous color combos... and the Handling Package will be a must-have.     ... View more

I had to laugh at the "new-to-me" point... that's another car nut quirk:  new vs "new".  Last year, I sold my 2006 Expedition when I found a great deal on a 2008 Expedition. Most of my friends were confused when they found out my "new" Expedition was 11 years old... ... View more

...aaand this is why I followed Sam to Hagerty. (My ideas:  Aeronca Champ on straight floats/gutting a pristine S550 Mustang and turning it into a Time Trial car/race suspension on my Electra Glide Standard) ... View more