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Originally Posted by 50MileSmile
Having owned a ‘16 GT 350, I agree with a lot of the comments here about the PP2 not getting the job done for the track. However, it wasn’t designed for the track, just like most of the vehicles Ford builds that still get tested on the track as part of their development process. You guys who are blaming that characterization on the magazines need to take a breath and deal in the facts: Ford has said all along that the PP2 is not designed for - nor is it appropriate to run on - the track. They seem to have learned something about what they can and can’t say after promoting the GT 350 as “the most track-capable Mustang ever built.”
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"I had the chance to drive the Performance Pack 1 a long time ago and give them some feedback. Then the Performance Pack 2 test mule came out and I gave them some feedback on that. As things progressed and Performance Pack 2 really turned into a very high-performing base Mustang,
they had me come back again and I worked with them on later track events to further dial in the MagneRide and the aerodynamics. As they were playing around with the aero and getting more downforce, we talked about the aerodynamic balance when you are going through corner at 130-140 mph at VIR. Having that aero balance make it stable and easy to drive in the corner. Since I worked on the MagneRide tuning with the Shelby guys, we were able to take that knowledge and further expand on it to help develop the tuning on the Performance Pack 2.”
Read the bold above. Are you so delusional to believe that the PP2 had it's aerodynamics tuned for downforce at 130-140 MPH for the STREET?
Yeah, lets get a race car driver to tune our street car's aerodynamic package for going through the corners at 140MPH. That's time well spent. /sarchasm