R&T Laguna Seca test

[Sawyer]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

i wanna see a boss with a more aggressive setup!! The Pedders guy on this board said the Boss only has an "average" at best suspension set up. Well if the Boss can already get around the track faster than a z06, i wonder what something with a better setup will do!! maybe zr1 territory?

[KKreme15]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

i wanna see a boss with a more aggressive setup!! The Pedders guy on this board said the Boss only has an "average" at best suspension set up. Well if the Boss can already get around the track faster than a z06, i wonder what something with a better setup will do!! maybe zr1 territory?

z07 territory imo

[a_Username]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

i wanna see a boss with a more aggressive setup!! The Pedders guy on this board said the Boss only has an "average" at best suspension set up. Well if the Boss can already get around the track faster than a z06, i wonder what something with a better setup will do!! maybe zr1 territory?

Well, Motor Trend said back in '06 that handling was not the Z06's "long suit" and was hard to drive. I'm still not convinced that we'll be seeing Boss 302s passing up newer Z06s, especially the limited edition Carbon that put up better numbers than both Bosses, on a common basis.

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by a_Username

Well, Motor Trend said back in '06 that handling was not the Z06's "long suit" and was hard to drive. I'm still not convinced that we'll be seeing Boss 302s passing up newer Z06s, especially the limited edition Carbon that put up better numbers than both Bosses, on a common basis.

I'm ok if the boss won't be able to keep up with the carbon since those cars cost supercar type money and the boss is affordable performance but I'm surprised how the boss can keep up and beat the regular z06 despite costing almost half as much and being handicapped in so many areas. Great work must have been done on the chassis.

[ParisTNDude]

This is another typical Ford/Barett-Jackson Mustang. Build 750 LSs and those are sold quickly to collectors who will stash them away in a heated and ACed garage for 30 years and sell them for $500K. With that few a number, it's doubtful that any of us would ever see one in person, much less a chance meeting on a road course with a Z06. If Ford is serious about proving the Boss's performance, take it to the Nurburgring in Germany...that's where the rubber meets the road. Ford has only one American made car listed in the lap records, a GT500 and it's 14 seconds slower than the Z06.

[ParisTNDude]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

i see some guy over on corral.net recently ran 12.38@115mph in his first time out with his stock Boss. these cars are incredibly well balanced.

Road and Track and Car & Driver both tested the Boss in this month's issues. One showed it running 12.2 and the other a 12.8. I hope I meet the slower one at the drag strip with my Camaro....lol.

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

Road and Track and Car & Driver both tested the Boss in this month's issues. One showed it running 12.2 and the other a 12.8. I hope I meet the slower one at the drag strip with my Camaro....lol.

motor trend just got 12.3@116mph and some dude just got 12.3@117 stock and and 11.7@117 with drag radials. those trap speeds means your camaro will definately have its hands full

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by ParisTNDude

.... If Ford is serious about proving the Boss's performance, take it to the Nurburgring in Germany...that's where the rubber meets the road.....

thats where the rubber meets the road??? Nurburgring is an awesome track but thats not the only track that serious people drive on. Leguna Seca is a professional course.

[thePill]

Nurburgring is nothing more than a toll road anymore. Some series race the Nordschleife part but it's usually local touring car series. The only part of Nurburgring that is maintained is the GP-Strecke that F1 races on. It's only about 3 miles long... Ford usually doesn't take American cars to Germany to test them. I have seen some of GM's Nurburgring times for the cars they run here (CTS-V), it takes a highly gifted driver to run below a 10 minute lap.. It also requires the road to be closed because it just isn't possible while pedestrians and their families are out there driving too.

If the Boss 302's do sell out quickly (confirmed now, they are sold out), I am hoping that Ford does a Job #2 this year. If people are buying them, why not sell them.

[Truck Norris]

I still don't like the looks of this car but you cant overlook all of it stats. I think its really cool that ford made a purpose built track car for the street. I just cant see chevy being able to compete with the Boss until they ditch their current overweight platform.

[2SSRSinBama]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

all things being equal? you mean if the Mustang was allowed to have 400lbs of weight reduction and stroked out to 7 liters and 335's in the back?

how are you gonna say its not gonna beat it when it already did? Im not saying the z06 is slow at all but the performance of the standard boss 302 backs up that this wasnt a fluke. these cars apparently shine on the road course!!

if theyre racing from a roll on the freeway i would give the edge to the z06 no doubt. Road course? its gonna be close. extremely close.

a '12 C6 Zo6 does not compare to the car in '05, it got an update in 2008 and a HUGE update this year... did you see its return the the ring this year? it'd WALK a Boss 302, drag strip, on the ring, on Laguna Seca, etc...

it lapped the Ring at 7:22.68 this year, which was OVER 20 seconds faster than the car in '05(though it was rolling start vs standing, it's still A LOT faster than the debut C6 Zo6 on a race track)... you think the 302 Mustang will get within 20 seconds of that time?

Ford does not have a car that will beat the new C6 Zo6 on the Ring, not even the damn old Ford GT, which was only 2 seconds faster than the OLD C6 Zo6, lol(the '05 time)