J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
7/28/23 9:10 a.m.
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Using the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R, the new IMSA Mustang Challenge will hold 12 races across six weekends in 2024.

The Mustang Dark Horse R, a turnkey race car, is powered by a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 producing more than 500 horsepower. It joins two other Mustangs slated for IMSA competition next sea…

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
7/28/23 9:12 a.m.

I love single-make racing series. I'm excited to learn more.

CrashDummy
CrashDummy Reader
7/28/23 10:22 a.m.

The previous iteration of Mustang Challenge (2007-2010) was pretty cool. Hopefully this re-boot will have similarly large fields and good racing. 

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
7/28/23 11:44 a.m.

So, MX-5 cup, Lamborghini Trofeo Cup, Porsche Cup, and now Mustang Challenge?  I already don't watch the first three because it's boring racing, often with more time under caution than green...

jb229
jb229 Reader
7/28/23 1:26 p.m.

In reply to racerfink :

How on earth can anyone possibly describe the MX-5 Cup as 'boring racing'?

It's often the best racing of the entire weekend.

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
7/28/23 1:47 p.m.

Looks great, sounds great, and has 500hp.  "The Dark Horse R starts at $146,595" which is nearly double the cost of a MX-5 Cup car, but something like $70K less than a Porsche Cup car.  I'm curious to see what the field sizes will be for this.

dean1484
dean1484 MegaDork
7/28/23 2:46 p.m.
racerfink said:

So, MX-5 cup, Lamborghini Trofeo Cup, Porsche Cup, and now Mustang Challenge?  I already don't watch the first three because it's boring racing, often with more time under caution than green...

So they all get "Cups".  For Mustang drivers, it is a "challenge"?  laugh  I dont know why but that amused me.   

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
7/28/23 3:58 p.m.
jb229 said:

In reply to racerfink :

How on earth can anyone possibly describe the MX-5 Cup as 'boring racing'?

It's often the best racing of the entire weekend.

Not when they spend 38 minutes of a 45 minute race under yellow.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
7/28/23 9:45 p.m.

In the video above, the female driver's suit clearly has a ThorSport logo.  They are the NASCAR Truck team HQ'ed here in my home town of Sandusky, OH. 

Then, looking a the Thorsport website the driver then has to be Hailie Deegan.  Reading that I see this 22 yr old is the daughter of a X-Gamer,  

 

Further more, watching the track, my guess is this was shot at The Corvette Track in Bowling Green, KY.  If so, some irony there of a Mustang shoot at the Corvette track.

ztnedman1
ztnedman1 Reader
7/28/23 11:09 p.m.
John Welsh said:

In the video above, the female driver's suit clearly has a ThorSport logo.  They are the NASCAR Truck team HQ'ed here in my home town of Sandusky, OH. 

Then, looking a the Thorsport website the driver then has to be Hailie Deegan.  Reading that I see this 22 yr old is the daughter of a X-Gamer,  

 

Further more, watching the track, my guess is this was shot at The Corvette Track in Bowling Green, KY.  If so, some irony there of a Mustang shoot at the Corvette track.

Not sure what track it is.  But that is absolutely not NCM.  They have no high fencing, zero runoff, no dirt, etc. 

red_stapler
red_stapler SuperDork
7/29/23 2:12 a.m.
John Welsh said:

Further more, watching the track, my guess is this was shot at The Corvette Track in Bowling Green, KY.  If so, some irony there of a Mustang shoot at the Corvette track.

LMAO no that's GingerMan in western MI.

XR7
XR7 New Reader
7/30/23 4:07 p.m.

At a cost of $140,000 just for the car its going to be expensive.

Feedyurhed
Feedyurhed UltraDork
7/30/23 6:46 p.m.

I think it sounds really interesting but there will never be any racing. We all know that all Mustang's spin out and hit curbs and light poles when exiting a lot.

Ha, ha really lame reference to all the Youtube Mustang vids but it seems funny to picture it.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/31/23 2:13 p.m.
XR7 said:

At a cost of $140,000 just for the car its going to be expensive.

As someone once said to me many years ago, the hauler doesn’t care what’s inside–and that’s your big expense: travel. Travel for the car, travel for the crew. The car’s initial price isn’t a big part of a touring series like this. 

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr PowerDork
7/31/23 2:49 p.m.
ztnedman1 said:
John Welsh said:

In the video above, the female driver's suit clearly has a ThorSport logo.  They are the NASCAR Truck team HQ'ed here in my home town of Sandusky, OH. 

Then, looking a the Thorsport website the driver then has to be Hailie Deegan.  Reading that I see this 22 yr old is the daughter of a X-Gamer,  

 

Further more, watching the track, my guess is this was shot at The Corvette Track in Bowling Green, KY.  If so, some irony there of a Mustang shoot at the Corvette track.

Not sure what track it is.  But that is absolutely not NCM.  They have no high fencing, zero runoff, no dirt, etc. 

Pretty sure that's gingerman.  

 

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