JDRF Track Day Fundraiser - 2015 Ford Mustang GT
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JDRF Track Day Fundraiser - 2015 Ford Mustang GT
I drove our 2015 Ford Mustang GT to Willow Springs International Raceway to participate in a JDRF track day fundraiser.
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Excellent write up. It would be most excellent if you could drive an ecoboost Stang in similar fashion to compare the two.
My jaw dropped when I saw those beautiful sports cars masked in blue painter's tape. What a travesty! You spend big bucks on a sports car, take it to its native environment, and then cover it in an ugly mask to prevent stone chips and dirt. A 3M clear film would accomplish this with much less ugliness, or best of all just wear the track-day blemishes as a badge of honor (though I'd probably go with a 3M clear film). You'd never see me painters-taping my car.
Racers simply deal with it, and the front ends of their cars get pitted with battle scars that build up over a season. But track day folks have a different tolerance for front-end scarring. They're not racing, and these are their prized street cars.
Blue painters masking tape is preferred (even though it's not as thick as racer's tape) because it doesn't leave adhesive behind when it is pulled off. Racer's tape, on the other hand, is essentially colored duct tape. It can be quite hard to strip off, especially after the thick adhesive melts after a long day in the direct sun of the desert.
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"Each year, with the help of our team and JDRF, this event keeps getting bigger and better and I am very pleased with the level of fundraising support and excitement this event has generated," said Eric Brooks, President and Founder of L.A. Car Connection.
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As the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, JDRF is currently sponsoring $568 million in scientific research in 17 countries. In 2012 alone, JDRF provided more than $110 million to T1D research. We hope you'll join us to be part of the fun and help find a cure for juvenile diabetes.
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