Having much more power on a road course is not always a good thing. The Viper found that out compared to the Vette.
If you can't compete, you come out with a well thought out spin to not post the numbers. If lap times were spectacular, they would be used everywhere by Ford's marketing department.
He is buying time until the new chassis is available. This is a terrific motor in search of a modern chassis and thankfully it's coming.
There is no honor in the dollar and this is all about the dollar.
Finally, hope this doesn't piss too many people off, but I think that GT500 track video is NOT on a stock GT500.
If you can't compete, you come out with a well thought out spin to not post the numbers. If lap times were spectacular, they would be used everywhere by Ford's marketing department.
I wish the chief of SVT wouldn't use "lol" in an email. I know an email is fairly informal, but sheesh....
Well, that's just speculation on your part. How do you know it wasn't stock? You could be right, but you could be wrong. Just let the video speak for itself.
Well regardless of some of the reasons Jamal stated, Ring times do show the buyer/enthusiast what the car is capable of doing.In fact it almost appears to be a cop out as to why they don't publish Ring times. You don't have to worry what the other manufacturers are doing. You just have to make sure that you are following the rules. In fact, do like some manufacturers do and simply take one off the show room floor and run it.
In other words, walk the walk so you can talk the talk.