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Are there any members going to the Texas Mile this year? This is my first time at this event. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated. I am driving a 2006 FGT with 649 RWHP.

Hi, I have a 2006 FGT that I have had for a few years. I have put 2500 miles on her. Today, I noticed that the passenger side front marker light was broken. I first thought that someone had hit me, but there was absolutely no damage to the body or paint. Then I inspected the driver's side...

I live in the fine State of NJ where it is illegal to pump your on gas. Taking my FGT out for the first nice day this weekend, I headed to the gas station. Upon pulling up, the attendant started pushing up and down on the fuel lid. As I removed my seat belt, he started with two hand pumps like...

I purchased my first FGT from Shelby two years. I immediately signed up for this forum and have enjoyed both ever since. About a year ago, as we all know the value of these beloved cars began to trend up. I have read many threads debating what these new values mean, where they may be going and...

Can someone please help me understand how the Texas Mile works? Do you get to run more than once a day? If so how many times a day can you run? Are there any decent hotels/ restaurants in the area? How do they decide what order cars run in? If you run 140mph twice to their approval do you...

Hi, I am entering my first NASA HDPE 1 event in NJ at the end of this month with my FGT. I am a novice. I had tires, brakes, exhaust, transaxle cooling, 5 point seat belts, fire extinguisher, and air flow work done to my GT by Ida Automative. I have a brand new helmet and Hans device. (Is a...

Hi Again. My name is John and I introduced myself to this board in November. I purchased a 2006 Blue FGT from Shelby and today took it to Ida Automotive for upgrades. I met with Rob and Bob Ida and they wanted to set a baseline before they make any changes so they put it on their chasis dyno. I...

Hi, I am a brand new to both this board and a Blue, four option 2006 FGT. While driving 10 mph today the door ajar sound and light came on. I opened and reclosed the door while moving. The sound and light continued. I stopped the car and opened the driver's door and a small piece of black...

Hi All, Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is John. My father and I recently purchased our first Ford GT. It is a Blue 2006 with all four options. It has 3300 miles on it. We purchased it from Shelby Smith. He went above and beyond our expectations on quality and delivery. We keep the...