Road Racing a 2005 Ford GT aka Ford GTX

[Ford GTX Madness]

Hello All,

I wanted to introduce myself and share some videos/information about a 2005 Ford GT that was converted to a full blown race car aka GT Extreme (GTX). I am not the owner of the car but played a big role in it's development and crewed for most of the races. The team owner is busy making money to fund future ventures so I took it upon myself to join this forum and share the racing history as well as it current development. I've encouraged the team owner Steve Tarpley to join the Ford GT Forum and fill in the missing blanks when time allows.

I know this is not the "racing" portion of the forum but given the popularity of the general section I thought it's best shared here. Let me know if you guys want to hear more about the car.

25 Hours of Thundehill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN5G4FQechE

Pirelli Cup Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWB7_LEJCPM

Testing out the new sequential trans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dibulevTmIg

We were not awarded a new Ford GT but were grateful for a reserve position. I hope it pans out and we get our hands on one to continue the legacy.

 

[w.a.nelson]

Great videos!

Thanks for sharing.

Didn't know that car was out there. Quite an effort.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

 

[Ford GTX Madness]

Great videos!

Thanks for sharing.

Didn't know that car was out there. Quite an effort.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

Thanks!

It was quite thrilling to be part of. Around the west coast tracks the car is a legend. It seems widely unknown elsewhere. As we rebuild the car for future efforts I wanted to share it's past. We were able to secure some unique spare parts from Robertson and Matec to duplicate their pro efforts. The GTX v2.1 will be better than ever!

 

[Vince H]

Awesome. I will certainly keep and eye out for it moving forward. Best of luck in all your future racing endeavors.

Vince H

 

[Ford GTX Madness]

During the course of three racing seasons we lost 2 motors. Because of the nature of road racing the extended crank snout could not handle the repeated acceleration/deceleration of the mass of the supercharger. The crank broke at the nose and we lost boost and oil pressure (due to external pump). On the second motor we even tried a billet crank to no avail. After seeing what Matec and Robertson racing did we decided to follow a similar path.

Let me introduce you to the Ford-Roush/Yates Cammer motor. This very motor crossed the finish line at 24 hours of Daytona in a Daytona Prototype. The weight saving will be huge without the SC and big 5.4 motor. This NA motor will make 550hp all day long. When combined with the Emco sequential it's gonna be a potent combo.

 

[Sinovac]

Epic! Please post an audio clip with the motor at full song.

 

[Specracer]

Now that looks like fun!

 

[Ford GTX Madness]

Epic! Please post an audio clip with the motor at full song.

Trust me there will be audio and video of this motor at full song in anger on track!

 

[Ford GTX Madness]

Here is another view of the business end of things. Full carbon fiber dash, Motec display for data logging and custom shifter for the Emco sequential trans.

 

[Ed Sims]

Wow - very cool. I am only 90 miles from T-hill & 70 miles from Sears Point. Let us know the next time you are racing.

Ed

 

[Ford GTX Madness]

Wow - very cool. I am only 90 miles from T-hill & 70 miles from Sears Point. Let us know the next time you are racing.

Ed

10-4 will do!