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Breaking the Texas Mile Record with M2K Motorsports

On April 2, the Ford GT owned by Ford GT Forum member and M2K Motorsports partner Mark Heidaker set a new Texas Mile record with an astonishing run of 279.9 mph. We caught up with Mark to get his thoughts on what it’s like to own, build and race the car that owns the Texas Mile. …

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Ford GT Twitter Chat Recap

I expect that many of you on Ford GT Forum do not use Twitter. I do not expect this Twitter chat will change that. This afternoon Ford held a Twitter chat with Ford Performance Exterior Designer Manager Garen Nicoghosian. Here’s a quick rundown of the (very lame) questions and their respective answers. We’re here with …

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Goodyear Tires and the 2005 Ford GT

How the Ford GT Team Selected the OE Rubber The often asked “why Goodyear?” question prompted me to write some of the facts and background regarding our decision to choose Goodyear for the tires on the GT. Also, I have included some high level tire performance fundamentals, which further explains tire differences and tradeoffs. Criteria …

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Design Analysis: Camilo Pardo on the new Ford GT

Camilo Pardo was the Chief Designer of the Ford GT concept car and went on to be the chief designer of the 2005/2006 production Ford GT. Ten years later, this is Camilo’s outlook on the up and coming new Ford GT, debuted at the 2015 North American International Auto Show. Overall Impression “With this car, it …

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10 Questions with Camilo Pardo

An interview with 2005/2006 Ford GT Chief Designer Camilo Pardo. Ten Questions with Ford GT Chief Designer Camilo Pardo Ford GT Forum(1): How close was the decision to build the GT vs. the ’49 Ford as Ford’s choice of it’s centennial car? Camilo Pardo: There was never a decision, you know, to pick the GT …

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10 Questions with John Pfeiffer

An interview with SVT Engineer John Pfeiffer *Originally posted May 2nd, 2013* 1. What was your role as the Ford GT Performance Development Engineer program? I was responsible for all the non-regulatory whole vehicle testing and development that falls under Vehicle Integration. Structural and powertrain durability, rail car shipping, stone abrasion, corrosion, straight line …

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10 Questions with Scott Ahlman

Wow! Many, many thanks to Scott for going above and beyond with these answers! Awesome stuff! What was your role as the Ford GT Chassis Design/Vehicle Dynamics and Development engineer? The nature of the program and the small team meant many of us took on roles way beyond typical at Ford (or any other major …

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10 Questions with Jamal Hameedi

For round two of the ongoing Ford GT Forum “Ten Questions Series”, we’re moving on to: Ten Questions with Jamal Hameedi. Jamal Hameedi was the Program Manager for Ford GT. He’s an engineer by trade, and is currently Ford Motor Company Global Performance Vehicle Chief Engineer, but his role at Ford GT could best …

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Interviews – Ford GT Forum

Breaking the Texas Mile Record with M2K Motorsports

Ford GT Twitter Chat Recap

Goodyear Tires and the 2005 Ford GT

Design Analysis: Camilo Pardo on the new Ford GT

10 Questions with Camilo Pardo

10 Questions with John Pfeiffer

10 Questions with Scott Ahlman

10 Questions with Jamal Hameedi

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