THREE HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR
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Xcentric
GT Owner
BAT
GT Owner
Stef
GT Owner
Major achievement! This does Ford and the GT proud indeed. It also speaks volumes of the aero and capabilities of an 05/06. This was a lot of work, congrats.
Vince H
GT Owner
MJSFRX
GT Owner
STORMCAT
GT
MarkH
GT Owner
Ford GT Forum:
Wanted to post a brief message and say "THANKS" for everyone's support and this has been a long time in the making. It was bitter sweet to be able to get the number and in doing that I think back to the late Mr. Ray Hoffman who at the first Ford GT Rally we attended in Austin, Texas that allowed us to attend a private running at the Texas Mile by none other than Mr. Dave Bannister. All I can say was I was "hooked" after that. There are so many people to thank and first and foremost my wife and family for letting me do these crazy things I dream up. When so many people said it couldn't be done and trust me, I was one of those guys but as the years went by and the MPH kept getting closer I thought this just may be a possibility. The guys at the shop of M2K Motorsports, Kevin Kesterson lead designer, fabricator and overall brains behind the organization, Peter DeSantis head tech, Naoto Negeshi tuning the MoTec and nobody better driving the car than Patrick O'Gorman that has made all this come together. Now there is one special person I am leaving for last and that is the legendary John Mihovetz of AccuFab racing. I know many of you know him for his throttle body production but there is not a better person on the planet to build a Ford 5.4l motor to make the power this car does. I also like to say a big appreciation for the build by Ford on such an awesome car. This 2006 Ford GT is still a stock aero, stock weight, full body car. We are still running stock wheels, stock brakes/rotors, radio, interior etc. We do have a set of Ahlman Engineering shocks and i can tell you , at those speeds they are a most and highly recommend them. We have made some modifications to put a cage in for safety but I don't think anyone can fault us for that. For 14 year old technology that Ford produced I can say one thing for sure, Ford knocked it out of the park and we have a blast with this car. The numbers show the car accelerating to a 1/4 mile speed of 174.5 mph, then to the 1/2 mile at 240.0 mph and a final speed of 300.4 mph. The MoTec data read on the car before the parachute deployed to be 306.0 mph after crossing the finish line.
We are working on getting some of the in car footage together and will get that posted for all to view.
Thanks,
Mark Heidaker
M2K Motorsports, LLC
The FIRST to 300.4 MPH in the Standing Mile!!!!
Wanted to post a brief message and say "THANKS" for everyone's support and this has been a long time in the making. It was bitter sweet to be able to get the number and in doing that I think back to the late Mr. Ray Hoffman who at the first Ford GT Rally we attended in Austin, Texas that allowed us to attend a private running at the Texas Mile by none other than Mr. Dave Bannister. All I can say was I was "hooked" after that. There are so many people to thank and first and foremost my wife and family for letting me do these crazy things I dream up. When so many people said it couldn't be done and trust me, I was one of those guys but as the years went by and the MPH kept getting closer I thought this just may be a possibility. The guys at the shop of M2K Motorsports, Kevin Kesterson lead designer, fabricator and overall brains behind the organization, Peter DeSantis head tech, Naoto Negeshi tuning the MoTec and nobody better driving the car than Patrick O'Gorman that has made all this come together. Now there is one special person I am leaving for last and that is the legendary John Mihovetz of AccuFab racing. I know many of you know him for his throttle body production but there is not a better person on the planet to build a Ford 5.4l motor to make the power this car does. I also like to say a big appreciation for the build by Ford on such an awesome car. This 2006 Ford GT is still a stock aero, stock weight, full body car. We are still running stock wheels, stock brakes/rotors, radio, interior etc. We do have a set of Ahlman Engineering shocks and i can tell you , at those speeds they are a most and highly recommend them. We have made some modifications to put a cage in for safety but I don't think anyone can fault us for that. For 14 year old technology that Ford produced I can say one thing for sure, Ford knocked it out of the park and we have a blast with this car. The numbers show the car accelerating to a 1/4 mile speed of 174.5 mph, then to the 1/2 mile at 240.0 mph and a final speed of 300.4 mph. The MoTec data read on the car before the parachute deployed to be 306.0 mph after crossing the finish line.
We are working on getting some of the in car footage together and will get that posted for all to view.
Thanks,
Mark Heidaker
M2K Motorsports, LLC
The FIRST to 300.4 MPH in the Standing Mile!!!!
THamonGT
GT
Nothing better than to hear the real story from the Main Man Mark Heidaker who I know is very Humble, soft spoken, dedicated to the Ford GT, And doesn’t like to toot his horn much. This is a unbelievable accomplishment for a 13 year old GT. It’s been a long journey to get to 300+ mph and none of us will ever know what this Great Team At M2K Motorsports have truly gone through to achieve this feat! I’m excited for Mark and his team and can’t wait until he receives his New 2019 Ford GT soon! congratulations to all! What a mission you’ve been on Mark!
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
The press is on this!
www.roadandtrack.com
autoweek.com
Watch a Ford GT Hit 300.4 MPH in One Mile
This car has set records at the Texas Mile before. But none with a '3' in the front.
This Ford GT just went 300.4 mph in the Texas Mile
M2K Motorsports is the proud papa of a 300-plus mph monster
The press is on this!
Watch a Ford GT Hit 300.4 MPH in One Mile
This car has set records at the Texas Mile before. But none with a '3' in the front.
This Ford GT just went 300.4 mph in the Texas Mile
M2K Motorsports is the proud papa of a 300-plus mph monster
Absolutely incredible!! Very, very well done!The press is on this!
Watch a Ford GT Hit 300.4 MPH in One Mile
This car has set records at the Texas Mile before. But none with a '3' in the front.
This Ford GT just went 300.4 mph in the Texas Mile
M2K Motorsports is the proud papa of a 300-plus mph monster
Kingman
GT Owner
Just made national news - https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/ent...ng-mile/ar-BBVczoe?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=spartandhp
MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
sandman
GT Owner
GTinTN
GT Owner
V1perman
GT Owner
Congrats Mark.... Awesome accomplishment, enjoy the glory as you definitely deserve it. Hope to meet you someday and shake your hand....
Dave
Dave