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FS Fan · 06-24-2018, 02:43 PM

I have been following this post and the decline in Ford's on-track performance. I was waiting to post in hopes of seeing something this weekend, but again no, another race without a Ford even the SHowdown semi's. Not one final appearance this year for Ford. So as an open forum I have a few questions too.

What is Ford's plan for improving results in NHRA, particularly Factory Showdown?

Why are the specs so vague on the 2018 Cobra Jet they announced and will it get Ford back competitive?
For $130K you'd be involved in every decision at a race shop but the released specs on this car tell very little and ask racers to sign up for a big invoice without even seeing a running car. Or maybe it's not intended to go NHRA racing, if so will there be a program for racers to build cars easily?

WHen will the 2018 CJ's be out? The internet says 2019 Mustang street cars are being built already. I've heard race teams were told last summer that the Cobra Jet would be out last year, now I guess it's spring of next year?

If the 2018 will be competitive for Factory Showdown why aren't the specs in the NHRA guide? It was announced mid April, they've had 90 days to be in the guide. Had they worked with the teams they could have had the latest and greatest for the last 3 races.

Is there a long term plan or commitment to the racers for CJ support? Copo kicks out a car every year, Ford's will have been out of the game for 3 years by the time a 2018 comes out. Will it be another 3 years before another car is released? If there's no plan for continued success then why would racers invest?

What is Ford doing for the other classes beside SHowdown? I see a Focus RS went in the guide in the last year, seems an odd choice.
Why isn't the Boss 302 from 2012/2013 in the guide at 15% off the rated HP?
Why isn't the 2015-present Mustang GT in the guide? as far as I know they still sell parts for these cars so why would Ford not want to sell more parts?

WHere are the performance parts for street cars? I owned a 2015 Mustang and bought bolt ons from everyone else long before Ford had their kits out. I sent an email to Henry Ford III about it and he forwarded to the main guy at parts who told me the 2018 Mustang would have parts at launch. 2018 Mustang came out 8 months ago and Ford doesn't have a tune or cold air kit. I see there are some Ford distributors on this thread, I imagine you're very frustrated seeing the competition beat Ford to market with parts on their own car.

As a fan of the class and Ford it's frustrating to see their failure to compete over the last few seasons. WIll they fix their program, do just enough to pacify the detractors, or do nothing? If there is a public response from Ford to this thread I'd like to see it.

06-24-2018, 02:43 PM	#3
FS Fan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 34 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Poking the Bear Ford Performance Products I have been following this post and the decline in Ford's on-track performance. I was waiting to post in hopes of seeing something this weekend, but again no, another race without a Ford even the SHowdown semi's. Not one final appearance this year for Ford. So as an open forum I have a few questions too. What is Ford's plan for improving results in NHRA, particularly Factory Showdown? Why are the specs so vague on the 2018 Cobra Jet they announced and will it get Ford back competitive? For $130K you'd be involved in every decision at a race shop but the released specs on this car tell very little and ask racers to sign up for a big invoice without even seeing a running car. Or maybe it's not intended to go NHRA racing, if so will there be a program for racers to build cars easily? WHen will the 2018 CJ's be out? The internet says 2019 Mustang street cars are being built already. I've heard race teams were told last summer that the Cobra Jet would be out last year, now I guess it's spring of next year? If the 2018 will be competitive for Factory Showdown why aren't the specs in the NHRA guide? It was announced mid April, they've had 90 days to be in the guide. Had they worked with the teams they could have had the latest and greatest for the last 3 races. Is there a long term plan or commitment to the racers for CJ support? Copo kicks out a car every year, Ford's will have been out of the game for 3 years by the time a 2018 comes out. Will it be another 3 years before another car is released? If there's no plan for continued success then why would racers invest? What is Ford doing for the other classes beside SHowdown? I see a Focus RS went in the guide in the last year, seems an odd choice. Why isn't the Boss 302 from 2012/2013 in the guide at 15% off the rated HP? Why isn't the 2015-present Mustang GT in the guide? as far as I know they still sell parts for these cars so why would Ford not want to sell more parts? WHere are the performance parts for street cars? I owned a 2015 Mustang and bought bolt ons from everyone else long before Ford had their kits out. I sent an email to Henry Ford III about it and he forwarded to the main guy at parts who told me the 2018 Mustang would have parts at launch. 2018 Mustang came out 8 months ago and Ford doesn't have a tune or cold air kit. I see there are some Ford distributors on this thread, I imagine you're very frustrated seeing the competition beat Ford to market with parts on their own car. As a fan of the class and Ford it's frustrating to see their failure to compete over the last few seasons. WIll they fix their program, do just enough to pacify the detractors, or do nothing? If there is a public response from Ford to this thread I'd like to see it.