The July NASA event was back at CMP, which made this my third time out on this particular track. In preparation for the event, my father put a larger heat exchanger from Steeda on the cobra to help alleviate the issue from Barber where the supercharger cut out the last session of each day.

He also put a different computer program in from Steeda that boosted the engine approximately 30hp.

When the weekend schedule was posted online, I tried to see if I could be switched to the run group that leaves earliest on Sunday in order to help out with my long drive home.

A small mix-up occurred, so I ended up missing my first session of the weekend. Everything got straightened out with plenty of time for me to run in the 2^nd session.

Welcome to Mustang On Track. I enjoy taking my ’95 Cobra R to the race track with both SCCA and NASA. It became more and more apparent that there was just not a source for consistant information for those of us that take our Mustangs to the race track.

Since I could not find a quality steady source of information to help me at the road course, I decided I could create it myself.

With the help of BROOKS Performance we have re-launched Mustang On Track. If you race American Iron or American Sedan or just like to take your Shelby GT500 to Watkins Glen for a club open track day, Mustang On Track is for you.

I’d been told that Barber Motorsports Park feels more like a country club than a track, but I don’t think I really knew what to picture. The drive into the park consisted of rolling hills lined with trees and perfectly manicured grass being watered for the evening. Due to a number of small events that slowed my drive to the track down, I made it in time to register on Friday evening but not with enough time to get the car to tech.

The SCCA has made some long awaited changes to the rules governing their longtime popular pony car racing class, American Sedan. The new guidelines allow Mustangs in the Touring classes to run AS and thus allowing for the first time fuel injected engines in the class.

The class has required Mustangs and Cobras to race with 302ci carburated engines, a package that has not been available in a street Mustang for well over a decade. Now fuel injected pushrod and modular engines can be used.

This allows Mustangs and Cobras in the T1 and T2 classes to race in AS at a national level. This move is hoped to both modernize the class and increase participation that has slipped in recent years.