Cars and Driving
(Ch. 8) Boss Owner’s Kit
24th Dec 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 0

As if Ford and Ford Racing weren’t already overachievers with their new Boss Mustang (I recently saw the Boss on no less than half a dozen magazine covers as it racks-up the year-end accolades), they cemented the amazing customer experience by sending each of us a personalized owner’s kit, just in time for Christmas. The [...]

(Ch. 7) Performance Mods
6th Oct 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, DIY 0

My mod mania continues with a few performance oriented upgrades for the Boss. These are all designed to help the Boss manage heat while on the track. 1. Grille Mod The original 1969 Boss Mustang deleted the front fog lights and replaced them with mesh to improve airflow to the radiator. The new Boss Mustang [...]

(Ch. 6) First Boss Mods
22nd Sep 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving, Reviews 0

My 2012 Boss 302 had barely cooled-off from its first drive home, when I made the first modification – opening-up the exhaust by removing the sound attenuation discs that were clogging the side pipes. I have had the car for two months now and have made a few other modifications, most of them just general [...]

Lap 86
14th Aug 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 3

I drove off the track on lap 86 of the 18 Hours of ChumpCar race held at Texas World Speedway (TWS), on July 23-24, 2011. It wasn’t remarkable that I drove off of the track, I had already done that twice in the same stint. What made this off-track excursion remarkable was the fact that, [...]