RedTanRT/10
08-04-2016, 08:19 PM
I know there's been a lot of angst lately on the board, but has any G5 experienced this?????
(From Autoweek today)
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Quick-thinking Mustang driver keeps this from getting any worse
This unlucky guy managed to find the breaking point of his new GT350. Autoblog found Joe Charles’ unfortunate story on Facebook of how his Shelby GT350 went from a perfectly wonderful Mustang into a fiery meteor in seconds.
Per Charles’ account of his disaster, he was traveling at about 125 mph down the front straight of Georgia's Roebling Road Raceway when he looked in his rearview and saw the huge 25-foot fireball trailing behind his car. He had been going at it for about 15 minutes when a catastrophic engine failure caused a massive oil leak. The oil proceeded to ignite on the hot exhaust, causing the main fuel line to rupture, in turn engulfing the bottom of the car in flames.
When Charles went to hit the brakes to slow down, he found that the heat from the fire had boiled the brake fluid, causing the pedal to go right to the floor. Next on the "oh crap" list was pulling the emergency brake, but the cable snapped when he yanked that up. After the entire braking system was a no-go, he threw it into first and dumped the clutch, allowing him to finally slow down about 30 feet from a corner station. They had fire extinguishers at the ready, and quickly put the fire out
The whole ordeal left the quick-reacting Charles with no injuries, but a fantastic tale to tell. Ford is taking the high road on this one and replacing his charred 2016 GT350 with a 2017 GT350R (pretty sweet upgrade warranty policy, Ford). We imagine he’ll have to try extra hard to set this one on fire.
Zac Palmer
Zac Palmer - Editorial Intern Zac Palmer has probably spent more time in a car than any other 20-year old in the country. He likes anything that can go around a corner, and is surely talking about a car wherever he might be. Read more »
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Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/mustang-shelby-gt350-turns-fireball-125-mph#ixzz4GPdLDPzt
(From Autoweek today)
19092
Quick-thinking Mustang driver keeps this from getting any worse
This unlucky guy managed to find the breaking point of his new GT350. Autoblog found Joe Charles’ unfortunate story on Facebook of how his Shelby GT350 went from a perfectly wonderful Mustang into a fiery meteor in seconds.
Per Charles’ account of his disaster, he was traveling at about 125 mph down the front straight of Georgia's Roebling Road Raceway when he looked in his rearview and saw the huge 25-foot fireball trailing behind his car. He had been going at it for about 15 minutes when a catastrophic engine failure caused a massive oil leak. The oil proceeded to ignite on the hot exhaust, causing the main fuel line to rupture, in turn engulfing the bottom of the car in flames.
When Charles went to hit the brakes to slow down, he found that the heat from the fire had boiled the brake fluid, causing the pedal to go right to the floor. Next on the "oh crap" list was pulling the emergency brake, but the cable snapped when he yanked that up. After the entire braking system was a no-go, he threw it into first and dumped the clutch, allowing him to finally slow down about 30 feet from a corner station. They had fire extinguishers at the ready, and quickly put the fire out
The whole ordeal left the quick-reacting Charles with no injuries, but a fantastic tale to tell. Ford is taking the high road on this one and replacing his charred 2016 GT350 with a 2017 GT350R (pretty sweet upgrade warranty policy, Ford). We imagine he’ll have to try extra hard to set this one on fire.
Zac Palmer
Zac Palmer - Editorial Intern Zac Palmer has probably spent more time in a car than any other 20-year old in the country. He likes anything that can go around a corner, and is surely talking about a car wherever he might be. Read more »
See more by this author»
Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/mustang-shelby-gt350-turns-fireball-125-mph#ixzz4GPdLDPzt