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  Feb. 24, 2011 12:33 a.m. Lesley SuperDork

  Took this around Laguna Seca yesterday. My life is damn near complete.

  
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  Feb. 24, 2011 12:51 a.m. Jerry From LA HalfDork

  Congratulations Lesley from a senior member of the GRM BB west coast overnight crew.

  Reunite Pangea!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 1:09 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  Hot damn girl, I would kill for that ride around the track

  Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart

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  Feb. 24, 2011 7:57 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

  nice! do you have an employer who pays your expenses, or are you self-employed and write them off of your taxes at year-end?

  if you're gonna be a bear.... be a grizzly bear!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:12 a.m. Javelin SuperDork

  Sweeeeeet!

  Michael Pinto - 73 AMC Javelin / GoKart / 93 Miata STS / 01 Grand Prix GT / 06 Mazda5

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:17 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork

  I like everything about the car but the Red accents.... Make them grey or silver

  Would rather be riding my Bi-Valve lnterior Combustion Twice-Exhausted Bi-Axle Nitro-Cycle

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:19 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork

  Wow! So where's the review?

  Sometimes I wonder "Why is that frisbee getting bigger?", and then it hits me.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:22 a.m. dinger New Reader

  Me = Jealous.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:39 a.m. stuart in mn SuperDork

  Lesley wrote: Took this around Laguna Seca yesterday.

  I drove a Honda Civic to Iowa and back recently.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:49 a.m. Conquest351 Reader

  NOT FAIR!!! And I work for a Ford dealer! LOL

  Congrats, that's awesome!!

  When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 8:52 a.m. scardeal HalfDork

  That's awesome!

  Did Jack Baruth hit on you?

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  Feb. 24, 2011 9:50 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork

  Did Rob Kinnan keep it on the track?

  Sometimes I wonder "Why is that frisbee getting bigger?", and then it hits me.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 9:56 a.m. Keith SuperDork

  I know Jim Kenzie was slumming down there with you for the press day - sounds like a fun time!

  Square left in 50 caution ocean!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 10:09 a.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork

  I'm hoping that somehow I'll be able to afford a 2013 Boss (with the '70-style stripes) when they come out.

  Black stripes on either yellow, grabber orange, or grabber blue.

  {dream}

  --There is no turd more polished than the Ford Mustang--

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:08 a.m. Lesley SuperDork

  Review is on auto123 (written at 1 am that night, yawn, ain't winning no Pulitzer for that one!), the car companies issue the invitations with expenses paid and the publications send a writer, yes I travelled with Jim Kenzie - we missed our connecting flight and rented a Mercury Grand Marquis , No Baruth didn't hit on me, I think I scared him, I don't know Rob Kinnan. Oh and John Philips was there. I love John Philips - his writing makes me laugh til I snort.

  The car was everything they hyped it up to be, really impressive handling.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:28 a.m. Conquest351 Reader

  Did they give you the Red Key for it?

  When you can leave black marks from the exit of one corner to the entry of the next, THEN you have enough horsepower!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:29 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork

  Lesley wrote: Review is on auto123 (written at 1 am that night, yawn, ain't winning no Pulitzer for that one!), the car companies issue the invitations with expenses paid and the publications send a writer, yes I travelled with Jim Kenzie - we missed our connecting flight and rented a Mercury Grand Marquis , No Baruth didn't hit on me, I think I scared him, I don't know Rob Kinnan. Oh and John Philips was there. I love John Philips - his writing makes me laugh til I snort. The car was everything they hyped it up to be, really impressive handling.

  i'm getting an internal server error at auto123 when i click on the link to your review

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:36 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork

  I walked most of the track a few years back and I thought THAT was awesome. You bucket list is shorter now, and mine just grew by one.

  You know you are deep in boost territory when you get tire pressures and boost pressures confused

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:44 a.m. tuna55 Dork

  Want a Boss - first mustang I've ever wanted. Someone buy me one, please?

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:52 a.m. nderwater HalfDork

  I just finished reading autoblog's driving impressions from the event. I got to the end of the article and wanted to yell HooRah! It's awesome to see Ford back in the game and kicking ass.

  Auto photo blog: http://motomania.tumblr.com

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:53 a.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader

  ReverendDexter wrote: Black stripes on grabber blue.

  White looks better on blue, IMHO.

  Congrats!

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  Feb. 24, 2011 11:57 a.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork

  frankenstangsghost wrote:

  ReverendDexter wrote: Black stripes on grabber blue.

  White looks better on blue, IMHO.

  Well, that would be my third choice. What I want is black stripes on yellow or grabber orange:

  

  --There is no turd more polished than the Ford Mustang--

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  Feb. 24, 2011 12:27 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

  The first one we drove was Grabber orange, then took out the black Laguna Seca for some fun in the hills.

  Here's my review, the link works now: http://www.auto123.com/en/ford/mustang/2012/review?carid=1121803601&artid=128247

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  Feb. 24, 2011 1:09 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

  Conquest351 - yes, we got to try the red key. Pretty cool, it's like having a standalone for track days... all in a key. Completely changed the engine note, added a very lumpy cam and aggressive acceleration and deceleration. Holy cow, that thing handles well - I had a hot lap with Rolex Daytona winner Johnathan Bomarito, he's a wonderful smooth driver and the car was just in the zone. I felt pretty comfortable out there by myself (having driven it all over the coastline earlier) but wish I'd known the track better. There's a tricky hairpin, a scary dip... and that corkscrew induced some serious pucker factor.

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  Feb. 24, 2011 1:40 p.m. spitfirebill SuperDork

  bitch

  hhhhhmmmmmmmmmm, Two redheads.

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