Mustang RTR was right at home over the weekend at HyperFest
at Summit Point Raceway, as this annual event is all about having fun behind
the wheel; something that anyone who gets a chance to drive the Mustang RTR can
relate to. With the Performance Autosport Mustang RTR winning both its races,
fans having the chance to experience the track from inside a Mustang RTR, RTR
swag and cars on display, there is no question that it was a very successful
weekend overall.
HyperFest attendees had the opportunity to ride in a Mustang
RTR in two very different fashions; Formula Drift Champion Vaughn Gittin Jr.
was giving drifting “slide-alongs” in the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2013 Ford
Mustang RTR, and people also had the opportunity to ride in a 2013 Mustang RTR
Spec 2 prototype on a very fast and technical road course. There were many wide
smiles glued to the faces of the lucky riders, but none more important than the
wounded soldiers of the “Freedom Behind the Wheel” program that Vaughn gave
rides to, something he really was looking forward to doing all weekend.
The Performance Autosport Mustang RTR rolled out of the
trailer early Friday in hopes of getting some test sessions in after making
some suspension changes since the last race. For their driver and NASA Mid-Atlantic Regional Director,
Chris Cobetto, HyperFest is the
busiest event of the season and driving his racecar almost takes a back seat to
making sure the entire event goes smoothly, so getting him in his racing suit
and strapped in is harder than one would think.
Saturday's race was a close one. Cobetto and Beau Dunnivant
(driver of the Mustang Fox body) changed position for 1st quite a few times,
but at the end of the race, the PAS Mustang RTR prevailed to finish first.
Sunday was similar to Saturday, but this time the PAS team
ending up in qualifying 1st place.
The race was practically a repeat of Saturday, except for it was twice
as long. Beau and Cobetto raced,
non-stop, for position for 40 minutes.
Beau never gave Cobetto an inch and it was a great, clean race between
two very different Mustangs. Once
again, at the end of the race the PAS Mustang RTR finished 1st giving them the
sweep for the whole weekend two years in a row at HyperFest!
With these 2 more wins, this leaves the Performance
Autosport team with 7 wins out of 8 races so far this 2012 season. The next
race for the PAS Mustang RTR team will be at VIR on July 20-22, including
running in the Grassroots Motorpsorts Ultimate Track Car Challenge with both
the Mustang RTR American Iron racecar as well as the PAS 2013 Mustang RTR Shop
car.
For more information about RTR, please visit MustangRTR.com.
For more info about PAS, please visit PerformanceAutoSport.com.
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