THE TRACK-PREPPED MUSTANG DARK HORSE R IS READY FOR ITS ONE-MAKE RACE SERIES.
Ford Performance has just revealed the all-new Mustang Dark Horse™ R, the race-ready counterpart to the Mustang Dark Horse, and it’s been created to compete in an all-new Mustang Challenge racing series that’s tipped to start in 2024 and should see between 10 and 12 races throughout the year sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). "Mustang Dark Horse R bridges the gap between Dark Horse and Mustang GT3 and GT4," stated Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance Motorsports. “Production-based Mustang vehicles have raced from the very beginning, all the way back to winning the 1964 Tour de France, even. Dark Horse R offers our passionate customers not just an attainable, factory-built race car, but also a racing series to compete with other Mustang enthusiasts.” The Dark Horse R has been designed for track use, but it still shares a bunch of components with the road-legal version. The body also comes from the Flat Rock Assembly Plant-provided body, it shares the same 5.0-litre V8 powerplant, a Tremec 3160 manual transmission, a Torsen limited-slip diff, some of the aero as well as the Brembo rear brake discs and calipers. From there we see a load of changes and upgrades in the necessary places to give the car more focus for the track.
MUSTANG DARK HORSE R SPECS
Exterior:
Front and rear tow hooks
Reinforced jacking points
Underbody tie-down hoops
Interior:
Recaro FIA racing seat
Sparco quick-release steering wheel
Sparco FIA racing harness
Sparco FIA fire suppression system
Safecraft FIA safety nets
Driver keypad and button controls
MoTeC data display and logging system
Fuel cell
Powertrain:
Upgraded oil system
Upgraded transmission cooling
Upgraded differential cooling
Borla racing exhaust system
Ford Performance oil pan
Chassis:
Roll cage
Multimatic DSSV dampers
Adjustable front camber plates
Adjustable anti-roll bars
Select seam welding
Brakes/Wheels/Tyres:
Performance ABS
Brembo race calipers – Front
Brembo race rotors - Front
Brembo race pads
Race brake cooling ducts
Ford Performance Parts R1 Flow-Formed Wheels
Bespoke Michelin 19” slick race tire for Mustang Challenge (sold separately)
MSI wheel studs and open lug nuts
Take a look at the YouTube video featuring the rack-prepped counterpart to the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the form of the race-ready Mustang Dark Horse R. This car will do duty in a new planned single-make race series that will see 10-12 races take place throughout next year at tracks all around the States: Mustang Dark Horse R | Mustang Challenge Series | Ford Performance
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