The series, which was formed through a collaboration between Miller Motorsports Park and Ford Racing and was sponsored by BFGoodrich tires, has visited classic tracks across the continents from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to Watkins Glen and Lime Rock Park.
The weapon of choice for the series has been the Ford Mustang FR500S, the first production vehicle in the Blue Oval’s history to be eligible for the track. The vehicle, which (unfortunately) uses the discontinued (for the street Mustang) 4.6 liter V8 engine, will stay in production, as it will be used in other racing series.
The series has also been dedicated to charity efforts directed towards the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. Throughout its three seasons, the competition has raised over $100,000, with other funds coming from related events.
No official reason has been offered for the killing of the Mustang Challenge, but we expect financial difficulties to be behind all this.
“We are disappointed to not continue what we started with the Mustang Challenge,” said Series Director Lynda Randall. “But we should old our heads high, as this was a tremendously successful program and we were fortunate to get to be a part of what really became a family. This was not the decision that we wanted to have to make, but we wanted to let our racers know what the future held and we want to close the year out with some very big races at Autobahn and of course at Miller.”
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