minutes to warm the tires, go into stadge, wait for the Christmas tree and do what he’s always done. Floor it.
The driver who was next in line and sat behind saw the Mustang bounce straight up
when Pellegrini released the clutch. It appeared to land two feet to the right on its rear wheels with the front wheels in the air where Ron reflexively had pulled them to the left.
When the front end hit the asphalt the car sverved left, then right. The entire track was used but he never released the throttle, they tell who was there including the starter who came forward long time later because of the picture above. Pellegrini took his foot off the clutch with full throttle on fourth gear and let the rear wheels burn against the surface all the way.
'The visitors saw the new model Mustang from Ford, which barely existed at the dealerships, do 9,93 sec, 165 m/h with wheels spinning all the way. The people were
in ecstasy. The announcer roared, the cameras flashed. All saw that it was a Mustang, but weird.
-Yeah, It really was a Funny Car said the speaker.
… and there we have it in writing for the first time in November 1965.
Before the season was over, Don Pellegrini had put the name on the car, the Super Mustang, but more interesting, he had cut a full second! He ran 8: 82sek, 172 m/h, which of course made it the world’s fastest Mustang of 1965
Before the season was over, Don Pellegrini had put the name on the car, the Super Mustang, but more interesting, he had cut a full second! He ran 8: 82sek, 172 m/h, which of course made it the world’s fastest Mustang of 1965.