We now have absolute proof that you should be very careful what you wish for. I argued the case for Mustang in Supercars, at length, in this very magazine early in 2018. To me and many, many others, the balance of logic strongly favoured someone – Ford, DJR Team Penske, Tickford, anyone please! – homologating Ford’s wildly popular pony car for Australia’s premier motor racing series. After all, the road car is a rear-wheel-drive V8, we said. So it’s relevant, cool looking, has history and is loved – or at least admired – by Supercars’ core audience.
And when the deal was done in April and development of the racecar began in earnest I was thrilled, convinced that it had saved the Supercars category from declining into Formula Commodore.
Now,…
