Steve Ferguson
Enthusiast
Well I guess you can call it justice? The man who produces Cobra Mustangs with less than reported HP, and tells the world, "the GT40 will reduce the Viper to something between a garner snake and an earth worm", Mr Coletti proclaimed, had to go outside of Ford to try and actually accomplish his bold prediction!
At the SAE Dinner, Mr. Neil Hannimen came strolling bye. For those of you who are not familiar with Neil, he was the lead engineer on the GTS-R racing program, a long time Team Viper member, and former employee to Carroll Shelby (Neil and his wife met working for Shelby). Well within a few minutes of seeing Neil again he dropped the bomb, "I am back in Detroit and now with Ford, working on the GT40"! Holy molly I thought. Funny how Ford had to come get a Viper guy to lead the GT40 team (and yes, Neil is the GT40 equivalent of what John Fernandez was to Team Viper) just to try and meet the numbers that Ford's supposed (but always lacking) Head of SVT proclaimed he would get the GT40 too.
Anyway, the GT40 is now in very competent hands, and based on Neils background (two time National SCCA Champion) you can bet that his creation will move!
Now you want the really good news? First, all the supposed info on the GT40 is just that, it does not exist. It is going to be a while before there is any factual information out on it. The second point is that now Viper and PVO will actually take the GT40 seriously, and thus keep on pushing our beast to new limits!
I don't think we could have asked for a better scenario.
Good luck Neil (he said that the Ford guys read this section all the time) and I look forward to that little race that you and Herbie spoke of!!!!!!!!
At the SAE Dinner, Mr. Neil Hannimen came strolling bye. For those of you who are not familiar with Neil, he was the lead engineer on the GTS-R racing program, a long time Team Viper member, and former employee to Carroll Shelby (Neil and his wife met working for Shelby). Well within a few minutes of seeing Neil again he dropped the bomb, "I am back in Detroit and now with Ford, working on the GT40"! Holy molly I thought. Funny how Ford had to come get a Viper guy to lead the GT40 team (and yes, Neil is the GT40 equivalent of what John Fernandez was to Team Viper) just to try and meet the numbers that Ford's supposed (but always lacking) Head of SVT proclaimed he would get the GT40 too.
Anyway, the GT40 is now in very competent hands, and based on Neils background (two time National SCCA Champion) you can bet that his creation will move!
Now you want the really good news? First, all the supposed info on the GT40 is just that, it does not exist. It is going to be a while before there is any factual information out on it. The second point is that now Viper and PVO will actually take the GT40 seriously, and thus keep on pushing our beast to new limits!
I don't think we could have asked for a better scenario.
Good luck Neil (he said that the Ford guys read this section all the time) and I look forward to that little race that you and Herbie spoke of!!!!!!!!
