2011 Mustang 5.0 Launches On The Bumper!

[Evo Performance]

This video was shot at the NMRA World Finals in Bowling Green, KY - October 2nd, 2010 during Round #3 of Qualifying.

We expected the car to launch hard, but not hard enough to go on the bumper and get all four wheels off the ground!

There was Minimal damage done to the car.. Driver's Side Front Strut Snapped, Drivers Side A-Arm is bent, the Factory Motor Mount Supports snapped in half, and the two front wheels are bent.

The Oil Pan and Headers got a little scraped up and the bottom Valance on the rear bumper has some road rash....

Prior to this incident, the car ran a 9.10 @ 151MPH!

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[Five Oh Brian]

I'd venture to guess that hitting the brakes worsened the damage. Easing off the throttle may have minimized damage. Nearly 30 years ago I had a Mach 1 that would pull the front end up and the landings were gentle as I stayed in the throttle enough to keep it from slamming down. However, I can understand how unnerving it likely was in the '11 5.0L as the driver wasn't expecting it to dance on the bumper like that! Entertaining to watch none-the-less!!!

 

[MBGT02]

i need one lol not putting any more money in the '02 and saving for an '11