The Jimmys are at it once more. Within the passenger seat of this Australian-spec Ford Mustang Gen2 Supercar race automotive is comic and The Tonight Present host Jimmy Fallon. The opposite seat is occupied by Ford CEO and part-time race automotive driver Jimmy Farley, although we suspect he would possibly desire Jim. Primarily based on the video preview picture on the high of the article, you’ll be able to guess how this leisurely drive round a race monitor performed out.
The tomfoolery occurred on the M1 Concourse about 30 miles north of Detroit in Pontiac, Michigan. After suiting up, they strap into the ‘Stang with Farley promising some sluggish warmup laps to start out. That does not final lengthy, and although Fallon is actually placing on a present for the digital camera, we suspect there have been just a few legit moments of terror, or agitated concern on the very least.
As for Farley, he seems to be having a blast. Regardless of operating one of many largest auto manufacturing corporations on the planet, the full-time Ford CEO nonetheless enjoys racing and infrequently slips out of the workplace for some monitor time. Being able to race was a part of his CEO settlement, and it appears to be like like he is no stranger to a high-output race automotive … regardless of telling Fallon he has no concept what he is doing.
For these scratching their heads on a Mustang Supercar, this is not a supercar in the identical vein as Lamborghini or Ferrari. The Australian Supercars Championship is a racing collection not not like NASCAR, although the motion takes place on street programs as a substitute of ovals.
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Ford beforehand campaigned the Australian-specific Falcon sedan within the collection, which is why the Gen2 Mustang race automotive featured on this video appears to be like a bit unusual. In switching from the Falcon to the Mustang, the chassis is taken from the Falcon so it isn’t a clean-sheet setup for the S550 Mustang physique. That can change with the brand new Gen3 Mustang Supercar, revealed earlier this 12 months.
Will Fallon get one other experience within the new race automotive? After this expertise with Farley behind the wheel, maybe the higher query is, does he need one?
