MUSTANG FOR MIEDECKE

The new Mustang Miedecke will drive at the Bathurst 6 Hour – Photo: Supplied

A new contender for Bathurst 6 Hour honours will join the field later this year in the form of George Miedecke’s Ford FN Mustang.

By HEATH McALPINE

The Mustang has been freshly completed by Ryan McLeod, but has yet to hit the track as the current COVID-19 restrictions have prevented Miedecke’s ability to test the new build.

A regular of the Bathurst 6 Hour driving a FPV GT-F II alongside Jeremy Gray, Trans Am Miedecke is eager to test his new weapon on track.

“I bleed blue, and I love seeing Mustangs on the track, whether they are in Supercars or Trans Am cars,” said Miedecke.

“We felt that the Mustang has been under represented in production cars, so we have just completed the build of a brand-new FN Mustang for the Bathurst 6 Hour.

“We are really excited that the event has been rescheduled to November, and I have it sitting here in my dealership in Port Macquarie. It looks at me, sits out the front of my office and it’s the worst – it’s like having a Christmas present and you can’t open!

“It’s amazing. From a build quality point of view, I have not seen a production car built so nicely. It’s a credit top Ryan McLeod and his team.

“If I told you it was a Mustang GT4, you’d believe me. It is beautiful.”

The event has been dominated by the BMW marque since it began in 2016, but Miedecke believes the Mustang can match the German thoroughbreds.

“We’ll be fighting the good fight. Those BMWs will have a lot of pace,” he said.

“The M3 and the M4 have won it and been on pole for a few years. I doubt that we’ll have the outright pace, but from a reliability point of view, we’ll be strong.

“It has a 5 litre Coyote engine, and the biggest thing that triggered us, the car has direct injection, so it has a bit of extra grunt, so it should mean that we are around the fight for the lead.

“It is exciting. We want to get some testing miles under our belt. We are just waiting for tracks to open, but it’s a lovely car and something I’m really excited to have a crack in sooner rather than later.”

The 6 Hour will run in conjunction with the Bathurst International event on November 13-15.

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