Record breaking Mustang brings international horsepower to Sports Sedans

For the first time in almost a quarter of a century, there will be an international entry joining the Precision National Sports Sedans field.

Kiwi Angus Fogg will jump across the Tasman for the first time in four years next weekend when he goes Sports Sedans racing at Sydney Motorsport Park.

The 55-year-old who shared the Team Kiwi Commodore with Jason Richards in the 2000 and 2001 Bathurst 1000 races will be bringing with him another black beast of his own.

Fogg will jump behind the wheel of a modified NZ Touring Car Masters Mustang. The striking black and gold 1970 Fastback Mustang was last seen in Australia at Touring Car Masters level in 2019.

Angus Fogg’s mean looking 1970 Ford Fastback Mustang he will race in Sports Sedans. Image: Angus Fogg

On this occasion Fogg will be the first overseas Sports Sedans entry in around 25 years and the first Kiwi since current Supercars star Andre Heimgartner had a crack last year.

Fogg will join the Precision National Sports Sedans field for the remainder of a high-profile season and the alterations made to his Mustang could see him fight against the likes of Jordan Caruso and Tony Ricciardello for victories.

His first race meeting is at Sydney on September 9-10 before heading to Mount Panorama where the category makes a long-awaited return to the Bathurst 1000 supports list.

The season then wraps up at the concrete canyon of the Gold Coast 500 at the back end of October.

Angus Fogg’s second and final Great Race was in 2001 when he finished 16th with Jason Richards. Image: LAT Images

After those three races down under, Fogg will return home for a summer of local racing, but he cannot wait to take aim at the Aussies in his Mustang.

“I’m stoked to be heading over to race in Australia,” he said. 

“We didn’t leave ourselves much time to prepare and modify the car, but it got a well-deserved mechanical birthday, and a few ‘stick ons’ to make it faster, hopefully!  

“The goal is to go and have some fun at three of Australia’s coolest motorsport events rather than any aspirations of winning. 

“The National Sports Sedan Series features a vast array of cars and will be quite a different challenge from last time we were there”.

Fogg last raced in Australia at Touring Car Masters level in 2019 at Bathurst where he won all three races and set the lap record that still stands today.

Angus Fogg smashed the Touring Car Masters field and record book at Bathurst in 2019.

His Fastback Mustang stopped the clock at a 2:14.8525 and remains the fastest Touring Car Masters lap of the famous 6.213km circuit.

Fogg claims he hit 300km/h down Conrod Straight and would love to unleash the 800 horsepower at his disposal.

 “Last time out we reached a top speed of over 300kph down Conrod straight,” said Fogg.  

“We have 800 odd horsepower so really looking forward to giving it another go, having some fun and enjoying the Aussie competition.”

Fogg joins the Precision National Sports Sedans field at an important time of the season with the third and final race at SMP also the running of the perpetual Des Wall Cup on Sunday, September 10.

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