{"id":30137,"date":"2022-12-03T15:04:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=30137"},"modified":"2022-12-03T15:04:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T19:04:22","slug":"payne-how-gt1-turns-the-iconic-ford-gt-into-an-insane-1400-horsepower-hypercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/payne-how-gt1-turns-the-iconic-ford-gt-into-an-insane-1400-horsepower-hypercar","title":{"rendered":"Payne: How GT1 turns the iconic Ford GT into an insane, 1,400-horsepower hypercar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pontiac<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 In the beginning there was the 1966 Le Mans-winning mid-engine Ford GT40 race car. Then came the 2005 GT production sports car. Then the second-generation 2016 GT supercar.<\/p>\n

Say hello to the insane\u00a02023 GT1 hypercar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Riding shotgun in the GT1\u2019s roomy right-hand seat at M1 Concourse\u2019s Champion Motor Speedway, I secured my five-point seatbelt next to the 1,400-horsepower monster\u2019s creator, Fred Calero. Showtime. As we rotated out of the Turn 5 hairpin onto the back straight, Calero put the hammer down. The landscape blurred. The six-speed sequential gearbox fired off rapid shifts \u2014 WHAP! WHAP! \u2014 like gunshots. \u00a0The twin-turbo V-8 behind my ears roared and we exploded down the straightaway, cresting 130 mph on our way to the moon before big 15-inch brakes brought us back to earth into Turn 6.<\/p>\n