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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang GT500 at VIR - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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We know firsthand that both the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/">Ford Mustang V6</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/">GT</a> aren't just plenty quick - they're downright scary fast compared to their predecessors. It should follow, that the king of the heap <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/sneak-peek-2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/">2011 GT500</a> should be similarly faster than the 2010 model. Let's just go ahead and call that one an understatement. Ford just dropped a tasty video on the interwebs showing the car lapping one of our favorite tracks - Virginia International Speedway. <br />
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Ford's engineers had it in their minds that the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-chicago-debut/">aluminum block</a> with its 120-pound weight savings should help the car click off the 4.1-mile Grand West portion of the track about three seconds quicker than the outgoing car. Thing is, the 2011 GT500 managed to lap the track in 2:58.5 - a full nine seconds faster than last year's version.<br />
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Progress is most definitely a good thing. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to see the car do the dance.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/">2011 Ford Shelby GT500 at Chicago Auto Show</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694676"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694675"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694673"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694671"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694670"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/">2011 Ford Shelby GT500 w/ SVT Performance Package</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680540"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680541"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680542"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680543"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680544"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2011 Ford GT500 spanks last year's model by nine seconds at VIR</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/">Video: 2011 Ford GT500 spanks last year's model by nine seconds at VIR</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 18 May 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19481898/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang GT500 at VIR - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
<br />
We know firsthand that both the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/battle-of-the-sixes-mustang-v6-takes-on-genesis-coupe-and-370z/">Ford Mustang V6</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/29/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/">GT</a> aren't just plenty quick - they're downright scary fast compared to their predecessors. It should follow, that the king of the heap <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/05/sneak-peek-2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/">2011 GT500</a> should be similarly faster than the 2010 model. Let's just go ahead and call that one an understatement. Ford just dropped a tasty video on the interwebs showing the car lapping one of our favorite tracks - Virginia International Speedway. <br />
<br />
Ford's engineers had it in their minds that the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-chicago-debut/">aluminum block</a> with its 120-pound weight savings should help the car click off the 4.1-mile Grand West portion of the track about three seconds quicker than the outgoing car. Thing is, the 2011 GT500 managed to lap the track in 2:58.5 - a full nine seconds faster than last year's version.<br />
<br />
Progress is most definitely a good thing. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to see the car do the dance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/">2011 Ford Shelby GT500 at Chicago Auto Show</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694676"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694675"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694673"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694671"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/#2694670"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/">2011 Ford Shelby GT500 w/ SVT Performance Package</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680540"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680541"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680542"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680543"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-w-svt-performance-package/#2680544"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500svtpp5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2011 Ford GT500 spanks last year's model by nine seconds at VIR</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/">Video: 2011 Ford GT500 spanks last year's model by nine seconds at VIR</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 18 May 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19481898/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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