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Updated 2001 Mustang Cobra & Bullitt News

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Last month we reported that JOB 1 production had begun on the 2001 Mustang Cobra. We have just been informed by several readers who have had 2001 Cobra''s on order that they have received the call from their dealer telling them their Cobra has arrived at the dealership, and it will be available for pickup in a day or two. Therefore, it seems that the new Cobra''s have now arrived.In further news, we''ve received news from readers, and we''ve verified it with reliable sources, that the JOB 1 prod...

[04/04/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Site problems, chat room down, and what's going on due to service outage.

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Unfortunately, our secondary web server is now offline. The bulk of MustangWorks.com and FunFord.com runs on our primary dedicated Web server, which we have running on a very large hosting service. This server is a Unix based solution. We also have a second dedicated server, which is a Win2K server and operates our Cold Fusion / SQL Server based application and pages, as well as, our *chat server* and miscellaneous other things.Yesterday, due to our connection provider going outs of business (wi...

[03/30/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Temporary chat server online, and we appoint a new chat room moderator.

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We have two pieces of good news. First, we now have a temporary chat server to operate on until our new line installation order is completed and our second server goes back online. In fact, when the installation of our new connection is done, we will be completely changing hosting solutions. We are now building a new screaming Web server for the sites. When it, and the current server that has been running as our Win2K secondary server (which will now become a dedicated database server), is onlin...

[03/30/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Fun Ford receives coverage in the UK!

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MustangWorks.com and Street Machine staff members at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Click here for large view with names. ...

[03/23/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Production starts on the 2001 Cobra

Category: Archived

Have you ordered a 2001 Cobra and been waiting patiently? Well, your wait may now be a little shorter. Word has it that production of the 2001 Mustang Cobra was started this week! In contrast, however, those waiting for the new Bullitt Mustang may be waiting a little longer. It seems that production for the hot, new Bullitt has been pushed back to early April. But, at least that''s right around the corner....

[03/14/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Spring Break Shootout Photos and Video!

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Whelp, if you didn''t keep a close eye on our sister site, FunFord.com, over the weekend during the 2001 Spring Break Shootout event, you should have! The Mustang Works Magazine did REAL TIME coverage from the event, posting round-by-round results as the racing went on, and also posting event news, photos, and actual video clips throughout the weekend. If you haven''t already seen this full motion action, the wheelstanders, Jim Heayner''s burnout wreck, John Gullett''s 200 MPH Pro 5.0 pass, or a...

[03/13/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Spring Break Shootout a Smashing Success!

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Throughout the weekend of racing at the FFW Spring Break Shootout,in Bradenton, Florida, we have been posting the shootout results as the racing takes place on our sister site,FunFord.com. We''ve been utilizing our new results posting Web application and things worked out well. A few minor glitches were found duringthe weekend, as it was our first time utilizing it, but were able to iron them out remotely and post 100% of the results. This wasthe first time ever the results from a major Ford sho...

[03/11/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Spring Break Shootout Coverage, Day Three!

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Today during round two qualifying John Gullett, from Orange Park, Florida, in his 1988 Mustang GT Pro 5.0 car goes an amazing 7.07 @ 200.13 MPH to smash the MPH Fun Ford record. Congrats John! You''re nocking on the 6-second club door.Check out all the event results, as they are being posted in real time, from Bradenton, Florida on FunFord.com!...

[03/10/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Spring Break Shootout Coverage, Day Two!

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Most of Friday here in Bradenton, Florida during the 2001 Fun Ford Weekend season opener, a.k.a. the Spring Break Shootout, was again test and tune. However, at 4 P.M. test runs were concluded and the first round of FFW class qualifying began. There were some impressive runs within all the classes, and as predicted in our posting yesterday, a Street Renegade car came within a hair of laying down an 8-second pass. As with yesterday, Mike Freeman (Ft. Myers, FL) ran a sub 9-second pass in his 1988...

[03/09/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

Spring Break Shootout Coverage, Day One!

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Today was the opening day of the Fun Ford Weekend season opener, also known as the "Spring Break Shootout", in Bradenton, Florida at the Desoto Drag Strip. Although the day was initially for tech and early test-n-tuning, it did see some action and there were lots of racer''s and cars to see in the pits. Check out our day one coverage on our sister site, Fun Ford Weekend Online....

[03/08/2001] [Read More] [Post a Comment]

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