2001 Ford F150 Lightning.... Yall think this is a good price?

A long ass quote from the guy who owns that lightning...


Initially, there were few I overheard talking and making comments like "what's a truck doing here," or "why..." etc. The starter told me later on that evening that he notified the corner workers to keep an eye on me so that I don't hold up traffic. A Corvette owner in the yellow group stared in disbelief shaking his head "no, no, no..." as I drove to pregrid. In essence, I was singled out as a possible hindrence. It wasn't a big deal because I expected it and the fact was that I was in a truck.

To make matters worse, I started the morning on street tires to get a good feel of the truck. Plus, my instructor was a little unsure of it's capabilities and I had a hard time focusing on the instruction when he'd tell me to "slow, slower, slow down" or try to drive a line that didn't work for the truck. BUT, if I was an instructor and was unfamiliar with a driver in a TRUCK, maybe I've would have done the same. Thus, my first session was real slow (I was concentrating a lot on letting faster running cars go by). Still, the session ended well and I got some good pointers. I also had the chance to show him the lines on a couple corners that work better. He agreed.

When I pulled off to the pits, I overheard a few more talking. Again, no big deal because I was so slow during the session and they had reason to talk.

So, I put on the slicks for the second session and decided to run that session without an instructor. After several laps warming them up and scrubbing the new rubber, I ran MUCH faster. Since the passing rules in our group were by wave-by only, the first few times I was on the rear of several cars, they didn't wave me by because they thought I wouldn't be able to pass them. So, I patiently waited. Finally, one waved me by, then another. Also, some of the cars behind me couldn't catch me and some that did, took a while to overtake me. Plus, a large majority of these cars had instuctors riding with them, so they were able to watch how the truck worked on the corners.

After the session ended, several guys came up to me, introduced themselves and complimented the truck and my driving. Some were shocked that I stayed and stayed and stayed in their rear view mirror until I passed them. One guy even (jokingly) offered to pay me if I wouldn't pass him anymore. We both had a good laugh. A couple guys that I blew by were very impressed. Heck, I even passed two Ferrari's. By the end of the day, I heard enough people say positive things and figured I earned some respect. The truth is that they had every reason to doubt me and the truck, and I'm glad the day ended like it did because on Sunday, I wasn't as intimidated by all the fast cars at the event. It's a weird feeling to show up and see a lot of trucks pulling rigs more expensive than the home you own.

I'll definitely run with these guys again. They were all very pleasant and fun to drive with. They were safe, fast, courteous, and fun to talk with between sessions. Furthermore, you could get "one-on-one" driving instruction as much as you wanted plus the chance to ride as a passenger with the advanced group, eat all you want (catered food and drinks), and attend chalkboard sessions.

Azeem (dreamin) was also there and like I've mentioned in the past, Z06's are incredible on road courses. We both road with an instructor that had a new Z06, Azeem on Saturday, me on Sunday and all I can say is HOLY COW. A stock Z06 on street tires, stock pads with a good driver is absolutely amazing. BTW, if you ever have a chance to do an event that Azeem is at, make sure you meet him.

The instructor I had on Saturday asked me to ride with him on Sunday and I learned a lot about driving SMOOTH during that session. He also gave me more pointers that helped a lot on the track Sunday.

How did it end? I ran my last session with the red group (instructors/advanced group) and felt confident that I could hang with these guys and not impede them. I passed two cars but was passed several times by extremely fast drivers. There were several that weren't able to catch me until I made a mistake or two.

Fun days...
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Thanks for the uplifting information. If you dont want a Lightning now, you never will. Im sold. ;)
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I'm sorry. I just saw those two videos and, late as it may be, I have to post this.

Holy effin' stuff. Besides the fact that those two clips were really well done (as good as the Gumball 3000 clips), that truck is not a "truck". Forget the Porsche dealership. Forget Greenwich altogether. I'm going 0.8 miles to the Ford dealership and trying an F-150. No, I won't own one anytime soon, but I have to drive it on the Bronx River Parkway.

I can't imagine what Ford did to that thing. I've ridden (and even driven once) a regular F-150. It was a typical pickup truck. Nothing like that Laguna Seca video (which, I must add, was really cool to see as a big GT fan). As wordy as this post is, I'm speechless. Well, relatively.

I still refuse to be passed by one on the street...at least not a stock one. :D





By the way, if you didn't get any of that, I changed my mind on the F-150 SVT.
 
Originally posted by Rumple Foreskin
Hooligan, why do you refuse to be passed by one on the street?
i could pull around you in my lightning before you even saw me. :lol:
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Aaarrrggghhh! I know, I know! That's the problem. I still can't get around the fact that it's still a truck. Maybe after I test drive one. Don't think I'm doing anything Saturday....
 
I forgot to add... he has some suspention mods, and runs slicks for racing. i'll go hunt down for his mods... he also runs a roll cage...
 
the guys mods...

Suspension:
Hotchkis springs, although I don't think it's the same that they're selling,
Panhard bar (modified bracket)
Custom shocks - this was the BEST money spent on the truck yet.

Brakes:
DOT 4 fluid on the track (stock Ford fluid on the street)
Ruslows slotted and dimpled rotors, Hawk pads

Engine:
Different air filter and a small amount of sound insulation in the engine bay.

Tires and wheels:
BFG's GForce TA tires on stock wheels.
 
Hooligan, I thought you would see the light. hehe
Glad you came around man. ;)
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