DRAG RACE: Ferrari 296 GTS vs Shelby GT500

Ferrari 296 GTS vs Ford Mustang Shelby GT500!
3x 1/4 mile races head-to-head
Location: Santa Pod, UK

We're back with a Shmeemobile drag race, and this time it's an Italian supercar up against monstrous American muscle; we've got the Ferrari 296 GTS and Shelby GT500 together at Santa Pod. Taking to the strip and the home of UK drag racing, it's a match-up of Ford vs Ferrari (movie title anyone?) although two very different cars.

First up, let's introduce the car in the American corner, the ultimate version of the 6th generation Mustang; boasting 760hp from a 5.2l supercharged V8. This car is now 3.5 years in the collection and has been drag raced at a number of locations in the US before being imported to the UK nearly 2 years ago.

Next from Italy comes the convertible 296 with a 3.0l twin turbo V6 hybrid boasting a whopping 830hp but with the additional weight of the folding hard top. While only 1 year into ownership, the 296 has cemented itself as quite a favourite amongst the Shmeemobiles.

For the three head to head races, we are joined by Brad - normally on the other side of the camera and editing - but this time piloting the 296 GTS.

It's my first time running a race at Santa Pod, so we are warming up the tyres and figuring it out. However, there are so many different events hosted at the venue, and you can find out more about these here:

Thanks for watching, Tim

Chapters:
00:00 We're at Santa Pod
01:13 Introduction to Shelby GT500
03:35 First GT500 Runs
06:45 Introduction to Ferrari 296 GTS
09:32 First 296 GTS Runs
12:38 Drag Race 1
15:18 Drag Race 2
17:25 Drag Race 3
19:11 Results

#DragRace #Ferrari #Ford

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[Moray]

Bugatti Scooter vs 1.2 Clio drag race is a must.

[randyphillips]

SF90 and the Zenvo would be awesome to see!

[alexluke]

New Corvette ZR1 with 1064hp is a new hypercar in a class...a thing to have

[renoisawesome]

Can't wait till they try this again with the GTD!

[rehanr]

Shmee, I like this race you did with the 296 and the GT500. I'm looking forward to future Shmeemobile races, Tim. It's going to be awesome!

[Brozay]

I'm surprised you hvnt done more drag races from your garage before

[jaypritchett]

Drag racing the shmuseum, bringing Brad into camera view more. Fresh content! Good job Tim! Love it.

[pasquale]

How about a collab with Mat Watson sometime Shmee? Would that be a possibility?

[darthracer]

I saw a guy run 10.60 @ 132 in his GT500 at the Texas Motorplex a few years ago. It was stock. He just took time to get his car prepped for the runs.

[vincentvandervaart]

That 296 is a rocket but to be honest the Mustang sounds a bit better?

[carlos]

Honestly, I'd rather have the better sounding and better looking Mustang. I don't drag race everyday so I don't care about it being the slower car. That GT500 is a great looking car!

I think the SLS Black Series and the Shelby GT500 would be a much closer drag race. Yeah, that's a race I'd like to see.

[mattipeltola]

Interesting race, though, the result could not have been more clear in the end. 🏁
Next: Clio V6 vs. whatever daily EV is in the barn. Maybe top up the same video with some even more super cars too 😉

[deste]

Loving this Tim, great vid, be great to see more drags between your cars.

[vincentmcgraw]

I like the casual comparison with honest expectations, versus the hype seen on other channels.

[Gunner]

Gotta go all out with the TSR-S and the SF90XX!

[chriszaiser]

Honestly I'd be interested to see some Mickey Thompson drag radials on the back of the Mustang.
You would think with some suspension tweaks and other few adjustments that Mustang should pick the front wheels right off the ground

[Gsgftwgg]

The 296 hit 151mph in first drag race when it was in full auto and shifted properly!!!🤯🤯

[paulkrapp]

That was fun! Looking forward to more! 😎👍

[TimeBandit]

I would like to see more of the 296 GTS!! It is such a beautiful car!

[sfttfru]

This was really fun to watch shmee. Can’t believe we’ve denied ourselves drag races…more of these please!