RPM Magazine December 2022 SAMPLER

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Story & Photos: Eddie Maloney

“My husband Rick bought this 2018 Mus tang GT at the end of 2017 right off the show room floor with the in tention of him racing it. He began modifying it right away, which I was not particularly happy about. He start ed racing it that year and then wanted me to learn to race it. So, one night, at Beech Bend Raceway he talked me into making a pass and I beat his personal best time. Now Rick wasn’t too happy about that!”

Leticia may be a rel ative newcomer to the racing scene however,

get used to hearing her name because she has been getting some se rious attention in the Mustang racing world lately. If you follow the National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA), then you’ll probably recognize her with her 2018 Mustang GT competing in the 8.60 Index class. Al though she began her racing career just four years ago, her inter est in Mustangs began long before that while riding around town with her brother in his purple 1995 Mustang GT.

So, what happens when the hubby buys a new car to race and you get be hind the wheel and whoop his butt? Just ask Leticia Hughes.

Who is that face on the side of the car? “It’s the face of my tuner, Rob Shoemaker, and it has become one of the most talked about features of my car. Everyone wants to know who that guy is.”

The sleek 2018 GT is Ford Oxford White with the Blackout package and boasts all factory body panels except an An derson Composites carbon fiber hood. Lettering is by Twiz ted Vinylz and the wrap was completed by Robert Miller.

At 16, Leticia got her first Mustang; her mom’s V6 powered 1995, and never lost her love for Ford’s Pony car. Afer her initial perfor mance driving their new 2018 Mustang, it became a competition each time at the track to see who could go faster, Leticia or Rick, but the weight difference gave Leticia an automatic advan tage.

Rick ran the Mustang in a couple of events and quick ly realized he did not enjoy it as much as Leticia, so she has been the pilot for the

past 4 years. She says that she not only loves the car because it is a trick looking modded-out Mustang, but loves the competition side of it too, and her husband Rick learned that he loved teaching and working on the car more than racing it anyways, so it’s a match made in Heaven!.

“One of the key attributes that I have learned over the course of the last 4 years is that I wanted to learn all there was about my combo and the industry.”

Win Races.

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New heads are just one component of the horsepower recipe. To make it complete, you’re going to need some more ingredients.

Trick Flow by Wiseco PowerPort Forged Piston Sets

These lightweight pistons are fully skirted and precision-machined from premium alloy to fit big block Chevy engines equipped with PowerPort 365 cylinder heads. Features include 3D profile dome milling, oversized valve reliefs, precision-fit wrist pins, and Spirolox retainers.

Track Max® Camshafts

Get even more power with a Track Max camshaft. With high performance hydraulic roller and full race mechanical roller grinds to choose from, these cams will provide the good midrange and strong top-end power that you are looking for from your big cubic inch performance engine.

Roller Rocker Arms

These excellent aluminum roller rockers feature heat-treated CNC-machined bodies, premium needle-bearing fulcrums, roller tips, and a machined relief for valve spring clearance. They slide onto all 7/16" rocker studs and have a 1.7 ratio to increase valve lift. Sold in sets of 16 with polylocks.

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