2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? - Page 3

Nmbr1GMfan · 04-17-2019, 11:34 PM

I don't know this Jesse Kershaw guy... but I believe we could hang out.

MNDartSwagger · 04-22-2019, 02:17 PM

Reading Jesse Kershaw's posts is a fascinating inside glimpse of what it takes to develop a package car. I would LOVE to get the same description of what happened inside Mopar. Why DID Geoff Turk leave the brand he raced for decades (at the pinnacle of performance) and jump into a CJ? I bet the story their is even more brutal than what Mr. Kershaw is relaying...

ALMACK · 04-18-2019, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyno

Jesse, well written and spoken!

I agree

troublemaker427 · 04-18-2019, 12:57 PM

Ford lost a fine representative of the company when Jesse left....

Ralph A Powell · 04-20-2019, 06:13 AM

It was announced yesterday that the Ford GT program is dead after 2019.
Is the Cobrajet program next to fall?

X-TECH MAN · 04-13-2019, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rognelson777

Look around where else the money is going. Ford is now sponsoring funny cars again, Tasca Wilkerson

Ford also has spent major money in nascar with 8 top level teams, Penske 3 teams with a wood bros/Menards satellite team. Stewart haas with 4 teams (ford was able to get them to change from chevy a couple of years ago).. Roush is still sponsored by ford, 2 teams, but roush has not done much lately

Toyota now only sponsoring 4 top teams in nascar and chevy has 8 teams, all chevys suffering right now though..

Final 4 teams last year were 2 fords and 2 toyotas.

Sponsoring ANY fuel class cars is a waste of money !

GUMP · 04-13-2019, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Sponsoring ANY fuel class cars is a waste of money !

Would you care to share the research that you used to come to this conclusion?

rawhide · 04-13-2019, 11:23 AM

Jesse is spot on about the disarray in the parts division of Ford Performance. I have been a Ford Motorsport/Racing/Performance warehouse distributor for over 25 years and the business model is the worst I have ever seen. Parts on the website without picture or prices is a constant problem. There seems to be one person in the shipping department who does not care how he or she packs orders as a lot of parts in small boxes will have the box crushed by the bigger heavier items. This a top down problem and can only be corrected from the top down. I have dealt with many different people at FP and I honestly have liked everyone of them. They are so nice that I have a difficult time raising any hell for fear of hurting their feelings. I even liked the Mopar racer, Jim's best buddy. I too would like for Jesse to return to his position at Ford but he would be a fool to do it without major changes to the business model.

best regards,
Roland

ALMACK · 04-13-2019, 01:44 PM

So sad.

As a Ford fan and racer, it's depressing to see Ford Racing going downhill.
I used to really look forward every year to the new racing parts catalog from them.

Now it seems it's all wheels, axle back exhaust systems and add on spoilers.
I miss seeing new hard core performance engine parts in the catalog.

04-17-2019, 11:34 PM	#1
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? I don't know this Jesse Kershaw guy... but I believe we could hang out. __________________ Todd Greene

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MNDartSwagger Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 4 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? Reading Jesse Kershaw's posts is a fascinating inside glimpse of what it takes to develop a package car. I would LOVE to get the same description of what happened inside Mopar. Why DID Geoff Turk leave the brand he raced for decades (at the pinnacle of performance) and jump into a CJ? I bet the story their is even more brutal than what Mr. Kershaw is relaying...

04-18-2019, 12:57 PM	#4
troublemaker427 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampstead, MD. Posts: 422 Likes: 282 Liked 64 Times in 23 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? Ford lost a fine representative of the company when Jesse left.... __________________ Jody Aberts Troublemaker2 1966 Fairlane 427 Last edited by troublemaker427; 04-20-2019 at 10:51 AM.

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Ralph A Powell Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Bay City Texas Posts: 392 Likes: 2 Liked 226 Times in 137 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? It was announced yesterday that the Ford GT program is dead after 2019. Is the Cobrajet program next to fall?

04-13-2019, 11:23 AM	#8
rawhide Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 270 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? Jesse is spot on about the disarray in the parts division of Ford Performance. I have been a Ford Motorsport/Racing/Performance warehouse distributor for over 25 years and the business model is the worst I have ever seen. Parts on the website without picture or prices is a constant problem. There seems to be one person in the shipping department who does not care how he or she packs orders as a lot of parts in small boxes will have the box crushed by the bigger heavier items. This a top down problem and can only be corrected from the top down. I have dealt with many different people at FP and I honestly have liked everyone of them. They are so nice that I have a difficult time raising any hell for fear of hurting their feelings. I even liked the Mopar racer, Jim's best buddy. I too would like for Jesse to return to his position at Ford but he would be a fool to do it without major changes to the business model. best regards, Roland

04-13-2019, 01:44 PM	#9
ALMACK VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,942 Likes: 132 Liked 373 Times in 131 Posts	Re: 2019 Cobra Jet program in jeopardy ? So sad. As a Ford fan and racer, it's depressing to see Ford Racing going downhill. I used to really look forward every year to the new racing parts catalog from them. Now it seems it's all wheels, axle back exhaust systems and add on spoilers. I miss seeing new hard core performance engine parts in the catalog. __________________ Alan Mackin Stock 3777/ SS 3377 P/SA & SS/PA Fox Thunderbird I/PS '95 Mustang GT Last edited by ALMACK; 04-13-2019 at 01:47 PM.