Team Profile:

Team:

Cranston Racing

Driver:

Richard Cranston

Location:

St Louis, MO

Car:

1995 Ford Mustang

Race Series:

NASA American Iron

American Iron™ is a race series that calls to mind the legendary “Pony Car” battles of the 1960's.

American Iron™ provides a forum where modern domestic "Pony Cars" such as Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, and Pontiac Firebirds can challenge each other equipped with the finest performance products that tuners and aftermarket manufacturers can supply.

History:

Construction of the #32 Mustang began in the winter of 2003. Prior to this the car was an everyday driver. Some select aftermarket components were chosen for the race suspension, namely an SLA front suspension with a Panhard Bar and Torque Arm for the rear. The late model fuel injected motor was treated to AFR heads, custom cam and new valve train, all from Flowtech Induction Systems. At the same time the motor was converted to a carburetor for simplicity and ease of maintenance.

Specification:

Engine:

Ford 302 V8

Flowtech Induction Camshaft

Induction:

C & S Specialties Carburetor

Edelbrock RPM Intake

AFR Cylinder Heads

Flowtech Induction Valve Train

Suspension:

Bartworks SLA Front suspension 

Griggs Racing Panhard Bar and Torque Arm rear suspension

Tires:

Toyo RA1

Driver Bio:

Richard Cranston is originally from England but has resided in St.Louis, MO since 1997.

In England Richard enjoyed driving three Lotus sports cars over the years.  After years of casual enjoyment of his sports cars, a day at the Castle Combe racing school in England taught Richard some basic racing skills and planted a seed for the future. 

On moving to America, the urge to own a bona fide V8 musclecar grew and the Mustang was purchased.  After two years of club track events, Richard finally took the plunge at the end of 2003 to enter amateur racing with the National Auto Sport Association and the rest is history!