For the records, I do spend
For the records, I do spend tons of time at the track. Every vehicle that I own has routinely been raced including my trucks. My wife also races frequently...mostly all drag racing but Ive done a bit of road course and autocross racing in my days. There is a big difference between someone letting you take a spin in their car and spending week in and week out racing the cars, making payments and facing the damages done to the vehicle while racing. Admittedly, as I have gotten older, I race less but my rear wheel drive cars have all been down the track hundreds of times and I spent quite a few weekends this year at the track and as a result, Ive been in a variety of racing magazines including National Dragster and Mopar Muscle. No "wannabe" here.
In any case, it wasnt about questioning your place in the discussion...it was about pointing out the fact that Ford isnt too worried about attracting people who have never owned a sports car. Sure, a small percentage of the soccer dad world will occasionally get permission to buy something that is fun to drive but at the end of the day, it is people like me and the massive group of Mustang enthusiasts who buy these cars...whether they race or not. Ford doesnt care if someone who sees no point in having a performance car wants or doesnt want something on a car like the Mustang. You admittedly arent interested in buying one and because of that, you are not in Ford's target audience.
Also, while you wouldnt understand this, owning a performance car is far more than just putting a few miles on a media car here and there. Some of us would rather not have a car that castrates us every time we get into it.