Late-model Mustangs are noted for — or perhaps notorious for — the insane shenanigans in which they engage. YouTube and social media are full of these Fords behaving wildly, so it is no surprise that when given a place to misbehave legally and safely at Mustang Week Texas, they’d come out in force.
And they did. It was late-model Mustangs smoking their tires and drifting as far as the eye could see. And at Mustang Week Texas, no mailboxes, innocent bystanders, or telephone poles were injured in the process.
(True confessions: I drive a ’22 Mustang GT, so put your poison pens (and keyboards) away. Just having a bit of fun here.)
Seriously, the first-ever Mustang Week Texas was a horsepower-laden free-for-all, an absolute tire-smoking good time.
There were drifting ride-alongs on Thursday with Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ben Hobson, monster trucks and drifting under the lights, fireworks, and a burnout contest.
Let The Games Begin
The main event during Mustang Week Mayhem was on Saturday, with the Mustang Week Smoke Show: Fords vs. the World. The drifting and monster truck exhibition under the lights at the Moody Gardens Resort in Galveston was pure insanity.
Victorious in the Ford vs. The World Smoke Show category was Archie Waller in his supercharged Ford Ranger. Colin Thomas was the runner up in this class, with a rat rod, and Colt Tompkins third in a yellow Mustang convertible.
Day 4 of Mustang Week (Sunday) brought the ultimate burnout showdown, the Smoke Show Street Class (hosted by Frosty The Ice Cream Truck, Seth Cavanaugh, Shannon Serig, and The Hobby Shop). This was for Ford-powered and Ford-bodied street cars on a 22×75-ft burnout pad. You know insanity would prevail and it did. A total of $500, plus prizes was for the taking.
It was Tompkins who would prevail on Sunday in his self-described, “yellow s*** box.” Outstanding.
For a first-time event, Mustang Week Texas and its attendant Mayhem was a resounding success. We can’t wait to see what next year brings.
Complete coverage of Mustang Week Texas is at Ford Muscle.
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