{"id":14384,"date":"2015-04-22T17:12:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T00:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=14384"},"modified":"2015-04-22T17:13:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T00:13:06","slug":"shelby-throws-you-keys-on-may-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/shelby-throws-you-keys-on-may-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelby Throws You The Keys on May 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/shelby-throws-you-keys-on-may-9th\/incar2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"InCar2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2-300x160.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2.jpg\" class=\" size-full wp-image-14385 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2.jpg\" alt=\"InCar2\" width=\"480\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/InCar2-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. announced a new program that allows Shelby enthusiasts a chance to drive a Shelby vehicle on the track before they even place an order. the first event will be held on May 9, 2015, at the Spring Mountain Motor Resort &amp; Country Club in Pahrump, Nevada. The lineup of vehicles to choose from include the base model 2015 Ford Mustang GT, the 627 HP 2015 Shelby GT, and the 2014 Shelby GT500.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s simply no better way to experience the exhilaration of genuine Shelby performance than on the track,\u201d said Joe Conway, co-CEO of Carroll Shelby International and CEO of Shelby American. \u201cTrue to the spirit of Carroll\u2019s vision, our current Shelby lineup was bred to outperform. Our \u2018Try Before You Buy\u2019 experience gives anyone on the fence about a Shelby, every reason to get into the vehicle of their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14386\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/shelby-throws-you-keys-on-may-9th\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-shelby-gt-24-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo: www.autoblog.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: www.autoblog.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1-308x173.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: www.autoblog.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOnce you climb into the cockpit of a Shelby, you\u2019re hooked,\u201d said Shelby American Vice President of Marketing, Gary SchechnerEach track will be limited to 20 guests who will receive personal instruction from a professional driver.\u00a0The race track at Spring Mountain Motor Resort &amp; Country Club is a fantastic combination of fast sweeping corners, quick esses, off-camber turns, over 125 feet of elevation change and four high-speed straights including a half mile straight. So if you weren&#8217;t already sold on a Shelby before, this program will surely sweeten the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Shelby&#8217;s new &#8220;Try Before You Buy&#8221; program puts you behind the wheel of a new Shelby.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":14386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470],"tags":[2490,219,1012,1085,2489,2491,2492],"class_list":["post-14384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-carroll-shelby","tag-ford-mustang","tag-shelby","tag-shelby-gt","tag-shelby-gt500","tag-shelby-throws-you-keys-on-may-9th","tag-spring-mountain-motor-resort-country-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-shelby-gt-24-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-3K0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14388,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14384\/revisions\/14388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}