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Details of impending Mustang Supercars parity change revealed

Changes to both the front and rear aero package for the Ford Mustang Supercar are on the cards ahead of the Gold Coast 500.

Ford will resubmit its bid to have aero changes to the Mustangs ahead of the Gold Coast on the belief that the parity threshold was triggered at the Bathurst 1000.

The Blue Oval tried to get an updated aero package pushed through ahead of the Bathurst 1000 amid fears the Mustang wouldn't be competitive at the Great Race.

The stumbling block proved to be that the official threshold for a parity review hadn't been triggered, which meant Supercars needed approval from the Chevrolet teams to green-light any changes.

There was a bitter standoff in the paddock last Wednesday before Ford conceded defeat and shelved the new parts that had been built and taken to Bathurst.

The parts could well be on the cars for the next round, though, with Ford of the belief that the threshold was triggered at the Bathurst 1000 due to the disparity in lap times in five of the last eight races.

If Supercars agrees, a fresh parity review will kick off and Ford will resubmit its proposed changes.

Those changes are focussed on both the front and rear aero as Ford looks to adjust the balance and stop what its data highlights as an aero detachment at certain speeds.

Source: Autosport

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