{"id":370122,"date":"2013-02-25T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=45929"},"modified":"2024-11-03T01:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:19:11","slug":"carrolls-last-stand-shelby-gt500-driving-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/carrolls-last-stand-shelby-gt500-driving-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Shelby Mustang GT500 Driven &#8211; Carroll&#8217;s Last Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Report and photos (unless noted) by Jamie Doyle<\/p>\n<p>Horsepower is something the vast majority of enthusiasts spend a lot of time thinking about. If possible we want a large dose of it, and are always craving more. We read about it, analyze it, brag about it, even lose sleep over it. But when does a lot of power become too much power? Is too much power even possible? 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