That's a spot of luck that the Ford dealer are replacing his last years model car with the current one. If only all dealers were like that, taking you car for a track day catches fire and it and it gets replaces.
That's a bummer all brakes going too due to heat. Good job it was a manual car so he could use gears to slow down. Mind you I wonder how many automatics do track days, a manual transmission is a drivers car and more likely to do track days.
Have to agree, I like the manuals. After my 4th gen T/A was a 6speed, the Corvette being a 6speed, the TATA being an auto was something I didn't enjoy. Loving having a 6speed again.... just wish I had more time to enjoy it!