Round 2 of Redline Time Attack at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway was 3 weeks ago and I was little nervous because the car was murderous at Round 1 without the wing (determined to be illegal at the time and fixed for round 2) and with the suspension settings way off due to it being the first time I'd run the car on that set up. Between rounds 1 and 2 I changed to wing stands to make it legal, and made some adjustments to the suspension to get it back on all KW springs and how I wanted it. With all of the changes I made I was eager to see what the car would do. The last time I was at Chuckwalla for competition was my first Redline Time Attack race and I had just put on the TC Klines and was running no aero. At that event I did a 2:08 and walked away with a third place finish. It's been about a year since then and now the car has been improved in every single way. I was looking forward to seeing what kind of lap time the car was going to put down in its new form.
Saturday was practice and I had the goal of setting a lap time near the limit and to give the tires a proper first heat cycle. I went out in the first session warmed up the tires, did three laps, and hit my target practice lap time of a 2:00. With aero, more power, and the set up dialed I shaved 8 seconds off of my previous Time Attack PB. I was thrilled with the results and was looking forward to the Time Attack sessions the next day.
Sunday came and my qualifying laps went well putting me as the fastest RWD car on street tires at the event with a 2:00.1. The Time Attack session was early in the morning giving me a great opportunity to try and dip into sub 2 minutes. My flying lap was looking great and in the ball park to hit my target of a low :59. Disaster struck at one of the most crucial corners where I was trying to brake a little too late. The lap before and after that ruined sector were faster than my previous pb and would have been in line with my goal of a 1:59. Unfortunately my mistake cost me dearly and I was unable to get a clean lap after that first hot lap. I had to settle for a 2:00.7 which was a new class record, besting the existing record by over 4 seconds. That lap was also good for the fastest RWD car at the event and the fastest Naturally Aspirated car at the event despite having a full interior and being a street driven car. The results were great despite the disappointment of not hitting my goal.
Here is in car video of my lap.
I owe a huge thanks to StanceWorks, Avus Autosport, KW Suspension, VAC Motorsports, Motorsport Hardware, Koyorad, PurÖl, and Dream Room for all of their support.
Shots from Sunday


Here's a link to MotoIQ's coverage if you'd like more info. http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...-Speedway.aspx
Saturday was practice and I had the goal of setting a lap time near the limit and to give the tires a proper first heat cycle. I went out in the first session warmed up the tires, did three laps, and hit my target practice lap time of a 2:00. With aero, more power, and the set up dialed I shaved 8 seconds off of my previous Time Attack PB. I was thrilled with the results and was looking forward to the Time Attack sessions the next day.
Sunday came and my qualifying laps went well putting me as the fastest RWD car on street tires at the event with a 2:00.1. The Time Attack session was early in the morning giving me a great opportunity to try and dip into sub 2 minutes. My flying lap was looking great and in the ball park to hit my target of a low :59. Disaster struck at one of the most crucial corners where I was trying to brake a little too late. The lap before and after that ruined sector were faster than my previous pb and would have been in line with my goal of a 1:59. Unfortunately my mistake cost me dearly and I was unable to get a clean lap after that first hot lap. I had to settle for a 2:00.7 which was a new class record, besting the existing record by over 4 seconds. That lap was also good for the fastest RWD car at the event and the fastest Naturally Aspirated car at the event despite having a full interior and being a street driven car. The results were great despite the disappointment of not hitting my goal.
Here is in car video of my lap.
I owe a huge thanks to StanceWorks, Avus Autosport, KW Suspension, VAC Motorsports, Motorsport Hardware, Koyorad, PurÖl, and Dream Room for all of their support.
Shots from Sunday


Here's a link to MotoIQ's coverage if you'd like more info. http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...-Speedway.aspx
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