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Posted
Dec 21 2009, 10:45 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 16 comment(s)
2009 was a year of big developments for the American time attack scene. With both the Redline series and Super Lap Battle running events, competitors had plenty of chances to leave their marks this year on race tracks all over the country. We saw the competition get tighter, and the cars getting faster - particularity in the hardcore unlimited class.
Now, here's a quick look back at some of the highlights of 2009 American time attack season....
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Posted
Nov 16 2009, 11:45 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 15 comment(s)
The 2009 American time attack season is now behind us. Following the Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow on Wednesday, the Redline Time Attack series wrapped up their season at California Speedway over the weekend. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get out to Fontana for myself, as I was up in the Bay Area for the Hellaflush meet. You can expect some Hellaflush coverage later today, but first I'm going to finish my Super Lap coverage from Buttonwillow....
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Posted
Nov 13 2009, 01:08 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 18 comment(s)
Hey, I thought November was supposed to be the off-season for car events? With SEMA, the VIP Festival, and Wednesday's Super Lap Battle, it's been a busy week of Speedhunting for me - and it's not over yet. Later this afternoon I'll be hitting the road towards NorCal for tomorrow's Hella Flush meet in Milpitas. Before I leave, I thought I'd post some more Buttonwillow Super Lap coverage for you guys....
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Posted
Nov 12 2009, 01:18 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 25 comment(s)
Every November for the past several years, America's (and the world's) fastest tuner cars have gathered at Buttonwillow Raceway for a one-day battle in the dusty and fragrant Central Valley of California. Upon arriving at the track, I noticed the paddock appeared a little emptier than past years. Nonetheless, all the top players in the game were present and accounted for. Teams like FX Motorsports, Sierra Sierra, Crawford, and AMS were all ready to fight in hopes of claiming the day's fastest time, and just maybe breaking the long standing track record held by NOB Taniguchi and the HKS CT230R....
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Posted
Nov 10 2009, 04:05 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 12 comment(s)
For those of you who have been waiting to see more "functional" machines on Speedhunters this month, don't worry. Tomorrow is the annual Super Lap Finals at Butonwillow Raceway, and I'll be heading out bright and early to bring you guys the action.
Even better, if you live in California and can find an excuse to get out of work or school for the day, you can head to Buttonwillow tomorrow and see it for yourself!
If not, stay tuned to the site.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
Jul 16 2009, 07:40 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 8 comment(s)
I can't wait for the time attack season to get going here in Japan, starting with the Tsukuba Super Lap Battle in early December. For me there is no better event on the calendar, and this year, like back in 2007, the guys from High Octane Racing in Australia will be there with their new Advan-sponsored R34 GT-R. This video shows its first ever track outing at Oran Park. The custom-dry sumped RB30 drivers all four wheels via the 6-speed Holinger transmission. Apparently, the AWD system wasn't working well on the day so it was a bit of a handful, precisely what makes this video so cool to watch.
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Dec 10 2008, 03:36 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 5 comment(s)
Hey kids! Early Christmas present... You can now find Tarzan's Time Attack Impreza in our desktops section . And just because I know some of you may want them, sorry, I don't have any high res John Brooks photos of this car. Hit up John or Rod for that! Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah... (BTW I love Adam Sandler's brilliant SNL rendition of the Hannukah song... who agrees with me on this? If you don't know, google it.) -Antonio Alvendia
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Posted
Dec 10 2008, 12:44 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 20 comment(s)
Team Tarzan’s Tomei Cusco Impreza was one of the highest anticipated cars for Super Street’s 2008 Super Lap Battle. The renowned pair of engine and suspension component companies teamed up to build a car capable of upsetting the lap record Nobuteru Taniguchi set in 2007 with the HKS Hypermax Evo. Although the aim was to conquer California’s Buttonwillow Raceway, the majority of the testing and tuning was all done in Japan. The traditional course configuration for the Super Lap Battle...
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Posted
Nov 27 2008, 09:20 AM
by
John Brooks
with 8 comment(s)
They say a week, in politics, is a long time. While I would hesitate to compare myself with the fools and charlatans that infest Parliament (I can only offer comments on the shower here in the UK) a week is also a long time in the SpeedHunters’ world. Today I sit here in the UK, “enjoying” the first real taste of winter with Northerly winds driving the thermometer south towards zero, while cranking out this piece. Last weekend I was at the Port of Long Beach with a flat out crazy...
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Posted
Nov 17 2008, 04:04 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 18 comment(s)
Before I move on to getting you guys and gals (are there any ladies in here? hello?) a detailed, play by play report on the Red Bull Drifting event, I thought I'd better get on to writing our final wrapup from the Superlap Battle. Remember that?..... Ok let's have a look at some of the results and check out John Brooks' photo styles....
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Posted
Nov 13 2008, 07:28 PM
by
Antonio Alvendia
with 11 comment(s)
There were a ton of race cars on trailers driving through Highway 5 and the Grapevine to LA last night. It was cool seeing these cars on the back of the trailers, cruising at 70mph on the freeway... little would most people know what these cars are really capable of once they're put on a race track. From the starting grid at Buttonwillow yesterday, I spotted the M-Workz 350Z in line waiting to go out on track. I think this Z33 looks cool! Keep an eye out for an upcoming Speedhunters story on...
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Posted
Nov 13 2008, 12:29 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 17 comment(s)
These are busy times for me right now... there is much happening in the business and creative world of Need for Speed I have to keep on top of, yet at the same time this Speedhunters project needs continual focus... it's like a eating monster with an endless appetite... the site always needs new stories! So with this in mind, let's get down to business, as I have around 100 emails that need to be answered... then we'll be heading down to the Long Beach docks to check out the setup, and...
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Posted
Nov 13 2008, 12:11 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 16 comment(s)
This year is going by quickly isn't it? I've had the Superlap Battle on my travel calendar since the start of the year and it's always seemed like something far down the road... so I'm finding it somewhat hard to believe the event has come and gone, and now it's already time to move to our coverage of the Red Bull Drifting World Championship. But before we start to submerge ourselves in this upcoming Long Beach mega-event, we'll try and do our best to communicate to you what...
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Posted
Nov 11 2008, 08:11 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 7 comment(s)
I am feeling a bit crabby at the moment... I started out today in Stockholm, Sweden and am now sitting here in a random motel in Buttonwillow, California.... It's been a long day and I need some shut eye.... But before my head meets the pillow I want to quickly show you a few scenes from Superlap Battle. John Brooks and I didn't make it out to the track until around five o'clock this afternoon, but we were able to grab a few snaps and talk to a few folks to get a sense of the setting...
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Posted
Nov 10 2008, 01:28 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 6 comment(s)
The Buttonwillow time attack gathering is probably my favorite tuner car event the United States. In fact this week's 2008 edition of the event will be the first time I have missed it in the past three years. Then again the "original" time attack course at Tsukuba is only 30 minutes away from me right now so I suppose I can't complain too much. Anyways, I figured I would post up some of my old photos from the 2006 and 2007 editions as a little preview to this week's event....
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Posted
Jul 23 2008, 09:48 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 11 comment(s)
Thanks to Jonathan Wong and the crew at Super Street Magazine, we have some photos and results from the Super Lap Qualifying event that was held at Willow Springs International Raceway earlier this month. Although the scorching summertime desert heat does not quite make for ideal time attack conditions, many of the big names in American time attack came out and ran for the chance to compete in the final event at Buttonwillow Raceway in November. The drivers list included many big names like Formula D stars Tanner Foust and Tyler McQuarrie and of course Speedhunter Chris Rado in his World Racing Scion TC time attack car which is pictured above......
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Posted
May 28 2008, 01:11 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 1 comment(s)
My how things have changed. I remember when the time attack movement in the states first started a few years ago. You could count the number of spectators at the events with one hand. Now we have time attack cars running on the Long Beach Grand Prix street course in front of thousands. Take a look at this in car video from the AJ Racing S2000 during last month's Super Lap All Stars event in Long Beach. The sound is something that can only be made by a tuned S2000 running flat out.
AJ Racing
MaxRev
Super Lap Battle
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
May 22 2008, 01:00 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 1 comment(s)
The USA's fastest Time Attack NSX. Found this pic in the nwp4life forum
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