S2K Challenge Series #7 Results – 6/27/09 - WSIR, Post your pictures and videos here!!!

Summer is officially here!!! The 7th S2K Challenge event was held on June 29, 2009 at the Willow Spring International Raceway "Big Track." The 2.5mile course consists of 9 corners which combines speed with turns and elevation changes to offer a unique challenge. The top S2000 Challenge drivers were hitting 125mph+ on the front straight.



Weather: HOT. 100F was the high for the day. Qualifying lap times for most were fastest in the morning when the temps were low/medium and would slowly rise session after session due to the heat. The S2K Challenge participants hiding from the sun in our dedicated garage area:



Speedventures ran a dedicated S2K Challenge Time Attack Session at the end of the day. Cars were gridded based on qualifying times during the day, and sent off one by one: one warmup lap, two timed laps, and one cooldown lap. Final lap times were a bit higher than our prior WSIR event in February, primarily due to the weather, but given the external factors, the S2K drivers did a great job. At the end of the day, an awards ceremony was held. Podium finishers were given special plaques, thanks to Cobblestone Realty in Palmdale. Prizes from our awesome sponsors were also given out. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

Street Class:

1st – Emilo Cervantes (949racing) – 1:36.672 – 10pts – Kics R40 Black Chrome 1.5 Lug Set (Mackin Industries)
2nd – Charles Ng (MiataCharles_HK) – 1:36.861 – 8 pts – Project Mu B-Force Front Brake Pads (Mackin Industries)
3rd – Nam Yoon (VitaRenovatio) – 1:38.418 – 6pts – Free Dent Pull (Mike's Ultimate Dent Removal) + Coupon for 30% off any S2000 Part (APR Performance)
4th – Dustin Dessero (ddess) – 1:41.047 – 5pts
5th – Joel Perez – 1:41.451 – 4pts
6th – Jonathon Lee (subtledreamer) – 1:46.241 – 3pts
7th – Ben Rigaud (Ben22) – 1:50.145 – 2pts
8th – Chris Lee– 1:52.679 – 1pts



Modified Class:

1st – Si Tang (nsxtasi) – 1:33.972 – 10pts – 1 free hour of Dyno Time (Autowave Inc.)
2nd – Yuyen Huang (jaku) – 1:34.367 – 8 pts – ARC Cool Fin (Mackin Industries)
3rd – Ed Lee (600rr_rocket) – 1:37.319 – 6pts – Free Dent Pull (Mike's Ultimate Dent Removal) + Coupon for 30% off any S2000 Part (APR Performance)
4th – Mark Tsai (colakitty) – 1:37.613 – 5pts
5th – Michael Tsay (dipstick) – 1:38.186 – 4pts



I would also like to thank all of our awesome Sponsors for all their support!!!

949 Racing http://www.949racing.com/
A&J Racing http://www.aj-racing.com
Aliso Viejo Auto Service www.alisoviejoautoservice.com
APR Performance http://www.aprperformance.com
Autowave http://www.autowaveinc.com
Berk Technology http://www.berktechnology.com
Brake Options http://www.brakeoptions.com
Buddy Club http://www.buddyclub.us
Cobblestone Realty [URL=www.palmdaledreamhomes.com[/URL]
C-West http://www.c-westusa.com
Evasive Motorsport http://www.evasivemotorsports.com
F1Spec http://www.f1spec.com
Go Tuning Unlimited http://www.gotuning.com
GT Motoring http://www.gtmotoring.com
Hardtop Guy http://www.hardtopguy.com
JDM Auto Boutique http://www.jdmautoboutique.com
Mackin Industries http://www.mackinindustries.com
Mike’s Ultimate Dent Removal
Prestige Auto Accessories http://www.prestigeautoaccessories.com
Rick's Signature Acessories http://www.ricks2k.com
R&D Factory http://www.rndfactory.com S2KI.com
Tony Fuchs Racing
West End Alignment
Vision Autodynamics http://www.visionautodynamics.com

The next S2K Challenge will be at Buttonwillow (8/2)…see you all there!!!

Here's a vid of me chasing one of you s2k guys.
Car# 482


This post has been edited by krysdafur on Jun 28 2009, 09:08 PM

^ Nice driving. As far as the S2000, it looks like Dustin Dessero (ddess). Were you running NT01 that day, Dustin?

1st post updated!

Nice writeup, Ed! And congratulations on your first podium!

Anyone planning on going to the Open Test Day at Buttonwillow on July 11?

looks like you had the same problem as I did in my RX8 earlier this year...you're understeering through turn 5 which doesn't allow you to get on the throttle early and kills your speed into turns 6,7 and 8...that's where you're losing the most ground on the s2000...try to get rid of the understeer in that turn and your lap times will plummet

i wish i could have made it...i got sick with the flu the day before...good job Nam! looks like another #1 in Street class to me *cough cough*

That would be me. Thanks for posting the vid.

I sure do understeer through most of those turns. Im undecided on which cure would be best for this. Any input besides non staggard? Im thinking of a lip but Im undecided on which one.

I also could use more camber in the front. I rosted the outer 2/3rds in the fronts on my Nittos. The inner 1/3rd looks great.

Great time out there, maybe next time it won't be so hot. (wishfull thinking)

haha, I was talking about the Miata driver...you were understeering waaaay less

I'm half glad I didn't go.... I had my car towed to the dealer on Saturday

Congrats to all the winners... and love the actual podium!

What happened to your car, Mike???

Also, at this event, I mis-shifted from 5th to 2nd. I didn't pull the clutch out all the way, but enough for the rear to kick out going into turn 1. Datalogger says I hit 9962rpm for a split second. Should I be concerned?

I mis-shifted from 3rd at redline to 2nd and full throttle for 1 sec. It went in 2nd just as easy as it would 4th, couldn't tell until I gave it gas. Datalogger shows I rev'd to 9250 RPM. My redline is at 7k.


Do a compression check if you can. If numbers are good and you car idles and drive normal you may be ok.

SOOOOO wish I had participated in the S2k Challenge! I was there on Saturday, w/o transponder and had to leave early due to transmission issues of my girlfriend's dad's Corvette. Definitely going to participate in the next one though!

Bolts connecting the driveshaft and tranny backed out... 5 were loose (2-5 turns out), and one was completely gone.

10k rpm... my understanding is that there may be damage, but the damage may not necessarily show itself until WAY later. I believe it is the valve retainer that gets damaged, and you can have them checked when you get a valve adjustment. If you're really scared, you can get them replaced....

Billman had some excellent posts regarding overrevs.

Congrats on the 3rd!

If you are a habitual over-rever...get these for piece of mind.

^^^ I concur!!! Tony from Mid-valley auto repair recommended it, and Saturday i understood why...fairly cheap mod ($350 for parts, another $400 or so for installation) to make sure you won't damage or blow your engine.

August 2nd, prep has already started!

22B

What am I looking at? O_o Do these add points, or are they maintenance only? Should I go to Tony to get this checked out/installed?

Supertech Valve Springs and Retainers. No points for S2K Challenge. Talk to Tony about pricing. Tell him that Ed sent you.

So you gonna get that GTC-200 wing?

Make sure you tell KC at APR that Ed from the S2K Challenge sent you and make sure to bring the physical copy of the Speedventures certificate.

Ben, 30% off retail ($785) plus tax comes out to $603. Another S2K Challenge sponsor, R&D Factory can do it for much lower than that. No coupons required.

those are only maintenance issues for ap1

they do no benefit ap1's at all except knowing that your retainers will not crack or break easily the next time you overrev.

please check your retainers.

retainers and keepers from the dealer should cost around $100 (ballpark area) or so i think. you only need them for the intake side.

Hey Dudes it was a Great time at the track, Glad to meet all of you. I'll see about going to the next run at Button Willow.

Your line is much better than his. Lucky for you I concur that the understeer in 5 is costing you time as well.

YES!!! It might look like i'll be able to trade my TEINS for CR suspension with Espelir springs!?!?

APR is selling the 200 for $530 (minus my discount?).

Will try to have my car ready for BW.

22B

here is my 1'32s laps video on bald nt01, 4 for $150, i've been cheap on old used nt01s, last set was also $100!

http://vimeo.com/5385587

i just check my G2X and i was very happy to see my gps speed thru T9 was above 99mph and hit 125.5mph before T1, and with stock gear ratio, i was on 5th gear after T6 all the way to T1!!

here is my gps corner speed at big willow, 85+mph thru T1, 88+mph thru T2, 60+mph thru omega, 125+mph thru T8, 99+mph thru T9!

Very nice driving, Jaku! I was waiting for an S2K owner to post a video. I can't believe you're hitting 125mph through T8! Holy smokes! The best I can muster is 117 or 118mph.