[Siegel Racing]

I need to start by thanking Yokohama and Gran Turismo East for making it possible for me to get those wonderful Neovas on less than 24 hours notice.

My road to Redline started Wednesday night we realized that the 24 Hours of Lemons car was not going to happen :/

Thursday morning, we decided to see if it was possible for me to run one of our customer’s STi’s in the Redline Time Attack in the street class. He was going to run it on his R1’s in the Modified class, and I was going to run the Neovas in the Street class. It was a fresh motor that we knew would not be ready for full boost until the drive TO NASHVILLE had given it enough miles to change the oil and turn it up.

So Saturday morning Ashley and I drove it up to Nashville, running 13 psi max. We got to the track, changed the oil and started to turn it up. We got a few laps in for practice and then I went out on the street to make sure that tune was good.

Sunday morning it was over 100 degree ambient temps, and the car did not have enough cooling capacity for full boost… Instead of the 25 or 26psi we wanted, we could make almost a lap at 21, or 3-4 laps at 18… So we practiced on 18 and ran 21 for the competition. Another 60 whp would have been nice on the banking

Fortunately that was enough for me to WIN the Street AWD class, and run about six tenths from the overall Street Class win. Being able to run more than 2 laps, maybe a little less weight, and a little more boost would have put us right there. This car is an absolute street car with a full interior and big sound system.

The modified class was QUITE a bit more competitive with the Cusco-built Takata STi that is absolutely a gorgeous Unlimited class build, but happens to run in modified… (it ran the second fastest time of the whole event).

The car owner and I had a great time, used relatively little tires, brakes and gas, and got to participate in a wonderful event. Thanks to the Redline Time Attack crew for such a well-run, safe, and fun event.

[STI-roids]

Congrats on the win.

[TopSpeed]

Our customers car and Street Class AWD Winner








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