POWER UNDER THE CURVE (FROM 3000 RPM BEFORE REDLINE) TEAM PEAK HP PEAK TQ PUC POINTS FXMD 649 502 18,495 25 GST 608 516 15,193 21 Forged 555 621 16,365 22 Yimi/FR 551 541 15,429 21 Crawford 543 535 15,942 22 UMS 541 466 15,939 22 Ksport 476 379 13,823 19 AFI 460 371 13,223 18 SoS 434 330 11,935 16 Forrest 385 328 9,865 13 Taga/Hasport 376 325 9,803 13 Sportcar Motion 288 200 13,223 18 Autocross Have you ever woken up in the morning, flung open the curtains full of enthusiasm for the day, only to have your hopes and dreams crushed by the abysmal weather outside? If you’re a racer you can probably relate, and that’s exactly how we felt when it started to rain on our way to Firebird Raceway. Rain in the Arizona desert—really?? All you have to do is take a look at the pictures from the autocross to understand just how heavy the rain was. For some of the teams, this threw a serious monkey wrench into their plans. Without proper rain tires, grip would be virtually nonexistent, so those teams that showed up with full-tread-depth racing tires or street tires would be at a real advantage, and those teams that only brought slicks either slip-slided their way around the course or, in Crawford Performance’s case, parked the car entirely rather than risk an unscheduled trip into the fence. Tage Evanson and Brian from Hasport are both crafty competitors, so we weren’t too surprised to see their Civic roll into the start box on fresh Hoosier rain tires. As the winner of the autocross event last year, we knew Tage would likely be the man to beat, and true to form he once again took the event win with a best time of 45.568 seconds. But less than a tenth of a second behind was GST’s Impreza L, piloted by veteran racing driver Gary Sheehan, who stayed off the cones and posted a 45.650-second run. Team AFI Turbo Location Phoenix, Arizona Vehicle ’04 Honda S2000 Engine AFI GT3076 twin-scroll turbo kit, custom intercooler, 3" downpipe and exhaust; RC 1,000cc injectors, Bosch 044 fuel pump, Hondata Kpro Suspension and Brakes KW Variant 3 coilovers, Brembo Gran Turismo BBK Wheels and Tires Advan AVS Model T6 18x9" (f) and 18x10" (r) wheels, Toyo R888 tires Exterior Chargespeed widebody kit, VIS Racing carbon-fiber hood, Seibon carbon-fiber trunk, APR sideview mirrors and wingTeam AFI Turbo Location Phoenix, Arizona Vehicle ’04 Honda S2000 Engine AFI GT Team FX Motorsports Development Location Las Vegas, Nevada Vehicle ’91 Acura NSX Engine 93mm sleeved block, BC crankshaft and rods; CP pistons, FX750 GT-series turbo kit, STMPO intercooler, Burns Stainless 4" exhaust, MoTeC M48 Pro ECU Suspension and Brakes KW Competition coilovers; Dali Racing front sway bar, Comptech rear sway bar, PFC Brake Pads, Brembo F-50 (f) and Lotus (r) BBKs Wheels and Tires CCW Classic 18x9.5" (f) and 18x12" (r) wheels, Yokohama Advan AD08 tires Exterior Autokonexion widebody kit, Dali Racing dry carbon Big Ass Wing 2Team FX Motorsports Development Location Las Vegas, Nevada Vehicle ’91 Acura NSX Team Sportcar Motion Location San Diego, California Vehicle ’94 Honda Civic CX Engine K24A2 (TSX) engine, 13.7:1 JE Pistons, Skunk2 Stage 3 cams, valvetrain, header, and exhaust, Rywire wiring harness, BDL 70mm throttle body, Hondata Kpro Suspension and Brakes Tein Super Racing coilovers and EDFCs Wheels and Tires Advan RG 16x8" wheels, Toyo R888 225/45-16 tires Exterior Custom front splitter and side skirts, J’s Racing front lip and canards, APR GTC-200 wingTeam Sportcar Motion Location San Diego, California Vehicle ’94 Honda Civic CX « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | » | View Full Article By David Pratte Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
