LCS Round #2 @ Big Willow

It was a great weekend at Willow Springs International Motorsports Park for the second round of the Lotus Challenge Series. It was a busy two days in the Sector111 garage. We were supporting racer Kelley S. and her Union-Jack-wrapped Exige Cup car AND testing numerous parts, including our new Katana2 supercharger kit, on our own Project Nirvana Elise.

We were running the 2.5 mile, 9-turn Big Willow track that is commonly referred to as "the fastest road in the West." This weekend it was especially fast. Like we saw at Buttonwillow last month, the times across the board were far faster than they have ever been. Robb B. had the winning Time Trial lap at a blistering 1:30.88 in his Nitron GT3 & Monolite-equipped Exige S.

We escaped the threat of rain and it ended up being gorgeous all weekend. The entire field of cars proved to be equally as reliable as the weather. There were no earlier retirements due to mechanical failures. The wheel-to-wheel race, also won by Robb, was clean and really fast. The side-by-side rolling starts never get old!

Congratulations to Robb for his TT & Wheel-to-wheel wins!!!

LCS Round #1 is in the Books!

The first round of the Lotus Change Series at Buttonwillow Raceway Park was quite exciting. We couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend weather wise.

All of the drivers were excited to get their year off to a good start. Despite varying results, everyone seemed to have a fantastic time. A particular participant, Kelley S., came off the track after every session with the biggest smile!

The mood in the Sector111 garage was equally elated. Patrick, the driver we supported for the weekend, had the best time. Not only did his car run perfectly, but our data acquisition and driver coaching helped him improve his time significantly. His final time from the time trial was in the 1:57s (about a second off the fastest overall time of the weekend). We'll post some more detailed information on how data acquisition helped Patrick achieve this time over on our Tasty Innovations Blog.

The next event is coming up fast (Feb 20-21 @ Big Willow). Hopefully we'll get to see some of the drivers that were unable to make it to this first event. It should be another great weekend with a full grid of exceptionally fast Lotuses.

Special thanks to Jim Navarro for putting on another stellar, professional event. For more information on the Lotus Challenge Series and for full timed results, visit www.LotusChallengeSeries.com

Preliminary ... Podium Results by Class for the Race:

ULTRA:
1st: Jack
2nd: Andy
3rd: Patrick

CUP:
1st: Robb
2nd: Kevin
3rd: Mike B

SS:
1st: Glen
2nd: Roy

Preliminary ... Podium Results by Class for the TT:

ULTRA:
1st: Andy
2nd: Jack
3rd: Patrick

CUP:
1st: Mike W.
2nd: Robb
3rd: Mike B.

SS:
1st: Glen
2nd: Victor
3rd: Roy