2010 Redline Time Attack – Buttonwillow – Part 1
By Joey Leh, Photography by Duane Uyeda
The off-season equaled one thing for many racers – working on a car. After months of being thrashed and abused on track, cars want to be refreshed and rebuilt, made pristine again through the sweat and labor of their owners. In preparation for the new 2010 time attack season, many cars underwent transformations, upgrades and overhauls. Others still were retired in favor of new chassis or made their competition debut.
Although the actual time attack event doesn’t take place until tomorrow, we here at The Octane Report thought it our duty to sneak through the paddock and report on what awaits tomorrow’s competition. AQ Motorsports redesigned their turbocharged Honda S2000 and Subaru Impreza WRX STI, the former covered in a new widebody kit and both wearing matching white paint schemes.
N1 Concepts’ ex-J’s Racing Honda S2000 went through some engine problems during practice but was running at the end of the day and the team was eager to test out the new fender flares, wider wheels and new tires. To the delight of many fans, Hollywood star Paul Walker made his time attack competition debut this weekend with AE Performance.
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution camp held some of the newest additions and changes for the season. Robispec’s Robert Fuller debuted his latest work, a JRZ 4-way, caged, gutted, big turbo-equipped, Voltex widebody orange and white Lancer Evo creation that looks like it could do serious damage in the race ranks.
Sierra Sierra Enterprises “unofficially” broke the long-standing HKS overall time attack record and are looking to repeat the lap tomorrow, which will give them the top overall time attack record.
We’re now just barely a few hours away from seeing the start of the 2010 time attack season. We know that records will fall this year and memories will be made. But will Sierra Sierra’s monster Evo do the deed so early in the year? We look forward to seeing what a capable, professional team is going to be able to do once they are so determined.
Source
Redline Time Attack
www.redlinetimeattack.com
