Redline Time Attack 'Season Opener' (Round One) at Buttonwillow

First and foremost, congratulations to all the winners. Hats off to Billy Johnson and the FXMD NSX team for blazing the track and putting down the best time of the day at 1:45.516.

The line up included cars such as the GTR R35, Z06, STi, Evo X, FD Rx7, NSX, Mustang, Civic and a lot of other sweet rides. Teams included infamous track junkies like Stoptech, Crawford, and Robispec.

FAS would like to thank our sponsors that helped us take home 3rd Place Modified AWD award with a time of 2:00:001. FAS sponsors include Enkei wheels, Performance Friction Brakes (PFC), Tomei, H3R Performance, Odyssey, and Sticky Icons.

Also, many thanks to Dr. Russ Warr (chiropractor/lead foot) for piloting our R34 GTR and bringing it back in one piece. Well, almost...a power steering belt was nearly completely cut to shreds. Not much luck finding a matching or similar belt while I was driving around the paddock area asking everyone. Thanks to Garmin and the ability to pull up all of the Auto Zones in Area 51. After getting on the phone and calling 3 different stores, the last one had the belt we needed. The only issue was that the store was located 30 miles out and it was already 11am. Driving 100mph in a Dodge dually was fun. I got the belt back in time for the next outing.

A major improvement on our car's performance came from extensive suspension tuning done by the very surgical and passionate Jon from JIC USA/Ziel Motorsport of Downey, CA. He also provided track support and shared his extensive racing wisdom with our team. JIC can be reached at (562) 803-6122.

Aki Fuchigami, our builder/tuner, formerly of Garage Bomber of Japan, provided track side support ensuring the car was healthy throughout the day.

Let me tell you about some new goodies we received this year. Enkei RPF1 wheels in SBC not only gave off this slick black chrome effect and always looked clean, but was lightweight and offered minimal flex. We tried other pads before and nothing stops our pig of a car like PFC pads. No brake fade and it actually got better as temps climbed. Luckily, we didn't have to use the H3R Peformance fire extinguisher. It looks lovely in chrome though. We went from a Red Top Optima battery to an Odyssey PC680 lightweight battery. Definitely, a noticeable weight savings. Pair that with the Odyssey Ultimizer during the car's extended down time and the car starts right up without a hiccup. If you want precision and fast turn-around times on vinyl stickers there is no other than Sticky Icons. Hit Krist up at (562) 233-3295. Lastly, we love Nitto NT01 tires. They stock our sizes all the time, perfect sticky 'Modified' legal UTQG (100) rating, and they last a really long time compared to other DOT-R tires (easy on the pocket).

Enough plugging, now here are the results and pics.

Redline is back at it for Round 2 at Willow Springs International Motorsports Park in Rosamond, Calif., a new stop on the calendar, on May 30-31. More info at www.redlinetimeattack.com.

Unlimited RWD

1. Billy Johnson FX Motorsports Acura NSX 1:45.516

2. Tyler McQuarrie C-West/BC Honda S2000 1:47.992

3. Ernesto Rocco Ford Mustang 1:49.115

Unlimited AWD

1. Tarzan Yamada Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1:48.883

2. Gary Sheehan GST Subaru Impreza 1:49.203

3. Russ Warr Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:52.532

Unlimited FWD

1. Frank Yeung HPS Racing Acura Integra 1:58.717

2. Graham Downey Honda EG Civic 2:01.169

3. Andrew Gillis Ford Focus SVT 2:05.389

Modified RWD

1. Charles Ng 949 Racing Corvette Z06 1:56.421

2. Richard Taylor AE Performance Porsche GT2 1:59.501

3. Matt Andrews Nitto/RobiSpec Mazda Miata 1:59.700

Modified AWD

1. Ryan Gates JRZ Mitsubishi Evo 10 1:55.221

2. Doug Tabbutt Synapse Nissan R35 GTR 1:58.418

3. Russ Warr FAS Nissan R34 Skyline GTR 2:00.001

Modified FWD

1. Tim Kuo SportCar Motion Honda Civic 1:55.809

2. Tom Liang Honda Civic 2:04.005

3. John Lindeman Acura Integra 2:06.178

Street RWD

1. Manly Kao APR/Toyo/Track HQ Lotus Elise 1:58.872

2. Robert Walker Evasive Motorsports Honda S2000 1:59.182

3. Charles Ng BERK Technology Honda S2000 2:01.044

Street AWD

1. Jeremy Toye Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 1:58.651

2. Erik Islas RobiSpec/Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 1:58.972

3. Scott V.Heide EDO Performance/Subaru WRX STi 1:59.151

Street FWD

1. Dino Tadokawa PlayStation/Yokohama Mazda3 2:00.552

2. Matt Andrews Nitto Mitsubishi Eclipse GST Spyder 2:03.850

3. Clint Boisdeau Toyo 2005 Ford Focus 2:06.191

Top 3 Rookies

1. Matt Dennison Mishimoto Evo 9 2:02.468

2. Shannon Lew Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 2:05.870