last week we headed up to buttonwillow for the super lap battle (aka time attack) presented by about 80 tuner books from primederrrr…. i mean intermedia or whatever they call themselves now.

the concept is simple. driver + car vs the clock. from a rolling start the ticker starts immediately after one warm-up lap.

one main reason we made the 2 hr trek out of the city was to see the purpose-built HKS CT230R pretty much destroy the competition just like they did at Tsukuba Circuit.

air jacks rule.

if you don’t know nob (aka no one better) taniguchi, then you must not be following japanese motorsports or the D1 grand prix. nob flew in after his GT300 win to demolish the hopes and dreams of all US drivers.

and you thought custom new era’s were all the rage…

our hometown hero and inaugural winner of the front drive limited class, e.lo and the entire raceline crew were out in full force to battle the clock.

e’s newly k-swapped dc2r ran into some mechanical gremlins that hindered it from competition.

raceline also brought out this shiny new civic si coupe. are those nsx calipers peering through those volk wheels? tasty.

this is how we do it in the import industry. te37’s on fucking everything including trucks.

r.nufable’s (HKS) tacoma. he also has a set of te’s on his 4-runnner. don’t worry, i know where he lives.

e.lo’s tundra w/matching ruck.

the sgv ruckus crew representin. i’m telling you… no one walks in LA.

i’ve always jocked the gc8 chassis. i’m glad someone actually built one for competition.

evasive motorsports and their killer evo.

tein had a pretty dope yaris they were tossing around the track.

the end result…

more than a 5 second gap between 1st and 2nd and current course record holder. HKS = success.

keep in mind HKS is a parts manufacturer and not a factory-backed works team. for all the haters crying, without progression we’d still be riding around in horse carriages.

-b