Another new track record with more left on the table as Ian Stewart blasts the field by 4 seconds and takes the record by 2.5 seconds

 

Congrats Ian Are we going to see you in an all white helmet and driving suit next.

 

Ian went 1:39.5 today....... to put this into perspective........in 2007 the Class record for TTA which is 2 classes above Ian in TTC was dominated with Z06 Vettes and Subies was 1:40 record time

We put on the RMW head combo this last week and re-tuned it remotely and tested it's efficiency on the track......WHERE IT MATTERS!

Tomorrow Ian goes for round 2 and let's see if he can better the mark


People who follow racing know Road Atlanta is NOT a Mini friendly track at 2.54mi with 12 turns and a very long back straight.

James Elterman recently joined NASA Southeast for their 4th Annual Hotlanta Challenge at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The event not only provided an opportunity for James to learn about his competition from the Southeast, but it also served as a qualifier for the Super Street [SIZE=2]Super Lap Battle[/SIZE][SIZE=2] which will take place later this year in Buttonwillow, California. Only the top drivers from the Time Trial program would receive an invite. Despite the 100 degree temperatures on both days of competition, justifying the Hotlanta name, James and the ShimmySideways STi kept their cool and posted some red hot lap times. James enjoyed his first event sweep with 1st place finishes both Saturday and Sunday against a field of 6 other drivers. Incredibly, James also posted the TTA lap record in his last session on Sunday with a time of 1:40.100, besting the previous lap record set by J. Austin in a Corvette Z06 by one tenth of a second. The icing on the cake was that James’ performance did indeed warrant an invite to the Super Lap Battle.[/SIZE][SIZE=2]
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http://www.shimmysideways.com/Defaul...w&articleId=72

 

What did you do to his engine Jan?
I'll be needing a little extra on the straights soon, was battling a GTR the other day. I could keep up but I had to push really hard!!
What would you recommend for me..

 

Ryan
I'm in Puerto Rico til Tuesday, give me a call on late Wed to discuss... I've got the fix

 

Congrats, kicking it like that at Atlanta is very impressive!!!!

 

those are some seriously stupid fast times and I think it might even go lower tomorrow

we got some great testing info today and will be releasing it after it's fully completed...... but early indications are scary if we can repeat it
it was worth a second a lap

 

Wish there was somewhere to follow it..... Man it's so great to see the Mini in the right hands with good power, set-ups and a very good driver!!!

 

I'll try to post tomorrow as Ian texts me the info

Just think of the times if we built a "race car"

 

Next step!!! I got to get to one of these NASA events..

 

come out to Utah for Ian's run on a National Championship

You could see a major MILESTONE IN MINI HISTORY

 

....sept 10th?

 

I might make a trip out to watch this event. Anyway Jan, lmk when you get back and have time for me to pick up the race cam.

 

Yes, Sept 10-13th


will do.. have to fly to NY on Tues but I'll be back on Wed afternoon

 

Hubba Hubba. You da man, Ian.

And Jan, you (contrary to popular belief) don't suck, either.

 

Congrats to Ian and great work Jan.

 

Thanks everyone but the job won't be finished until that National Championship trophy is on Ian's mantle!

 

Jan

Looking for custom tune for a 2009 factory jcw r56,can you help via remote from my dyno ?

 

Any updates, how has it gone today?!!

 

yes it can be done

sorry for the delay as there wasn't much coverage from the Flamenco beach
voted 2nd or 3rd best beach in the world

got a raging sunburn

ok, on to the good news...... Ian beat the record again
1:39.4 He was held up by vettes and GT3s on his hot lap and he stayed out to try and get a free run. On lap 5 he got an open lap and caught a Z06 in the final turn and had to lift. The Data predicted a 1:38.2 but the checkered flag came out and that was it. Not bad on a 98deg day in humid Atlanta

Knowing the data we got from yesterday the car has a 1:37 in it no problem if we go back to the setup we had when we ran with old tires

 

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh heck yea!!! Truly awesome results guys, just keeps getting better and better and your DOING the Mini community proud!!


PS: I'd loved to have seen the looks on those Vette and GT3 folks face and hear their conversations tonight....LOLOLOLOOLOOL

 

I'm sure it was something like this:

damn that Mini was up my @ss in no time
to think a Mini broke the old record of the vette is scary

 

Great news guys and congratulations to Ian and RMW!

 

They'll probably all be bald by morning, scratching their respective heads wondering where that Mini came from..... ....