TopSpeed makes it two in a Row!!!! Pics and story from Summit Point

[TopSpeedInc]

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Wow,
This last race has been an emotional roller coster for Topspeed. With so many cars hitting the walls or breaking we decide to play it easy on Saturday's practice. Making only a few laps and not being able to get one clean lap we decided to throw in the towel and wait for Sunday.

Sunday's first morning practice we go out and the front splitters mount breaks off. Only thing we could attribute it was coming down off the harsh jump. We have run this splitter for two seasons now and have not had a single problem untill today. In a huge effort to get the car ready for the first timed session we missed the second practice on Sunday.

So after making only a few laps in practice we were lined up on the grid for our first timed session with high hope's of breaking the one minute 30 barrier. Those hope's would soon be crushed as Luke would call over the radio to let me know that the front splitter was again draging the ground. I gave him to ok to contiue as we needed to atleast get one run on the books. After completing one lap he pulls in the pits. The annoucer came over the loud speaker telling the crowd we ran a 1:31.8. Feeling a bit discuraged we pulled the front bumper apart and removed the splitter. It was destroyed, noway we could break the record now.

With no option but to run our car without the splitter in place we set out for the last practice time of the day. This practice was also a huge let down, as the car was now extremely pushy. Guess the front splitter was working more than we had anticipated as the quickest time Luke was able to turn was a 1:33.7 in the last practice. Almost two seconds slower than the first time runs. Crap!!! with our car now handicapped almost two seconds our only hope was to turn the boost to the moon and go for broke.

With a little inspiration from Chris Rado's team called VPimport we cranked it up. The result ended up in us running a 1:30.5 in the final session. Some 3 seconds faster than our previous practice without the splitter, but a second and half off the track record.

With the overall victory sealed Luke brings the car in after his second lap to try and save the car for the next event. Thanks to everyone there hope to see you all at VIR. :taun:

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[SandM]

congrats, always glad to see topspeed doing well

[Member31410]

Congrats!

[jew_boy]

congrats

[Blitanicle99]

Woohoo our evo is in there!

[DirtyMechanic]

^i believe thats the Forged Perfromance evo...

[jumpin800agl]

^i believe thats the Forged Perfromance evo...
Yep sure is. It kissed the wall over the weekend also. The FP crew did well in the event overall though. Congrats to Topspeed on their accomplishments as well.

[DirtyMechanic]

was ryan drving it...? or one of the other FP monkeys?

[Blitanicle99]

was ryan drving it...? or one of the other FP monkeys?

Thats the Robi-Spec Forged Evo. I work on the pit crew for the evo, I would know. And no Ryan was not driving, Robi was. He kept swapping between the street tires and track tires and lost traction in the spoon bend. The car is not really that bad, just cosmetics. Its an excuse to go do the full aero kit and then some. I dropped the car off tuesday morning at the body shop, itll be ready soon.

[dazn]

who brought the DP car to a TT???hahaha

how do you guys have the splitter mounted? something like that shouldnt ever break unless you hit something. especially twice in one weekend albeit im sure the second time was probably due to some rigging of the part so it would make the weekend.

[TopSpeedInc]

It broke from hitting the ground right after the jump. We have run it now for two seasons without a single issue until this last event.

[GGPIS3]

well either way... congrats and i know you'll get it fixed with the quickness. btw, yall suck for not coming to my grand opening! bastages! :D

[TopSpeedInc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q15PP5QWWqI

Video footage from Redline Time Attack Summit Point, WV

[HachiDori]

The Video is private....

Congrats guys! car looks amazing!