Redline Time Attack Englishtown, NJ

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08-31-2009, 08:49 AM
Miatamoto

Redline Time Attack Englishtown, NJ

Another weekend in the Fuji Racing IRTB Miata and another win! Redline Time Attack was at Englishtown Raceway this past weekend which is a pretty fun and technical course.

The Fuji car performed great all weekend and even on 2 year old Nitto NT-01s we managed to win modified RWD against a professional drifter (Ryan Tuerck) in a turbo solstice, a Z06, and fully built 240SX race car.

The track was flooded due to rain for most of Saturday so we didn't get much time on the track until Sunday. The weather cleared up on Sunday and we were able to go full out all day.

Both time attack sessions went well and I would have won off of my fastest lap from the first session but lowered another second during the second session. In-car video to come soon.

To help clear the water off the track on Saturday they sent a group of the drivers out in their tow vehicles. Probably one of the most entertaining events of the weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8EUPyqzNOQ

Some of the competition:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/...e748bf758b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/...41c511f0d1.jpg
08-31-2009, 09:00 AM
Titus

Congrats!
08-31-2009, 09:21 AM
sammm

Nicely done! :clap:
08-31-2009, 09:22 AM
altiain

Good job Thomas!
08-31-2009, 10:03 AM
jrj512

You'll be leaving us for the big time, soon. Congrats!
08-31-2009, 10:33 AM
Nails

Way to go Miatamoto!!
08-31-2009, 10:44 AM
goofygrin

Man... we really need to get those "Thomas' Kids" shirts made up!

:)
08-31-2009, 10:54 AM
bnordin

Most excellent!
08-31-2009, 11:53 AM
cone-cerned

Congratulations. Great job.
08-31-2009, 12:03 PM
onething

:clap: Proud of you! :clap: When's breakfast?
08-31-2009, 12:11 PM
Miatamoto

Thanks everyone! It was a long weekend, but definitely worth the trip.
08-31-2009, 12:53 PM
apex2apex

Congrats, Great job!
08-31-2009, 01:03 PM
Sharpie

Congrats Thomas! I know you can drive, so how much of it is you and how much of it is the IRTB? What else has he done to it since it was at Hallett 2 years ago?
08-31-2009, 02:35 PM
Nexus Flux

Way to go Thomas!!!!
08-31-2009, 06:39 PM
aalvarez04

Congrats Thomas on continuing to beat your genes...
09-01-2009, 07:41 AM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by aalvarez04

Congrats Thomas on continuing to beat your genes...

LOL, Asian driving genes are something I've learned to accept and deal with. ;)
09-01-2009, 07:44 AM
Miatamoto

VIDEO!

Fuji Racing IRTB Miata E-town

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/...b7cae84a36.jpg
09-01-2009, 07:50 AM
MadMerv

Awesome driving, Thomas. Have you thought about Spec Miata....?
09-01-2009, 07:59 AM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMerv

Awesome driving, Thomas. Have you thought about Spec Miata....?

Thanks Merv! I have, that's the reason I bought my first Miata. I thought it would eventually lead into that. The wife's not to keen on W2W racing just yet, but she's been very supportive of autocross and time attack.
09-01-2009, 08:00 AM
Miatamoto

Check out these photos. People are sinking a ton of money into Time Attack. There was some serious hardware out there this past weekend. Beautiful stuff.

E-town Pics

I'm guessing we were the lowest HP and budget team out there this weekend. Kudos to Fuji Racing for building a great car on a budget.
09-01-2009, 08:57 AM
altiain

Awesome video, Thomas! You're really hustling that car. It looks like a blast to drive!
09-01-2009, 09:07 AM
blackzx3_13

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

Awesome video, Thomas! You're really hustling that car. It looks like a blast to drive!

+1, I love how that car sounds.
09-01-2009, 09:13 AM
johnwag

Congrats Thomas! Looks like the combination of rain and sloppy handling still makes that car a handful. Good job making it a quick lap time.

You need to convince jimmy to come out to some of the west coast events. Their is a substantial amount of competition and the tracks are extremely fast.
09-01-2009, 10:15 AM
jrj512

Man, that car sounds great!