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INTRODUCTION

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Welcome to 2020 ladies and gentlemen! Back at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to start off the SpeedSF Challenge season. Much like other sports, exhibition rounds are much needed to shake off the holiday downtown and cobwebs from inactivity. Not a bad way to start off the new year and new decade!

CLASS S5

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Miata class back at it again, with the exception of Joe McGuigan driving the CR-Z to a 2:00.778 lap time. Our podium places included King Tang (no surprise) who took home 1st place with a 1:48.299, Scott Smith taking home 2nd place with a 1:48.819 (close, but no cigar), and Eric Talistu going home with a 3rd place medal thanks to a 1:50.469 lap time. Even though it’s just an exhibition and points will not be counted, it’s still a great showing!

CLASS S4

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Two new faces in this class! Aside from resident S4 podium placer David Fitz-Randolph taking home 1st place with his 1:44:972 lap time in his home-built 1995 Mazda Miata, we have fresh-faced Jason Parraga taking home 2nd place due to a 1:46.536 lap time. Andrea Wang, a long-time driver during our SpeedSF events and recent entrant for the Challenge, finally placed! Her 1:47.457 lap time propelled her to a 3rd place finish and 2 seconds ahead of 4th place Wa Huong who put down a 1:49.156 lap time in some kind of Miata. Great job to everyone in S4!

CLASS S3

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Another new face here - so let’s start with 3rd place Teddy Framhein who took his 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS around the track for a fast 1:41.187 lap time. 2nd place went to familiar face Gary Wong who once again put in the work and a 1:40.316 lap time in his 2004 Honda S2000. That double-wing setup is really paying dividends! Fellow S2000 driver and young boi Seigo Ma took home 1st place with his 1:40.076 lap time. Showing off that “Type R" personality, aren’t we? Additionally, BOTH Gary Wong and Seigo Ma broke Gary Wong’s previous S3 record at Laguna of a 1:40.430 in a Honda S2000. Great driving!

CLASS S2

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2 drivers, 2 podium placers, though the doggo gets an obvious spotlight here. Thanks to the puppy power, Gary Yeung took 1st place on the podium with his 1:39.304 lap time in his Dirty Mango Honda S2000, while rising star Svilen Kanev took home 2nd place with his 1:44.646 lap time. It has to be that impressive livery on his 2018 BMW M240i that is helping propel him with fast lap times!

CLASS S1

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Fast boi and single entrant Joe Kou took his 2019 Porsche 911 GT3RS to a 1st and only place win with his impressive 1:33.832 lap time, beating previous Class S1 Laguna record holder Andrie Hartanto who put in a 1:34.444 lap time in his Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.

CONCLUSION

Seat time, seat time, seat time! Driver mod is the best mod, as the saying goes, so make sure if you want to end up on the podium, you’re putting in the seat time!

As we look forward to the official Round 1 of the 2020 SpeedSF Challenge at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, February 16, we want to say that we truly appreciate our sponsors and participants as it would not be possible without them!

We thank our sponsors Wine Country Motorsports, G-Loc brakes, Titan7 Wheels, NecksGen, and Charles Schwab for their continued and valued support. Please visit their respective websites to show your support and let them know SpeedSF sent you!

Again, our next SpeedSF Challenge will be held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Again, please check out the event website by clicking here for more information!