SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - MARCH 15, 2020 - ROUND 2 @ THUNDERHILL WEST
West is Best! Our first time back at Thunderhill West for the first time since last season did not disappoint. This SpeedSF Challenge featured CCW levels of action and everyone enjoyed it! Some said it flowed better while others maintained the same lap time they’ve had going in the CW direction. 16 drivers were able to enjoy the refreshing change and they were rewarded for it!
CLASS S2
3 drivers, 3 podiums, with 2nd and 3rd place separated by .7 seconds! Steve Chi in his E92 BMW M3 took home 1st place with a lap time of 01:23.808 while Jimmy Mkude took home 2nd place thanks to a 01:24.153 lap time piloting his Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. Freshly out of retirement (again), Steven Chiu brought back 2004 BMW M3 and took home 3rd place. Will he stick around this season? Who knows.
Class S3
It’s so adorable when the S3 guys are faster than the S2 guys. Not by a little, but by a lot.
A magical 01:20.950 was laid down by 1st place driver Kevin Schweigert in his 2015 Subaru BRZ while 2nd place was taken home by Gary Wong in the TayTay 2004 Honda S2000 due to a quick 01:21.136 lap time. 3rd place, debuting the magical DIY green wrap on his 2007 Honda S2000, was Seigo Ma, who took 3rd place with his 01:22.695 lap time. Is green a fast color? Only he knows!
Class S4
Sohan! You’re back from retirement too! Awfully nice seeing you and your S2000 back on track. That 01:23.630 lap time was great enough to get you into 1st place and fending off 2nd place’s David Fitz-Randolph with his 01:24.450 Miata lap time! As for you Ga—Natasha Yeung, oh how the mighty have fallen. 3rd place and .2 seconds off of David’s pace? Not a shabby 01:24.680 but like, you know, you’re in an S2000!
CLASS S5
Not satisfied with his S4 run, Gary “Mia” Yeung went into S5 in a Miata (since he got beat by one) and regained dominance again. 1st place saw him with a 01:29.050 lap time while 2nd place Matthew Winstanley put down a 01:32.112 lap time, barely keeping ahead of 3rd place’s Peter Castaneda who drove a 2012 Mazda CX-5 in anger and managed to get a 01:32.224 lap time.
CONCLUSION
Excellent work by our drivers who won their places and THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the SpeedSF Challenge! For those who are still chasing podium finishes, more seat time, coaching, and watching videos of the track will certainly get you there!
Round 4 will be here soon! Our next SpeedSF Challenge will be hosted at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on April 19, 2020. We truly appreciate our sponsors and participants as it would not be possible without them!
Thank you to 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!
