INTRODUCTION

There were many smiling faces hidden behind the required masks, but there was no doubt everyone was happy to be back at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for our Sunday track event and the SpeedSF Challenge!

CLASS S1

Bunch of fast bois in this class with big wings and big power, no surprise here! This class featured 3 drivers with different choice of weaponry, beginning with Jeff Han who drove the wheels off his 2016 Porsche 911 GT3RS with a 1:36.565 lap time and took home 1st place, while Ravi Gattamaraju took home 2nd place with a 1:37.311 lap time in his 2013 Subaru BRZ. In 3rd place, we have Gorgeous Peng who drove his tried and true 2002 Corvette Z06 to a 1:38.778 lap time! Great driving!

CLASS S2

A rather great result from this class, featuring 4 drivers and a new class lap record! Fan-favorite Gary Yeung and the Dirty Mango S2000 last set a lap time of a 1:37.790 at Laguna Seca but it was broken by 1st place driver Chris Mayfield this time around who sported a 2011 BMW M3 and a new fancy lap time of 1:37.388! It’s always wonderful to see results like this. 2nd place driver Steve Chi enjoyed a 1:39.489 lap time while cruising around in his 2010 BMW M3 while 3rd place finisher Thomas Huber put down a 1:39.978 lap time in his 2017 Porsche 911. Congrats to Chris for holding the current S2 Laguna lap record!

CLASS S3

S3 drivers easily dipping into the 1:30s? Seems like we need new rules for next year. Crazy! Out of the 7 drivers in this class, Kevin Schweigert managed to throw in an astounding 1:36.092 lap time in his 2015 Subaru BRZ AND break the previous class lap time of 1:38.561 by Sean Yepez in his Lotus Exige. 2nd place driver and all-around good guy Gary Wong put down a 1:40.450 while 3rd place driver and almost-regular Jeff Tam put down a 1:41.769 lap time in his BMW E46 M3.

CLASS S4

6 drivers decided to take up the challenge for this class, and boy it was close in the top 3. While Matt “Track Dad” Belter took home 1st place with his 1:44.739 lap time while piloting a 2017 Subaru BRZ, 2nd place Sohan Kota, driving a 2000 Honda S2000 barely edged out 3rd place driver Jason Levine who was also driving a Honda S2000, albeit the model year being a year younger. With Kota’s 1:48.063 against Levine’s 1:48.142, .079 of a second made all of the difference!

CLASS S5

Class Miata at it again AND a broken class lap record set by a not-Miata! Fresh boi on the scene, Tony Rodriguez took that 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder for a graceful 1:46.685 lap time straight into 1st place, while Joe Kou in his 1991 Mazda Miata took 2nd with his 1:48.737 lap time. 3rd place was cemented by Eduardo Li thanks to a 1:48.740 lap time in a 1991 Mazda Miata, .003 of a second away from 2nd! A gust of wind in the right direction could have definitely helped in this instance!

CONCLUSION

Excellent work by our drivers who won their places and set new class lap records! 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 how to attack the track will certainly get you there!

Round 6 will be here soon! Our next SpeedSF Challenge will be hosted at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on August 23rd, 2020. We truly appreciate our sponsors and participants as it would not be possible without them!

Thank you to our sponsors Wine Country Motorsports, 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!