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Blake's M4: Friendly Firepower
While the F82 still lacks the tuning support some of its predecessors enjoy, the long-wheelbase platform has served Blake Titus as he’s learned the basics of track driving. A satisfying platform that’s “always on the verge of killing you,” as he puts it.
Justin's Moore's Mustang GT: Practicality Pays Dividends
After a long, challenging relationship with a peanut-eye STI, Justin Moore decided to get in a more reliable car and take advantage of the great lapping days available to him. This ‘11 Mustang GT needed some work to get it into the S3 title contender it is now, but it hasn’t given him any reason to stay out of the seat.
SpeedSF GT Tuner E-Racing Series Results: Round 3 @ Sonoma Raceway
Disco Ma led the way for the 3rd and final round of the GT Turner E-Racing Series hosted on EDGEtv, taking home another win, while Gary Wong took home 2nd for Team SpeedSF, narrowly edging out 3rd place Hernandez from Team DSSSC. New dad Joe McGuigan rallied hard in the 2nd race to secure 9th place this round.
SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - JULY 5, 2020 - ROUND 5 @ WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
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!
SpeedSF Presents: The Heads Inside the Helmets - Featuring Pam Alarcon
The enjoyment of driving and the love of the adrenaline rush experience are reasons why Pam enjoys going to the track. A self-confessed introvert, she rather likes meeting new people and those she has been friends with along the way have been super cool. Pam surely makes us gush when she compliments us with “I like going to SpeedSF events because they seem to have the most track days out of every [track day] organization. They also always have good photographers ;)”
SpeedSF Presents: The Heads Inside the Helmets - Feat. Seigo Ma
Smooth driving and a concentrated effort placed Seigo with a good crowd on the podium. Seigo’s lap time for this Challenge was 1 second off the rival Gary Wong’s S2000 time and 2 seconds off Kevin Schweigert’s BRZ time, which leaves a lot of room for improvement, a concept Seigo is not afraid to shy away from.
SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 23, 2020 - ROUND 1, PT. 2 @ THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Round 2, Day 2 of the Thunderhill East double-header. A rather cloudy day up until mid-afternoon, temps were kind to our drivers which allowed them to get the most out of their tires without overheating! 20 brave souls entered the fray for this Bypass configuration, which resulted in a 3-month old S3 lap record to be broken!
SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 22, 2020 - ROUND 1 @ THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Welcome to 2020 and the real start of the SpeedSF Challenge! 25 drivers came to play on this relatively cool day, all vying for the Fast Boi title at Thunderhill East’s Cyclone configuration! Round 1 featured 3 broken class records for this configuration. What can we say? Records were made to be broken!
2020 SpeedSF Challenge Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Being a part of the SpeedSF Challenge brings a great community of people who just want to go fast, have fun, and probably win something along the way. This past season featured absolute domination by a driver in each of the classes while also producing very close results between places during various rounds. 177 total drivers participated in the SpeedSF Challenge in 2019. We certainly look forward to seeing more drivers for this upcoming 2020 season, but for now, let’s talk about the fast bois of 2019!
EXHIBITION SPEEDSF CHALLENGE @ WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
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!
SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - DECEMBER 15, 2019 - ROUND 15 @ THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Well, THIS was certainly an EVENTFUL SpeedSF Challenge - a truncated session, crazy field expeditions, and major talking points to close out 2019’s SpeedSF Challenge at Thunderhill on the Bypass configuration. If it wasn’t recorded on video, did it really happen? 27 fast, faster, and fastest bois participated as evidenced by broken lap records across 3 classes. If you were there, you knew what went down. It wouldn’t have been an end-of-year Challenge session without the craziness for sure.
SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - DECEMBER 14, 2019 - ROUND 14 @ THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
We start off Day 1 of the Thunderhill SpeedSF Challenge doubleheader featuring the Cyclone configuration and broken Challenge lap records across four classes! It’s been quite a while since we’ve run the Cyclone config, but it was a great way to start the weekend! With 19 drivers participating for the final Challenge weekend of the year, is there really a better sendoff?