Round #6 out of 8 in the 2009 Redline Time Attack Series has come and gone and we saw many new faces and many familiar ones on yet another new track to the circuit! The event was held at E-Town Raceway in Englishtown New Jersey and although threatened heavily by rain, the event went off and by Sunday conditions were dry and cars were running at 100%. This event was also the championship event for the 4 race Street Class East and Stock Class East points series and the first official 2009 points champions have been crowned!
Although we have seen a continuing trend of west coast cars come out to the east to battle, there were none in attendance at this event. In fact, a lot of big name teams were absent including World Racing, Crawford Performance, BC Racing/Relentless Autosports, FX Motorsports Development, and Sierra Sierra. Thats not to say there weren't any big names and fast cars at this event though. AMS Performance was their with their time attack Evo X and dominating Modified AWD Gates311.com Evo X. Element Tuning was back for another stab at Unlimited AWD as well as 240SX Motoring and Dent Sport Garage ready to do battle again in Unlimited RWD. James Elterman and Takata Time Attack, Forged Performance, and Fortune Auto were also out to try and de-throne Ryan Gates in Modified AWD. Turn In Concepts and the Dodge Neon SRT-4 of Doug Wind were also back to try and continue their winning streaks in the Street Class.
Heavy rain canceled most of Saturday's practice efforts, but things started clearing up by the afternoon and cars were stuck practicing in wet conditions all Saturday. Fortunately by Sunday, things were dry and the skies were kind as the cars finally started to set up their cars for serious speed along the tight, technical E-Town Raceway course. Mark Daddio and the AMS Performance/NOS Energy Drink Mitsubishi Evo X were the favorites at the event and rightfully so. Daddio was the only Unlimited Class car to break the 1:10.000 barrier and turned in a flying lap of 1:07.222 clenching another Overall, Overall Unlimited Class, and Unlimited AWD Division win! Coming in within a second of that 1:10.000 barrier was Phil Grabow in the Element Tuning Subaru STI with a 1:10.498 taking 2nd in Unlmited AWD. Finishing off the Unlimited AWD podium was Bary Bodine and the Draco Performance Subaru STI with a 1:21.759. In Unlimited RWD it was set up to be a battle of the 240SXs between Jeff Ricca and Ramana Lageman who have been battling all season. Jeff Ricca and the 240SX Motoring Nissan 240SX came out on top with a 1:12.821 and the win in Unlimited RWD. A new face to the Unlimited RWD ranks by the name of Ben Salasko in his Honda S2000 would play the wild card and take 2nd with a 1:13.101 while Lagemann and the Dent Sport Garage 240SX settled for 3rd with a 1:13.277. Unfortunately there were no entrants in the Unlimited FWD class.
The Modified Class saw a truly amazing show as the unstoppable Ryan Gates in his Gates311.com/AMS Performance Evo X ran the second overall fastest time and became the only other car to break the 1:10.000 barrier, a simply amazing feat for a Modified Class car. Gates drove his Evo X to a 1:09.156 lap time claiming yet another Overall Modified Class and Modified AWD win. Coming in second behind Gates in Modified AWD was the Fortune Auto Mitsubishi Evo with a 1:11.027, another incredible time for a Modified Class car. Rounding out the top three in Modified AWD was 2008 Division Champion James Elterman in the Takata Time Attack Subaru STI with a 1:11.997. The Modified RWD division saw Thomas Hiromoto in his Fuji Racing Mazda Miata on top of the podium with a 1:14.717 followed by Formula D professional drifter Ryan Teurck in the Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice with a 1:15.856, although it was not the same Solstice Teurck drives in Formula D. Behind the Solstice, taking 3rd in Modified RWD was the Wired Z06 Corvette driven by Antonio Gigante with a 1:16.663. After suffering an engine failure in practice at Round #5, Ross Miller and the Ptuning/Lustine Scion tC were out for blood in Modified FWD where they took home the Division win with a 1:15.744 followed by Jose Mercado in his Acura RSX in 2nd with a 1:16.876. Taking third in Modified FWD was the Acura Integra of Eric Cheng with a 1:17.668.
This event marked the finals for the Street Class East competitors as champions were to be crowned after this event. True to form, Tony Weisenhahn in the Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX once again dominated the class taking the Overall Street Class and Street AWD wins with a 1:12.643 followed by Jake Namer in the Hamfist Racing Subaru STI with a 1:14.384 and Bary Bodine in the Draco Performance Subaru STI with a 1:14.458 taking 2nd and 3rd in Street AWD. The Challenge/GTMotoring/Bridgestone cars were absent at this event and without them to challenge, Jeff Bender and the Tri-State Racing Nissan 350Z found themselves on the top of the podium in Street RWD with a 1:16.299. It was an all 350Z podium as Brandon Anandan and Joseph Richichi secured 2nd and 3rd with their 350Zs with a 1:18.135 and a 1:18.992 in Street RWD. The dominant force in Street FWD East this season has been Doug Wind and the Forced Performance/Continental Tire Dodge Neon SRT-4 and this event proved to be no different. Wind took another Street FWD victory with a 1:16.206 followed by the Tri-State Racing Honda Civic Si of Nik Bender with a 1:17.582 in 2nd. Third place in Street FWD went to Gary Fratianne and his SeriousSpeed/CPE/Hawk/Fidanza Mazdaspeed3 with a 1:19.421.
This event marked the biggest overall turn-out of Stock Class East entrants, but Brian Flannagan, winner of rounds #4 and #5 was a no show. The overall Stock Class win and Stock AWD Division win would go to Anthony Perry and the Dent Sport Garage Mitsubishi Evo blowing the competition out of the water with a 1:15.661 lap. Trailing in 2nd place in Stock AWD was Kahlee Aguilar-Ramos' Subaru Legacy with a 1:20.108 ahead of John Torres and his Mitsubishi Evo X in third with a 1:21.716. Raphael Santos in his Nissan 240SX took top honors in Stock RWD with a 1:21.092 while Bryan Hedian in his Honda S2000 and AJ Hartman in his Ford Mustang GT took 2nd & 3rd with a 1:21.814 and a 1:22.109. Michael Ko ran his DTM MINI Cooper un-opposed in the Stock FWD class winning with a 1:21.544
Now that the Street Class East championship was decided, who came out on top? Both Tony Weisenhahn and the Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX and Doug Wind in the Forced Performance/Continental Tire Dodge Neon SRT-4 won their division at every stop on the 2009 Street Class East tour. The Overall Street Class East Champion was decided by "Quality of Victory" points which are awarded based on how many cars you beat in your division to get those wins. Heading into Round #6, Wind was the leader, having just one Quality of Victory point separating he and Weisenhahn, but since the Street AWD Division at Round #6 was so large, it was Weisenhahn and Turn In Concepts that would end up with the title gaining valuable Quality of Victory points pushing them past Wind and the Forced Performance/Continental Tire SRT-4! The Turn In Concepts Subaru was also crowned 2009 Street AWD Class East Champion with a landslide victory. Overall runner up, Doug Wind would have to settle for only one season championship taking the crown for the Street FWD East class also by a landslide. Despite not appearing at Round #6, the Street RWD Class East Champion is Gregory Haye and the Challenge/GTMotoring/Bridgestone Honda S2000 by just a few points over Round #6 winner Jeff Bender.
As for the Street East Class, champions were also crowned in the Stock East Class and divisions. Your new Overall Stock Class East and Stock RWD East champion is Brian Flannagan and his Tracks Unlimited/Fastech Nissan 350Z. Anthony Perry and the Dent Sport Garage Mitsubishi Evo won the tie breaker for the Stock AWD East championship with this win at Round #6. The Stock FWD East championship ended in a tie which could not be broken with the current tie breaker scenarios in the Redline Time Attack rule book. Both Shane Simmin and his Honda Civic Si and Michael Ko in his DTM MINI Cooper have tied for the Stock FWD East championship!
Check back with us late September as the 2009 Redline Time Attack series races back to the West Coast for Round #7 held at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch just outside of Las Vegas, NV. Over 20 turns and the desert heat promise intense action from the last event before the 2009 finals!
RESULTS:
Overall:
Mark Daddio - AMS Performance/NOS Energy Mitsubishi Evo X - 1:07.222
Overall Unlimited:
Mark Daddio - AMS Performance/NOS Energy Mitsubishi Evo X - 1:07.222
Overall Modified:
Ryan Gates - Gates311.com/AMS Performance Mitsubishi Evo X - 1:09.156
Overall Street:
Tony Weisenhahn - Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX - 1:12.643
Overall Stock:
Anthony Perry - Dent Sport Garage Mitsubishi Evo - 1:15.661
Unlimited AWD:
1 Mark Daddio - AMS Performance/NOS Energy Mitsubishi Evo X - 1:07.222
2 Phil Grabow - Element Tuning Subaru STI - 1:10.498
3 Bary Bodine - Draco Performance Subaru STI - 1:21.759
Unlimited RWD:
1 Jeff Ricca - 240SX Motoring Nissan 240SX - 1:12.821
2 Ben Salasko - Honda S2000 - 1:13.101
3 Ramana Lagemann - Dent Sport Garage/Stance/BFGoodrich Nissan 240SX - 1:13.277
Modified AWD:
1 Ryan Gates - Gates311.com/AMS Performance Mitsubishi Evo X - 1:09.156
2 Whit Staples - Fortune Auto Mitsubishi Evo - 1:11.027
3 James Elterman - Takata Time Attack Subaru STI - 1:11.997
4 Sharif Abdelbaset - Forged Performance Nissan R35 GTR - 1:12.042
5 Ryan Doi - CBRD/Blouch Turbo/JMFabrications Mitsubishi Evo - 1:13.286
6 Ron Adams - DSG/Visual Assault/Tomei Subaru Impreza - 1:13.422
7 Jay Stoops - Forged Performance Nissan GTR - 1:13.831
Modifed RWD:
1 Thomas Hiromoto - Fuji Racing Mazda Miata - 1:14.717
2 Ryan Tuerck - Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice - 1:15.856
3 Antonio Gigante - Wired Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - 1:16.663
4 Dave Hary - S-Max/RT Tuning Nissan 240SX - 1:19.641
Modified FWD:
1 Ross Miller - Ptuning/Lustine Scion Scion tC - 1:15.744
2 Jose Mercado - Acura RSX - 1:16.876
3 Eric Cheng - Acura Integra - 1:17.688
4 Steven Ansty - Westbury Scion/J&J Associates Scion tC - 1:18.480
5 Nicholas Leung - Dent Sport Garage Acura Integra - 1:19.156
Street AWD:
1 Tony Weisenhahn - Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX - 1:12.643
2 Jake Namer - Hamfist Racing Subaru STI - 1:14.384
3 Barry Bodine - Draco Performance Subaru STI - 1:14.458
4 Brian Golstein - Hamfist Racing Subaru STI - 1:15.086
5 Daniel O'Donnell - MA Performance/Professional Awesome Mitsubishi Evo - 1:15.514
6 Alex Sharanevych - Slick Motorsports Mitsubishi Evo - 1:15.813
7 Scott Nelson - DG Motorsports Mitsubishi Evo IX - 1:16.495
8 Ian Pemental - Ptuning Subaru STI - 1:19.621
9 Mike Rossey - FISIX Motorsports Subaru WRX - 1:19.690
10 Alexander Neves Jr. - Ptuning Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1:20.901
11 Steve Baez - Mitsubishi Evolution IX - 1:22.646
12 Aaron Lee - Wired Subaru Impreza - 1:28.701
Street RWD:
1 Jeff Bender - Tri-State Racing Nissan Nismo 350Z - 1:16.299
2 Brandon Anandan - Nissan 350Z - 1:18.135
3 Joseph Richichi - Nissan 350Z - 1:18.992
4 Eugene Ho - Nissan 350Z - 1:19.029
5 John Cui - Honda S2000 - 1:21.157
6 Luis Milan - Nissan 240SX - 1:22.261
7 Suchat Suwannakam - Ptuning Nissan 240SX - 1:25.432
Street FWD:
1 Doug Wind - Forced Performance/Continental Tire Dodge Neon SRT-4 - 1:16.206
2 Nik Bender - Tri-State Racing Honda Civic Si - 1:17.582
3 Gary Fratianne - SeriousSpeed/Hawk/Fidanza/CPE Mazdaspeed3 - 1:19.421
4 Justin Crenshaw - Ptuning Scion xA - 1:19.515
5 Nick Garbau - DSG Honda Accord - 1:21.301
6 Wimmer Cui - Wired Honda Civic - 1:25.576
7 Nino Perez - Wired Honda Fit - 1:28.419
Stock AWD:
1 Anthony Perry - Dent Sport Garage Mitsubishi Evo - 1:15.661
2 Kahlee Aguilar-Ramos - Subaru Legacy - 1:20.108
3 John Torres - Mitsubishi Evo X MR - 1:21.716
Stock RWD:
1 Raphael Santos - Nissan 240SX - 1:21.092
2 Bryan Hedian - Honda S2000 - 1:21.814
3 AJ Hartman - Ford Mustang GT - 1:22.109
Stock FWD:
1 Michael Ko - DTM MINI Cooper - 1:21.544
New 2009 Overall Street Class East Champion:
Tony Weisenhahn - Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX
New 2009 Overall Street Class AWD East Champion:
Tony Weisenhahn - Turn In Concepts Subaru WRX
New 2009 Overall Street Class RWD East Champion:
Gregory Haye - Challenge/GTMotoring/Bridgestone Honda S2000
New 2009 Overall Street Class FWD East Champion:
Douglas Wind - Forced Performance/Continental Tire Dodge Neon SRT-4
New 2009 Overall Stock Class East Champion:
Brian Flannagan - Tracks Unlimited/Fastech Nissan 350Z
New 2009 Overall Stock Class AWD East Champion:
Anthony Perry - Dent Sport Garage Mitsubishi Evo
New 2009 Overall Stock Class RWD East Champion:
Brian Flannagan - Tracks Unlimited/Fastech Nissan 350Z
New 2009 Overall Stock Class FWD East Champion: Tie
Shane Simmin - Honda Civic Si
Michael Ko - DTM MINI Cooper
Can't wait to mix it up with you fellas next season...
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