New Track Record @ Road America NASA TT-A!

[Gates311]

Good news first: Ryan Gates sets new NASA TT-A lap record at Road America in an AMS powered Evo X! Visit www.gates311.com for info on the car.

New Record - 2:29.7
Previous Record - 2:30.9
Tires: Nitto NT-01's
350whp/360wtq

Thanks to AMS Performance for the great power, needed it to keep up with the Vette! More thanks to Robispec for keeping the car flat and stable thru all the high speed corners, thanks to Girodisc for the rock solid brakes to slow the car down from multiple 145+ speeds per lap, Exedy USA for a clutch that held perfect thru the day, and Darkside Engineering for the badass wheels!

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Here's the story behind the weekend:

The weekend was fun, but was very problem filled. After the first TT session (Warm up) on Saturday, I was feeling good, had a great few warm up laps, got some heat in the new NT-01's, the car was running great and I ran a 2:33.xx, my fastest lap at R/A ever! I head out for the 2nd session and the car has no power, so I pulled off after 2 laps to diagnose the problem. Turns out that 2 gals of 110 leaded mixed with 9 gals of 98 unleaded is enough to burn up a H/F cat....sooooo after checking the cat, there wasn't a enough time to gut it, so I just took it out there running only the downpipe

Onto the 3rd session, I saw that the time to beat was a 2:30.5 by a Natl. level Z06! Wow, new track record! I was pretty overwhelmed after seeing that, so I headed out just looking to do the best I could. After the warm up lap I ran 1 clean lap then went for a cool down lap to just get off the track, I didn't feel safe with all the backfires under the car. On the cooldown lap, I hit a pretty rough rumble strip and the car died....just coasted to a stop after the Carousel and waited to get towed. Well the problem ended up being a blown fuse, the "Engine Power" fuse.

I figured it was just a freak issue....it wasn't. Long story short, the car keeps blowing that same fuse any time I hit a rough rumble strip or jump a curb. I tried on Sunday for a fast lap, but after Canada corner I hit a rumble strip and the car died, so much for a good time. I just packed up and headed to Chicago to have the car looked over by AMS before Road Atlanta next weekend.

Again, thanks to AMS Performance, Robispec, Girodisc, Exedy USA and Darkside Engineering.

Anyone know a tire sponsor?????
Ryan
www.gates311.com

[Kris@T.A.F.]

Originally Posted by Gates311

Thanks to AMS Performance for the great power, needed it to keep up with the Vette! More thanks to Robispec for keeping the car flat and stable thru all the high speed corners, thanks to Girodisc for the rock solid brakes to slow the car down from multiple 145+ speeds per lap, Exedy USA for a clutch that held perfect thru the day, and Darkside Engineering for the badass wheels!

and Kris who with his bas ass sourcing skills because with out Darkside would not have been able to get them.



lol sorry had to throw that in. Man I love those Im so bummed I never got them on my car, but they look great on the X.

[M.Bonanni]

Nice work Ryan!

[Gates311]

Originally Posted by DoubleDownMotorsports

Nice work Ryan!

Thanks Mike!

[Homemade WRX]

congrats man!!!

[Gates311]

Originally Posted by Homemade WRX

congrats man!!!

Thanks!

[GT Motoring DC5]

Great work Ryan! I'm sorry I wasn't up there to watch (or have you blow the doors off of me while I tried to putz around in TTB)

That's a great testament not only to the car, but your driving as well as it's one of the few high-speed AND technical courses in North America.

[Gates311]

Originally Posted by GT Motoring DC5

Great work Ryan! I'm sorry I wasn't up there to watch (or have you blow the doors off of me while I tried to putz around in TTB)

That's a great testament not only to the car, but your driving as well as it's one of the few high-speed AND technical courses in North America.

Thanks for the kind words man! R/A is a great track

[JamesE]

I don't think my Subie could have ever beaten the TTA lap record at R/A in TTA trim. The stock turbo falls off too much at high revs, and the Corvettes would eat me alive on the straights. Congrats on the new lap record. The new Evo X is quite impressive. Keep it up! See in in Atlanta!

[Gates311]

Originally Posted by JamesE

I don't think my Subie could have ever beaten the TTA lap record at R/A in TTA trim. The stock turbo falls off too much at high revs, and the Corvettes would eat me alive on the straights. Congrats on the new lap record. The new Evo X is quite impressive. Keep it up! See in in Atlanta!

Thanks James! I am really impressed with the car myself, just seems to get better! I just got to ATL. tonight, I was at AMS earlier in the week and finished early so I headed down early. See you this weekend guys!