Road Atlanta and
Global Time Attack are a match made in heaven. If you combine a
2.54 mile road course that rolls through the green hills of Georgia with an
open rule set where
maximum speed and
minimum lap times are all that matters, you're bound to have an incredible event.
Thanks to GTA series sponsors like
Continental Tire,
Whiteline Suspension,
Garrett Turbo,
Spec Clutch and
Meister Watches, the battle for Road Atlanta certainly did not disappoint, with new competitors in the mix, newly set
fastest lap records, and even
big crashes!
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Posted by: Dan O'Donnell | May 21, 2013 | Categories: Driver Seat, Guest Blog | Tags: Braselton, Continental Tire, Dan O'Donnell, Doug Wind, Evo, Evo 7, Evo 9, Evo VII, Evolution VII, Front Wheel Drive, Garrett Turbo, Georgia, Global Time Attack, Grant Davis, Hankook, Jason Dienhart, Jordan Gilsinger, Kyle Lewis, Lancer, Limited All Wheel Drive, Limited Front Wheel Drive, Mike Lewin, Mitsubishi, Professional Awesome, Professional Awesome Racing, Road Atlanta, Spec Clutch, Street Rear Wheel Drive, Time Attack, Tony Szirka, Ventus RS-3, Ventus TD, Whiteline, Whiteline Suspension | 4 Comments »
Daigo Saito for the win! Driving the Achilles Radial Lexus SC430 powered by a 2JZGTE engine and AEM Electronics Infinity ECU, defending 2012 Formula Drift champion Daigo Saito took first place honors at Formula D Round 2 this weekend at Road Atlanta.
The changes in weather made it extremely difficult for the drivers at Road Atlanta. The rain slicked track proved to be a challenge as the event entered into the Top 16 portion of the competition. (more…)
Posted by: Motor Mavens | May 13, 2013 | Categories: Newsworthy | Tags: 2JZGTE, Achilles Radial, AEM, AEM Electronics, BC Racing, Bridges Racing, Daigo Saito, Formula D, Formula Drift, Garrett Turbo, Infinity, Infinity ECU, Lexus, Lexus SC430, Road Atlanta, SC430, Sparco, Turbo by Garrett | 2 Comments »
Formula Drift always holds a
Preseason Technical Inspection Day before the annual race season starts. The objection of the tech inspection is to go over each car to verify that all safety equipment and chassis modifications are fair and accounted for. When it comes to building a race car, whether its for drift, drag, road racing or rally, safety has to be a high priority for any team.
Source Interlink Media was the host of this year's tech day. This was a free event to attend for those enthusiasts and fans who want to get up close and personal with the cars and drivers. They had food trucks, free energy drinks, and of course, lots of local car show enthusiasts and their rides in attendance!
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Posted by: Mike Kim | Apr 01, 2013 | Categories: Gallery | Tags: 2JZ, Achilles, AE86, Audi, BMW, BRZ, cx, drive m7, E46, emergency hookers, Falken, forgestar, Forrest Wang, FR-S, FRS, garrett honeywell, Garrett Turbo, GSR Autosport, Hankook, hankook tires, Jeff Jones, LifeBlasters, M3, Megan Racing, melygrace, meyssa grace, Mike Kim, mini, Nissan, R8, racing, Rocket Bunny, Scion, Source Interlink, staycrushing, Subaru, Taka Aono, TE27, te37 sl, Tomei, Toyota, Tra-Kyoto, Volk Racing | 8 Comments »
The second round of the 2012
Formula Drift Championship took place at
Road Atlanta, and it couldn't have been more exciting! A brand new layout, controversial calls, quick-fixes, and outstanding battles are just a taste of the twists and turns that came about the weekend.
Read more...Posted by: Jonathan McWhorter | May 16, 2012 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Achilles, ASD, Chevrolet Camaro, Daigo Saito, eBay Motors Mustang, Falken, Ford Mustang, Formula Drift, FR-S, Fredric Aasbo, Garrett Turbo, GoPro, Hankook, Hyundai Genesis, Joon Maeng, JTP, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Lexus, Louie Contreras, Mazda, Monster Energy, Need For Speed, Nissan, nitrous, Road Atlanta, round 2, RX-8, S13, S14, S15, SC430, Scion, Scion tC, Silvia, toshiki yoshioka, turbo, V8, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Walker Wilkerson | 3 Comments »
For people who aren’t brainiac rocket scientists, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out what kind of turbo you need if you’re trying to build a motor that pushes out 500 horsepower. Or 750 horsepower. Or a thousand!
Luckily for those of us that are mathematically challenged, our friends over at Garrett Turbo Systems have put their knowledge in our hands (err, our iPhones… which are in our hands)! They’ve developed an app that will help you decide on a turbocharger for your specific application. This is like having all the smarty-pants Garrett engineers in your pocket.
With some basic inputs on your power goals and engine parameters, the app will recommend the appropriate Garrett Turbos to meet your custom specifications. It will even lay out compressor maps so that you can check things like your efficiency, boost pressure capability, and even turbo speed!
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Posted by: Jonathan McWhorter | Feb 28, 2011 | Categories: Random Dope | Tags: app, App Store, BoostAdviser, Garrett Turbo, iPhone, Jonathan McWhorter, turbo | 5 Comments »
