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2 Tracks in 2 Days! Part 2 of 2

Fresh off a successful trackday with NASA @ BlackHawk Farms where I took 1st in class and set a class record we were headed to Autobahn for the Redline event.

It was a short nap but I was just happy to be there. Sat had been so hot and frustrating. Heck, the whole week was a chore to get ready. As my car is prepped for NASA TTB, there’s a whole different set of rules for Redline Street class. I had to install new seats, a new exhaust for clearance, reinstall my center console and some other misc odd things to be legal in their ‘Street’ class.
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Last weekend David and Allison Kern managed to take 1^st in class at the 2010 CHCA season opener Temple Canyon Hill Climb. Here is a quick on-board video of the winning run:

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Well … it was a crazy week/weekend for the NOS Energy Drink hill climb team, powered by AMS Performance. The first race of the season always presents unique challenges, and 2010 was to be no exception.

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March 26th marks a new day for our beloved Drag EVO VIII. She has laid dormant for a while waiting to take a trip down the track. Well we got tired of waiting

We have decided while the ground thaws in balmy Chicago we should toss the AMS Drag EVO VIII into the trailer with the GT-R and Porsche 996TT and drive to Texas. last year we competed in the Texas mile and had a BLAST! We thought this year we would shake things up a bit and bring out something to turn some heads.

In order to achieve this we have to change some things on the drag car. Many of you remember the current engine layout below:

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Here is a quick video we’ve put together of our team’s participation from the 2009 Super Lap Battle Finals. During the competition a ruptured steering line caused a small fire, luckily our Driver Paul Gerrard escaped without any injuries and was able to bring the car to a controlled stop near a corner station.  Thankfully the car was repairable and after a 2 day resurrection process at Chris Rado’s World Racing facility the car was able to compete in the 2009 Redline Time Attack finals where it set a new AWD track record and took home the Unlimited AWD Championship title!

Ryan Gates:

Hey guys, here’s a few pics and a video from last weekend at Road America for an open track day. I was out there just having fun. It was nice to get out to my favorite track and have a good time…it was actually very relaxing.

As always, the car was extremely reliable…even being revved all the was up to 8200rpm in 5th gear at 177mph. I can praise this OEM 4B11T enough…along with AMS’ parts and tuning making sure everything’s in check. It’s actually really amazing to me that the engine and the whole drivetrain for that matter has held up so well over the last two years.

Yes, I got a little sideways in the Carousel And I took the kink slow (120mph) but there was no point to push the car thru some of the most dangerous corners in the country on an open track day haha. Anyways, enjoy the video and the pics. If you haven’t made it out to R/A before…get out there. It’s so much fun.

Ryan

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