GST Motorsports secures 1st place and breaks the track record at the Super Lap Battle qualifier event Firebird, Phoenix, AZ





Firebird International Raceway, AZ, 04/12/10 – The GST Motorsports Time Attack Racing Team secured first place in the opening round of Super Lap Battle qualifications this past weekend, and in the process broke the existing Super Lap track record by nearly half a second with a lap time of 1:01.66.


"GST Motorsports put a great car together, once again", said Gary Sheehan, driver of the GST Time Attack Subaru L. "The car ran strong through each of the Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout events and was really quick during the Super Lap Battle qualifying session. The car is the fastest it has been in the time I've driven it and Mike kept me at a conservative boost level. I'm itching to get out on track in this thing at full-tilt to see what it is really capable of."


Mike Warfield, owner and engine tuner of GST Motorsports, had this to say about the team’s event; “Given the issues we encountered at our last outing (RTA Buttonwillow) last month it was really important to the team to get a good result this weekend. I feel a little bad for Gary as he’s not driven this car since November last year and we were not able to give him any real seat time at this event, or prior to it, to give him a feel for all the changes we’ve made. Couple that with the whole weekend being part of the Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout, I was also reluctant to run the car at full power to give us the best chance to complete all the events. I feel I owe him a ride at full tilt in the very near future!”


GST Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors for their continued support: Hankook Tires, Cosworth, Nakid Clothing, Wheeldude.com, JE Pistons and DCCDPro.

Next up for the GST Motorsports team is Redline Time Attack - Las Vegas Motorsports, NV 04/24-25.

GST Motorsports, Inc. is family owned and operated import performance shop in Hayward, CA, with over 10 years of experience in building, modifying and maintaining performance autos for applications from mild-street to full-race. GST Motorsports operates out of a state of the art 5,000sqft facility, boasting all the tools and equipment necessary to fabricate, install and tune a host of applications. To learn more about GST Motorsports, please visit us on the web at www.gstmotorsports.com

 

Great job GST crew, and Gary. You guys have always been one of the heavy hitters in TA and other tuner events. A true testimony to the quality and dedication of your crew!

So what team ended up being the next fasted time of the event?

 

Thanks Gus!

I believe Chris Rado was the second fastest in the Time Attack although I honestly don't know all the times.

Here is some in-car from the TA event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckHXQEQaKHM

Mike

 

Very nice. Just watching him race that car is scary. Wouldn't wanna be in the passenger's seat lol. Great job guys. Look forward to the LV, NV event.

 

Congratulations to the whole crew of GST for putting it all together!!!

 

so this was on the "Low boost/power" map. 660whp!

 

congrats cait wait to see it again

 

Damn Mike, killer results once again!! Three years in a row is pretty sick.

I am bummed I could not make it, but my EMT class/ professional life had to come first (goddamnit)

 

Well this is just the Time Attack portion of the event, I have no idea who won the magazine shootout. I have to wait for the results in the magazine like everyone else

Mike

 

Not all dyno's are created equal mate, that map made 570whp on our dyno and yes this was a 23-23.5psi map which is all we ran all weekend (I saw a couple of peaks of 24.1 in 5/6th gear on the road course in the logs though.

Oddly enough tested on the famed Air boy stuff the car made about the same as it did on the dyno graph you posted.

Mike

 

cough*cough* bull*****cough.......

 

I'm really proud of you guys... This is amazing!!! Reading the original post gave me goosebumps!


I stopped by yesterday to congratulate you but I got there before you did at 9:20ish in the morning and didnt feel like waiting 40mins (I thought you were there at 9, not 10... my mistake).

Anyhow, big congrats to the entire GST crew! You guys really kniw how to push the envelope!

 

Congrats!

 

Hey Mike I got you somthing small that will make you laugh your a$$ off but your gonna have to wait till the next tie my cheap A$$ buys somthing...

Congrats hope I can get out to watch it run at least once this season.....

 

Gst ftw!