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This weekend, Dave Schotz raced his daily driver Lexus IS F in National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Time Trials at the Auto Club Speedway in California and proceed to dominate against dedicated racecars — Jalopnik has the full story:
NASA Time Trials allow for almost any car to compete for the fastest lap time on a legitimate race course. One guy rolled up in his daily driver Lexus and crushed everyone.
He ran the car bone stock (other than a set of Hoosier Tires andCarbotech brake pads for track duty) and hit 150 miles per hour on the banking.Regardless of the number of doors the car has, obviously the Lexus is not shy of performance. The car won the TTB class against dedicated trailered racecars with full rollcages, no interiors and heavily modified suspensions.
As a three time SCCA solo national champion and two time NASA road racing national champion, Schotz is a proven racer, but no matter — cleaning up on the track with a daily driver (even an IS F) is still a story to tell.
(There’s also a thread over at Club Lexus where driver Dave shares some details about the IS F and this weekend’s race, including some minor controversy.)
As the father with 4 Girls in the family this racing new sparked my interest and since the whole family rides( we know little Isabella will too before we know it!). Check out this article about Elena Myers 16, the youngest girl to win a Pro Race in the AMA. Just like I always say to my girls, you can do anything boys do. Let me know what you think
Elena Myers, 16, becomes first female to win in AMA Pro Racing` By Curtis Pashelka Posted: 05/15/2010 09:38:35 PM PDT
SONOMA — Discovery Bay's Elena Myers made American professional motorcycle racing history Saturday afternoon.
It just didn't happen quite the way she had envisioned.
Myers, who at 16 is the youngest rider competing in this weekend's West Coast Moto Jam, became the first female to win an AMA Pro Racing event in the circuit's 77-year history as she captured a shortened Pro SuperSport race at Infineon Raceway.
"It hasn't sunk in yet," said an emotional Myers, who was too young to practice at the Sonoma County road course last year at this time. "I'm in another world right now."
Myers was leading Joey Pascarella during the ninth lap of the 18-lap race when Pascarella lost control of his bike and flipped going into Turn 10.
Myers came around and crossed the finish line first as the race's second red flag was brought out to halt the event. After a five-minute delay, Myers was declared the winner, as AMA officials concluded that cleaning up the track and continuing the race would have put the afternoon's program too far behind schedule.
A jubilant Myers then wheeled her bike into the winner's circle, surrounded by friends and family, and was given a loud ovation when she was brought up to the stage and handed the first-place trophy.
"I don't know what to say. It's an amazing moment," said Matt Myers, Elena's dad. "I'm just happy some luck went our way this time. It feels good."
Elena Myers had been suffering from pain in her left foot earlier this week but received shots of lidocaine and cortisone Saturday morning into the nerve that was bothering her to get ready for the race.
She qualified eighth but moved to fifth on the first lap. She held that position until the seventh lap when Jake Gagne slid off the track and went down on Turn 9 to bring out a red flag.
Myers started fourth when the race resumed and moved up to third after the first two turns. She passed Tyler O'Hara for second on Turn 8 of the eighth lap and held that position as she began the ninth lap. She fought off a challenge from Cameron Beaubier for second and then passed Pascarella entering Turn 7 on the ninth lap.
Myers had envisioned that her first AMA win would entail taking the checkered flag after a wire-to-wire performance. But history had other ideas.
"I just kept (Beaubier) behind me and kept pushing, and I thought I could catch up to Joey," said Myers, who officially won by .338 seconds over Beaubier. "I passed him (Pascarella), and I thought, 'I'm in the lead now.' It was the craziest thing."
This is Myers' first season in the Pro SuperSport class, which is designed for riders between ages16 and 21. Riders need to be at least 16 to practice or compete at Infineon, so Myers had previously taken only a few laps before this month at what she considers her home course.
"I think it's huge for the sport," said Petaluma's O'Hara, who finished third. "I think Elena just broke the barrier as far as a woman on a motorcycle at the top level. I'm proud of her."
This is a video that the Lexus Enthusiast shot two weeks ago at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Lightning track when he was allowed to actually drive and LFA. The passanger was none other that Scott Pruett, the professional race car driver that Lexus has involved in this project. Talk about hitting the lottery. For 375 large this kinda fun can be yours!!!!
After a grueling and exhaustive 24 hours, the #50 Lexus LFA finished 18th overall and placed 1st in its SP8 (near production) class in the Nürburgring 24h race.
The other LFA in the race, #51, didn’t do so well after an extended pitstop that lasted over 11 hours, but did manage to make it back out onto the track to finish 160th. No word yet on what issue forced the #51 to be sidelined.
The last Lexus team, an IS-F driven by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, Auto Express’ Owen Mildenhall and ex-Indy 500 star Hideshi Matsuda, had a faulty fuel pump keep them out of qualifying, but managed to climb from their early setback to finish 60th.
Here is a clip from Japan showing what a IS-F club racer might be like from the factory with some Carbon Fiber lightening...... Check out that spoiler....the Tuners in the crowd are drooling right now... By the way 7,800,000 yen is around $82k in US.....Ouch!!
Lexus F-Sport event taking place April 29th at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ and provides hot laps in the Lexus LFA(if you one of the lucky chosen ones)
Do you have some interest in beating on someone else's high-performance car? Then you could sign up for Lexus' F-Sport event taking place on April 29th at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville NJ.
Anyone who is 18 or older with a valid driver's license is welcome to register for the one-day event, but spots for the roughly 10 half-hour sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis. Lexus promises that they'll have the IS F sedan and well as the F-Sport versions of the IS and GS models available for autocross driving.
You cannot drive the LFA. However, the company will have an LFA on hand, along with pro driver Scott Pruett to give one attendee per session a hot lap in the supercar. If you want some idea of what that will look and sound like, make the jump for our own hot lap with Pruett at Homestead.
