Harman Motive Racing

Saturday, 31st July 2010.

Superlap Limited Class Win @ Willow Springs International Raceway

Posted on Tuesday, 26th May 2009 by admin

JC Meynet and the Harman Motive crew packed up for nearby Willow Springs International Raceway for the Superlap Qualifer / NASA TTU race on March 24. While we had already qualified for the SLB Finals @ Firebird last month, this gave us a great chance to test the car a week before the Redline Timeattack. Willow Springs has long been a favorite of JC and Dan – it’s famed Turn 8/9 striking fear into the hearts of even the bravest drivers. Fortunately for us, JC knows no fear – he’s essentially Chuck Norris when it comes to these sorts of things – roundhouse kicking turn 8/9 into pulp at 150mph – even though his moustache is not quite as boss.

JC managed an overall win in the Limited class with a best time of 1:27.119 – a new SLB Limited Class Record!

As per usual Willow Springs was hot, dry, windy and fast. The Harman Motive 2006 STI performed well through the day with faster times as we went. Our Toyo R888 tires provided great grip and feedback throughout the day. We finally retired our “scrubbers” after an amazing 20+ heatcycles. Whether you are Timeattack Racing or just enjoying an HPDE, these tires really perform!

In the third session of the day, JC managed a best time of 1:27.119 – a new SLB Limited Class Record! The car also finished second place overall in the NASA TTU class, not a bad showing for our humble Subaru.

We had great support this weekend from Recursive Performance (videos), Mitch Pederson (MPT), Frank Chen (JRZ), and Mitch Terry. These guys really kickass in the pits and look damn good doing it!