SPEEDSF CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 23, 2020 - ROUND 1, PT. 2 @ THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
Introduction
Round 2, Day 2 of the Thunderhill East double-header. A rather cloudy day up until mid-afternoon, temps were kind to our drivers which allowed them to get the most out of their tires without overheating! 20 brave souls entered the fray for this Bypass configuration, which resulted in a 3-month old S3 lap record to be broken!
Class S1
Anthony came to play again in his E46 M3, and it showed. He beat out 2nd place Scott Smith’s Porsche 911 GT3 by nearly 2 seconds on his fast lap. Anthony’s lap time was a 01:53.354 while Scott put down a respectable 01:55.112 lap time. Respectable times, gentlemen!
Class S2
Looks like 1st place Steve Melson had some competition this time around! His 01:59.423 lap time in the 300ZX still fast enough to stave off 2nd place hotshot Svilen Kanev who brought out the colorful 2018 BMW M240i and put down a 02:04.788 lap time for his efforts. 3rd place wonder Shawn Thomas took home 3rd place thanks to a 02:07.682 lap time in his 370Z.
Class S3
Okay so get this: two supercharged FRS/BRZ bois and a BMW M3 play around in Class S3 right? All 3 of them got to podium since Gary Wong wasn’t around this time to punt them off the platform! *Wishes Gary shows up soon*
01:53.358 - the magic lap time that put Kevin Schweigert in 1st place, breaking his previous S3 lap record (1:56.902) on the Baypass configuration! Congrats!
2nd place went to a definitely slower 2011 BMW M3 belonging to Ken Yip, who looks faster than he is. A 01:57.162? Paltry.
In 3rd place, we have fast boi Neal Wiebmer who brought out his 2013 Scion FRS to get a 01:58.741 solidly beating out Joe McGuigan by nearly 3 seconds!
Class S4
TRACK DAD! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! 1st place in your 2017 Subaru BRZ and a 02:01.714 lap time! You beat out Gary Yeung in his Sexy Natasha S200 by over a tenth of a second. What a glorious day :). Be proud of the 02:01.714 lap time!
Gary, while your 02:01.876 lap time may be fast, it certainly was not Track Dad fast. Perhaps next time yeah?
3rd place belongs to David Fitz-Randolph whose 02:04.680 lap time was enough to put him ahead of 4th place’s Jeremy Yeung who brought out a 2018 Subaru (probably an STI) to play with us!
Class S5
A Mia, a Muffy, and a non-existent Chris Lee were the talk of the town during this heated S5 battle! Miata bois are the best bois, and did they put on a show!
Mia Yeung, who piloted Florenza’s Miata again, took home 1st place with a blistering 02:07.031 lap time while Muffy, who fell down to 2nd by being JUST 0.039 seconds slower than Mia! That’s rough, Muffy Too Tuff!
Chris Lee, who absolutely refuses to show up for the S5 podium (probably learned that from King Tang) took home 3rd place with his 02:09.695 lap time!
Class X
Neck lookin’ kinda heavy there, Anthony! Congrats on the 01:51.727 lap time in your 2017 Shelby GT350! Now, if only 2nd place Lief Storer was able to join us for the ceremony to celebrate the 02:01.983. We shall meet again!
Conclusion
A perfectly good way to close out the Thunderhill double-header! Excellent work by our drivers who won their places and THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the SpeedSF Challenge! For those who are still chasing podium finishes, more seat time, coaching, and watching videos of the track will certainly get you there!
Round 3 will be here soon! Our next SpeedSF Challenge will be hosted at Thunderhill Raceway West on March 15, 2020. We truly appreciate our sponsors and participants as it would not be possible without them!
Thank you to our sponsors Wine Country Motorsports, G-Loc brakes, Titan7 Wheels, Necksgen, and Charles Schwab for their continued and valued support. Please visit their respective websites to show your support and let them know SpeedSF sent you!
