The car turned in a 1:51.77 lap, which was not only good for second place in the Street RWD class – it was a new record for any street-tired S2000 at Buttonwillow. With Robert Walker behind the wheel, the car put down a new best lap time of 1:47.47 – good for second place in its class.Īlso joining the fun was Evasive’s well known S2000 time attack car – one which has now been immortalized in Hot Wheels diecast form. Two years on, this car is still one of the finest FR-S builds in America with success in both time attack events and a couple of stints at Pikes Peak. Sharing pit space with the Mackin car was Evasive Motorsports’ own FR-S, which was running in the Limited RWD Class. That’s not bad for being fresh off the show floor. The turbocharged, Rocket Bunny kitted FR-S was running in the Street RWD class where it turned in a best time of 1:55.8. There weren’t a whole lot of cars from SEMA at this year’s event, but the recently-debuted Mackin Industries FR-S was one such machine there to prove itself. Super Lap Battle has always been held shortly after the SEMA Show, with the idea that builders could follow up the hype with some quick lap times. The November gathering has been a tradition among Stateside tuners and time attack teams, and I thought I was long overdue for a peek at America’s best event of this kind.Īlong with shooting a couple of car features, which you can expect to see shortly, I’ve also put together a collection of observations from America’s most established time attack meet. I experienced this first hand at Buttonwillow Raceway Park recently, where Global Time Attack hosted its annual Super Lap Battle competition in conjunction with Super Street magazine. Australia, meanwhile has taken charge on the international level with its annual World Time Attack Challenge event.īut time attack is very much alive and well in the US.
Grid sizes have grown and then gotten smaller while big name teams have come and gone. In the years since, the sport has seen a lot of changes. It was right around a decade ago when this Japanese form of motorsport first landed on American shores as way for tuners and sport compact builders to prove themselves on a level playing field.
The history of time attack in the United States has been a fascinating one.