Just to clarify for everyone, here’s what happened at the NASA Nationals event at
Miller Motorsports Park on September 16th, 2009. KSport had drivers from 3 Classes in 2 Groups representing us and our products at the event. Ultimately, all 3 did very well.
Brady Dohrmann
In the TTC Class, Brady Dohrmann in his BMW M3 from Mesa, Arizona put down a 2:11.348 Lap. He secured 2nd Place for the weekend. Dohrmann was about 7/10ths of a second faster than a Lotus Elise, and almost 3.5 seconds faster than Scion tC. On the other hand, Ian Stewart, in his Mini Cooper S managed to outdo Brady by a slim half-second.
Tage Evanson
In addition, another Arizona driver, Tage Evanson, managed to work his 1995 Honda Civic around Miller in a scant 2:03.031. He beat out a slew of Rear-wheel and All-wheel driven vehicles. Evos, STis, 2 Corvettes, an RX7, BMW, and a Porsche all fell prey to Casper, the white EG Honda Civic. In short, As the only Front Wheel Drive vehicle in sight, Evanson managed to impress every driver in his class. This includes the 2 Corvettes that managed to escape his wrath.
Kenneth Smith and Geffrey Sawtelle
Moreover, Kenneth Smith and Geffrey Sawtelle ran their vettes around Miller .038 and .533 faster than Tage, respectively. Oh, and by the way- Tage is VERY close to beating Chris Rados FWD Lap Record at Buttonwillow. If he does it, he’ll be the fastest Front Wheel Driver to ever hit that track. Certainly, this would be very impressive for a guy who only does this part-time, without huge corporate sponsorships.
Joe Ippolito
Further, the star of the show however was Joe Ippolito of Cummings, Georgia. Joe has been rocking the Southeast Region in NASA and other events with his 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R for the past few years now. Needless to day, this year was an awesome one for Joe and his team. Of the 7 tracks in the Southeast Region, Joe holds 3 track records for his class.
Now, to
some, that in itself may not be that impressive. However, take into account the fact that Joe is still running a Normally Aspirated 4 Cylinder QR25DE engine in a sedan with basic bolt-ons and street suspension, and things start to come hurtling into perspective rather quickly. Almost as quickly as his Miller Motorsports Park lap time, which for the record was 2:17.990. That’s 2.22 seconds faster than his nearest opponent! More so, that’s the biggest gap between a 1st and 2nd place in ALL of Group G for the 2009 Nationals!
KSport Kontrol Pro Coilovers at NASA Nationals
Ok, so I did mention that Joe is still on street suspension, right? He and Tage are both running Ksport Kontrol Pro coilovers with custom spring rates. Anybody could order the EXACT same setup that these drivers used at NASA Nationals. No custom valving, no high-end inverted shocks or remote reservoirs. Keep that in mind when you think about the track on your Kontrol Pros!
If you’re interested in custom spring rates for your KSport Damper System, please call us at 480 829 8100, or email
[email protected] to find out more!
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