RESULTS: 2011 Motovicity Distribution IDRC Sport Compact Nationals presented by BR

[David Buschur]

**I will add the drag information from Sunday when I get it back from the track.

Well it was a great weekend, hot and humid. Many thanks to Motovicity, DSport Magazine and the IDRC for getting on board with the event for the second year in a row.

Watch for many great cars to be featured in the next few months that were shot at this race and for some wicked DVD coverage of the entire weekend and race event.

This was the first year we moved the entire event out to the race track. In the past the dyno day at our shop on Saturday, for the Sport Compact race, has been a light turn out.

From the looks of the autocross and all the talk about it after it was over, this event will continue to grow and grow.

There were three classes total set up to run. Street tire, Race tire and a Kart class.

Before the event there was talk about the event being set up to cater to the EVO's and make sure they were the only cars that won. I didn't feel that was all the case and judging by the results, I was correct as there wasn't even a Mitsubishi of any type that placed. Tires are what connect you to the road and I feel this class structure is easy, optimal and will remain in effect until for some reason it proves to not work.

The course was set up in a large U shaped pattern on wide roadways. We had two guys come in, take one look at the pavement we had to work with and leave..........definitely their loss. The course was a complete blast to run and the guys from NORA did an exceptional job of setting it up and running the event. They are true professionals. Speeds at the finish line were approaching 100 mph in my RS!!

Here are the results from the Autocross:

Spectators: 146
Racers: 37

RACE TIRE

1st Place, Ben Linfield, Mazda Miata, 32.890 seconds
2nd Place, Stephen Dorman, Ford Focus, 34.03 seconds
3rd Place, Jim Wylie (type of car, unknown), 34.28 seconds

STREET TIRE

1st Place, David Sutton, S2000, 31.83 seconds
2nd Place, Trevor Jones, Genesis Coupe, 32.25 seconds
3rd Place, Phil Hudson, S2000, 32.70 seconds

KART

1st Place, Zachary Buschur, Coyote Chassis-Animal motor, 36.70

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For the Sunday Sport Compact Drag Race we had a total of 650 people and 79 racers come out.

The drag races on Sunday had the same buzz about how the rules were set up but once again proved to be incorrect.

Here is the Qualifying ladders for driver of each class, car type and ET to qualify, I am listing the top 5 from each class:

STREET TIRE:

#1, Joe Gilk, Conquest, 9.91
#2, John Shepherd, EVO, 10.22
#3, Chris Cessna, EVO, 10.40
#4, Curt Brown, EVO, 10.66
#5, Kyle Schuchter, WRX, 10.70

RACE TIRE:

#1, Emery Kapral, EVO, 9.51
#2, Rob Morse, Civic, 9.99
#3, Rob Pachner, Shelby, 10.20
#4, Eric Boariu, SRT-4, 10.31
#5, Matt Smith, EVO, 10.56

GTR Challenge

#1, David Kim, GTR, 10.11
#2 Tym Switzer, GTR, 10.62
#3, Caleigh Switzer, GTR, 11.32

QUICK:

#1, Kevin Kwiatkowski, FWD Laser, 8.86
#2, Toni Dimitripolski, Supra, 9.68
#3, Mike Lowther, SRT-4, 11.43

[urv8sux]

I believe the unknown car was a Jdm Nissan pulsar gtiR 1.8 l turbo awd cool little cars far better then the Fwd n/a pulsar we got here in the states

[Brenner]

negative, the GTiR was Stephen Robertson, and it was on street tires. His best was a 32.xx and I believe he finished 5th in the street tire class. The GTiR is actually a transverse mounted SR20DET. So that would essentially make it a AWD Silvia

Anyone else notice that the street tires whooped the race tires?

Also Dave, any way we can get a complete list at any point? I would like to see what kind of times I put up, in relation to other Evos on the Sat event.

Brendan

[jweese]

what kind of karts were doing the autocross? shifter karts or just regular racing karts?? i race karts, and my dumbass didnt see you were racing karts at the autocross or i would of came and raced on sat!! uggghhhhh

[urv8sux]

I stand corrected just looked it up ... Sorry to go off topic it was a fun event and I hope to have a talon (chris's beater) by the Shootout so I can race for the first time in three years

[David Buschur]

Whatever it was, if someone is too lazy to fill out the tech card.........I'm not motivated enough to put work into figuring it out! haha

The entire list being posted probably won't happen, goes back to the lazy thing. I'll look tomorrow and see what your time was.

[OLDSCHOOLMOTORS]

Huh imagine that, street tires ran faster than race tires.

Driver mod maybe?

[David Buschur]

Brendan, 18h, 35.76.

[Joe Laramee]

Hey guys, I was wondering how many cars started off with in the quick class? Just kinda wondered about the turnout.

P.S. David, yell at me sometime... I have an automotive sponser who would take care of the whole thing, possibly next year including possible payoffs for all classes if interested let me know., Joe Laramee @ 217-412-4056

[Brenner]

Cool, thanks David.

[ERABBIT23]

What the news for the 2012 event Dave? Also can we bring the FWD Class back?

[David Buschur]

No news, the event is a huge disappointment to be honest. Here is an event that is open to any Import vehicle that has an attendance of less than a 1/4 of the DSM/EVO Shootout.

Summit Motorsports Park does want me to do the event again. I do not have a date though. The event growth has been small, if it doesn't start doing something I'd prefer to just cancel it.

[SS Laser]

I think the race classes compared to the shoototut are not as good. A bunch of DSM and EVO's can not compete like they do in the specific classes at the shootout. So that makes the turn out smaller.

I love this race early in the year and really would hate to see it cancelled. But the only ideas I have to improve it are having a couple FWD classes. Maybe street tire FWD and slick FWD? Maybe a Max effort class also?

[David Buschur]

I am open to suggestions, obviously the race isn't having huge growth like I expected it to. It is slow and steady but too slow for me. The race started as the Mitsubishi VS Subaru Shootout and the Subi's just don't have anything for the Mitsu's. We then switched the race to the Sport Compact race.

Send you friends here to put some suggestions in and I'll listen to what is suggested and see what comes of it.

[sbstar]

I've been trying to make it for the last couple years and it just hasn't worked out. I really hope I can do it this year. I'm not aware of the answer so I'll ask, is this being posted up on other forums beyond the dsm/evo ones? I understand that Highboost has become a any make/model forum but it still focuses on dsms and evo's. To get the word out we need to get the announcements on the supra, honda, nissan, etc. forums. But as I said, perhaps it already is and I just don't know about it. I do agree that at an event like this a fwd class would probably make alot of people happy, I highly doubt there are enough rwd cars out there to warrant it's own class but that might get thrown out there too.

[David Buschur]

I am not a member of other forums. It would help for sure to have it posted other places. If I can get some input to the classes needed maybe I can get some of the guys with the input to post it up elsewhere.

[thepoint4life23]

i mean the inport face off events gets people to come i can tell you that this is a way better time. then that. i will post other places. i would hate not having something to do in may david. if you need help let me know.

[David Buschur]

The event is a go as of this morning. June 9th and 10th. I'll start a thread about it. Be sure to come over and give some input so we can figure out what we are going to have for classes. I'd like the event to grow, so let's see what can be done to make it happen.