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For our twelve episode we sit down and talk to Jason Dienhart of Global Time Attack. We've been dying to have him on the show to hear about how Global Time Attack got starter. We also talk to him about how he sees the sport growing and possible schedule expansion. We also talk about how GTA got involved with Super Lap Battle which is is still the largest and most publicized event. Chris also asks Jason what some of his favourite Time Attack cars are on grid with some rather surprising results.
Lots of great information from someone who's been in the industry for quite some time and has been pushing hard to bring Time Attack to the masses all over North America.
Contact Information:Website – http://globaltimeattack.com/Instagram – @globaltimeattackFacebook –/GlobalTimeAttack -
For our 11th episode Chris and James talk with Graham Downey. For those who've been around Time Attack on the West Coast you will probably know Graham and his infamous S2000. This car is currently the fastest S2000 to ever turn a lap around Buttonwillow Raceway and Graham has proven what a wheelman he is time and time again.
Chris and James spend some time chatting with Graham about everything from Time Attack, Road Racing and even what it's like running NOS in a Time Attack car.
Contact Information:Instagram–@grahamdowney_Facebook–/WunderAligner USA -
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For our 10th episode Chris and James talk to professional racing driver Jeff Westphal. We talk a about how Jeff got his late start in racing and how he quickly found success in Formula 2000. We also talk about how he got into Time Attack and how he got introduced to the guys at GST Motorsports and what it's like to drive the infamous Subaru Impreza L car.Jeff shares some insights from being a professional driver coach, picking up time around tracks, using data analysis to go faster, as well as common mistakes drivers make and how to overcome them.
Contact Information:Instagram – @westphalracingFacebook –/Westphal Racing -
For our 9th episode James and I talk about race preparation and how we prepare for new tracks with our guest Trevor Hill from Twoth Autosport. Trevor has been racing for many years starting out in Go Karts, has worked as an instructor and now runs Twoth Autosport with his brother fielding multiple cars in Champcar and other racing series. We talk about some of the best ways to get up to speed at new tracks, tricks we use to find time and how you can leverage racing like Champcar to better prepare for Time Attack events.
Contact Information:Website – http://travishillracing.com/twoth-autosport/Instagram – @twothautosportFacebook –/Twoth Autosport -
For our 8th episode we sit down with Motorsports Director Adam Jabaay and Time Attack Director Abrin Schmucke of GridLife. We get the chance to talk about how 2017 went for them as an organization, what they see as the next evolution of the sport with Touge Battles and how they see that working in 2018. We also get a chance to talk a bit about the 2018 rule book, what their favorite Time Attack is and where they see the sport going in the coming years.
Contact Information:Website – www.grid.lifeInstagram – @gridlifeofficialFacebook –/GridLife -
For our seventh episode we welcome Stewart Hoo of Can-Jam Motorsports to talk about his company's long history in Motorsports, starting out in the early days as a rotary shop, moving into Subaru's running Subaru Canada's rally program and eventually finding their way into road racing Subarus. We also talk about how they went about building one of the fastest Subaru Time Attack cars in North America, that recently won the Speed Ring event at M1 Concourse setting the fastest time of the event.
Contact Information:Website – www.canjammotorsports.comInstagram – @canjamracingFacebook –/Can Jam Motorsports -
For our sixth episode and first of 2018 we welcome Tony Szirka of UMS Tuning to talk about his company's history, how his Time Attack Evo started and what it's like working as the Race Steward of Global Time Attack. We talk about how Tony got involved in GTA in the early days and even talk a little bit about the new 2018 rulebook and the rather contentious re-introduction of the Hankook Ventus TD tire in Limited class.
Contact Information:Website – www.umstuning.comInstagram – @umstuningFacebook –/UMS Tuning -
For our fifth episode we will be talking to Benny Tran of BYP Racing from Australia. BYP have had a very successful time attack career with their Integra, even being the fastest FWD at WTAC for a couple years. We talk to them about their time attack program, their expansion into building and preparing customer cars for time attack and their success at that as well as what they see the future holding for Time Attack in Australia.
Contact Information:Website – www.bypracing.comInstagram – @bypracingFacebook –/BYP Racing -
In our fourth episode we sit down with Markos Mylonas of Snail Performance to talk about his amazing 2017 season, how he got into the sport and what his plans are for the 2018 season. For those who don't know Markos he has been competing in Time Attack for quite some time and has absolutely dominated the Street AWD category this season. He managed to secure the GTA Pro and GTA Pro-Am championships, while crushing numerous records this season.
Contact Information:Website – www.snailperformance.comInstagram – @snailperformancemarkosFacebook –/SnailPerformance -
In our third episode we sit down with Mike Lewin of Professional Awesome to talk about some of their recent success as well as their consulting and race preparation business. We also take some time to answer some questions posed to us by fellow Time Attack racers as they look to improve their cars.
For those who don't know Mike he's a student of Purdue University’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program, and has been competing in Time Attack for quite some time. Taking everything he and Professional Awesome learnt from building one of the fastest North American Time Attack cars, Mike and team have started their business offering engineering support and design for other racers. They have developed several aerodynamic components and help other teams setup their suspension and cars to be successful in Time Attack.
Contact Information:Website – www.ProfessionalAwesome.comEmail – Sales@ProfessionalAwesomeInstagram – @ProfessionalAwesomeRacingFacebook –/ProfessionalAwesome -
Our second episode with our first guest, Andy Smedegard. We talk to Andy about how he got started in Time Attack,his recent accomplishments like being the fastest car at Super Lap Battle, car setup and what the future holds for him and his program.
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Our very first Time With Attackers episode! We'll be talking with our hosts Chris Boersma and James Houghton about how they got into time attack, a recap of their most recent events and where they think Time Attack is going in the next few years.
