FL2K and The Shootout 2022

As the motorsports season comes to a close in the U.S., the events are ramping up with racers trying to set personal bests before the cold sets in. With multiple races on the calendar, the Haltech team has been busy providing track support and catching up with customers from all over.

The Shootout

The formerly DSM-exlusive event in Norwalk, OH is in its 29th year and has seen more popularity than ever. Hosted at Summit Motorsports Park, there is no shortage of spectator seating and parking as hundreds of racers invaded the famed drag way. This year was the first time that non-DSM vehicles were invited and it provided some excellent grudge racing and exciting clashes between fans. 

Ben Hochman brought out his “Black Zenith” Evo to try and set a new personal best. The Hochman Fabrication four-door made over 1000 HP on Boostin Performance’s all-wheel drive dyno earlier this year. After some carnage inside the transmission on Friday, the team put their heads down and cranked up the boost. Setting a new personal best of 8.15 @ 187 MPH, Ben looks forward to breaking into the elusive 7-second zone.

“Supra” Chris Beard had his MK3 Supra out for the first time this season and shook off the cobwebs with a string of 9-second passes. After some datalog reviewing, Chris hit the page up button on his boost control and made a 9.35 @ 146 MPH to finish the weekend off.

Tony Marx had a wild weekend, with a transmission issue on Thursday, they made it through tech inspection and then raced to rebuild it at the track. A turbo change, a transmission rebuild and a hurt converter just kept piling onto the rollercoaster of emotions. Qualifying #4 in the Street 32 class, Tony kept pushing through the field. Ending the week with a runner-up finish, his experience is a great example of how perseverance can pay off!

FL2K

After the Hurricane damaged the Bradenton facility leading up, the FL2K promoters had to scramble and find a new home for the hundreds of racers traveling to Florida. Luckily Gainesville Raceway opened its doors, and the event that followed was one filled with excitement and great racing.

Jon Rogers has made a lot of changes to his 240SX including moving to a stick shift class. The Haltech controlled 2J is making some serious power and it was awesome to see him make into the Top 10 list for manual transmissions. He ended the week with a semi-finals finish, and a best of 7.35 @ 190 MPH. 

James Rupert brought his “Starbucks” Supra to the track for the first time. The Drag International prepped 2J made a ton of power and rocketed to an 8.1 off the trailer. James kept making adjustments and eventually ended with a personal best of 7.62 @ 178 MPH, an awesome finish to a first outing. 

David Farlow and Eric Gold have been getting their feet wet in Import racing this season. Their new Toyota Starlet build is running a turbocharged Honda K24 controlled by a #Haltech Nexus R5. Although a torque converter issue ended their weekend early, it’s great to see experienced domestic drag racers make the jump over. 

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