E D O   M O T O R S P O R T S
Race Report: ButtonWillow Race Park, August 2008

 

  
        Edo Motorsports had about 2 months to prepare for the NASA Nationals since the August NASA event at Willow Springs was cancelled.  The crew built the engine with the new custom fully machined JE pistons to insure uniformity compared to the cast pistons used in the previous engine. West Coast Racing did all the machining for the block and head within the limits of the rules.  The NASA director Ryan Flaherty was kind enough to bring the Whistler to us in order to make sure the compression ratio is within the rules.  The Integra was then Dyno tuned by Derek at Hondata and then corner-weighed and aligned by Darren at West End Alignment.  A new rear spoiler was installed on the car thanks to a fellow Honda Challenge racer Renan Bayar.  The bumper and fender were painted by Mirage Auto Body & Paint to insure the car is not only fast on the race track but also looks pristine. 
       
        After all the work was completed, it was time to shake down the car.   Edo Motorsports joined SCCA at Buttonwillow on August 30,31 for a double regional race weekend.  The NASA H4 prepped Acura Integra fit the SCCA RS class.  The weekend went well with only one problem.  The passenger side axle failed coming out of the esses turns in Saturday’s qualifying session.  The axle was replaced and it worked well for the rest of the weekend.  There were minor improvements made to the car including adjusting the angle of the new rear spoiler. 
       
        On Saturday night SCCA held a 1/8th mile drag race on the front straight of the race track.  Edik practiced launching the Integra as the starts at Nationals will be standing starts.  It didn’t take long for him to get the launch down as he has previous drag racing experience.  Edik took first place in class on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday, but that didn’t matter as much as the car was now ready for the NASA Nationals race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on September 11-14. 

        Later on after the event, the Team found out that Edik set a new record in the RS class with a lap time of 2:03.979 for the 18 Clockwise configuration.    
 
 

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