Motorsports is all about bending the rules. And as they say, if you’re not cheating, you’re losing. Chris Rado and his World Racing Scion tC are not losing.
In fact, at the recent Redline Time Attack at Willow Springs Rado dominated in the front-wheel drive Unlimited class posting a 1:22.623 lap time - setting a new record for a front-wheel drive vehicle at the track.
How did he do it? Isn’t it obvious? He stuck a ridiculous looking wing on the front of his tC race car, giving those front tires all the downforce they need.
We’re certain all the other competitors laughed at him… while he sprayed them with champagne from the top of the podium.
I still say that’s complete bullshit. That car had a TON of money dumped into it.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Chris jumped in his tC and broke his own FWD Unlimited Class time trial record of 1.29.34 seconds. Not only did he break the record, but he basically poured gasoline on it, lit a match, and watched it explode when he set the new Willow Springs FWD track record of 1.27.30 – more than a two second improvement! Chris says, “I know the car has another two or three seconds faster in it. With a little more test time over this weekend, I know we could have done it.”
So lets look at this again… in 2008 Chris ran a 1.27 at willow springs in his first (or second I can’t remember) year on road courses. He said the car was good for another 2 or 3 seconds… so now we’re down to 1.24. The car goes away for winter and comes back with wider tires, more power, quicker spool, less weight, and a more experienced driver and the thing gets 2 seconds quicker than that.
