Redline Time Attack Round 2 – Chuckwalla Valley Speedway
Chuckwalla Valley Speedway is located about three hours southeast of Los Angeles and is near Desert Center, CA. So, when people complain about Buttonwillow or Willow Springs being out “in the middle of nowhere,” they haven’t been to Chuckwalla yet. While that is a pretty big hit against the track that shouldn’t take anything away from the track itself. Not only is the track fast, it features elevation changes and tighter sections; for the track day enthusiast, that more than makes up for the lack of local attractions.
Chuckwalla is becoming more popular as word about the facility spreads. Among Time Attack drivers, it’s already a destination to look forward to each season. The number of drivers for Redline Time Attack’s Round 2, alone, was 53 on Saturday and 48 on Sunday that were in competition. The paddock was full of cars from Lotus Cup, the Alfa Drivers Club, and Extreme Speed. If the full attendance that day wasn’t over 100 cars, it was certainly very close to it.
While he wasn't able to get it done in time for Round 1, Mark Jager and Yimisport Tuning brought out the improved Street Class Subaru Impreza WRX STi. Looks like a promising start to the car and will be looking forward to it the rest of the year.
This was one of two cars racing in Redline that our own John Naderi was falling in love with. The Renner Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STi of Ivo Mitkov. The Modified AWD class car was clean and ran on Nitto tires.
A crowd favorite and instant head turner was Roy Narvarez and his Ariel Atom. Roy just recently added the aerodynamics to this street legal Unlimited RWD rocket.
Here was John Naderi's other favorite car, the S13 240SX Convertible of Quocviet Dang. The lack of lights and windows not only made John feel like the car was raw and awesome, but also made it compete in Unlimited RWD.
Honestly, I think it was the Lambo Doors that made John squeal. It must be the influence of his RiceboyTV days coming back.
