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Grid before the race, Nordschleife 2008. |
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| One small step for 2010, Redline Time Attack |
| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
My sponsors are currently working hard to lock in my 2010 main races. In wait for some of those bigger news to fall into place, I can at least begin with announcing that I will frequently be entering Redline Time Attack this year between other events.
The format of Time Attack is simple: It is a qualifying competition where drivers after several practice and car setup sessions, get 2 x 3 laps to post the best laptime of the weekend. I can tell after two visits last year that it is great, a real work out for setup and qualifying skills.
RTA is undergoing a big tune-up under new ownership and is looking to take a previously un-paralleled position as the premier US Time Attack Championship. The preliminary season schedule looks like this:
Buttonwillow Raceway, CA March 26-28
New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJ, Lightning April 10-11
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV (Outside Road Course) April 23-25
Auto Club Speedway, CA May 29-30
Autobahn Country Club, IL June 12-13
Willow Springs Raceway, CA July 2-4
Sebring International Raceway, FL Aug TBA (tentative)
Spring Mountain September, NV 18-19
Infineon Raceway October, CA 23-24
Auto Club Speedway November, CA 12-14
I will be participating in all West Coast events that will not collide with bigger races and once Sebring gets locked in and a date confirmed, I will make a big effort to make that race too as my only East Coast event. Sebring is a world renowned racetrack, and is notoriously known for the Mobil 1 12H of Sebring which is part of the American Le Mans Series. In other words, a track I want to get first hand experience on.
As baseline vehicle, I will be racing the C.A.R. Engineering/City Tire/Hankook Porsche 911 Turbo 2WD (996), which among 500+ hp and other upgrades has a GT2 aerodynamic package and GT3 suspension arms front and rear. Racing this Porsche will enable me to stay razorsharp at setting up and qualifying this type of vehicle. The car has been classified into the 2WD Modified Class which allows so called R-compound tires that are essentially made of racingrubber, but still approved for street. This kind of tire makes the whole driving experience about 800% better than running on regular street performance tires, although nothing can quite compare to running on slicks.
On top of racing (practicing with) the C.A.R. Engineering/City Tire/Hankook Porsche, a few other seats in Redline Time Attack, mainly Unlimited class, are being worked on at the moment.
More news to come soon regarding which sponsors that are supporting my Redline Time Attack program and what preparations that are being made. Stay tuned - season premiere is only 2 months away!Labels: City Tire Online, Hankook, Misc, Racing, Redline Time Attack |
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| Happy New Year! |
| Friday, January 1, 2010 |
2009 was full of new great things getting started. Mainly I feel more accomplished as a driver after doing high speed drifting in Formula D. Having the skill to handle a car in a big drift makes my job a lot easier when it comes to pushing a fast GT racecar to its full limit. Doing that quickly reveals where the car has its weakness setupwise and the team can adjust the car so I can quickly improve laptimes. It is also easier to early discover tendencies of how balance can change over a race. 2010 should be no less fun, still a bit more administration to be done before anything can be revealed but my experience, speed and driving technique is still just getting stronger so it is all about securing a competitive platform now both for race and drift. One thing I can share though - I will do more racing in 2010 than I did in 08 and 09 which was mostly about drifting. More info soon. Happy New Year, be safe, be nice, have fun! Carl |
| posted by Carl Rydquist @ 4:02 AM |
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| Fast Facts |
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Name: Carl Rydquist
Age: 34
Home: Redondo Beach
Web: CarlRydquist.com
Reel: Click to watch
Highlights: Winner of Zandvoort 500 (2005), Winner of Swedish Endurance 3h GT Racing Championship (2004), Winner of Swedish Endurance 8/12h GT Racing Championship (2001), Winner of Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Challenge (2001), Winner of Redline Time Attack Mod RWD (2010). 24 Hours of Nurburgring (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011). 24 Hours of Barcelona (2011). 25 Hours of Thunderhill (2010).
Memberships: FIA (intl racing license), DRAW Portfolio, Formula D, Performance Two Stunt & Precision Driving Team (Hollywood, CA), SAG Stunt Driver (Screen Actors Guild).
Teams: City Tire (Drift), AE Performance, STORM GT Racing.
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