GST Motorsports at Redline Auto Club Speedway press release - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

GST Mike · 2008-07-22, 01:06 PM

The GST Motorsports Blindside at Auto Club Speedway

Fontana, CA, 08/21/08 – Against all odds and expectations, the GST Motorsports Subaru Impreza “L” crushed the competition in Round 4 of the Redline Time Attack series at Auto Club Speedway in southern California. The 12 year old Subie turned a crowd shocking lap time of 1:38.395, shattering the track record and clinching the Overall Championship by 3.2 seconds!

This marks the first time that GST Motorsports has walked away with the title of Overall Champion. Along the way the team also collected trophies for the Unlimited Championship and Unlimited AWD class win, besting the heavily favored CWest/Brian Crower Honda S2000 and Subaru factory backed Crawford 2008 Impreza STi.

Adding insult to injury, GST Motorsports made it a clean sweep for the entire event by winning the inaugural Live Sockets Battle series Heads-Up Race. The grudge match pitted the GST Impreza “L” against the C-West/ Brian Crower S2000 in two consecutive single lap wheel-to-wheel races. The aging Subie left the S2000 in the dust as the cars crossed the starting line and went on to win both of the Battles with plenty of time in hand.

“The car really came to life this weekend”, said Gary Sheehan, driver for GST Motorsports. “The team has been working extremely hard since the last Time Attack and the ongoing development of this car is starting to pay off. Combined with Mike Warfield’s engine building and tuning ability, this car is now one hell of a package. I never thought I would find myself behind the wheel of a 12 year old Subaru staring down a braking zone at 172mph!!!”

“We have been having great success with our latest engine development” said Mike Warfield, owner and engine tuner of GST Motorsports. “The Cosworth block and heads combined with Darton Cylinder Sleeves and GT35r turbo make for an incredibly tough motor that just keeps putting out impressive levels of power event after event. This engine has been through three race weekends and two full test days and is ready to do it all over again!”

The next Redline Time Attack takes the team all the way to the east coast and the GT Live event at Virginia International Raceway on October 3-5. GST Motorsports plans to continue development of the Impreza “L” chassis and shoot for even more impressive power output in preparation for the last Redline Time Attack event of the season.

GST Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors for their continued support, Triple XXX Root Beer, Cosworth, BFGoodrich, Wheeldude.com, Cobb Tuning, Whiteline, I-Club.com, Endless USA, TEC, VFiber and Carbonetic.

GST Motorsports, Inc. is family owned and operated in Hayward, CA. With over 10 years experience in building, modifying and maintaining performance autos for applications from mild street to full race. GST operates out of a state of the art 5,000sqft facility boasting all the tools to fabricate, install and tune a host of applications. To learn more about GST Motorsports please visit us on the web at www.gstmotorsports.com

GST Mike · 2008-07-22, 01:07 PM

Oh a lap of in-car for those of you with the time to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzoPYtHq094

Click on "watch in high quality" if you have the option

Mike

MPREZIV · 2008-07-22, 01:43 PM

HOLY SHIT MAN! That car is the greatest thing EVAR!!!

Kudos to the great showing guys!

sperry · 2008-07-22, 02:28 PM

170+ mph in an Impreza!?!

Do you guys have to install a special seat for Gary to accommodate the giant balls he's sporting?

Nice job to everyone involved! 3 seconds ahead of the field, why do they even bother to show up?

GarySheehan · 2008-07-22, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Do you guys have to install a special seat for Gary to accommodate the giant balls he's sporting?

Nope, I wear a cool suit that recirculates ice water. Doesn't everyone know about shrinkage?

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

sperry · 2008-07-22, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GarySheehan

Nope, I wear a cool suit that recirculates ice water. Doesn't everyone know about shrinkage?

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

Touche.

MattR · 2008-07-22, 04:35 PM

Unreal... Awesome job.

van · 2008-07-22, 07:19 PM

amazing as always, great driving and great car.
I'm happy to see these video's with a better quality on youtube, I would love to see some hidef in car footage on Vimeo though

Congrats on the sweep!

Dean · 2008-07-23, 05:47 AM

Great news... Congratulations to the whole team.

So, is there a streetable/trackable version of that engine for us weekend warriors good for 100K miles or so at <$5000?

MattR · 2008-07-23, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Great news... Congratulations to the whole team.

So, is there a streetable/trackable version of that engine for us weekend warriors good for 100K miles or so at <$5000?

+1

GarySheehan · 2008-07-23, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by van

amazing as always, great driving and great car.
I'm happy to see these video's with a better quality on youtube, I would love to see some hidef in car footage on Vimeo though

Congrats on the sweep!

I'll get a video up on my Brightcove channel when I get the original avi from Mike.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

sperry · 2008-07-23, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Great news... Congratulations to the whole team.

So, is there a streetable/trackable version of that engine for us weekend warriors good for 100K miles or so at <$5000?

There is. It's called a "stock STi motor" and it makes about 300hp. I believe you already have one in your car.

JonnydaJibba · 2008-07-23, 10:34 AM

Man that's intense. I'd like to say something like that just goes to show that L's can do cool things too, but that car is hardly an L anymore. Awesome work.

GarySheehan · 2008-07-23, 03:18 PM

Event coverage on RiceBoyTV.com

http://www.riceboytv.com/index.php?i...7232008&arch=1
Click on "Video"

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

sperry · 2008-07-23, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GarySheehan

Event coverage on RiceBoyTV.com

http://www.riceboytv.com/index.php?i...7232008&arch=1
Click on "Video"

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

Nice event summary.

I'm still utterly impressed that you guys got that car up over 170mph... with the aerodynamics of a hamburger, that's some serious brute force! What's that car putting down to the wheels these days anyway? 500hp?

Dean · 2008-07-23, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Nice event summary.

I'm still utterly impressed that you guys got that car up over 170mph... with the aerodynamics of a hamburger, that's some serious brute force! What's that car putting down to the wheels these days anyway? 500hp?

I know it is an inverse square kind of thing, but my no aero almost stock ride height stage 2 STI did over 140 at Bonneville, so 170 isn't that surprising considering the lower less boxy 2 door body with aero and a $4!+ load of power and 8000RPM...

sperry · 2008-07-23, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

I know it is an inverse square kind of thing, but my no aero almost stock ride height stage 2 STI did over 140 at Bonneville, so 170 isn't that surprising considering the lower less boxy 2 door body with aero and a $4!+ load of power and 8000RPM...

Watch the video again. It's not like the were out on the flats. That was on the race line, with massive aero drag from the big wing, and still accelerating when Gary ran out of straightaway.

Think of it this way: it takes 800hp to get a much slippier 3500 lb cup car to 200 mph. F1 cars only do about 200 as well on straights not much shorter than Fontana. 170 in what's basically a hot rodded salvage title grocery getter shows real creativity and homespun engineering. That L it basically runing with the likes of ALMS GT cars at like 1/3 the cost, if not less.

I'm impressed. I would have guessed the L would top out around 160 or 170 but not in race trim (ie big wing) and only on a 2 mile straight. That car is a rocket ship!

Double Phister · 2008-07-24, 07:28 AM

That car gets better looking everytime I see it. Early on it was pretty shady. Now it's hawt.

JC · 2008-07-24, 08:17 AM

Congrats guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GST Mike

Fontana, CA, 08/21/08

So fast it races into the future!

GST Mike · 2008-07-25, 02:51 PM

According to Gary we may well have been able to top the car out (I estimate that to be around 183mph) as he was gaining confidence in the car and it's grip with each lap.

As for power estimates I would say we were at around 540whp on our dyno (I kind of pushed things beyond the tuned map for the final session).

Mike

MPREZIV · 2008-07-25, 04:54 PM

540whp... sweet lord.

Dean · 2008-07-25, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GST Mike

According to Gary we may well have been able to top the car out (I estimate that to be around 183mph) as he was gaining confidence in the car and it's grip with each lap.

As for power estimates I would say we were at around 540whp on our dyno (I kind of pushed things beyond the tuned map for the final session).

Mike

Told you Scott! > 500 WHP

Dewey · 2008-07-26, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPREZIV

HOLY SHIT MAN! That car is the greatest thing EVAR!!!

Kudos to the great showing guys!

jealous much?

2008-07-22, 01:06 PM	#1
GST Mike EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 191 Car: Zee L Load, Efficiency, MAP etc etc etc	GST Motorsports at Redline Auto Club Speedway press release The GST Motorsports Blindside at Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA, 08/21/08 – Against all odds and expectations, the GST Motorsports Subaru Impreza “L” crushed the competition in Round 4 of the Redline Time Attack series at Auto Club Speedway in southern California. The 12 year old Subie turned a crowd shocking lap time of 1:38.395, shattering the track record and clinching the Overall Championship by 3.2 seconds! This marks the first time that GST Motorsports has walked away with the title of Overall Champion. Along the way the team also collected trophies for the Unlimited Championship and Unlimited AWD class win, besting the heavily favored CWest/Brian Crower Honda S2000 and Subaru factory backed Crawford 2008 Impreza STi. Adding insult to injury, GST Motorsports made it a clean sweep for the entire event by winning the inaugural Live Sockets Battle series Heads-Up Race. The grudge match pitted the GST Impreza “L” against the C-West/ Brian Crower S2000 in two consecutive single lap wheel-to-wheel races. The aging Subie left the S2000 in the dust as the cars crossed the starting line and went on to win both of the Battles with plenty of time in hand. “The car really came to life this weekend”, said Gary Sheehan, driver for GST Motorsports. “The team has been working extremely hard since the last Time Attack and the ongoing development of this car is starting to pay off. Combined with Mike Warfield’s engine building and tuning ability, this car is now one hell of a package. I never thought I would find myself behind the wheel of a 12 year old Subaru staring down a braking zone at 172mph!!!” “We have been having great success with our latest engine development” said Mike Warfield, owner and engine tuner of GST Motorsports. “The Cosworth block and heads combined with Darton Cylinder Sleeves and GT35r turbo make for an incredibly tough motor that just keeps putting out impressive levels of power event after event. This engine has been through three race weekends and two full test days and is ready to do it all over again!” The next Redline Time Attack takes the team all the way to the east coast and the GT Live event at Virginia International Raceway on October 3-5. GST Motorsports plans to continue development of the Impreza “L” chassis and shoot for even more impressive power output in preparation for the last Redline Time Attack event of the season. GST Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors for their continued support, Triple XXX Root Beer, Cosworth, BFGoodrich, Wheeldude.com, Cobb Tuning, Whiteline, I-Club.com, Endless USA, TEC, VFiber and Carbonetic. GST Motorsports, Inc. is family owned and operated in Hayward, CA. With over 10 years experience in building, modifying and maintaining performance autos for applications from mild street to full race. GST operates out of a state of the art 5,000sqft facility boasting all the tools to fabricate, install and tune a host of applications. To learn more about GST Motorsports please visit us on the web at www.gstmotorsports.com Last edited by GST Mike; 2008-07-22 at 01:28 PM.

2008-07-22, 01:43 PM	#3
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	HOLY SHIT MAN! That car is the greatest thing EVAR!!! Kudos to the great showing guys! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2008-07-22, 02:28 PM	#4
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	170+ mph in an Impreza!?! Do you guys have to install a special seat for Gary to accommodate the giant balls he's sporting? Nice job to everyone involved! 3 seconds ahead of the field, why do they even bother to show up? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-07-22, 04:35 PM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Unreal... Awesome job. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-07-23, 05:47 AM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Great news... Congratulations to the whole team. So, is there a streetable/trackable version of that engine for us weekend warriors good for 100K miles or so at <$5000? __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2008-07-22, 01:07 PM	#2
GST Mike EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 191 Car: Zee L Load, Efficiency, MAP etc etc etc	Oh a lap of in-car for those of you with the time to watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzoPYtHq094 Click on "watch in high quality" if you have the option Mike

2008-07-22, 07:19 PM	#8
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	amazing as always, great driving and great car. I'm happy to see these video's with a better quality on youtube, I would love to see some hidef in car footage on Vimeo though Congrats on the sweep!

2008-07-23, 10:34 AM	#13
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Man that's intense. I'd like to say something like that just goes to show that L's can do cool things too, but that car is hardly an L anymore. Awesome work. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2008-07-23, 03:18 PM	#14
GarySheehan EJ22 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 172 Never let the driver work on the car...	Event coverage on RiceBoyTV.com http://www.riceboytv.com/index.php?i...7232008&arch=1 Click on "Video" Gary Sheehan Motor Racing www.garysheehan.com

2008-07-24, 07:28 AM	#18
Double Phister EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 450 Car: 2005 WRX STi "I'm sideways and in control... I look good."	That car gets better looking everytime I see it. Early on it was pretty shady. Now it's hawt. __________________ Dan - '05 Black WRX STi. My Mods

2008-07-25, 02:51 PM	#20
GST Mike EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 191 Car: Zee L Load, Efficiency, MAP etc etc etc	According to Gary we may well have been able to top the car out (I estimate that to be around 183mph) as he was gaining confidence in the car and it's grip with each lap. As for power estimates I would say we were at around 540whp on our dyno (I kind of pushed things beyond the tuned map for the final session). Mike

2008-07-25, 04:54 PM	#21
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	540whp... sweet lord. __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

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