Check out E. Kanoo’s latest pass at Bahrain International Circuit. The Supra features a Titan built 3.0L and Pro Mod 90mm Turbo.

Weld Racing brings its application flexible racing technology to the street with a budget friendly 20” 3-pc modular wheel using a unique welded assembly process. This wheel has the classic Weld Racing 5-spoke star look and continues the Weld Racing tradition utilizing a forged billet center and cold forged rim shells. This unique wheel offers 3 mounting pad heights to clear specific drum and multi-piston opposed calipers. Target applications for this wheel include cars from the 1950’s through today’s challenging modern applications such as the 4th generation Camaro/Firebird, C4 to C6 Corvette, 2010 Camaro, and the Cobra Mustang.

• Surpasses SAE J2530 Aftermarket Wheel (Street) Standards
• Center is available in polished or black anodized
• Wheel widths from 4.5″ to 17.5″ with a wide variety of back spacings
• Load rating of 1580 lbs per axle)
• 17″, 18″, & 20″ accepts conical lugs only
• Center cap and valve stem included
• Made in Kansas City, USA

Give us a call for pricing, sizes and offsets.

Check out these new T25/T28 Titanium Turbo Shields with LR Technology from DEI. These new shields feature LR Technology which provides the ultimate means of reducing turbo lag while serving as a superior heat barrier – shielding and protecting engine components, hoods and painted surfaces and offers a very cool looking carbon fiber look.

Made from pulverized volcanic rock then strained into a fiber material, Titanium Turbo Shields can withstand direct heat up to 1800 F and 2500 F radiant heat. This means retaining more heat in the turbine and less damaging underhood heat. The result is a cooler air intake temperature and a boost in horsepower!

Stronger and more durable than other turbo blankets or shields, Titanium Turbo Shields include a hi-temp rated silica insulation padding under the tight outer layer for extra added protection against extreme turbo-generated heat. Available in T3, T4, T6, and T25/28 Applications

This week the One Lap of America has been weaving its way across the country attacking various race tracks around the country. If you never heard of the One Lap, it’s the modern day Cannonball Run where street cars compete at race tracks each day and then must drive to the next track hundreds of miles away. The cars compete for 7-8 days, over 3500 miles and must use the same set of street tires with a tread ware of 140 or greater. For complete details, rules and this years route, check out http://www.onelapofamerica.com.

After a last minute attempt to run the event this year’s event fell through, we decided to check out the competition first hand at their stop at Daytona International Speedway about an hour away.

With no support vehicles allowed competitors must pack everything they need into their cars. While on track all of the support items, clothing, etc must exit the vehicle so many competitors turn to creative storage methods not limited to roof racks, storage containers, and even support trailers.

Our good friend Leh Keen was the current leader in Daytona and the favorite to win the event overall. Leh is a professional race car driver who competes in both Grand Am and ALMS. Last year he won the competition in a well prepared 996 GT2, this year he chose to up the ante with a Topspeed prepared GTR. Having seen video and data from their test sessions, I am truly impressed with how this GTR performs. At Daytona the car was turning times within 1-2 seconds of the Rolex 24 race times, on a Michelin Pilot Super Sport Street Tire!

Like any race, competitors are looking for anything to give them that additional edge. With tires being a limited factor, brake and aerodynamic upgrades are a popular modification. The Alegra Motorsports Nissan GTR Featured an Aeromotions wing, very similar to the one we use on Joshua Barnes Time Attack Supra. The automated adjustment reduced down force on the straightaways and banking at Daytona, allowing for an additional 6mph top speed over a similar car using a fixed large wing blade.

This CRX used tire warmers to help get the most out of the high tread ware tires required. With no testing and your first 3 laps determining your time, the advantage of going out on warm tires was likely worth hauling around this piece of extra equipment. I must say however that having owned a few gutted Hondas in my younger years, it wouldn’t be my first choice for a vehicle to drive cross country with between events.

Roush decided that the race would be a perfect proving ground to show off what their latest Mustang upgrade packages could do. They brought out 2 Roush Mustangs straight off the Showroom floor, with Jack Roush Jr and Billy Johnson behind the wheel. These cars featured the new Coyote engine with a supercharged bolted to it and looked and sounded great, unfortunately their factory tune included a factory rev limit allowing only 145mph on the high banks.

The One Lap is a grueling race, with rigorous street sessions (sometimes 400-650 miles between stops)driving directly after track sessions, mechanical gremlins and driver exhaustion/error can take their toll. Not all vehicles complete the race as a result, this GT3RS suffered a clutch failure and needed a tow to the local dealer. In the spirit of the journey a clutch was overnighted, installed and the drivers continued after only missing 1 event.

During the lunchtime break competitors were allowed parade laps around the famed tri-oval, we were fortunate enough to get out there in my Z4M and make a few laps, scratching another line off my bucket list. If you’ve never driven on high banking, it’s quite the experience and takes a bit to get used to, I’m looking forward to running Daytona at the end of the year at a higher pace. After seeing the event first hand we’re even more anxious to put together an effort to run the 2012 One Lap.

Check out some video of Jotech’s Gallardo in action:

Jeff Ippoliti brought his Ferrari 355 Challenge by the shop to have it tuned by Felix Medina on our Dynojet prior to the FCRA Race at Sebring. It’s by far one of the best sounding cars we’ve ever had on our dyno, make sure you have your speakers turned up for this one.

Check out the new Titan Twin Turbo kit installed by Jotech Motorsports out of Dallas, TX.

Jotech is the new dealer for Titan Gallardo Twin Turbo packages (available from mild to wild) and will also be a service center for the Titan Gallardo Twin Turbo packages.

Warranities as well as service can be conducted at their facility, regardless of where your Titan Twin Turbo Gallardo was installed or purchased.

Jotech installed the Stage 1 kit on this vehicle, which is rated at 750rwhp. After everything was said and done, Jotech found the Titan kit to be now spinning to the tune of 817whp with the Stage 1 package, a few additional horses over the claimed power level.

Check out the new R35 Fuel Rail Kit from T1 Race Development/Injector Dynamics. Injector Dynamics has many different fuel injector options, and now these larger injectors can be used in the R35. The ID1600’s are too long to fit the R35. The factory rail can be modified for height but then it hits the intake manifold. The T1 rails are designed for the longer injector (12mm longer than stock).

These rails are all 1 piece, no secondary mounting brackets or adaptors for the fuel damper and regulator. It made machining them a lot more work, but at the end of the day it’s a better way to do it and it eliminates any possibility of mounting brackets coming loose or anything. The factory damper and regulator bolt on and in the same position as the stock rails, so these rails are 100% bolt on.

Fuel temperature is another issue that is often overlooked. The cylinder heads are hot and a lot of heat gets transfered from the heads, to the rails, to the fuel. We’ve incorporated 1/4″ phenolic spacers between the heads and rails. Phenolic has excellent insulation properties, keeping as much heat out of the fuel rail as possible.

The kit also includes Goodridge fittings and line to connect the two rails behind the timing cover. Goodridge’s top of the line components were used, the ‘G Line XF’ line is constructed of woven super light Aramid braid, with a PTFE inner bore – smooth inside for increased flow and convoluted outside for amazing flexibility. The hose is fully compatible with all fuels, including methanol. The lightweight crimp on hose ends ensure a leak free seal and light weight.

The complete rail kit consists of both fuel rails, all Goodridge black anodized fittings and hose, SS mounting hardware, and phenolic spacers.

Injector adaptors required for ID1000’s and ID2000’s.

SATS Cosworth at Round 1 of the British Drift Championship from Ciaran Smith on Vimeo.

Check out this video of the SATS Cosworth Supra, along with its sponsors, including Titan Motorsports, tearing it up during round 1 of the British Drift Championships. The team has been working really hard to get the car prepared this season, and so far, the car is looking very strong. Below is the press release of the events prepared by SATS Cosworth:

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd April saw the SATS Cosworth Supra sponsored by Titan Motorsports make its competitive debut at the Maxxis British Drift Championship, which was held at Donington Park.

The pressure was definitely on for the team after months of development work on the car, and with huge build up and publicity campaign for the car’s first outing, the team didn’t want to disappoint and they didn’t, the whole team delivered with a magnificent performance, coming 1st in the qualification on the Saturday Morning with a score of 93 points.

In the Afternoon it was on to the main Top 16 competition and after some hard fought battles against some of the country’s best drivers and machinery Mark Luney and Team SATS Cosworth went on to take top spot on the podium and go top of the Super Pro class in the Championship.

This was helped massively by the all the SATS Cosworth sponsors and partners who have been behind the team all winter helping develop the car to what it is today and without their constant support the win would not have been possible.

Speaking afterwards, team driver Mark Luney said,
“For the past six months, the team and I have been working on, and developing, the car alongside Cosworth, Maxxis and our many partners, the pressure was definitely on to take a top 3 spot. To take top spot in both qualifying and the competition is an endorsement of all that effort.”

“Last year, we used Maxxis Tyres at all of the events, and they helped us immensely to get to the podium on several occasions and now with Maxxis behind us as a partner supplying us with their MAZ1 Drift Tyre we have repeated last year’s success at the Donnigton Track. However, it was the first competitive event where we were using our new Meister-R brakes suspension and brake setup, Titan Motorsports stage 4 Head setup, as well as the VP Racing Fuel, so I am sure you can imagine the team and I were slightly tentative. After our first run though, all of our worries went out of the window, as the car delivered everything we expected, plus more!”

He continued,
“We’re not going to stop here though, and will continue to put 100% into the car in preparation for round 2 of the championship, where once again we will be aiming for the podium spot.”