Redline Time Attack Blog

Wednesday, June 30th, 3:14pm

I had a good 30 minute phone call with David Empringham today. For those who don't know (and are obviously living under a rock), David is the driver of the Sierra Sierra Enterprises Super Modified Class Mitsubishi EVO. He is coming off a 2nd-place finish at the World Time Attack Challenge down in Sydney, Australia, where he and the team were the lone representatives from the United States. And they did one HELL of a job repping North American Time Attack I might add! :-)

The #489ss EVO (named Christine) is still on the ocean freighter, waiting to be unloaded at the docks. I'm looking forward to seeing David and the car again at a Redline Time Attack event in the near future. The team has a list of changes they'll be performing to the car to make it lighter, more powerful and generally more capable. For a car that already owns the track record at Buttonwillow, that's pretty scary. But for sure damn exciting at the same time!!

There are those who will disagree with me, but I think a team such as Sierra Sierra is an absolute value to our fledgling sport of Time Attack. The Sierra Sierra EVO is a car all automotive enthusiasts should appreciate, especially those who consider themselves to be fans of time attack. For our sport to grow and to receive the recognition of sponsors, main-stream media and to attract more fans, we need teams like Sierra Sierra involved in our sport. I this means that some teams who have historically participated in Super Modified, need to step down to Modified to be competitive, then that's simply what they'll have to do. It certainly isn't like Modified Class is a walk in the park! LOL

Friday, June 24th, 3:06pm

With only one week to go before our HUGE Liberty Grand Prix event at Willow Springs, I am starting to get VERY excited! This is our home track. Our office is located about 200 yards from the front entrance of the facility. All of us at Redline live near the track. It is our home town/valley.

With all of the other attractions we will have at the event, this will certainly be our most entertaining Redline Time Attack ever! With the addition of Circuit Battles, 1000ft drag racing, drift demos, live music and a MASSIVE fireworks show on Saturday night, it's going to be an action packed weekend for sure!

The buzz in the local communities is beginning to build rapidly. The radio ads and ticket giveaways are doing a fantastic job of spreading the word. The local businesses and enthusiasts are gearing up. I think people have been looking for something different. You can always plop down in your lawn chair and fire up the BBQ, or maybe catch the free fireworks show at the local high school. But you've been doing that for years. We're offering something uniqe, something different, something exciting.

I have a very good feeling this event will be an overwhelming success! That just means we'll have to turn it into an annual event!  :-)  That wouldn't be all that bad, now would it?!

- Nikolas

Tuesday, June 15th, 1:20pm

Now that I've had a about 36 hours to unwind and reflect on the past weekend, a few thoughts stand out.

Our competitors this year are stepping it up BIG TIME! We had a number of track records absolutely smashed at Autobahn this past weekend. It is great to see our racers and teams pushing time attack forward, not settling for mediocrity, challenging themselves to reach excellence.

I was bummed not to see Brian Lock in the COBB Tuning GT-R and Ryan Gates in the Gates311.com/Nitto Tire Evo X go head to head in the final TA session on Sunday due to weather. I believe Ryan would have brought more to the table in round 2, and it's a toss-up for who would have come out on top. But that's racing. You can't control the weather. You can only control how you perform when given the chance to perform. Hopefully we see Ryan either come to Willow Springs or Sebring for a highly anticipated re-match!

Dan ODonnell in the Professional Awesome EVO: Fantastic result. Dan and his team are exactly what we love to see at Redline. Street Tire Class car, grass roots motorsports at its finest, a car and driver that just keep getting faster and faster! Big shoutout to Dan and his crew!

William Chan: Blazingly fast lap time in the Civic. Annihilated the existing track record that was set by a damn fast car last year. Excited to hear from William that he will try to make it to Sebring, and if he can't make it there, to Auto Club in November. West Coast Time Attack competitors: Watch Out! William is VERY quick!!!

Weather: Arghhh  What can I say.  Very frustrating to say the least. Sunday morning and early afternoon was such a perfect day. Lap times were fast, and would have been faster later (temps were holding steady, track was still cool, etc.). But I have to hand it to the competitors for dealing with the adversity.

Safety: We've taken some knocks (justified or not) for how our corner marshals, and even ourselves, have handled on-track incidents and debris. We stepped it up for Autobahn, hiring additional corner marshals, holding additional meetings with track management and track safety personnel. There were 4 incidents on Sunday, and I believe all of them were handled as well as any organization could have handled them. Flags were displayed properly, affected vehicles were responded to rapidly, debris was cleared off the track, etc. I have to give props to the corner workers and a few of our staff who responded rapidly and appropriately to the situations.

I believe Chicago was a success for us and I'm looking forward to coming back in 2011. There were easily twice as many spectators at this years event compared to last year. The competition was intense! Now we just need to get more of the Upper Midwest enthusiasts out to the event! So if you were there, we hope to see you in 2011! If you had a great time, be sure to tell all of your friends and family!

Nikolas

Sunday, June 13th, 10:45am

The day has started off well! Cloudy skies, rain is off in the distance (about 4 hours away), but we hope it blows to the North of us. We have some VERY close competitions in the Buddy Club Street Tire Class and Fontana Nissan Enthusiast Class. Dan O'Donnell currently leads Todd Reid and Cameron Benner in Street Tire AWD. Greg Haye leads Street Tire RWD and is within .5 seconds of breaking the Class record. The Enthusiast AWD Class has a few cars within distance of the existing track record, with both Martin Musial and Justin Wylde of AMS Performance knocking on the door of a 1:39 lap time!

Be sure to follow our Twitter Feed for a better feed of lap times from the event.

Saturday, June 12th, 4:00pm

Some of the fast times of the day today:

Brian Lock, COBB Tuning GT-R, Modified AWD: 1:29.256

Kris Von Sydow, VS Motorsports EVO, Super Modified AWD: 1:31.002

Ben Salasko, Honda S2000, Super Mod RWD: 1:31.874

Ryan Gates, Gates311/Nitto Tire/AMS Performance, EVO X, Modified AWD: 1:32.356

Tony Wiesenhahn, Turn In Concepts WRX, Modified AWD: 1:32.034

Whit Staples, Fortune EVO, Modified AWD: 1:34.786

Dan O'Donnell, Professional Awesome EVO, Street AWD: 1:35.693

Cameron Benner, COBB Tuning STI, Street AWD: 1:37.120

Todd Reid, Fortune EVO, Street AWD: 1:37.838

Mike Ostby, GT Motoring Acura RSX, Street FWD: 1:41.367

Saturday, June 12th, 3:00pm

The weather has held up nicely for the last few hours. This has allowed the competitors to lay down some pretty quick lap times. Brian Lock has run a 1:29 lap time, which is the fastest lap time a Modified Class car has ever run at Autobahn. The time is not an official lap record as it did not occur during Qualifying or Competition, but it certainly sets the tone for tomorrow.

Check out the link to our Flickr stream from the event. We'll be adding more pics as the day progresses:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redlinetimeattack/sets/72157624259969708/

Another weather front is making its way toward the track. We should have another 30-60 minutes of dry track before the weather hits. Once it gets here, it could very well spell the end of on-track activities for us today.  :-(

Saturday, June 12th, 11:19am

We're here at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL. The day started off well, then a fairly strong storm cell made its way through the area. We had to shut the track down around 10:15am and bring the corner marshals in to protect them from the lightning.  The storm has passed and the track is Green again. We'll soon be breaking for lunch. Hopefully the inclement weather stays away from us for the rest of the day/weekend.

Saturday, May 8th 7:38pm

This past week has been very productive around the Redline offices. We have had a bit of a break since Las Vegas, and have another three weeks until Round 4 at Auto Club Speedway. From there, it is quickly on to Round 5 @ AutoBahn Country Club outside of Chicago on June 12th & 13th, then back to SoCal, at our home track if there is one, Willow Springs International Raceway, for the July 4th Liberty Grand Prix. While we are devoting about 80% of our effort to the Auto Club event, we can't delay our efforts for Chicago and Willow Springs.

Last year's AutoBahn event was pretty good, considering we spent absolutely ZERO $$$$ promoting the event. This year we're distributing 130,000+ fliers, 1000+ posters, advertising on the web on dozens of forums and actively engaging local speed shops in the Chicago area, to have them work with us to make our event bigger and better than last year. I'm hoping we'll see the Upper Midwest enthusiasts come out in force!

Willow Springs is going to be an EPIC event! The Liberty Grand Prix as we're calling it, will be a packed weekend of motorsports activities. Friday is an open test and tune day. Saturday kicks off at 8am with test & tune, then heads into an Open GT 20-lap wheel-to-wheel race at 5pm, street legal 1000ft drag racing from 6pm - 9pm then a fantastic 22 minute long fireworks spectacular at 9:15pm. Between the on-track action, the car show, vendors, tech seminars, music, food, beer, it is goin to be one heck of a day! Of course we can't forget the Time Attack finals on Sunday, where we'll get to see if the existing 1:18 track record is broken by either FXMD or Sierra Sierra.. to run under 1:18 is in the realm of open-wheel cars... pretty frackin crazy if you ask me.

Two new developments this week: the finalization of plans for the Redline Showcase car show and lifestyle series; and the likelihood of comprehensive, multi-camera live-feed from Auto Club Speedway. We've always wanted to add a lifestyle element to our time attack weekends. By partnering with Michael Lim and his team at Prestige Marketing, we've created a new Redline "brand", and will be coordinating our efforts with a group of professionals to ensure a top-level car-show takes place at our largest West Coast (and possibly Sebring) events.   The live-feed development , and how rapidly we have progressed on it, is very exciting. Content will be produced, feeds will capture footage from potentially a dozen cameras, both in-car and around the paddock, and a 10-15 minute re-cap video of the event will be put together. We're having a meeting towards the end of this week with the members of our team who will be involved in the project. As we nail down more of the specifics, you can bet we'll be making some big announcements!  - Nikolas

Sunday, April 25th, 6:35am

So far the event is going quite well! Much larger turnout of cars yesterday compared to Friday. Weather was still fantastic, with temps in the low 80's and a moderate wind. It's supposed to be about 85 degrees today with very light winds.  Even with the warming temps yesterday afternoon, most of the teams were able to continue to lower their lap times as they perfected their lines around the 2.2 mile circuit. With so many of the fastest TA cars inthe country here yesterday I had to take some time to go enjoy the sights and sounds.  Looks like a few of our workers enjoyed the show as well.

(From L to R, Brenda, Kenny and Brandon in the back with his hat off)

The Buddy Club Street Tire Class and COBB Tuning Modified Class battles today should be intense! The fastest cars are within 1/10ths of each other, making for an exciting TA. Unless of course some of these guys were sandbagging yesterday. If they were' they won't be able to do that today as their qualifying times this morning dictate where they grid for the TA. You DON"T want to be stuck behind a slower car!

In Super Modified, we'll see if FXMD can continue to hold the FTD (Fast Time of Day), or if GST can sneak ahead. In afternoon practice yesterday, GST was within a few 1/10ths as well. It's also good to see Andrie Hartanto in the N1 Racing S2000 doing as well as he is considering the car is still NA and by far the car with the least HP in Super Modified. Should be interesting to see the N1 car in action on a track like Infineon.

That's it for now. Hopefully I'll have a chance to hop back on here at Mid Day with some practice time updates!  - Nikolas

Friday, April 23rd... 4:45pm

Most, if not all of the heavy hitters are here today, getting in some testing.  The weather has dramatically improved compared to yesterday, with sunny, blue skies, light winds, and temps in the mid to low 70's.  Matt Andrews has posted the fast time of the day with a 1:40 flat in the FX Motorsports Development NSX.

Mike Cronin Jr. has run as quick as 1:45, JC Meynet in the AQ Motorsports Subaru as low as 1:46.

The Modified Class is shaping up to be a serious shooutout! Unfortunately, the COBB Tuning R35 has a suffering engine. A replacement vehicle has been sourced from what I have heard, in an attempt to secure as many points toward the Team Championship as possible.

It's great to see the N1 Racing S2000 running well this weekend!

The Street Class Cars are out in force for this event as well. We'll see if Cammeron Benner can land on the podium for a third straight event.

Steven Ruiz in the StopTech/AEM Sponsored EVO X looks to repeat his 1st place finish in the Buddy Club Street Tire Class AWD Division.

Look for another update tomorrow! - Nikolas

Wednesday, April 21st...10:02pm

Finally arrived in Vegas today. Family and I are all setup in the El Monte rented RV!  Should make for a more comfortable weekend getting to stay at the track, and certainly more enjoyable for the family. Both of my older boys were asking "when do we go to the race track?!". Their headsets (for hearing protection) arrived yesterday, so they'll be good to go. Another cool thing about LVMS is that is right next door to Nellis AFB. We already saw F-16s, F-15's and a B-1 take off and circle around, so that got the boys even more excited. We'll be at the track setting up tomorrow, from timing and scoring to the improved sound system. I expect to see some of the teams arrive tomorrow as well. If so, I'll snap some pics of their rigs and cars if given the chance. Track goes hot at 8:30am on Friday!  - Nikolas

Tuesday, April 20th..  9:55pm...

Thought you might like the image below...

FXMD returns as a Franchise Team for the 2010 Redline Time Attack Season! It's now official!

And yes... Those of you who make it out to Vegas this weekend will get to see the FXMD Acura NSX back in action once again!  :-)  You can see the changes to the aero setup on the car. I hear Matt Andrews, Mod RWD Champion in 2008 and 2009 will be behind the wheel this weekend, as Billy Johnson has a prior commitment to a Grand Am race. It is a shame we won't see FXMD do battle against Sierra Sierra, as Dennis and crew have shipped the #489ss EVO off to Australia. We wish them the best of luck, and are confident David Empringham will bring the Title back to the United States! Will any of the other Super Modified Cars have anything on the FXMD Acura? I think that when it comes down to it, we'll be surprised at just how close the competition is this weekend. There has been a decent amount of work performed to the FXMD NSX. I'd consider this weekend it's first true test. And we know how that often goes in racing....

Sunday, April 11th.. 12:56pm

Very good day today so far! Although we have had some retirements from the field. Most notably, Doug Wind, reigning East Region buddy Club Street Tire Class FWD Champion is out of the event with a blow engine. He'll have to get the car back together again by June, but this certainly sets him WAY back and opens the door up for other S-FWD competitors in the East Region.

Those of you who followed our Twitter feed last night will know that we were at The Old Oar House Irish Pub in Millville, NJ. A group of our guys (Tony Wiesenhahn and the crew at Turn In Concepts, Ross Miller, Doug Wind, Zee, Brad, etc) thought it would be a good idea to invite the bar tender Erin to compete in the Miss Redline Spokesmodel Contest. Would she take them/us seriously? Apparently she did as she arrived this morning at NJMP!  But honestly, who could durn down a chance for an all expense paid trip to Vegas from Jersey AND a trip to L.A. for the Finals?! Apparently Erin couldnt'! (Erin is the 2nd from the left, next to Novella Nikita)

Sunday, April 11th...  7:03am...

Saturday was a nice, clean day of on-track action here at NJMP. There were some great stories of camaraderie and sportsmanship in the paddock. Lending tools, giving parts away, wrenching on other competitors cars, etc.  These stories seem to pop up at every Redline Time Attack. The close knit "race family" atmosphere that's been a hallmark of Redline events persists. I think it is one of the aspects of Redline that sets us apart from most of the other sanctioning bodies and event organizers out there, and certainly makes me proud of our group! :-)  I'm looking forward to the action today!

Saturday, April 10th

So far a good start to the morning. Breezy and cool. Not sure if it is the wind, or simply the high speeds of this track, but we've had 2 cars break their rear wings and 1 car break their front splitter. So far Brian Lock is fastest in the 1:08 range. Whit Staples in his EVO is the next closest in the 1:11's. As is the case with all Time Attack weekends, none of these guys are pushing it at 100%. Times should steadily drop throughout the rest of the day today, and a couple more seconds tomorrow.  I'll try to get some photos uploaded to the blog soon.     - Nikolas

Friday, April 9th

Was raining like cats and dogs last night when we left the local Denny's at 2am. Raining again this morning when we arrived at the track. Clouds are breaking up now though and it's turning into a pretty nice day. Racers are arriving, paddock is getting setup. Rest of the RTA staff arrive this evening (Zee, Brad, Announcer Man Todd, Tom, Novella, Tiffany).  Registration opens at 6am in the morning. I suggest racers & crew get here as early as possible to avoid long lines at Registration. Mandatory drivers meeting at 7:30am... miss the meeting, you won't go on track until we can find time to hold a 2nd meeting. You've been warned! :-)  Weather forecast looks great for Saturday and Sunday. We're expecting some darn fast times from the cars this weekend. Possibly a new track record for production based cars?  ;-) 

Thursday, April 8th, 2010.... 12:33am....  ;-)

If you haven't seen the StreetFire.net video on the SierraSierra EVO from Round 1, check out the vid below! - Nikolas

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Look for frequent updates on the new Redline Time Attack Blog this weekend from NJMP! Twitter works great for getting quick updates out to the world. But we figured we needed a blog to better communicate to our fans exactly what is happening at Redline Time Attack events, before, during and after each event.   -  Nikolas

Welcome to the Redline Time Attack Fan Zone!

Here you can enter to compete in multiple contests to win cash prizes like year long modeling contracts, best in show awards and featured video on WebRidesTV.com!




Miss Redline Spokes Model Search - Enter Now!

Spokes models will be competing at the event for the title of Miss Redline Spokes Model 2011. The spokes model competition will continue throughout the year with the ultimate winner receiving a yearlong modeling contract with Redline for the 2011 season including magazine features, spot in the Redline 2011 calendar, advertisement contracts and more!

For more information, locations and details, please visit the following link:
Miss Redline Entry Form & Information


*DEADLINE FOR NEW JERSEY ENTRIES IS APRIL 8TH, 2010

Questions?
Contact Tom@RedlineTimeAttack.com

Redline Time Attack Show N' Shine - Enter Now!

Additionally, some of California's hottest modified cars will be on display at the Time Attack Show N' Shine. This is a car club event with the winning club receiving the best in show award along with a featured video on WebRidesTV.com

For more information, locations and details, please visit the following link:
Show N' Shine Entry Form & Information


*DEADLINE FOR BUTTONWILLOW ENTRIES APRIL 8TH, 2010

Questions?
Contact Brandon@RedlineTimeAttack.com

Thank you for your interest in covering the Redline Time Attack Series!

As has always been the case, Redline Time Attack events are open to all forms of media coverage by legitimate/professional media organizations and individuals. To acquire the necessary Redline Time Attack Media Credentials, please contact us so that we may mail you the appropriate applications.

Phone: 661-256-3879

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There is NO fee for Media Hard Cards for the 2010 Redline Time Attack season if you are approved. If you represent a legitimate media company/blog/website/etc, and submit the paperwork, odds are you will be approved.

Only those individuals possessing valid Redline Time Attack Media Credentials will be permitted access to Restricted areas of the facility. Individuals who possess a valid Redline Time Attack Media Credential will be held to the policies and stipulations associated with the Credential, as listed on the back of the Media Credential/Membership Application.

If you have any questions regarding Redline Time Attack Media Credentials, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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What is Time Attack?

Time Attack is a new twist on one of the purest forms of motor sports: time trials. The phrase "time attack" has its roots in Japan, where the spprt remains VERY popular, and as is the case with many automotive trends (sport compact cars, drifting, etc.), time attack events migrated to the United States in 2005. Time Trial events have been held for well over 100 years, however, time trial just isnt as "sexy" as Time Attack. :-)

Redline has upped the ante when it comes to time attack and time trial events in North America. Our rule set and mindset would lend many motor sports enthusiasts to compare time attack to "Run What Ya Brung" drag racing.... but with braking and turning! Time Attack has a very loose set of rules for each of the four Classes (Stock, Street, Modified, Unlimited) that become increasingly more open as you progress your way up to Unlimited. Time Attack is an excellent way for Man/Woman and their machine, to work as one, and determine who is the fastest on a given road course on a given day in a given set of conditions. The Clock Doesn't Lie! There is no judging, there are no "cliques", there is no playing favorite. He/She who runs the fastest time, WINS! It is very simple.

The Redline Time Attack Series is the ONLY professionally organized and promoted automotive racing series dedicated to the motor sport of Time Attack in North America. It is not uncommon for our larger events to surpass 100 racer entries and surpass 3000 attendees. The sport is growing very steadily, and rapidly. The United States has a very long history of supporting sports car and road racing. However, the younger generations (Gen X, Gen Y, etc.) have largely been ignored and alienated by the existing sports car racing series (SCCA, ALMS, etc.). The newest crop of enthusiasts and participants are largely "not welcome" or not interested. It's completely different with Time Attack though! The cars seen on the track are built by, driven by, tuned by and showcased by companies and individuals the fans and enthusiasts know and can relate to.

Sports Car racing has become boring, with low car counts, limited assortment of makes/models of cars, the same winners week after week, cars that are not "sexy", and series that are not promoted well and are thus not seen as "cool" and worthy of the attention of those people who actually matter: automotive enthusiasts. Redline Time Attack has taken a different approach than the "status quo" racing series. We have opened our arms to the enthusiasts and allowed them to interact in ways that no other racing series allows. The same enthusiast watching the Professionals race on Sunday, could have participated with their car, on the same track, that Saturday as part of our High Performance Driving Event. The paddocks are open, the garages are open, drivers and teams are friendly and approachable. Events sanctioned and promoted by Redline Track Events are the future of sports car and road racing events in the United States. Yes, that is a lofty statement. But it is backed up by the last 5 years of phenomenal growth, support from the industry and an ever increasing fan base.

Redline has a number of "game changing" plans in the works for 2010 and beyond that will put the "status quo", good ol boy networks of sports car racing series, on their ear! You've read it here! Now keep your eyes and ears out for announcements, giving a glimpse of what will be a VERY exciting future for sports car racing, motor sport and automotive enthusiasts!

  How Much Track Time Should I Expect to Receive?

Saturday is most often an optional practice day for time attack participants. Saturday is also available as an HPDE for enthusiasts just looking for track time. Time Attack competition typically only happens on Sunday. Time Attack competitors are not required to sign up for Saturday. We simply provide the day on Saturday as a practice day.

On Saturdays, each participant can expect to receive 5 separate practice sessions of roughly 25 minutes in length each. Drivers will be split into 3 groups (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced), of their own choosing. We take the participants word for their skill level and vehicle prep level. If we find that someone should be moved up or down a group, we can do that. Participants are not locked into one group for the day either. If you find yourself to be fast in the group you start off in, we can always move you to the next highest group.

On Sundays, each participant will receive 2 morning practice sessions, each 25 minutes in length. Directly after Lunch, we begin the first Time Attack Session.  Following the conclusion of the first round of Time Attack competitions, we begin the 2nd Time Attack session.

How Does the Time Attack Work?

There are 4 Classes at all Redline Time Attack events: Stock, Street, Modified and Unlimited. For most events, we have Stock and Street Classes practice together. For the Time Attack sessions, we grid all cars in a given Class together, based on each car's fastest time from that morning's practice session. We then break the Class up into "Heats" of cars, typically numbering 5-10 cars in each Heat. We run the slowest qualifying Heat of cars first, with the fastest car in that Heat, at the front of the line. Cars are released out onto the track spaced by 5-7 seconds. Each car gets one warm-up lap, 3 Hot Laps, and 1 cool down lap. A green flag will be waived to signal the start of the Time Attack the first time by the Start/Finish Line. A Checkered Flag will be waived when the Time Attack Session is over. When one heat completes their TA Session, the next heat will be sent out onto the track in the same fashion.

Street Class is run alongside Stock Class, based on time. So it is common to have Stock cars mixed in with Street cars.

We repeat the process for Modified and Unlimited.

The fastest time that each competitor runs, in either the 1st or the 2nd TA Session, is the time that is used to determine the final placement of each car. So there are only a total of 6 laps that count THE ENTIRE WEEKEND! Competitors need to make sure they perform in the clutch to succeed in Time Attack! Competitors are not required to run both TA Sessions. This happens frequently, as cars experience mechanical failures, preventing the competitor from running the 2nd session. So long as you lock in at least one green flag lap during a TA Session, you will record a time towards the competition.

How are My Lap Times Recorded?

Redline Time Attack will be introducing a new, state of the art timing and scoring system for the 2010 season. Utilizing RFID tags and wireless networks, Redline will now be able to equip 100% of the cars participating each day of our event weekends with a timing tag. Each track will be split into three sectors, just like Formula 1. Participants will have every lap and every sector time recorded, and stored for future reference in our new timing & scoring software. The results are immediately viewable on any web-enabled device (computer, iPhone, etc.), and will be stored indefinitely. Printouts of lap times will also be made available to our competitors at the event.

  When Does Tech Inspection Occur?

Tech inspection may occur during any day of a Redline Time Attack event. If you are attending a 3-day or 2-Day event, you do not need to wait until the competition day (Sunday) to have your vehicle teched. You may opt to have your car inspected on Friday or Saturday. You may also choose to bring your vehicle to our offices at Willow Springs Raceway where we can perform the inspection. Every vehicle only needs to have one initital inspection. Post race inspections will be performed on every vehicle finishing in the Top 5 of their Division, immediately following each Time Attack session.

  Where do I Receive my RTA Number Plate?

RTA Number Plates are distributed at Drivers Registration at each event. You will be able to select a number from those we have available at the event you're attending. There may be other stickers you are required to place on your vehicle. You will be instructed as to which stickers you need and where to find them, during the mandatory drivers meeting at the event.

  Who Can Participate in an RTA Event?

Redline Time Attack events are open to the general public. All makes and models of vehicles are welcome to attend. This is not an "Import Only" event. All skill levels of drivers are welcome to attend and participate as well. It is highly recommended that a driver have a few track days under his or her belt, before competing in a time attack event. This way you will be prepared for driving your vehicle on a track, you'll understand what the different flags mean, you'll have a grasp of proper track etiquette, and you'll be mentally prepared for competition, which is a HUGE adrenalin rush and can be quite nerve racking, for those new to the sport.

However, even if you have NEVER participated in an Open Track Day or HPDE, you may still attend a Redline Time Attack event. We have a very open and comfortable environment at our events, with available instructors (no additional fee) and drivers who are willing to assist you.

At many RTA events, we will have Instructors available to assist you in getting up to speed and learning the track. For those events where we don't have official Instructors, we often have the more experienced drivers volunteer their help to those just getting started or looking for some pointers. Never hesitate to ask an RTA official for help, we will point you in the proper direction.

Do I need a Race License to Participate in a Redline Time Attack?

You do not need to already possess a racing license to participate in a Redline Time Attack event. Redline Time Attack is its own sanctioning body and issues its own licenses. You do not need any prior experience to be granted a license by Redline. We have three different levels of Time Attack license: New, Time Attack, Wheel to Wheel. Based on your experience level, we will issue you one of these licenses. All three of the license levels allow you to participate in the Time Attack.

If you do possess a license from another organization (SCCA, PCA, BMWCCA, etc.) please be sure to list that on our License Application. You may fill out a License Application when you arrive at your first Redline event, or you may call/email us and request that we mail you the License Application ahead of time.

  What Else Can I Expect to Find at a Redline Time Attack Event?

Redline Time Attack often hosts Car Shows and other attractions at our Time Attack events. Most events also have Vendor Midways with product displays from our sponsors and race teams. For event specific information, always refer to the Event specific section of our website.

How Can I Help Spread the Word About Redline Time Attack?

We could certainly use your help to spread the word about Redline Time Attack. The easiest thing you can do is tell all of your friends and family about what it is you are participating in. Post our website URL on message boards and in emails. [www.RedlineTimeAttack.com][1] Be sure to post new threads on message boards about events of ours in your Region of the country.

Redline Time Attack launched a number of new initiatives, including a Twitter feed, www.Twitter.com/RedlineTA where we post up to minute updates direct from events. We also have our very own Channel at StreetFire.net where you can catch many Redline Time Attack videos.

  Redline Time Attack Cancellation Policy

Redline Time Attack Refund Policy

Cash refunds will only be provided for cancellations made more than 7 days prior to an event. If a cancellation is made for an event less than 7 days from an event you are registered for, we will only provide "Credit" equaling the price of registration you paid, towards another Redline Time Attack event. If you choose to simply "not show" at a Redline Time Attack event you are registered for, and attempt to contact us after the completion of the event, no refund or credit will be given to you.

If your vehicle experiences a failure of any kind while participating in a Redline Time Attack event, that prevents you from continuing, regardless of how many laps you have completed during the event, no credit and no refund will be issued. This includes 2-Day registrations as well, meaning that if you experience a vehicle failure on Saturday that prevents you from participating on Sunday, you will not receive a refund/credit for Saturday OR Sunday.