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on the Garrett April 27, 2008 Atco (NJ) - Uncooperative weather has shifted rounds in the NOPI Sanctioned By NHRA settling in 5th overall in the unseeded field heading into the 32 car elimination round. read more...
Turbo By Garrett Racecar Takes Home First Win of Season
April 26-27 Las Vegas (NV) - The winds swept violently over the Nevada desert. As the Saturday sun slipped behind the mountains, it took with it the margin of safety that the Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA) drivers had enjoyed. Only two of the scheduled three rounds of qualifying were complete. Between the high winds and the dust that it dragged across the quarter mile Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the drag cars were parked for the evening. read more... Newest Crawford Subaru STI Debuts at Long Beach Grand Prix April 17-20 Crawford Performance was extended an invitation to the Motorsports bonanza known as the 34th annual running of the Long Beach Grand Prix to help kick off the inaugural Super Lap Battle series. Not only was it a first time for thousands of viewers to experience the competition Super Lap Battle, but it was also the debut of Crawford Performance's new 2008 WRX STI as driven by Eiji 'Tarzan' Yamada.The journey started approximately several weeks prior when team Crawford set forth to meet a few Herculean goals: - Debut the 2008 Subaru WRX STI at the Long Beach Grand Prix in a striking livery. -Showcase the performance potential of the 2008 Subaru WRX STI while working under strict time constraints towards car build (6 weeks). read more...
Foust takes podium for strong start to 2008 Formula D season
April 13th, 2008 Long Beach, CA-The Rockstar/AEM drift team continued their winning form from last season with Tanner taking the podium in third place overall for the event after several hard fought battles. Stephan had his best qualifying round ever at Long Beach and posted the fastest entry speed of the event, settling in 5th overall in the unseeded field heading into the 32 car elimination round. read more...
Garrett Signs as Sponsor for Battle of the Imports
March 17, 2008
Additionally, a brand new "bounty" program will be offered to drivers in the applicable pro classes. "The bounty program is season long program where the driver that ends the season with the quickest E.T. in their respective class wins the bonus payout. This program is an excellent way for competitors to continue raising the bar and something new for fans to keep track of throughout the season," added Choi. read more...
Garrett Turbochargers on 28 Vehicles at Geneva International Auto Show
Honeywell announced that its Garrett Turbochargers are featured on 28 of the vehicles being launched at the 78th International Motor Show of Geneva. All together these launches represent a total of 40 new applications ranging from 1.1 to 4.4 liter engines, reflecting the global trend towards turbocharging as a key enabling technology in delivering both performance and fuel efficiency. In Geneva, Honeywell's new advanced gasoline turbocharger technology is featured on the BMW X6 xDrive50i, the first twin-turbocharged 8-cylinder gasoline engine in the world with two turbochargers (located in the middle of the 'V,') delivering 300kW (407 hp) and one of the most efficient engines in its category. read more...
Garrett Turbos Top Choice for Puerto Rico's World Record Breaking Racecar
November 17-18 Puerto Rico - The Turbo by Garrett team was enthusiastically welcomed by large crowds at the Salinas Speedway in Salinas, Puerto Rico November 17-18. Among the many legendary Sport Compact race teams was Pica Motors, currently running the fastest 13B Mazda rotary 3/4 chassis powered by the Garrett GT45R coming in at 7.13 @ 191 mph. The Garrett team also had the opportunity to witness a new NHRA world record by a 4 cylinder modified import race car at 7.56 @ 178 MPH. Kako Racing also owned the old record at 7.60 @ 177 mph. read more...
Kenny Tran Wins 2007 NHRA Hot Rod World Championship
October 20-21
The steep challenge got steeper as Eggum qualified in the top spot and the weather warmed up, making a record run improbable. "Our strategy was to come in and try to win the event and whatever happened would happen," says Kenny. "Our big break came when Eggum lost in the first round and we advanced. This totally changed the game because now we were only 18 points behind." Time for Plan B. read more...
Foust Wins 2007 FormulaD Series Championship!
October 15, 2007
Preparation for Saturday's main event began on Thursday for the team. Tanner owned the bank in practice but was inconsistent in the infield due to the added grip of the new Toyo R1-Rs. Noted Tanner, "The grip of the new tires was awesome! This was the first time we used them all season and they forced the suspension to work harder, so we needed to make adjustments going into practice on Friday." read more... The New Garrett GT Racecar is Here! October 5-7 PHOENIX (AZ) - After a pair of testing sessions on 1/8 mile tracks, the Garrett Turbochargers/Bothwell Racing Team were ready to step up and race the brand new Garrett GT Mustang. The venue would be the Pacific Street Car Association's Outlaw 10.5" Tire class. It would be a test of the new engine program, the Garrett GT55R, a new platform and rear-wheel drive racing against competitors who have had all season and, for some, years to shake down their cars. The freshly-wrapped hauler pulled into the parking lot at Firebird Raceway and unloaded a stunning 2006 Mustang GT sporting a matching blue and red vinyl wrap. Immediately, they stuck out like a sore thumb amidst all of the stark white RVs and muscle cars in street clothing. read more... Carl Stevens, Jr. Makes History; First 10.5" Tire Import in the 6's September 1-2
Going into the Landy's Speed Ultra Quick 8 Outlaw Event at Englishtown Raceway with a new pair of Garrett GT4202R turbochargers and a brand new fire-red paint job that has replaced the previous dark blue, Stevens and his team meant business from the start. read more... The Garrett Cobalt; Not a Trailer Queen
The Garrett team has driven their silver Cobalt to, in, and from several very different events in the weeks following the kit's completion. This little coupe is getting quite a workout! read more...
Tanner Foust continued to dominate the qualifying rounds as he has all season; piloting the AEM/Memphis Car Audio 350Z with twin Garrett GT25R turbochargers to the #1 qualifier spot with a perfect 100 score and a blazing 91 MPH entry speed. In round 1 of tandem he faced Tommy Suell, whose car was the polar opposite of the Z in weight and power. read more...
Garrett Awards Las Vegas Winners July 13-14 Las Vegas (NV) - The Sport FWD category was the class to race at the recent NHRA Sport Compact Nationals held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers from all over the country gathered to take part in more prizes than the class has ever seen at a single event. The premier payout came from Garrett Turbochargers with $500 going to the winner of the Sport FWD event, $250 to the runner-up and a brand-spankin' new Garrett GT4294R turbocharger with their choice of specs going to the driver with the best reaction time (R/T). The only requirement was that the racer have an 18" Turbo By Garrett sticker on each side of their car throughout the event. read more... The Turbo By Garrett Sport FWD Vegas Jackpot
Garrett Turbochargers understands the sacrifices that are made to race. A contingency sponsor for many years now, Garrett Turbochargers is stepping up the prize for the Las Vegas date and offering read more...
Tanner Foust Currently 1st Overall in Formula D Series!
05/12/07 Atlanta (GA) - Round 2 Formula Drift, Road Atlanta, GA, May 12th- The track at Road Atlanta lived up to its reputation of producing high speed entries as fans saw terminal velocities over 90 MPH coming into the first turn all weekend. Tanner Foust drove the twin Garrett GT2560R turbocharged AEM/Memphis Car Audio 350Z hard to take the #1 qualifying spot for the second time in two events with a 98 point run and 91 MPH entry speed, and culminated the event 3rd overall with enough points to take the Series lead for the Formula D Championship! AEM/Memphis Car Audio S2000 driver Stephan Papadakis continues to show the fruits of his off-season practice, making it through to the Top 32 and qualifying for tandems with an 88 point run. The racers and fans at Road Atlanta endured high temperatures all weekend with splashes of rain during qualifying rounds that kept everyone on their toes. Tanner's first qualifying run was in the rain and he placed him in the 8th qualifying spot since he was not able to push the car on the wet track. read more... Crawford Crowned AWD and Overall Champion at GT Live 4/29/07 Miller Motorsports Park (UT) - Team Crawford traveled to Miller Motorsports Park (MMP), in beautiful Utah, where GT Live kicked off its interactive motorsports festival for '07. This unique brand of motorsports entertainment hosted a myriad of events, including the GT Live Sim race, Professional Drifting, XDL stunt bike-riding, Karting, and the popular…Time Attack. It was no wonder that spectators and media (Subiesport, Modified Magazine and SPEED TV to name a few,) were on hand to participate and report on the action packed two day adventure. The Crawford Time Attack car came fully prepared with its APR wide Body kit, Tein N1 coilovers, Prodrive GC05 rims, Exedy triple carbon clutch, Brembo Gran Turismo brakes, BFGoodrich tires, Crawford Performance's powerful CP35R turbo kit wrapped around our race proven S5 engine and I-Speed's legendary engine tuning. To help wield and tame the 600hp street car, we invited Rally X-Gamer, Professional drifter, and all around nice guy Tanner Foust, to pilot the Crawford Time Attack machine. read more... Ladwig Records Historic 200 MPH Pro FWD Pass 4/22/2007
“It feels great,” said Ladwig. “For us to come to come out this weekend at a good track and use the full potential of the car was big. read more... (Downey, CA) The Hankook Tire / JIC USA Motorsports team yet again packed their bags and headed north to Buttonwillow Raceway in Buttonwillow, CA for round 2 in the Redline Time Attack Series. This course has been regarded as the gold standard on Time Attack since its arrival in the United States. Many teams have traveled to this famous raceway to set their targets on the course record, which was held by the Cyber Evolution 8 driven by Eiji "Tarzan" Yamada several years ago. The Hankook Tire / JIC USA came in with a mission; a mission to win this event and break the course lap record. The Garrett-powered Nissan Silvia S15 was selected, since it is the vehicle that has been chasing the record for couple years now. The Silvia came in with several exterior and aerodynamic 'tweaks' to allow to corner better and accelerate out of the corners with precision. Also returning was Tyler McQuarrie whom has piloted the S15 more than a few times for Time Attacks and has been preparing to break the course record. read more... Hankook Tire / JIC USA Wins First Ever NOPI Drift Event! DOWNEY, CA - The Hankook Tire / JIC USA drifting team made a huge impact at the first ever NOPI Drift Series in Phoenix, AZ on March 17th and 18th with the debut of the newly added vehicle to the Hankook Tire / JIC USA line up, a Garrett-powered S14 Nissan Silvia. This straight-from-Japan, drift machine had a fresh coat of Hankook Tires' signature white, black, silver, and orange and a set of sticky Ventus Z212 tires. The Silvia was ready to make a huge impact at NOPI Drift. Kenji Yamanaka, the driver for the famous Nissan Silvia S15, chose this event as a testing ground to see the full potential of the new Nissan Silvia S14. First day was a day for practice and getting Kenji acquainted with the new S14. During practice rounds, Kenji was pointed out by the judges as having the ideal drifting line, closest distance to the clipping points, the fastest entry speed, and having the best style and nice, thick tire smoke from the Hankook Ventus Tires. Through out the whole day, the Hankook Tire / JIC USA drift team experienced record breaking heat, which was unusual for this time of year in Phoenix. read more... Kenny Tran Pummels The Competition At NHRA Palm Beach Nationals
After setting the class record with an 8.19 at the NOPI event Kenny Tran Racing was riding high coming into the NHRA Sport Compact Series opener held at Moroso Motorsports Park. The Garrett-powered Q-Power/Nitto Tires Scion tC didn't miss a beat, picking up right where it left off in Dallas-deep in the 8's. Using a blistering 1.38-second 60-foot and loads of top end thrust from his impressive 3RZ powerplant Kenny was top qualifier with an 8.10 at 177.72 mph in his first qualifying attempt. He followed up the .10 with an 8.14-second blast. read more... Team Crawford runs NASCAR oval March 16-17, 2007 FONTANA, CA - Ok so, we didn’t actually run with the NASCAR guys, but we did run California Speedway’s Oval track, set a new track record in our class, and took a first place finish! It all started on March 16 when the Crawford Widebody Subaru arrived to a special event put together by the National Auto Sport Association (NASA). Typically, NASA racing events are held on more “standard” road circuit courses. This time NASA decided to do things different, combine California Speedway’s infield road course with the 14-degree banked D-shaped Oval. The result was a 17-turn 2.8 mile super track read more... Redline Time Attack 2007 Season Opener FONTANA, CA - The opening event for the 2007 Redline Time Attack season saw several Garrett-powered competitors in top spots! Over 85 competitors made it out to the track to see who was the fastest. The Crawford Performance Subaru STI was one of the stars of the show on both Saturday and Sunday. The car was driven to and from the track and retains a full interior. With a GT3582R under the hood, the Subbie was pulling double-duty in both the Modified AWD class as well as the Unlimited AWD class; a feat that no other team dared to attempt. Tanner Foust was in control of the car for the Unlimited AWD class while Russ Warr took control for the Modified AWD trips around the 13 turns of the 1.45 mile track on the infield of the California Speedway. read more... Garrett-Powered Ford Focus RS Wins WRC Manufacturer's Champoinship
Crawford Subaru Takes Home Time Attack Victory November 8, 2006
The day was filled with stiff competition from many well respected tuners and cars from all over the world, including the Garrett-powered Crawford Widebody Subaru STi.The Crawford Subaru ended up turning a 1:55.317 in the Limited AWD class which was certainly quick enough to gain much respect from the field of 70 competitors read more... Featured PowerMax Distributor: Capital Diesel Capital Diesel, LLC located in Holts Summit, Missouri was established in June, 2002. It is owned and operated by business partners Ron Berendzen, Patrick Martin, Clarence Winkelman and Brian Trudell who combined have over 75 years of diesel injection and engine repair experience. Ron, Patrick, Clarence and Brian met while working for a single shop owner who lost his business, as a result of that, the four current business partners purchased the property and assets of that business and formed Capital Diesel, LLC. Their business venture has turned out to be very successful and they have been nominated by the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce to receive the Small Business of the Year Award for the last three years. read more... Garrett-Powered Vehicles Earn Top Honors from Urban Racer.com Two vehicles featuring Garrett GT Turbochargers have won the top two awards given out by Urban Racer.com, one of the internet's most-respected cyberzines! The utterly insane Skyline conversion Nissan Sylvia (240SX, stateside) S14 built by the wunderkind at Full Race has received Urban Racer.com's Innovation Award for "its incredibly visionary Skyline GT-R/240SX conversion kit derived from Full Race's Geoff Raicer's Project R14." Not just another Nissan 240SX playing host to an RB26DETT, this subtle-looking Sylvia has been fully transformed into an all-wheel-drive, left-hand-drive Nissan Skyline that includes the GT-R's chassis, suspension and brakes as well as the power train. read more... Garrett turbocharged Audi R10 Wins
As the 2006 NDRA and the NHRA Sport Compact season have come to a close in the last two weeks, Garrett Turbos would like to take a moment and congratulate all of those racers who have worked so hard this season and have seen their Garrett turbochargers work hard for them. read more... The Audiobahn/Mazdaspeed 6 took the win at NHRA's Englishtown event and increased the likelihood Ed Bergenholtz will repeat again another back to back NHRA PROFWD Championship. The Audiobahn/Mazdaspeed Team made some minor changes to the Audiobahn/Mazdaspeed 6 in hopes of running better et's and taking down the GM/Rousch PROFWD brigade of vehicles. Ed Bergenholtz was able to pilot the Audiobahn/Mazdaspeed 6 in the number 5 spot with a7.90@147mph. read more... Ferguson Captures NHRA Sport FWD Title October 1, 2006.
Garrett-Powered Eggum Pilots First Honda Into the 7's October 1
E-Town Fall Nationals puts Garrett in the Winners' Circle Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 ENGLISHTOWN, NJ - The cool autumn air provided perfect track conditions for scorching track performances in Englishtown, NJ for the annual NHRA Sport Compact Fall Nationals. Saturday's qualifications included a wrap-up of the Moroso, FL finals due to a rain cancellation that left three classes without a 9th round champion. Hot Rod, Modified and Pro FWD all read more... Garrett-Powered At Speed Volvo S60R Wins First GT Class Race September 2, 2006
Garrett-Powered Audi R10 Turbo-Diesel Wins Third Race In A Row. July 2006
July 14-15, 2006 LAS VEGAS, NV - "At least it's a dry heat." At temperatures hovering around 120 degrees F, one stops caring about the humidity levels and starts worrying more about hydration levels. Drinking several gallons of water over the Friday and Saturday NHRA Sport Compact/D1GP event in Las Vegas, NV was not uncommon; neither was the appearance of team members going from pit-to-pit asking if anyone had any ice that hadn't melted yet, more for their intercoolers than their beverages. read more... May 20-21, 2006 ATCO, NJ - The NHRA Sport Compact Drag Racing season is in full swing and many teams are in full stride, ready to upset the class favorites. The weekend was full of upsets and unlikely winners as well as some close calls. Starting in Hot Rod, Ron Lummus found himself in an unfamiliar spot. The Turbo By Garrett driver would start Sunday in the number 2 position after Stephane Beauregard qualified an 8.07 ET, 0.03 seconds faster than Ron's time. Both drivers would fight through the bracket facing Stephanie Eggum, Mike Crawford, and Kenny Tran to meet in the finals for a re-match. Stephane's Shelby Charger took the quicker time of 8.11 sec at read more... Foust Claims First Formula D Victory May 14 2006
The Road Atlanta course has been home to Formula D for the last two years and has seen only one champion since then; Samuel Hubinette and his Viper SRT-10. Everything looked as though it was set for another Mopar win as the Crazy Swede slid his way through the competition to an unprecedented third-consecutive final. Waiting on the read more... Drift Day Comp #6 and Drift Invite Competition April 28-29 The Drift Day and Drift Invite was a dual event aimed at combining a Rim of the World Rally event and Drifting. Day one was Friday and an beginner to intermediate event. The event saw many drivers who are serious about competitive drifting and want to be involved in some of the major series. NM Drift Group was a participant in several ways. The competition saw Gary Lang compete in single qualifying runs while finishing 12th overall. Ben Reyes was excluded due to D1GP license status. read more... NHRA Virginia Sport Compact Nationals April 22-23, 2006 DINWIDDIE, VA - The normal NHRA drag race weekend starts with setup on Saturday morning, some tuning, the successive shots ringing through the air of the two-step and three rounds of qualifications to determine how the brackets will sift out for Sunday's high speed action. Mother Nature had other ideas in last weekend's NHRA Sport Compact Nationals held in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Instead of engines revving, the sound of thunder rang through the air. The two-step was replaced by the announcement that the storm cell on the radar had just gone from red to purple. All qualifying rounds for Saturday were to be condensed into one round on Sunday, weather permitting. Luckily, the rain held off and it turned out to be a great day for racing! read more... NM Drift Group to Showcase Talent
Falling just short of gaining their Formula D licenses for 2006, owner/driver Gary Lang and driver Ben Reyes could have thrown in the towel and gone home for the year to think about what could have been. Instead, three other circuits have invited NM Drift Group to take part in exciting showcases of some of today's best drifting talent.Finishing in the top eight on numerous occasions has drawn attention to the upstart team read more... March 18-19 2006 Phoenix, AZ - After a long winter break, the Garrett Turbo/Bothwell Motorsports Pontiac Sunfire poured smoke off of its front tires and lined up for qualifications on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the middle of the desert. The NDRA offered up a new class this year that has met with mixed reviews and the Garrett car would be right in the middle of it, ready to give it everything she had, just like always. The new class was Pro Outlaw GT. A combination of some of the old classes as well as the inclusion of V8s on 10.5 slicks, some cry foul and some say Kenny Tran's 2008 Drag Race Season Gets Off To A Wet & Wild Start Ominous skies and downpours have been a constant companion for Kenny Tran and his Jotech/Scion tC drag car. The team's first three events have been impacted by rain in some way or another. At the first NOPI Sanctioned By NHRA event of 2008 Mother Nature delivered a knockout punch as a deluge in Atlanta saw the entire event cancelled.Series officials indicated that qualifying would be made up in Moroso and finals were to be run in Atco.. read more... | ||||||||||||||||||||||
An old proverb states that when one door closes, another is opened. In the
case of Garrett-sponsored NM Drift Group, a whole host of doors have flung
wide open for them to slide their Silvias through!