It was a great success and there were a bunch of people there checking out this bad boy.      


















Too bad the weather didn't cooperate, it was unbearable hot. Paul from
Hankook and I had to take off and have a "meeting" in a air conditioned joint.   

Eddie

Congrats Ken Gushi!

I am so proud of Ken Gushi, he is a personal friend and competitor at
Formula D. The RSR team really needed this podium and I am happy for
John and Koji over there. I wish those guys the best and plan to beat
them next time our teams match up. Ken was running really well this
weekend at Sonoma and beat out Robbie in the first elimination round, I
guess bad luck to have to be matched up with Ken Gushi.





























Ken good job keeping your eye on the prize! Congrats and next time you won't be
taking our team out!

-Eddie

Alright, now that the STi has a finished Tube Front end, the motor is now ready to be reconnected and tested. The engine really wasn't started after the big crash at Washington. Gruppe S Master Tech, Adam Depner, aka "the One Man Army", threw the Fuel Cell back into the trunk, loaded it up with some race gas and she fired right up! Now all she needs is some paint slapped on the rear quarter panel, and a good tune and the Drift STi's back in business. Sonoma is this weekend and the cars and stuff are being loaded up tonight and tomorrow morning and taking off, so lets see if we can make it in time. Its going to be a late night in Lake Forest..... For Adam that is.... I'm going home.

-S.Tran

CUSTOMER'S RIDES
Turbo Supra Tune
Taking over our garage for a day is our resident engine tuner, Jeff Lee. Today's subject is a MKIV Toyota Supra. This considerably built JZA80 features its OEM 2JZ powerplant, but with an upgraded turbo and a fairly built head (HQ/TQ Numbers coming soon). The fumes are pretty strong so you know its built with good stuff. Check back for an update, photos and numbers will be posted when he finishes tuning it.

-S.Tran

Its Day 2 of our front end face lift on our Drift Competition car. With only 2 more days to work on the car before it gets loaded into the trailer for transport to Formula Drift: Sonoma, its crunch time here at Gruppe S. Adam Depner, the head technician (Gruppe S's One Man Army) has been working day and night to get the subie and our 350z back into competition shape. The newly fabricated tube front end is nearing completion, and the new Mishimoto Radiator and Intercooler setup has been mounted up and the engine work begins tonight.

Another Long Night Here @ Gruppe S. Check in tomorrow for another update.

After a serious crash @ Evergreen Speedway this past weekend, our team has less than 2 weeks to rebuild and prep the car for the next round of Formula Drift. Adam Depner, one of the main mechanics at Gruppe S has been hard at work piecing back together what used to be our STi. Progress has been blazing fast as the damaged front end has been cut and the new tube chassis front end already nearing completion. Also with this new face lift, the STi recieved the latest Engine Cooling Products from Mishimoto. Our competition car is running a right out of the box Mishimoto Radiator and Intercooler. For more details on Mishimoto Products contact us @ Sales@gruppe-s.com

- S.Tran