Redline Time Attack Finale at Auto Club

Yea! The Fontana Nissan Racing team was back in action with both the Nissan 350Z and the GTR at the season finale of the Redline Time Attack Series.

The 350Z was sporting a new engine after suffering a failure at the Willow Springs event in July. Look for a new chapter in the Technical Corner detailing the changes made in the new engine.

Naoto, our engine management guru from Sakata Motorsport Electronics was on hand all weekend to monitor the new engine and insure the safety of the motor.

 

Engine builder Chris Schroeder, right, takes offense to a comment concerning horsepower and torque in the new engine.  Engine builders are by nature a touchy bunch. Best to steer clear of them.

Crew chief Eric Meade, right, and fabricator extraordinaire Glenn Evans had the 350Z ready for every session.

Mike Cronin reported the car had good power and was able to post some really fast times right away.  In the time attack, Mike took 1st Place in the Super Modified RWD class with a blistering lap of 1:41.369!

Mike started the Super Session, a wheel to wheel 5 lap battle, in second place.  Every lap he was able to ride the bumper of the Cobb GTR throughout the infield portion of the track, but could not make the pass on the oval. Being down 300 horsepower to the Cobb GTR made it tough! Watch the entire Super Session video on the home page of the fontananissanracing.com website.

The trusty Fontana Nissan GTR once again performed flawlessly.  Mike was able to post a great time of 1:42.738 in Sunday’s Time Attack, good enough for a 2nd Place finish in Modified AWD!

Kerryann De La Cruz took her Nissan Race Shop.com  R32 out for it’s first track experience.

Scott Vanderheide, performance parts guy at the Nissan Race Shop.com wants to find out who installed the steering wheel on the wrong side of the R32. It’s ok Scott, we will find the culprit.

Overall, it was a great weekend with fantastic warm windy weather, fast cars, lots of Nissans both on and off the track, and a 1st and 2nd place finish!! Can’t ask for much more than that.

Some parting eye candy for your viewing pleasure. The lovely outgoing Miss Redline 2010 Novella Nikita! We will miss you!

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Redline Time Attack Spring Mountain

Well, unfortunately Fontana Nissan Racing did not go to this event. Reality once again reared its ugly head.  Work commitments compounded by an unfinished new engine for the 350Z led to the decision to skip this one.

But, that did not mean that Fontana Nissan was not well represented at the event! Scott ran the display for the Nissan Race Shop with the help of the lovely Kerryann. Thanks to all who stopped by!

Scott arriving bright and early to set up the shop.

Paladin brought out a whole slew of Nissans to challenge the desert course at Spring Mountain.

Paul Dentice took the AE Performance 370Z through its paces.

Las Vegas local Whitney Edmister was sporting new graphics on his GT-R.

Redline Grid Guy Zee Reid took a rare opportunity to run his Nissan at the always popular track. Looking good Zee!

The always fast Brian Lock won the exciting Super Session race  in his ultra fast GT-R  on Sunday.

It was good to see Carl Rydquist back in action in the 350Z.

Here is Carl again. Behind the girls.

Don’t forget to make your plans to attend the next event at Infineon Raceway, October 23rd and 24th.

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Nissan Race Shop. com has the goods!

Scott VanderHeide and the Nissan Race Shop.com display hit the road this past Labor Day Weekend to display at Auto Club Speedway  in Fontana.

The new website www.nissanraceshop.com is up and running. Yeah!! Go on over and check it out.  Give Scott any feedback you may have about the site.  He responds well to feedback.

The crowd was enthusiastic at the Import Drag Race but the sun was equally enthusiastic, cranking the temps to around 107 degrees. Out of morbid curiosity we measured the asphalt temp right outside the tent. A wilting 157 degrees.  Okay, enough of the summer, give me the pouring rain and freezing temps already.

Scott clearly demonstrates heat stroke and it’s ugly after effects. Poor Michelle Farias, Miss Redline Fontana.

Luckily, Michelle helped draw people to the Nissan Race Shop booth since Scott was busy inputting more cool aftermarket parts to the new site.  Thanks Michelle!!

Don’t forget to go to the new site and check it out.  It is not too early to start your list for Santa. Remember, the early bird gets the worm or intake manifold or diff cooler or whatever.

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Fontana Nissan Meet Photos

If you were lucky enough to attend the Fontana Nissan Big Meet on August 1st, you have been waiting patiently for the photo shoot images of model Sarah McDowd in front of your hot Nissan.

Well, the wait is over and all 65 photos are posted on the brand new Nissan Race Shop.com website. Head on over and scroll through to find your car or just to check out the fine rides that attended the Big Meet.

If you would like to purchase prints or the high res files of any of the images, please email melinda@fontananissanracing.com. She will take care of you!

Scott Vanderheide, the man behind the Nissan Race Shop, has promised to do this again at the next Big Meet, so this time don’t miss it!

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Fontana Nissan Meet This Sunday Sunday Sunday!

Make your plans to be at Fontana Nissan, 16444 SO. Highland Avenue, Fontana CA Sunday August 1st between 9 am. and 1 pm. Bring your closest 50 friends. They will be forever grateful that you brought them to such a cool event. Free Der Weinerschnitzle, Alexia and Sarah, all the important vendors, like minded car freaks, a photographer on-hand to photograph your car with the girls, what more could you ask for?

Just a note, at the last Meet hundreds of dollars in raffle prizes were given out. Honestly, nearly everyone got a gift of some kind.  And not just some cheesy Cracker Jack toy, either.  Good stuff like entries into a Redline Time Attack event, HB Speed tuning, Fontana Nissan Parts gift certificates etc etc etc.

Oh, I forgot to mention DJ POW. Seriously, this I gotta see. He competes very successfully in the Redline Time Attack Series and I never suspected he had other talents!

See you there!!

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SpoCom 2010

Fontana Nissan Racing took the Nissan 350Z to the SpoCom 2010 show at the Long Beach Convention Center to support Redline Time Attack in their booth.

The Fontana Nissan GT-R was displayed in the Synapse Engineering display.  Both cars attracted lots of attention from the show visitors.

Miss Redline Chicago, Cailin was there to sign her posters, along with Novella, Miss Redline 2010 and Michelle, Miss Redline Buttonwillow.  The line to get your signed poster was always a long one!

Next up, the Famous Fontana Nissan Meet, August 1st from 9am – 1pm at the Fontana Nissan dealership.  Both cars and the transporter will be on display, along with the Redline Time Attack trailer, Der Weinershnitsle trailer, girls girls girls, cool aftermarket parts, vendors, vendors, vendors, and much more.

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Don’t Miss Fontana Nissan Racing at SpoCom

Fontana Nissan Racing will be displaying our Nissan 350Z in the Redline Time Attack booth at SpoCom, this Sunday July 18th at the Long Beach Convention Center. Show hours are 11:00 to 6:00. We will also have our Nissan GT-R in the Synapse Engineering booth, so make your plans now to get out of the heat on Sunday and check out the show!

For tickets and information about the SpoCom Long Beach SuperShow, go to www.spocomusa.com.

As always, in addition to all of the best automotive vendors and displays there will be an ongoing dance competition and lingerie show, the best car show on the west coast, and lots of girls, girls, girls.

Many of the Redline Time Attack cars and drivers will be present to sign hero cards so bring the kids and come for a great day!

Miss Redline 2010 Novella having fun at last years SpoCom show.

 

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A Hot Time at the RTA Liberty Grand Prix!

As to be expected, the temperature at Willow Springs Raceway in July is HOT. But the air temp was not the only thing hot at the Redline Time Attack Round 6 Liberty Grand Prix. Great time attack action, plenty of girls, a spicy Indian food vendor, and a great fireworks show all added heat to a fun weekend!

Once again, Fontana Nissan was host to a gaggle of Nissan GT-R’s attending the Friday test and tune day.  Always good to see all of the guys enjoying their cars!!

The Fontana Nissan 350Z ran strong all day on Friday, posting very quick times considering the heat.  Naoto from Sakata Motorsport Electronics was working his computer magic on the ECU.

Mr. Cronin brought out his Ferrari to have a bit of fun. It is always nice to have such a sexy,beautiful thing under the awning! The car, not Mr. Cronin.

Since school is out for the summer the entire Cronin family was able to attend and enjoy the action.

Always reliable, the GT-R posted some quick times Friday and Saturday. Sunday during the morning record assault time attack, Mike suddenly had half the boost he was supposed to have. The crew was able to reset the ECU and Mike was good to go for the afternoon time attack. By then, the track temps had risen considerably and everyone’s times were much slower. Mike settled for 5th place in the Modified AWD class.

In addition to the Fireworks show Saturday night, Redline hosted run-what-you-brung drag racing! 1000 ft course with a tree and timing slips proved irresistible to many of the time attack drivers, including Mike Jr. and Mike Sr.  The GT-R with Mike Jr at the wheel lined up against Dez Ballard and his radical Mini Cooper. Dez smoked the tires and Mike was long gone!

Mike Sr lined up against a fellow Ferrari and had a great time. Over and over. And over again!

Unfortunately, Saturday morning saw the 350Z break a cam shaft, ending the weekend. The crew is currently working on the motor and the car will be ready for the Spring Mountain event in September.

Parts guru Scott Vanderheide and his lady Kerryann tried to keep cool under the awning, but by Sunday afternoon it was all but impossible unless you sat in the drink cooler.

 

Or had an umbrella.

Mikey and Dad still had fireworks in their eyes after the big show!

The next Redline Time Attack will be at Spring Mountain Motorsports Country Club in lovely Pahrump Nevada, September 18th and 19th. See you there!

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Mascot Mania!

This past weekend Fontana Nissan Racing displayed the Nissan 350Z at the Lancaster Jet Hawks baseball games, promoting the upcoming Redline Time Attack event at Willow Springs International Raceway.

The car was a crowd favorite, especially with the little kids and Mascots!  KaBoom, Stealth, and McGruff all took a turn at the wheel of the 350Z, much to the delight of the crowd.

The High Desert Broadcasting Hotties from 93.5 The Quake stopped by to hand out flyers and chat with the crowd.

The car generated a lot of interest in the Liberty Grand Prix with the local crowd.  Make sure to get your tickets early online to receive your free Redline T-shirt!! Stop by our paddock, check out the Fontana Nissan Racing GT-R and 350Z and get Mike’s autograph!

Full fan schedule is available by clicking on this link:

https://redlinetimeattack.com/ul/images/willow/WillowScheduleSpectator.pdf

See you there!!

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