S2K Challenge Series: Buttonwillow Raceway

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket)

We now nearing the halfway point in the 2009 S2K Challenge Series and just wrapped up our 5th event at Buttonwillow Raceway. As the most popular track amongst S2K track junkies in SoCal, the turnaround was strong as expected.

The weather this time around was night and day compared to our first event at Buttonwillow. At S2K Challenge #1, drivers braved rain, thick fog, and 51 degree weather. Today, unseasonably warm weather (high of 92F) resulted in less-than-favorable hot and greasy conditions.

Fastest lap times were set for most in the morning, and by the afternoon…it was slip/spin city. Due to the crowded track conditions, Speedventures decided that participants’ best lap time during the day (excluding the first and last sessions) would count toward the day’s standings. At the end of the day, the times were sorted and tallied, and an awards ceremony was held. Congratulations to all the winners!!! A breakdown of the event results:

Street Class:

1st – Nam Yoon (VitaRenovatio) – 2:07.3 – 10pts
2nd – Tom Liang – 2:07.4 – 8 pts
3rd – Joel Perez – 2:08.8 – 6pts
4th – Dustin Dessero – (ddess) – 2:09.9 – 5pts
5th – Filip Craciun (kinchu007) – 2:11.1 – 4pts
6th – William Jou (spikej) – 2:13.8 – 3pts
7th – Adrian Torres – 2:14.0 – 2pts
8th – Kiwook Moon (kiwookster) – 2:15.1 – 1pt

Modified Class:

1st – Yuyen Huang (jaku) – 2:01.6 – 10pts
2nd – Mark Tsai (colakitty) – 2:02.0 – 8 pts
3rd – Kangwoo Park (ted park) – 2:03.0 – 6pts
4th – Si Tang (nsxtasi) – 2:03.1 – 5pts
5th – Michael Tsay (dipstick) – 2:04.0 – 4pts
6th – Alex Peng (momofolio) – 2:04.1 – 3pts
7th – Emilo Cervantes (949racing) – 2:04.4 – 2pts
8th – Daryl Chan (darylcha) – 2:04.7 – 1pt

The next S2K Challenge event will be held at Streets of Willow on May 10, 2009…see you there!!!