Archive for March 26th, 2010

2010 Dodge Challenger built

Friday, March 26th, 2010
Putting on the rear carbon fiber panels from AIT and getting the roof scoop in place.

Putting on the rear carbon fiber panels from AIT and getting the roof scoop in place.


We are now 1 day away from the tech day.
The suspension got all done over the weekend. The Weld wheels arrived on
Monday and we put on the BFGoodrich tires to put it on the ground.
AIT delivered the carbon fiber doors, fenders, hood and trunk on
Thursday. The engine was a week and a half delayed so that’s been
quite frustrating. The good thing is that we got to use another engine
for the engine mounts. The engine is arriving today…
The design wrap should arrive on Thursday from competition graphics
and be wrapped on Friday night.
At the same time we been working on our rig and truck. We got a 48″
trailer and a Dodge truck getting prepped too.
The Viper is waiting on parts to be modified for ACP. It is
competition ready but need to be prepped and fitted with his seats.
It’s all coming down to the last week and Brad an the boys at ES Motorsports are doing a great job to get the car ready in time.

The carbon fiber dashboard in it's place.

The carbon fiber dashboard in it's place.


BFGoodrich tires and the Weld racing wheel ready to go

BFGoodrich tires and the Weld racing wheel ready to go


Getting the carbon fiber parts from AIT

Getting the carbon fiber parts from AIT


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ES motorsports in Riverside is helping us build the car

ES motorsports in Riverside is helping us build the car

Drift Ya Later

Samuel

Two-time US drift champion takes on Japan

Friday, March 26th, 2010

ATTENTION NEWS, MOTORSPORT and AUTOMOTIVE EDITORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Two-time US drift champion takes on Japan

TOKYO, Japan (Samuel Hübinette Racing; March 24, 2010) — Two-time drift champion Samuel Hübinette is in Japan this weekend to make a surprise appearance in the D1 Grand Prix championship drifting series.

“It’s an honor to be competing in Japan where the sport of drifting started,” said Hübinette. “The style is different here and I’m really looking forward to competing against these guys.”

Hübinette was expected to show some American muscle, taking on the largely Japanese field in a Dodge Viper, but the logistics of this round mean he will take part in a vehicle provided by D1 veteran Takahiro Ueno.

The event will pose some unique challenges for Hübinette, who said he expects to have only about an hour of testing in the right-hand drive car before the contest starts on Saturday.

“Being in a right-hand drive car definitely makes it more challenging,” said Hübinette. “In drifting you need to make quick adjustments and there is no time for thinking – you just have to react. It’s going to take some time to get used to having the e-brake and the gear shift on the left side.”
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