Forged Performance: Another Time Attack Victory and a class record at VIR!

Sharif@Forged · 10-06-2008, 03:34 PM

Hi everyone,

Just want to share our latest accomplishments in the Redline Time Attack series. We continue to build on our early success, and the car, and the nut behind the wheel are getting faster and faster.

Coming off podium finishes at Nashville, and Summit Point, the Forged Performance Team was hoping to keep the momentum going at the final and Championship round of the Redline Time Attack Series for 2008. The season finale took place at the spectacular Virginia International Raceway, arguably one of the most prestine, yet challenging race tracks in the country. For those of you that have not been to VIR, this track is wicked fast, and a great variety of turns. In three sections of the track, the fast cars see speeds in excess of 170mph.

This was my first time at VIR, and unfortunately, the Koni Challenge GT and ST cars hogged up most of the track time. This meant that teams had basically a handful of practice laps, before heading over to the official timed laps....the only ones that count for the competition.

During practice on Friday, our car was running very strong, but gradually started to fade towards the end of the day. We discovered a developing exhaust leak at the turbocharger exhaust housing inlet....a leak that was getting louder and worse by the moment. With boost and power dropping off rapidly, we were under the gun to get our timed laps off before the turbocharger decided to take a dump.

The car could have gone much faster, but thankfully, the turbo held together long enough on Sunday, to set the track record in RWD Modified class, the Overall Modifed Victory, 1st place in Modifed RWD, and a 2nd place in Unlimited RWD.

I can't thank our sponsors and the team enough, for their great work in making our first season of Redline Time Attack, a success. Racing our shop car, gives us incredible insight, and technical knowledge that carrys over to the cars we build for the street. The engine in our race car, is the EXACT Forged S1 Shorblock that we sell to the public, and it just completed it's second season of track use, and will be used next season as well.

Official Results:
Modified RWD:
1st Place: Sharif Abdelbaset Forged Performance Nissan 350Z 2:08.569
2nd Place: Burak Tuglu Corvette Z06 2:09.257
3rd Place: Andrew Wojteczko Honda S2000 2:13.840

Unlimted RWD:
1st Place: Tyler McQuarrie CWest/BC/Hankook S2000 Turbo 2:00.781
2nd Place: Sharif Abdelbaset Forged Performance Nissan 350Z 2:05.394
3rd Place: Bill Washburn DentSport 240SX 2:08.386

Special thanks to these great sponsors that help us throughout the season:
Carbonetic
Stop Tech
Jim Wolf Technology
Haltech
Volk
Samco
HKS
APR

devilocity · 10-06-2008, 03:39 PM

Well deserved Sharif! Wish you all the best in the future competitions!

craigo'sznprgrs · 10-06-2008, 03:43 PM

Nice cage!

Congrats on the win. Awesome job indeed!

George@GTM · 10-06-2008, 03:46 PM

Nice Job Sharif, car is looking good and seems to be doing good aswell!

Congrats,

-George

Cux350z · 10-06-2008, 03:47 PM

NICE!!!!!! in the last pic the guy to the right of the tent looks bummed out.....no girls around him....lulz

now how about a fall meet?

chris'smax · 10-06-2008, 04:59 PM

Great job man!!! The car seems to performed very well this season.

Spork · 10-06-2008, 05:03 PM

Congrats

XKR · 10-06-2008, 05:21 PM

Congrats man....well deserved.

D350Z10 · 10-06-2008, 05:40 PM

My man, killing these time attacks! No one can touch FORGED.

Nexx · 10-06-2008, 05:43 PM

no Sandy pics?

nice job Forged and Sharif!

QuadCam · 10-06-2008, 06:18 PM

do I see camel toe on the chick in the tight suit!!!

blueper4mancez · 10-06-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by QuadCam

do I see camel toe on the chick in the tight suit!!!

lols wtf man ? congrats sharif and team.

rcdash · 10-06-2008, 06:29 PM

Congrats Sharif - great finish for the season.

ForcefedZ · 10-07-2008, 04:06 AM

Good job. I've heard that VIR is one of the best tracks in the country. The cage looks great, is this new?

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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged

KShep · 10-07-2008, 04:19 AM

Congratulations Sharif.

MI 35th · 10-07-2008, 04:26 AM

Details on the car... Turbo and Suspension...

IslandZavage · 10-07-2008, 04:31 AM

Congrats.....

JAM3Z · 10-07-2008, 04:43 AM

Great Job on the win. BTW, is that a new truck, if it is thats bad ass.

jumpin800agl · 10-07-2008, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JAMEZ@CiNcity

Great Job on the win. BTW, is that a new truck, if it is thats bad ass.

Yeah when you reach baller status you roll in a brand new F450.

Sharif looks like you uncorked the power of that car finally. I want to hear the new numbers.

Destiney · 10-07-2008, 05:15 AM

Very Nice,Congratulations Sharif. What kind of roll cage is in that Z?

10-06-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
Sharif@Forged Sponsor Forged Performance My Garage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 13,179 iTrader: (89)	Forged Performance: Another Time Attack Victory and a class record at VIR! Hi everyone, Just want to share our latest accomplishments in the Redline Time Attack series. We continue to build on our early success, and the car, and the nut behind the wheel are getting faster and faster. Coming off podium finishes at Nashville, and Summit Point, the Forged Performance Team was hoping to keep the momentum going at the final and Championship round of the Redline Time Attack Series for 2008. The season finale took place at the spectacular Virginia International Raceway, arguably one of the most prestine, yet challenging race tracks in the country. For those of you that have not been to VIR, this track is wicked fast, and a great variety of turns. In three sections of the track, the fast cars see speeds in excess of 170mph. This was my first time at VIR, and unfortunately, the Koni Challenge GT and ST cars hogged up most of the track time. This meant that teams had basically a handful of practice laps, before heading over to the official timed laps....the only ones that count for the competition. During practice on Friday, our car was running very strong, but gradually started to fade towards the end of the day. We discovered a developing exhaust leak at the turbocharger exhaust housing inlet....a leak that was getting louder and worse by the moment. With boost and power dropping off rapidly, we were under the gun to get our timed laps off before the turbocharger decided to take a dump. The car could have gone much faster, but thankfully, the turbo held together long enough on Sunday, to set the track record in RWD Modified class, the Overall Modifed Victory, 1st place in Modifed RWD, and a 2nd place in Unlimited RWD. I can't thank our sponsors and the team enough, for their great work in making our first season of Redline Time Attack, a success. Racing our shop car, gives us incredible insight, and technical knowledge that carrys over to the cars we build for the street. The engine in our race car, is the EXACT Forged S1 Shorblock that we sell to the public, and it just completed it's second season of track use, and will be used next season as well. Official Results: Modified RWD: 1st Place: Sharif Abdelbaset Forged Performance Nissan 350Z 2:08.569 2nd Place: Burak Tuglu Corvette Z06 2:09.257 3rd Place: Andrew Wojteczko Honda S2000 2:13.840 Unlimted RWD: 1st Place: Tyler McQuarrie CWest/BC/Hankook S2000 Turbo 2:00.781 2nd Place: Sharif Abdelbaset Forged Performance Nissan 350Z 2:05.394 3rd Place: Bill Washburn DentSport 240SX 2:08.386 Special thanks to these great sponsors that help us throughout the season: Carbonetic Stop Tech Jim Wolf Technology Haltech Volk Samco HKS APR __________________ Redline Time Attack Class Winner!!! HKS Pro Dealer (Largest Volk Dealer in the Country), Certified: Fcon, Haltech, MoTec, AEM\| www.forgedperformance.com \| Sharif@ForgedPerformance.com Last edited by Sharif@Forged; 10-06-2008 at 05:44 PM.

10-06-2008, 03:43 PM	#3
craigo'sznprgrs Registered User My Garage Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,312 iTrader: (28)	Nice cage! Congrats on the win. Awesome job indeed! __________________ For sale...641 whp 350z $28k (trades considered)

10-06-2008, 03:46 PM	#4
George@GTM Sponsor GT Motorsports My Garage Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,171 iTrader: (11)	Nice Job Sharif, car is looking good and seems to be doing good aswell! Congrats, -George __________________ (909) 481-4300 - sales@gtmpower.com *- 700 WHP CLUB -*

10-06-2008, 05:03 PM	#7
Spork Registered User My Garage Join Date: May 2007 Location: MN Posts: 21,937 iTrader: (5)	Congrats __________________ Davids: yea mine is not that big

10-06-2008, 05:40 PM	#9
D350Z10 Registered User My Garage Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,166 iTrader: (19)	My man, killing these time attacks! No one can touch FORGED. __________________ XXXrwhp XXXrwtq XX psi.... U want to find out? FORGED BUILT AND TUNED Thanks to my Sponsors: Rotora & Clutchmasters

10-06-2008, 03:39 PM	#2
devilocity divinity. My Garage Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bahrain Posts: 68 iTrader: (6)	Well deserved Sharif! Wish you all the best in the future competitions!

10-06-2008, 03:47 PM	#5
Cux350z 350Z-holic My Garage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 5,727 iTrader: (123)	NICE!!!!!! in the last pic the guy to the right of the tent looks bummed out.....no girls around him....lulz now how about a fall meet?

10-06-2008, 04:59 PM	#6
chris'smax Registered User My Garage Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: On the couch watching football Posts: 1,790 iTrader: (5)	Great job man!!! The car seems to performed very well this season.

10-06-2008, 05:43 PM	#10
Nexx Registered User My Garage Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 10,371 iTrader: (34)	no Sandy pics? nice job Forged and Sharif! __________________ *Greddy, HKS, Volk, Haltech, Motordyne....*

10-06-2008, 06:18 PM	#11
QuadCam Registered User My Garage Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vero Beach, Florida Posts: 3,678 iTrader: (6)	do I see camel toe on the chick in the tight suit!!! __________________ 2005 G35 Twin Turbo Sedan

10-06-2008, 06:29 PM	#13
rcdash Sleeps in 350Z My Garage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 3,404 iTrader: (8)	Congrats Sharif - great finish for the season. __________________ Forged Performance Built: Arias, Eagle, JWT-700bb, GTM-5AT, Haltech, Carbonetics LSD, Tein Monoflex. Motordyne Shockwave TDX, and StopTech BBK. Click Here for More Details!

10-07-2008, 04:19 AM	#15
KShep Registered User My Garage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,364 iTrader: (4)	Congratulations Sharif. __________________ GReddy / HKS F-Con / Stillen / StopTech / ZEAL / HRE / Cusco / 350 Evo / TRU Technologies / SEAS Lotus / Eclipse

10-07-2008, 04:26 AM	#16
MI 35th PM Godfather My Garage Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 4,007 iTrader: (15)	Details on the car... Turbo and Suspension... __________________ 05 350Z 35th Anniversary: JWT TT 530 403WHP 9psi Haltech tuned by Hal www.cincityair.com

10-07-2008, 04:31 AM	#17
IslandZavage Registered User My Garage Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South FLA Posts: 929 iTrader: (0)	Congrats..... __________________ GO ARMY!!! Stock Block TT and having Fun www.Japtrix.com

10-07-2008, 04:43 AM	#18
JAM3Z The Stig My Garage Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Cackalack Posts: 6,270 iTrader: (10)	Great Job on the win. BTW, is that a new truck, if it is thats bad ass. __________________ Impossible is Nothing

10-07-2008, 05:15 AM	#20
Destiney Registered User My Garage Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Very Nice,Congratulations Sharif. What kind of roll cage is in that Z?

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