I attended the NASA Time Trials this weekend at VIR Full course, and had a great time. The previous record for TT-U was a 2:03 lap and Phil from Element tuning was also there to defend his previous record.

All weekend, we traded fast laps, and in the process crushed the previous track record by over 3 seconds. In the end, Phil in his unlimited class WRX was able to end out our GT-R by a little over 1/2 of a second.

It may sound corny, but I feel a great sense of accomplishment for hitting that 2:00 flat mark at VIR. It's something I had be trying to do for a couple of years with a few different cars. And finally, mostly with a little more courage (VIR is a very ballsy track), I was able to meet my goal!

Thanks for watching:

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Sup
Did you speed up the video? lol.
Great time!

 

Why no endplates on the wing?

 

nice video...great to see what that all your hard work translates into some fun.

 

I accidently damage one, so I took the other side off to maintain balance. Greg from Aeromotions told me I lost about 10% downforce without the end plates.

 

Damn thats a huge downforce loss!! You could have been under 2 min

 

wish i could have gone, jay told me you guys were headed up there. had a wedding to shoot this weekend instead was there anyone up there taking pics?

 

Sharif, great runs, you guys looked really amazing. I was in the Cayman on Friday sessions, and I was giving you point bys 30-40 car lengths early or as soon as I see you on the horizon, that was the approach speed on the straights; just amazing.

Congratulations on the 2:00 flat as well, I don't doubt you'll be below that your next run, lines are looking very smooth.

Cheers,
FT

 

Great run, Sharif!

 

Cngrats on hitting the 2 min mark. Thanks for posting the vid, nice runs.

 

Yes I remember the car! Yeah, the closing speeds on the back straight are off the charts. Had a great time, and it was fun hanging out with the Mid A crowd.

 

congrats Sharif. if my baby comes early i may need to borrow the GTR to make sure I get to the hospital in time once I get off the plane. lol

 

Congrats Sharif! You are living my dream!!! Keep posting those Time Attack vids, I love em!

 

Thanks! You need to join us sometime at the track. It's not THAT far of a drive.

 

sharif, are you still planning to go to the asphalt ventures event at VIR next month? i think i will be going as will my friend dustin. he may *gasp* actually drive his car on the track lol

 

woohoo! Nice!

I won't be attending as next month is pretty booked for us. I will gone for a week out in California for Super Lap Battle and the Redline Time Attack season finale. Then Nov 21-22 at Road Atlanta with MVP.

And then I think that's about it for the rest of the year.

 

Congrats Sharif!

 

Well done Sharif

 

Work owns me! Just started a new project. After winter I plan on making up for lost time for sure! Still craving that Sushi BTW!