A few of us headed down state over the weekend for Mitsubishi Owners Day at the Mitsubishi manufacturing facility in Normal, IL. Even though the weather didn’t hold out and rain inevitably came down during the event, there was still a pretty good turn out, a ton of giveaways/free food and our guy Ray ended up taking home the trophy for MOD 2010 Judge’s Choice!
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-With such a great turnout last year, we went through over 300 hot dogs in less than an hour. Expecting this year to be even bigger, we’re having everyone register through email with bbq@tougefactory.com to get a better idea of how many people to prepare for.
**THIS MEANS IF YOU DO NOT REGISTER, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE FOOD OR BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTESTS TO WIN FREE PRIZES**
-Information to include when registering: Name, Car Make and Model, Number of attendees accompanying you, How you heard about TF.
-Touge Factory/TF Works is also having a “garage sale” during the BBQ with prices you won’t want to miss out on.
-Any additional vendors or local shops interested in participating in the TF BBQ, please send inquires to bbq@tougefactory.com.
For the first time since 2007, ClubFR returned to Road America for the combination Midwest Cup Round 1 & DDay31 at the Briggs and Stratton Motorplex. Thanks to the one and only Maggie Mui, we have some great photos from the action-packed event!
Check them out:
Congrats to Jordan Connor for taking the first round win, and see you all at Elko Speedway for MWC Round 2!
A couple weeks ago, a few of the guys over here at Touge Factory headed out to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, MI for the tenth annual West Michigan Honda Meet. The event — which welcomed all car makes to participate — was very well organized. Even with such a large scale turnout, all the drivers had a healthy share of track time with as many as eleven 15-20min sessions over the two days.
We departed from Chicagoland Saturday morning at approximately 4:45am and arrived as the sun was rising, 15min before the mandatory driver’s meeting! Due to all the track time provided, we only have so many photos of us and the event. Check them out:
Here are some shots around the paddock of other cars that attended:
WMHM’s traditional all-Honda parade lap:
Truly a great event for all to attend. Big thanks to Gingerman Raceway, to Chris Stewart and the entire WMHM staff.
Round five of Redline Time Attack at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL is only one week away:
For drivers still looking to sign up, if you mention STANCE or Touge Factory when you register over the phone, you will recieve $25 off 1-day entry or $50 off 2-day entry — this lowers the cost of a 1-day entry to $200 and of a 2-day entry to $375.
Whether driving or spectating, this is not one of the summer’s motorsport events you want to miss! Be there!
A couple of weeks ago we took the short trip out to Blackhawk Farms Raceway for round 5 of the MCSCC high speed autocross. We brought out Dave’s Evo X, Mike’s S14, Scott’s/Earl’s NA, and the TF Works/STANCE sponsered time attack Evo 8 driven by Trent. A couple other local follow racers also came out, Michio in his DC2 and Alex in his S14. While Mike’s and Alex’s day didn’t turn out as hope, with Mike having cooling issues and Alex catching the rod knock plague, the others did very well considering the compition. Dave, Scott, Trent, and Michio all took second in their respective classes. Big thanks to Nick from CrazuKnights for the pictures and be sure to check out their blog for more pictures.
Thanks to Tim at T2Films for throwing together this video for 2008!
A few weeks back we had a private event at our favorite track…USAIR! The event saw a new track layout and 5+ car tandems!
This past weekend was the Formula D Pro Am Nationals events where the top amateurs from across the country came out to battle it out for licenses to drive in the Formula D 2008 Season. The event was in Laughlin, NV, just an hour away from Las Vegas. Drivers came out from California, Texas, the midwest, and as far as the east coast.
Drivers were split into regions, each region having thier own Series to compete in to determine its top drivers. Touge Factory has been supporting ClubFR and the Midwest Cup Series for the North region of the US Drift Association. Last years nationals boasted of California Love with the majority of the entrants coming from California and all the top finishers all hailing from California. However this year the Midwest brought out 8 drivers. Rob Riter – IL, Simba Nyemba – IL, Juan Marquez – IL, Brian Peter – WI, Ryan Clemens – MN, Mike Pollard – MN, Clinton Florczyk – IN, Chuck Litterest (Competed in East division) – MO.
A lot of people doubted the skill level of the Midwest’s group of drivers, not being on a coast a lot of attention has not been on these 8 drivers. When it came down to competition all of the drivers stepped up their game and amazed the crowd. For Saturdays competition 5 of the 8 drivers (Ryan could only compete on Sunday), qualified top 16. During the tandem rounds the midwest drivers kept their game up and gave everyone a heartfelt battle. In the end Rob Riter, an employee of Touge Factory, stood as number 1 on the stage. Rob driving his 99 Black Mazda Miata eliminated all the competition and took the championship in the Pro Am. Rob was awarded with his Formula D license and a trophy filled with Jaeger (It wasn’t even cold! -Rob).
On Sunday all the drivers from the top 16 and the 0 point Formula D drivers got to battle it out for another chance at getting licenses. This time qualifying in the top 16 was 3 of 5 drivers from the midwest. Brian Peter in his S13 silvia from Wisconsin ended up taking second place, losing to Forest Wang in the final battle. The Formula D judges awarded all the top 16 with licesnes after seeing how good all of the drivers were.In the end 4 of the 8 drivers that came down to Laughlin got their licesnes. Those drivers include Rob Riter, Brian Peter, Ryan Clemens, and Chuck Litterst.
Congratulations to all the drivers from the Midwest, and all the other drivers at the Pro Am Nationals. Keep an eye out for all these amateurs as they join the pros and compete in the upcoming 2008 Formula D Season.
