Buttonwillow, CA (Wednesday, November 9th, 2011) FX Motorsports Development and Tyler Mcquarrie set the new overall record at Super Lap Battle to become the Fastest Time Attack car in the United States.

The goal for this year was simple and clear for the FXMD team, go back and finish what they started.  At the end of the day the mission accomplished with a lap time of 1:40.981, besting the Sierra Sierra EVO record 1:41.046  With this accomplishment the FX MotorsportsDevelopment NSX becomes the fastest time attack car in the United States.

Crew chief Radomir Banda (FES) said, “I am so thrilled that we were able to pull this off!  We made a lot of changes this year and I have to say we are stronger than ever.  The addition of Grant Borman to the team has been huge, and what can I say about Jon Kuroyama he is simply the best.   The motor ran strong all day without any problems.  The team had to really come together for this to happen and in the 11^th hour it happened.  Tyler did an awesome job wheeling this car around the track for what essentially was his first time in the car.  As I said last year at the end of SLB 2010, the number posted by SSE would not last for long!”

Team principle Ken Namimatsu said, “I am really proud of the team, we had to overcome countless hurdles to achieve this goal.  No matter what we do Buttonwillow seems to punish us more than any other track.   I also have to credit Sam Kwa from Yokohama for providing us advice throughout our testing and race day. We are happy but not yet satisfied as we know the car is much faster than the number posted.   Many more advancements on the horizon and I am looking forward to 2012.”

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their superior track proven products and unwavering support throughout the season and we hope to continue to build on our relationships into 2012

Professional Awesome Racing, based in West Lafayette, IN, has started their 2011 Time Attack season with a bang with two back-to-back street tire track records first at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ on August 7 followed by Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL on September 18. These victories in Global Time Attack’s inaugural season have helped driver Daniel O’Donnell secure a 5th track record in as many races.

With these being the initial outings for the Professional Awesome Evolution VII featuring a new MA Performance/Manley powerplant, the pressure was on to see if all the hard work in the offseason would translate into on-track success. With the car running smoothly, the team secured the track records on the initial day of both events. At New Jersey Motorsports Park, O’Donnell pushed the Evolution VII to an amazing 1:11.611 taking first place in street class as well as beating all cars in the next higher class. At Autobahn Country Club, the team reset their previous track record with a 1:34.275 with only two full speed sessions due to a rain-shortened weekend.

According to O’Donnell, “The team was happy with the results especially when a transmission failure mere hours before the Autobahn event put the crew into a mad dash to even participate.” Professional Awesome still believes there is more in the car and looks forward to Global Time Attack’s next event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. November 12-13 where the team will compete against the best the West has to offer. The vehicle will also be on display with Zeitronix at the SEMA Show November 1-4.

Professional Awesome Racing is proud to utilize KW Suspension’s Motorsport 2-Way adjustable coilovers. 

Professional Awesome Racing is race fabrication, tuning and aftermarket performance shop based in West Lafayette, IN. Started in 2009, Professional Awesome’s primary focus is building time trial race cars with an emphasis on production-based vehicles. To learn more about Professional Awesome, please visit their website at www.ProfessionalAwesome.com

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