N1 Racing Blog

2011 Video Documentary Filming: Episode 1

2011-05-07T04:49:00.000-07:00

Last night marked the first time that we met with our videographer Nick Cahill, owner of Cahill Films at the shop (N1 Concepts Inc. in Hayward, CA) to begin filming Episode 1 of our 2011 N1 Racing 5-Part Video Documentary.

From left to right: N1 Concepts Street-Spec DC2 K20 Type R, ATS Japan x J's Racing x N1 Concepts DC2 Type R Super Taikyu Race Car, N1 Racing Unlimited/Super Modified Class Time Attack S2000 aka "Maria"

The plan is to release a total of 5 episodes during the year that highlight our team, our build process for increasing Maria's level of competitiveness in the Unlimited/Super Modified Class, tuning, testing, and racing while overcoming the challenges that we face when campaigning our Honda S2000 with what is easily the smallest budget out of any other Unlimited/Super Modified Class team in Redline Time Attack, Super Lap Battle, and Global Time Attack.

From left to right: N1 Racing Mechanic Chris Le, N1 Racing Crew Chief Johnny Ngo, N1 Racing Driver Andrie Hartanto

We hope to show people that a properly set up S2000 can be just as fast when pitted against higher horsepower race cars (primarily AWD) and we're confident that our world-class driver, Andrie Hartanto, is up to the task. It also helps that we enter into the 2011 season with some of the best sponsor support that we could possibly ask for from Hankook Tire USA, Brian Crower, AFI Turbo, RAYS Engineering, and CT Engineering.

From left to right: N1 Racing Videographer Nick Cahill, N1 Racing Crew Chief Johnny Ngo

Mocking up our new AFI Turbo manifold and 3076GTX turbocharger from Garrett

The goal for last night was to test fit our new engine (an N1 Concepts built Brian Crower F2.47L) along with our new turbocharged setup that comprises of AFI Turbo manifolds and downpipe, TiAL 38mm wastegates, TiAL blow off valve, and a 3076GTX supplied by Garrett. Cooling is provided by a unique Air-to-Water system from CT Engineering.

Checking the fitment within the engine bay

The entire team working hard late into the night

Our target is to develop a reliable 450-550whp (nearly double that of what we won the 2010 Redline Time Attack Super Modified RWD Championship with).

Our new AFI Turbo intake manifold compared to our custom box that fed the Toda Individual Throttle Bodies from our naturally aspirated engine

Checking the clearance before installing our new throttle body

From left to right: N1 Racing Mechanic Andrew Eng, N1 Racing Crew Chief Johnny Ngo, N1 Racing Driver Andrie Hartanto, N1 Racing Mechanic Christopher Le

We ended the evening feeling rather accomplished and therefore decided to celebrate by knocking back a few beers and hanging out in our newly remodeled showroom (we love RHD JDM Type R's). What do you think?

From left to right: N1 Concepts JDM RHD Spoon Sports spec EK9 Civic Type R, N1 Concepts JDM RHD DC5 Integra Type R

Stay tuned for updates next week as we'll be building & installing our new CT Engineering reinforced LSD!

Introducing our newest sponsor: CT Engineering

2011-04-14T11:35:00.000-07:00

Good morning! We're incredibly excited to introduce our newest sponsor: CT Engineering. Our team will be working together with the talented engineers at CT to produce exceptional winning results in all of our upcoming racing endeavors from now on.

This week, our S2000 will be equipped with the CT-Engineering Competition Reinforced Differential Housing in anticipation for the significant increase in horsepower that our new forced induction engine will be making. We're looking forward to testing this new setup in early May at Infineon Raceway and Thunderhill Raceway in preparation for the upcoming Redline Pro Time Attack race in June.

Stay tuned as we update our progress along with detailed photos! In the meantime, be sure to head on over to the CT Engineering website to learn more about their incredible race-proven products:
www.ct-engineering.com

New Intake Manifold From AFI Turbo Arrived Today!

2011-01-28T20:32:00.000-08:00

Maria+3076GTX+AFI Turbo=Win.

Be sure to check out the official AFI Turbo website!

Our 2010 Championship Trophy has arrived!

2011-01-11T15:40:00.000-08:00

Our 2010 Championship Trophy (plaque), fresh from the guys over at Redline Time Attack:

The entire N1 Racing team would like to thank all of our incredible sponsors: Hankook Tire, J's Racing Japan, Brian Crower, Mackin Industries & Rays Engineering. Special thanks go out to GST Motorsports, City Tire Online, AFI Turbo, Kraftwerks USA, Toda Racing, Laboratory 17, DNR Performance, and EFI Tuner Andy Chan. We couldn't have done it without all of your generous support!

Less than sixty days until the 2011 season starts. We're working hard to improve Maria (our S2000) so we can defend our championship title during this year's Redline Pro Time Attack series!

N1 Racing in the new 2011 J's Racing Calendar!

2010-12-22T00:43:00.000-08:00

Check out the awesome new J's Racing 2011 Calendar featuring our 2010 Redline Time Attack Championship winning S2000 (Maria) along with the ATS Japan x J's Racing x N1 Concepts DC2 Type R.

Special thanks go out to Mr. Murakami at J's Racing Japan, Paul at Hankook Tire USA, Brian at Brian Crower, Eddie at Mackin Industries & RAYS Engineering, Mike & Josh at AFI Turbo, John at City Tire Online, Mike and the gang at GST Motorsports, Oscar Jr. & Oscar Sr. at Kraftwerks USA, Vanessa at CP Carrillo, and everyone else who have supported us along the way. Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing all of you in 2011!

Be sure to purchase your copy from N1 Concepts in early January - vsit the online store for details: www.N1Concepts.com

Merry Christmas from AFI Turbo!

2010-12-16T17:16:00.000-08:00

Santa, err, AFI Turbo sent us some gifts today for testing. We're anxious to have everything together by January. Stay tuned for details!

N1 RACING WINS 2010 REDLINE TIME ATTACK SUPER MODIFIED RWD CHAMPIONSHIP!

2010-11-17T22:52:00.000-08:00

November 17, 2010 – The N1 Racing team finished the 2010 Redline Time Attack season of competition on Sunday November 14, 2010 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana California with a commanding lead in the Super Modified RWD Class and was awarded the 2010 Championship win after securing 139 points (more than double that of the next Super Modified RWD team).

This was an incredible accomplishment considering the team competed the entire season with its S2000 being powered by a 231whp naturally aspirated F2.3L engine. Driver Andrie Hartanto pushed the car to its limits each weekend and the team worked together to overcome many obstacles throughout the season in order to finish on top amidst fierce competition.

The entire N1 Racing team would like to thank all of its incredible sponsors, Hankook Tire, J’s Racing Japan, Brian Crower, Mackin Industries and Rays Engineering. Special thanks to GST Motorsports, City Tire Online, AFI Turbo, Kraftwerks USA, Toda Racing, Laboratory 17, DNR Performance, and EFI Tuner Andy Chan.

The team will be working hard during the next few months with its existing sponsors as well as new sponsors for the upcoming 2011 season of competition.

For more information regarding this press release, please contact N1 Racing Team Principal Tom Tang via email: tom@n1concepts.com

N1 RACING PLACES 3RD PLACE UNLIMITED FR DURING 2010 SUPER LAP BATTLE FINALS AT BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY PARK

2010-11-11T08:27:00.000-08:00

UNLIMITED FR CLASS 3RD PLACE FINISH WITH 1:51:055

November 11, 2010 – The N1 Racing team competed in the 2010 Super Lap Battle Finals at Buttonwillow Raceway Park running the Clockwise 13 configuration on Wednesday November 10, 2010. The day began early, as there would be only one practice session allotted per group before the teams would proceed directly into the three timed sessions in the afternoon. This meant that the competition was incredibly intense and that the pressure to do well was felt by all of the drivers and teams in attendance.

The N1 Concepts/Hankook Tire/Brian Crower/RAYS Engineering S2000 piloted by driver Andrie Hartanto was able to turn lap times in the mid to high 1:52 range during the morning practice session. However, it was during this session that the team began to notice a power delivery issue (Hartanto reported that the car felt as though it was bogging down at corner exits). Unfortunately, given the tight schedule between timed sessions, N1 Racing mechanics Johnny Ngo, Andrew Eng, and Chris Le were unable to track down and remedy the issue before the end of the day. They were however able to work with Hartanto to improve the car and squeeze out a few more milliseconds.

By the end of the final timed session the S2000 had recorded a lap time of 1:51:055, an incredible achievement given that this placed the car in 3rd in the Unlimited FR class, as well as 8th place overall for the day! Keep in mind that the N1 Racing S2000 is running a naturally aspirated F2.3L engine producing 231 wheel horsepower (measured on the GST Motorsports Dyno).

As always, the N1 Racing Team would like to thank all of its sponsors, N1 Concepts, Hankook Tire, Brian Crower, RAYS Engineering, AFI Turbo, J’s Racing Japan, and Kraftwerks USA for making this year possible.

Visit N1 Concepts online: www.n1concepts.com

Photos and videos will be posted soon! We're waiting on a few photographers to email us content. Please be sure to check back.

For more information regarding this press release, please contact N1 Racing Team Principal Tom Tang via email: tom@n1concepts.com

Plum Chan gets dirty on top of Maria...WHAT?!

2010-11-06T21:47:00.000-07:00

If the title of this post didn't grab your attention then you don't belong on our blog. Hahaha. Just kidding! All jokes aside, in case you're still confused, Maria is the name of our S2000. We named her after Maria Ozawa, the super bangin half-Japanese porn star. The reasons were simple. Our car, like Miss Ozawa, was born and raised in Japan (in this case, Osaka instead of Hokkaido-don't ask us how we know that, haha). And like Miss Ozawa, our S2000 (often very clean and appealing to look at) also knows when to get down and dirty, especially during race weekends.

Plum Chan, on the other hand is the adorable name of the J's Racing decal that we happen to sell (www.n1concepts.com), who for the past three weeks has been helping us to cover some boo-boo's on the right side of Maria.

Stay tuned as we prepare Maria for the upcoming Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow Raceway in less than four days! Following that we'll be at the Redline Time Attack Finals at Auto Club Speedway. Wish us luck!

Update as of Sunday November 7th:

N1 Racing Takes 2nd Place at Infineon Raceway!

2010-10-25T22:36:00.000-07:00

N1 RACING SECURES 2010 REDLINE TIME ATTACK CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THE
SUPER MODIFIED RWD CLASS WITH A 2ND PLACE FINISH AT INFINEON RACEWAY

SUPER MODIFIED REAR WHEEL DRIVE CLASS 2ND PLACE WITH 2:39:764

October 25, 2010 - The N1 Racing team continues to pull ahead in the 2010 Redline Time Attack Championship Series in the Super Modified RWD class with a 2nd place finish during Round 9, held at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California this past weekend. With only the final race remaining at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday November 14th, the team has ensured that they will be awarded the 2010 Redline Time Attack Championship Title with a commanding lead over the Super Modified RWD class.

The weekend would prove to be difficult for the N1 Racing team, beginning with a last minute engine failure that occurred during a tuning session at approximately 10PM on Friday October 22nd. The team had originally intended to debut this new F2.47L engine the following morning, but with the unforeseen setback they were forced to immediately revert back to the F2.3L engine that had been powering the car all year long. This meant that the N1 mechanics worked all through the night to finish the car in time, and incredibly enough, the S2000 arrived at the track by 8AM Saturday morning, ready to race.

Saturday practice began with all of the teams struggling to put down fast laps in harsh rain conditions. N1 Racing driver Andrie Hartanto was only able to record one lap due to the fact that the team did not receive full-wet tires in time. Therefore Hartanto went out during the 3rd Advanced practice session with the rain at it’s lightest since the morning on Hankook Ventus Z214 C91’s and recorded a 1:55:717, which would be the seventh fastest lap time of the day overall. Heavy downpours in the afternoon prevented any other teams from recording lap times below the two-minute mark, and in an effort to preserve the S2000 for the time attack sessions the following day, the N1 Racing team decided to pack up and get some much needed rest.

Sunday morning opened with even heavier rainfall than the day before, leaving most of the Super Modified class cars running qualifying lap times between 2:24:xxx and 2:40:xxx. The N1 Racing team received Hankook Z222 RS-3 tires in the morning, which although far more effective in the rain than the Z214’s from the day before, still proved to be inadequate due to the heavy downpour. Hartanto was only able to record a best lap time of 2:39:764 during the Record Assault Time Attack session, putting the N1 Racing S2000 in 2nd place behind Brandon Davis’ 1st place lap time of 2:16:555 in the ACS SPEED World Challenge GT Mustang.

The entire N1 Racing team would like to thank all of our incredible sponsors, along with John from City Tire Online, Josh and Mike from AFI Turbo, and last but certainly not least, Mike, Tommy, Earl, Jeff, and Keith from GST Motorsports. The team would not have been able to succeed without each and every one of you this season. Thank you.

Moving forward, the N1 Racing team will continue to improve its S2000 in preparation for the 2010 Super Lap Battle Finals as well as the 2010 Redline Time Attack Finals. Both events fall within a four-day span, so it will be a very exciting finish to the team’s 2010 calendar of competition. However, with exceptional support from Hankook Tire, Brian Crower, J’s Racing Japan, and RAYS Engineering, the team is confident in it’s ability to achieve winning results and is anxious to finish the year strong.

Visit N1 Concepts online: www.n1concepts.com

For more information regarding this press release, please contact N1 Racing Team Principal Tom Tang via email: tom@n1concepts.com

Final preparations before this weekend's Redline Time Attack at Infineon Raceway

2010-10-22T13:48:00.001-07:00

Adjusting our suspension to compensate for the rain:

New SEIDOYA GT-600 rear pads:

The N1 x BC F2.47L fires up for the first time!

2010-10-21T18:04:00.001-07:00

HUGE thanks go out to Brian Crower, Hankook Tire, J's Racing, RAYS Engineering, Comptech USA, and our great mechanics at N1 Concepts Inc.

Stay tuned for videos tomorrow - we'll be on the dyno at GST Motorsports!

Ready to fire up!

2010-10-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

Update: 2:55PM

2010-10-21T14:53:00.000-07:00

Snug fit. =P

Update: 10:18AM

2010-10-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

Beam me up! =P

Update as of 4:30AM this morning

2010-10-21T08:57:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned as we fire it up this morning!

Finishing the assembly of our new Brian Crower F2.47L race motor

2010-10-20T23:51:00.001-07:00

It's 11:52PM, and with only 3 days to go before Round 9 of Redline Time Attack we're anxious to finish the installation of our new Brian Crower F2.47L motor into our S2000. As of today the weather forecast for Infineon Raceway is showing rain, so we're going to be making some adjustments to our car tomorrow in order to better prepare for the weather.

Stay tuned for more details as we work our asses off to get everything done in time. Huge thanks go out to all of our sponsors, especially to Hankook Tire, Brian Crower, Comptech USA, and to our good friends & fellow teammates over at GST Motorsports who will once again be generous enough to let us use their dyno before the big race weekend.

N1 Racing begins building new Brian Crower F2.47 engine for our S2000!

2010-09-23T00:16:00.000-07:00

We were super excited to receive a shipment from Brian Crower today. The contents included all of the components necessary for our new BC F2.47 13:1 compression engine to power our S2000 for the remainder of the 2010 season. Here's a sneak peek. We'll be posting detailed build photos soon! HUGE THANKS to Brian and the team over at BC. N1 x BC for the win! Support us by bookmarking www.BrianCrower.com

Open Track Day at Thunderhill: Photos & Recap

2010-08-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

We just got back from a long day at Thunderhill and oh, what a day it was! Once again we drove up to the track with barely any sleep the night before. This time we were joined by our long time friend Mike Wong (from Dimensional 1 Racing) who helped us wrench on our K20 Type R powered Honda Fit and ATS x J's Racing DC2 Type R until almost 5am.

Most of you are probably familiar with our DC2, however you might not know too much about our Honda Fit. The car began in 2006 after we imported it from Japan and became the first in the United States to perform a K20A swap (an accomplishment that would be featured in Super Street later that year). 3 years later after being campaigned as a show & drag car we decided to give the Fit a break and focus on our S2000 program. However, we recently decided that it was time to update the Fit for circuit duty as a car that we could drive for fun, and so we worked to install HKS Hipermax Dampers, large APP brakes in the front, and a new K20A Type R engine with LSD transmission.

The end result was totally worth it. We were able to make adjustments to the car, collect valuable data, all while having a blast. The Fit was piloted today by our Team Principal, Tom Tang, along with Mechanic Andrew Eng, Norman Tong, and our S2000 driver: Andrie Hartanto. The DC2 was piloted by our Chief Mechanic, Johnny Ngo, and Mike Wong. We also had a few guest passengers during some of the sessions (including the lovely Miss Courtney Diep from NOS Energy Drink).

All in all, it was great to spend some time away from the shop in a track environment that lacked the pressures of a race weekend. We're looking forward to hosting more track days with Limitless Motorsports in the near future, so stay tuned.

Special thanks to our customer and friend Will for lending us his seatbelt buckle. Sweet dreams buddy! Haha.

ALSO: The Stig drives for N1 Concepts. Say what!? Haha.

Octane Report: A Lap of Buttonwillow with the N1 Concepts S2000

2010-07-29T13:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Joey Leh for a fantastic writeup of our car. Click below to see the video in 720P (recorded during one of our practice runs while we struggled with mechanical issues at the 2010 Season Opener of Redline Time Attack).

Click here for the full writeup.

Video of our N1 Concepts x ATS x J's Racing DC2 Type R at Thunderhill!

2010-07-23T11:33:00.001-07:00

Huge thanks to 8For16Destiny for making such an awesome video!

Look for us to bring this car back out to Thunderhill in 2 weeks. For more information see the post below:

N1 Racing will be co-hosting an open track day at Thunderhill Raceway with Limitless Motorsports on Tuesday August 17th!

2010-07-10T17:26:00.000-07:00

Join us as we celebrate the 2 year anniversary of Limitless Motorsports by hosting an open track day together at Thunderhill Raceway on Tuesday August 17th from 8am-5pm.

Presented by Limitless Motorsports, N1 Concepts, TunerPlayground, NOS Energy Drink, Fatlace, Bob's Donuts, and Blox Racing - this event will feature full track grip, skid pad drift, vendor midway, FREE ice-cold NOS Energy Drinks, model ride alongs, water gun fights, and more!

We will be running our S2000 Time Attack Race Car and DC2 Type R Time Attack Race Car all day long. Be sure to come out and support your local shops and have a great time!

Space is limited. $165 for grip. $65 for drift.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!

Need parts, service, or advice on getting your car ready for this event? Visit us online: www.n1concepts.com or call us at 510.487.8889

N1 Racing to debut ATS x J's Racing DC2 Type R at Thunderhill tomorrow!

2010-07-07T03:06:00.000-07:00

We're excited to be testing our ATS x J's Racing DC2 Type R tomorrow at Thunderhill Raceway. Stay tuned for in-car videos, photos, and more!

N1 Racing Secures Partnerships with Brian Crower & Kraftwerks USA!

2010-06-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

We're extremely excited today to reveal the two new presenting sponsors who will be pivotal in N1 Racing's program for the remainder of the 2010 season and through 2011:

Brian Crower - Brian will be supplying us with his exceptional engine components as we work together to develop a high horsepower naturally aspirated engine (look for the BC 2.47L Stroker Kit, Valves, Full Race Camshafts, Valvesprings, Retainers, and more). This engine will be powering our S2000 as we strive to break the current 1:49:xx NA lap record set at Buttonwillow C13.

www.BrianCrower.com

Kraftwerks USA - Much to our pleasant surprise, Oscar Jackson Sr. and Oscar Jackson Jr. told us that they've been "waiting for the right team with the right program to come along". Therefore we feel incredibly honored to be partnering with them as they supply us with their awesome supercharger systems. Together we will work to push our S2000 beyond class wins and towards overall wins and outright lap records.

www.KraftWerksUSA.com

We'll be posting more information soon. Also look for us to begin documenting our engine build process next month!

Any inquiries regarding this topic or the N1 Concepts x Hankook Tire x BC x Kraftwerks x Rays Engineering S2000 should be forwarded to N1 Racing Team Principal Tom Tang via email: tom@n1concepts.com

It's alive!!

2010-06-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Sunday after the Super Modified Time Attack Session #1 Record Assault:

As of 30 minutes ago:

Johnny, Drew, and Linh - you guys are freaking awesome! We're almost back in business!
Go Team N1! =D

N1 Racing Finishes 3rd Place In the Super Modified RWD Class At Auto Club Speedway!

2010-06-01T13:38:00.000-07:00

N1 RACING CONTINUES TO LEAD THE 2010 REDLINE TIME ATTACK CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS WITH A 3RD PLACE FINISH
IN THE SUPER MODIFIED RWD CLASS AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY

SUPER MODIFIED REAR WHEEL DRIVE CLASS 3RD PLACE WITH 01:47.894

June 1, 2010 - The N1 Racing team continues to lead the 2010 Redline Time Attack Championship Series with a 3rd place finish at Round 4 of Redline Time Attack held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA this past weekend. Although the team is currently enjoying a commanding lead, this weekend has taught them that there is never room to relax when strong competitors are nipping at the heels. This was the third race in the West Coast Series, which means that N1 Racing now has 86 points (equivalent to that of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place added together).

The N1 team went to Fontana prepared to challenge competitors with more than twice the S2000’s horsepower output at a track with a very long high-speed straight. This proved to be tremendously difficult for N1 as the team faced off against Dave Martis in the K&N Engineering Infiniti G35 Coupe, Ernesto Roco in his Ford Mustang Cobra, and local favorite Fontana Nissan and it’s 350Z piloted by Mike Cronin Jr.

Saturday morning practice ended early for the N1 S2000 as harsh wind conditions led to a broken front splitter in the high-speed straight section. However the team persevered and quickly began fabricating a new splitter from plywood purchased at Home Depot in Rancho Cucamonga. Chief Mechanic Johnny Ngo along with Crew Mechanics Jimmy Chilcott and Andrew Eng were able to securely mount the newly made splitter just in time for the S2000 to go back out for the last practice session of the day. Driver Andrie Hartanto was able to record a lap time of 1:49.524 (-0.741 improvement from earlier that morning).

Sunday began with the only Super Modified Qualifying Session for the day at 10:00AM with Hartanto recording lap times in the low 1:48 range. The Super Modified Time Attack Session #1 “Record Assault” began just two hours after at exactly 12:00PM. It was during this session that Hartanto recorded the 1:47.894 that would put the N1 S2000 in 3rd Place behind Roco (1:44.015 recorded in Session #2) and Cronin (1:43.202 recorded in Session #2).

Unfortunately, it was near the end of Session #1 when Hartanto, trying hard to improve his times, made a mistake and clipped a drum barrier at the apex of the 3rd to last turn. Fortunately Hartanto was able to pilot the car safely back to the hot pit, where it was then pushed back to the N1 garage located in the paddock. The team mechanics later discovered that the front left tie rod had broken the moment Hartanto stopped in the pit lane. The team will be conducting a thorough inspection this week back in Hayward, however at this time it appears that the damages are primarily cosmetic.

The N1 Racing Team is looking forward to putting the S2000 back together along with plenty of engine upgrades to further improve the car in preparation for Round 6 of Redline Time Attack at Willow Springs Raceway (yet another track that favors high horsepower cars) next month during the 4th of July weekend.

Visit N1 Concepts online: www.n1concepts.com

For more information regarding this press release, please contact N1 Racing Team Principal: Tom Tang via phone: (415) 658-1211 or email: tom@n1concepts.com

New Redline Time Attack Podcast Episode 8 featuring N1 Racing Driver Andrie Hartanto!

2010-05-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

Redline Time Attack Podcast Episode #8

Tune in from 16:55 onwards for the interview between RTA Announcer Todd Wilson and our driver Andrie Hartanto!

N1 Racing S2000 spotted in new Redline Time Attack Video!

2010-05-19T17:28:00.001-07:00

Check out the new promo video released by Redline Time Attack which previews Round 4 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA this Memorial Weekend: May 29th-30th.

Look Team N1 Racing and our S2000 as we continue to fight for the lead towards the Super Modified RWD 2010 Season Championship Title!

N1 Racing wins back to back on the West Coast: 1st Place Super Modified RWD!

2010-04-26T21:29:00.000-07:00

N1 RACING WINS BACK TO BACK ON THE WEST COAST
TAKING 1ST PLACE SUPER MODIFIED RWD AND
FINISHING 3RD OVERALL AT REDLINE TIME ATTACK ROUND 3
HELD AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

SUPER MODIFIED REAR WHEEL DRIVE CLASS 1ST PLACE WITH 1:42:733

April 28, 2010 - N1 Concepts is proud to announce it's racing team's 1st Place finish at Round 3 of the Redline Time Attack Series held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Outside Road Course this past weekend. This was the second race in the West Coast series, which meant a consecutive win for N1 (the team also finished 1st Place at Round 1 in Buttonwillow just a month before). This result means that N1 Racing remains in the 1st Place Position as Points Leader in the Super Modified (Unlimited) RWD Class.

It was a difficult battle all weekend long as N1 Racing faced off against tough competition in the form of the 2009 Series Champion, FX Motorsports Development, and it's turbocharged NSX. However, driver Andrie Hartanto was up to the task as he displayed incredible skill in piloting the S2000 around the technical Outside Road Course.

Friday's intense practice sessions of running in the high to mid 1:44 range led to a broken differential. However, with an amazing show of teamwork, the N1 pit crew was able to receive help from the great guys at GST Motorsports who brought down two spare differentials early Saturday morning from N1's shop (the two are located minutes apart in Hayward, CA). Once the S2000 was up and running again, N1 was quickly able to make further adjustments, dropping the lap times down to the low 1:43 range.

On Sunday morning, Hartanto was able to begin dipping the S2000's lap times into the high 1:42:9 zone. During the first Time Attack Session N1 recorded a blazing 1:42:7 lap time which would become the 1st Place Super Modified RWD time (FXMD was unable to record a better time in the second Time Attack Session of the day). This time was also fast enough to place N1 Racing as 3rd Place overall in a field full of turbocharged cars with more than three (GST Motorsports Impreza and FXMD NSX) to four (World Racing Scion TC) times the horsepower!

The N1 Racing Team plans to further improve the S2000 in preparation for Round 4 of Redline Time Attack at Auto Club Speedway next month (May 29-30). Stay tuned for details!

Follow the N1 Racing Team online: n1racing.blogspot.com

Visit N1 Concepts online: www.n1concepts.com

For more information regarding this press release, please contact N1 Racing Team Principal: Tom Tang Via phone: (415) 658-1211 or email: tom@n1concepts.com

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Check out this video from Saturday's second practice session:

FOR SALE: We have a J's Racing Street-Spec S2000 available!

2010-04-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

Photos:

Specs:

Price: $35,000 picked up from N1 Concepts.

Contact: tom@n1concepts.com

Re-edited video...enjoy.

2010-04-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

Photoshoot Sneak Peek

2010-04-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had an event at our shop in the afternoon (SpoCom Pre-Screening), so we decided in advance that early in the morning we would have new photos taken of our S2000.

It ended up being trickier than we planned because we had to move cars around our warehouse Austin Powers style since it was raining outside and some of our other race cars don't have windows!

Thanks to TunerPlayground Feature Car Photographer, Jeff Cabacungan (owner of Photoshootmycar.com) and his wife Stella, for photographing our S2000 for nearly 3 hours!

We're excited to see the full photo set, which will be sent to all of our sponsors for their use this year, and also for our new display stand which will debut with our car in Las Vegas on the 25th of this month.

Be sure to stay tuned for news on our S2000 as we begin preparing for Round 3 of Redline.

N1 Racing wins at Round 1 of Redline Time Attack!

2010-03-29T02:13:00.000-07:00

We win!! N1 Racing scores full points at Round 1 of Redline Time Attack, taking home the 1st Place trophy in the Super Modified RWD class at Buttonwillow.

Congratulations to our phenomenal driver, Andrie Hartanto, along with the rest of our amazing team for pulling together such an incredible accomplishment after a very long and difficult weekend.

As you may know, on Saturday we fought through mechanical problems with prototype parts and ended Day 1 with absolutely no testing time and no laps ran at all. Sunday we persevered and we were only able to run 1 lap during Practice Session 1. We again missed Practice Session 2 because we again ran into problems and so our mechanics worked furiously to diagnose and fix the issues as best they could. We were able to only run 3 laps during the Time Attack session to put down our winning time, definitely an amazing accomplishment considering how little seat time Andrie had this weekend due to all of the issues.

Looking ahead, we're confident that we will be able to make significant improvements before Round 3 in Las Vegas next month. Also look for us to return to Buttonwillow as we plan to take on the 1:4x naturally aspirated barrier in our S2000.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors: J's Racing, Mackin Industries, DesignCraft Fabrication, and last but certainly not least, Hankook Tire for providing us with the amazing Hankook Ventus Z214 C91 compound tires that enabled us to win).

We are incredibly grateful for all of our fans and friends for the continued support. Thanks also to Redline Time Attack for putting on a great event!

Round 1 of Redline Time Attack at Buttonwillow Day 1 Recap

2010-03-27T23:18:00.000-07:00

After almost a full week of wrenching, trial and error, and some serious late night dyno tuning sessions (HUGE THANKS go out Andy for helping tune our car and for being so patient with everything. Also thanks to Tommy, Mike, and the great guys at GST Motorsports along with Dave, Edwin, and the awesome guys at DNR Performance in Hayward for helping us out and letting us use their dyno(s) well past 4am this week), we finally left for the track on Friday around 9pm (thanks also to Kris at MachIII for letting us borrow a fender roller in order to make our super wide slicks fit). We arrived at Buttonwillow close to 2am and after checking into our motel it was almost 3am.

With barely 2 hours of sleep, we woke up this morning and went to the track to set up our paddock area.

We attempted to swap in our new prototype valve cover along with new VTEC solenoid and ran into a serious problem...our prototype banjo cam advance bolt had broken. So we sent Norm down to LA in our stock S2000 to pick up new ones from our fabricator, Gary at DesignCraft.

During the day we did manage to have some fun. We were pitted next to Paul Walker's team and so we got to bug him and take photos with him. Our Team Principal Tom also happens to be a Redline Time Attack Official & Model Director for the series, so he had no issues bringing over the lovely 2010 Season Spokesmodels Alexia & Novella over to hang out with us.

After fighting a full day of traffic through LA, Norm finally got the part that we needed back to Buttonwillow and we were able to put the car back together.

After a quick drive around proved that things were working really well. Our tire sponsor, Hankook, hosted a photoshoot of the all the cars they sponsor for the season: Sierra Sierra Enterprises, AE Performance, GST Motorsports, BR/Grunewald Racing, and us.

We want to thank John at City Tire Online in advance for staying at the track tomorrow to support us as we plan to go through several sets of C91 compound Hankook Ventus Z214 racing tires throughout the day...special shout out goes to Paul at Hankook for being an awesome sponsor and always working to help us out tremendously. (We still need a photo with you tomorrow - hahaha)

Wish us luck as we try to tackle the NA record at Buttonwillow tomorrow!

It's 11:58pm right now. We're stuffed from eating delicious BBQ at Willow Ranch. Team N1 is going to knock back some beers and watch Formula 1 before we call it a night.

We'll try to live-blog tomorrow at the track if we can get internet.

Goodnight!

3 nights in a row of dyno tuning into the early morning

2010-03-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

So we've been swamped the last week preparing our S2000 for Round 1 of Redline Time Attack at Buttonwillow which is...as of this entry...only 15 hours away.

We're anxious to do some fine tuning this afternoon before we pack up and head down to the track.

Here are some photos and a brief pull video from last night:

J's Racing x N1 Concepts GT Widebody S2000 at Nagoya Auto Trend Show in Japan!

2010-03-13T17:39:00.000-08:00

Our friends at J's Racing seen here displaying their GT Widebody S2000 at the 2010 Nagoya Auto Trend show in Japan last week. Look for N1 Racing to be rocking a similar setup later this year!

Redline starts in 2 weeks!

2010-03-11T18:18:00.001-08:00

N1 Racing S2000 v2.0

2010-02-27T09:39:00.000-08:00

Our debut at the 2010 Redline Time Attack Pre-Season testing session on February 26th at Streets of Willows in Southern California.

It's 5:18am and we're still busy wrenching on our S2000!

2010-02-26T03:21:00.000-08:00

So it's 5:18 in the morning and we're at Gary's shop in LA wrenching on our S2000 and trying to get everything done within the next 3 hours so we can head up to Streets of Willow for testing with Redline Time Attack.

What a crazy night it's been so far! During our drive down we found out that we needed a cam trigger to tune our car on a different engine management system than our Motec, but it was already 7pm and no shops were open. So we scrambled to call a bunch of people to see if we could source one. The four of us spent almost three hours of being simultaneously on our phones and a laptop tethered to an iPhone until we were able to get help from Chris and Laura (huge thanks!) who called around and posted our dilemma on a few forums. We were extremely fortunate that a generous S2000 owner and forum member named Phil volunteered to drop off the part we needed before we even arrived in LA. Thanks so much Phil!

Huge thanks also need to go out to Eddie from Mackin for meeting us up super late in order to make sure we got our newly arrived from Japan set of Volk RE30's in 18x10.5 +15 offset.

We also had an interesting time driving around Orange County looking for a gas station that would sell us 100 octane at 2am. Not as easy or as fun as it sounds.

Time to get back to work. Pardon the Blackberry teaser photos. As of right now it's not looking so great, but we're remaining hopeful. Wish us luck. Will blog tomorrow!

N1 Racing S2000 in Forza Motorsport 3!

2010-02-19T10:28:00.000-08:00

Check out this awesome car that Paul Ward created in Forza Motorsport 3 - an almost identical replica of our S2000. Thanks for all the support!

Our team is now listed on the new Redline Time Attack website

2010-02-12T10:35:00.001-08:00

This is what we have up on the Teams page so far: https://redlinetimeattack.com/ti/rl/content/fkeP3EA9.html

We're all anxiously awaiting the exciting new features that will be added to the website soon.

Quick update. We're planning a new photo shoot of our driver, Andrie Hartanto with our S2000 after the upgrades are completed. Look for those in March. We'll be sure to post some teasers on our blog before then as well.

Our hotel rooms have just been booked for the testing day at Streets of Willow on Friday February 26th. Boy, the pickins' are sure slim out there. Most of the hotels and motels in that area don't even have websites!

We'll be going down on Thursday the 25th to go over some final preparations of our car with Gary at Design Craft. We'll also be bringing our new Volk RE30 wheels with us to mount some awesome C71 and C91 275/35/R18 tires that Paul from Hankook will have for us to use during the testing sessions.

Two weeks and counting!

N1 Racing is introduced in the first 2010 Podcast Episode with Redline Time Attack

2010-02-11T09:21:00.001-08:00

Todd Wilson, the Announcer and Online Host for Redline Time Attack has published the first 2010 Podcast Episode for Redline Time Attack on the newly launched website: www.redlinetimeattack.com

It features discussion about the new season, new franchise teams, and how quickly Round 1 at Buttonwillow is coming up.

Visit: https://redlinetimeattack.com/ti/rl/content/podcasts.html to listen to it online or download it to your computer.

We want to thank Nikolas and Todd for introducing our team. We are looking forward to a great season with everyone involved this year!

Updates on our S2000

2010-02-10T08:25:00.000-08:00

So it looks like we're close to finishing the wiring for our S2000's new engine management system. With luck we should have the car fired up and ready to rock by next week.

We also have new wheels coming in next week direct from Rays in Japan. We'll need them to mount the 275/35/R18 C91 Compound Hankook tires that we will be running. Huge thanks go out to Eddie from Mackin Industries for taking care of us on those.

Volk Racing RE30 Bronze Finish
Front/Rear: 18x10.5 +15 offset

In order to fit these bad boys we'll be extending/flaring our already wide fenders. We're super excited to see our S2000 become even more aggressive looking once these are mounted.

N1 Racing x J's Racing x DesignCraftFab x Hankook Tire x Mackin Industries S2000

2010-02-08T16:03:00.000-08:00

Stay tuned for updated photos and video of the new 2010 N1 Racing s2000 complete with an improved heart producing more horsepower as well as a wider stance and better aerodynamics!

Do you need parts and/or professional installation for your time attack, time trial, auto-x, spec, or drag car? Visit our online store for more information on what we carry and our services: www.n1concepts.com

Our new blog page is up and running!

2010-02-08T12:46:00.001-08:00

So we've finally decided to get off our asses and launch our blog page. We will be posting anything and everything related to N1 Racing right here (or at least until we get our dedicated team website up and running).

Look for updates of our progress during the 2010 Redline Time Attack Season. Stay tuned for information regarding our race car development, drivers, sponsors, staff, pit crew, and more! We'll also be sure to post plenty of random photos of what we're up to on a daily basis.

As of right now our S2000 is undergoing major upgrades including wider fenders, wider wheels, and ground-breaking engine modifications which we will post pictures of soon. We are fully focused on the upcoming test day for Franchise Teams with Redline on Friday February 26th at Willow Springs Raceway.

We'd also like to announce our partners and sponsors going into the season at this point:

Hankook Tire USA - www.hankooktireusa.com
Mackin Industries - www.mackinindustries.com
Design Craft Fabrication - www.designcraftfab.com
J's Racing Japan - www.jsracing.co.jp
Prima Racing - www.prima-racing.com
Team 5Zigen - www.5zigenusa.com

N1 Racing would not exist without the generous support from all of the above mentioned companies. Please visit them!