I am thrilled to announce the return of Toyo Tires to our race program for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. I have had the pleasure of working with Toyo for many years previously, and this partnership renewal marks a commitment on both sides for shared success.
I am also excited to bring Turner Motorsport onboard as a technical partner to the team. Turner will be helping out with components, and they will be providing a plethora of knowledge and experience building and racing BMWs; which will definitely come in handy as we transform my E46 M3 “Ursula” into a time attack and hill-climb monster.
To prepare for the demands of high altitude (14,115 feet to be exact), I am working closely with Active Autowerke on a custom forced induction engine package (complete with Supertech Performance valvetrain). VAC Motorsports is helping to provide a Drenth DG500 sequential gearbox + drivetrain setup that can handle the significant jump in power. And all of the above will be controlled by a brand new EMtron KV8 ECU wired by Jon in-house and tuned by Jei Chang at Blacktrax Performance. As always, data acquisition/display, on-board video, and power management will take place via an AIM PDM32, 10” dash display, and SmartyCam.
I also want to welcome back our longstanding partners at Titan-7 wheels who are making us some very beautiful and very strong 18x11 and 18x12 forged one-piece lightweight racing wheels; upon which the Toyo Proxes rubber will be mounted. In order to ensure we have proper stopping power, we will once again be teaming up with Stoptech and G-LOC Brakes.
Also in the returning partners camp is Radium Engineering. I will be running a Radium fuel cell with integrated surge tank, welded into the cage. We’ll also be running their dry-break fueling system, along with other supporting goodies.
And of course, the weight of the car will be managed via Eibach Springs and JRZ Suspension motorsport dampers. Speaking of weight, in order to help get that down and to generate some pretty serious downforce, I am partnering with Flossman Auto Design in Germany on a full carbon fiber GTR widebody kit + splitter setup.
And to ensure everything looks as good as it will perform on the mountain and at the racetrack, the car will be wrapped in blue chrome, satin white, and gold; courtesy of my longtime friends at SS Customs. I am so stoked!
We will use the next ~15 months to develop and refine the car and setup; with appearances at events like Super Lap Battle, Grid Life, Global Time Attack, OnGrid, NASA, and more. I’ll also be trying out a new driver-cooling & hydration setup with the guys over at FluidLogic.
Stay tuned for details and be sure to follow-along on social media for updates!
@tomchutang
@trackspecautosports
