2016 Global Time Attack, Rd. 1: The Fast Get Faster at Road Atlanta
Hosting only three events a year, attracting small spectator crowds, paying out small winnings (compared to other top-level racing series) and not garnering a huge following in and of itself, Global Time Attack is time attack in its purest form: cut-throat competitors building and driving the fastest and most technologically advanced modified production cars, in a shared quest to clock the single fastest lap in their class.
To team owners and drivers, not much matters apart from that single goal. But to the parts manufacturers, engineers and marketers whose participation (financial support) keeps the time attack world going ‘round, striving for that goal is every bit as accomplishing it.
Time attack is where modification goes from theoretical to practical, and hype is humbled by proof. It’s where parts either add to performance, or they’re not added at all. It’s where brands earn their value through the performance benefits of their products, rather than through an image constructed by clever marketing. It’s where mettle is earned.
It’s also where clever sportsman underdogs of sport compact tuning can still strike down deep-pocket performance giants in much more powerful cars, as demonstrated by the track-record-setting Unlimited AWD win and fastest lap (1:20.793) by Jeff Westphal in GST Motorsports’ faithful (and humble) Subaru Impreza versus the uber-built Nissan GT-R of Lyfe Motorsports.
Jeff Westphal, Record-Breaking Fastest Overall | Subaru Impreza of GST Motorsports:
Cole Powelson, 2nd Fastest Overall | Nissan GT-R of Lyfe Motorsports:
No, time attack isn’t the latest craze in the world of automotive enthusiasm. It’s not the “next big thing.” But the development and advancement it’s wrought through the continual push forward from its participants has improved our sport immeasurably. If that’s not a big thing, we’re not sure what is.
View official results and a complete photo gallery of 2016 GTA Rd. 1 Road Atlanta below!
| Class | Time | Driver | # | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited RWD | 01:24.340 | Cody Kishel | 28 | Chevrolet Corvette | Vengeance Road Racing |
| Unlimited RWD | 01:28.185 | Dez White | 24 | Porsche 911 | Pull-A-Part Racing |
| Unlimited RWD | 01:30.333 | Phil Grabow | 71 | Scion FR-S | Element Tuning |
| Unlimited RWD | 01:35.442 | Jeremy Boysen | 78 | Scion FR-S | FT-86 SpeedFactory |
| Unlimited RWD | 01:38.115 | Chris Stone | 69 | Nissan 350z | LYFE Motorsport |
| Unlimited FWD | 01:27.292 | James Houghton | 41 | Acura Integra Type R | K-Tuned/R-Division |
| Unlimited FWD | 01:28.056 | William Au-Yeung | 113 | Honda Civic SIR | PZtuning |
| Unlimited FWD | 01:43.369 | Jose Mercado | 72 | Acura RSX | MercRacing |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:20.793 | Jeff Westphal | 7 | Subaru Impreza L | GST Motorsports |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:21.258 | Cole Powelson | 23 | Nissan GT-R | LYFE Motorsport |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:23.543 | Rick MacPherson | 38 | Nissan GT-R | DBW MOTORSPORTS |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:24.778 | Mark Jager | 49 | Subaru WRX STI | Lost Art Liquids / Yimi Sport |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:25.232 | Tony Szirka | 14 | Mitsubishi Evolution 8 | UMS Tuning |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:28.732 | Daniel O'Donnell | 777 | Mitsubishi Evolution | Professional Awesome/ Fortune Auto |
| Unlimited AWD | 01:32.961 | Vincent Meyer | 50 | Subaru WRX STI | Lyfe Motorsport |
| Street RWD | 01:33.349 | Fuentes Kang | 15 | Lexus IS300 | Zen Motors |
| Street RWD | 01:38.155 | Patel Walters | 9 | Nissan 350z | Short Stop Garage |
| Street RWD | 01:40.280 | O'Brien Tobin | 575 | Chevrolet Corvette | Gran Turismo East |
| Street RWD | 01:44.520 | Matthew Brueck | 5 | BMW 330i | iTrack Motorsports |
| Street FWD | 01:31.938 | Douglas Wind | 12 | Dodge SRT4 | Modern Performance SRT4 |
| Street FWD | 01:38.418 | Cooper Pierce | 4 | Honda Civic SI | Guess Work |
| Street FWD | 01:45.625 | Jason Owens | 111 | Honda Fit Sport | United Speed Racing |
| Street FWD | 01:47.348 | Chrys Zouras | 68 | Mini Cooper S | Midlands Motorworks |
| Street AWD | 01:31.262 | Cody Miles | 26 | Subaru WRX STI | Air Lift Performance / Enjuku Racing |
| Street AWD | 01:35.835 | Markos Mylonas | 555 | Subaru WRX | SNAIL PERFORMANCE |
| Street AWD | 01:37.823 | Sally McNulty | 412 | Subaru WRX | SNAIL PERFORMANCE |
| Street AWD | 01:39.885 | Adam James | 82 | Subaru WRX | TopSpeed Motorsports |
| Pro/Comp | 01:23.896 | Brian Faessler | 18 | Ford Mustang | Paul's Automotive Engineering |
| Limited RWD | 01:32.129 | Erin Sanford | 22 | Nissan 240sx | Koruworks/GTEast |
| Limited RWD | 01:32.301 | Tony Fuentes | 21 | Honda S2000 | AutoFunction |
| Limited RWD | 01:35.401 | John De Barros | 100 | Chevrolet Corvette | All Out Auto Motorsports |
| Limited RWD | 01:35.468 | Kevin Parlett | 44 | Infiniti G35 | BC Racing |
| Limited RWD | 01:36.309 | Alexander Gallardo | 17 | Nissan 350z | Check6 Garage |
| Limited RWD | 01:37.457 | Chinchi Chiang | 0 | Toyota Supra | United Speed Racing |
| Limited RWD | 01:38.690 | Savanna Little | 916 | Nissan 350z | Enjuku Racing |
| Limited RWD | 01:39.618 | Kenneth Harper | 37 | Nissan 370z | VRR |
| Limited RWD | 01:39.983 | Ravi Tomerlin | 8 | Acura NSX | We Don't Lift |
| Limited RWD | 01:44.557 | Daniel Gestewitz | 19 | Honda S2000 | Team Gnarly |
| Limited RWD | 01:45.893 | Yo (FT86) | 73 | Scion FR-S | FT-86 SpeedFactory |
| Limited RWD | 01:50.980 | Benjamin Fenner | 29 | BMW M | Midlands Motorworks |
| Limited FWD | 01:32.963 | Chris Boersma | 33 | Honda Civic SiR | Boersma Racing |
| Limited FWD | 01:35.738 | Conrad Falkenberg | 93 | Acura RSX | Unit2 Motorsports |
| Limited FWD | 01:40.625 | R.J. Coffman | 187 | Honda Civic | Battle Ready |
| Limited FWD | 01:44.548 | Brian Tyson | 32 | Ford Focus ST | JST Performance |
| Limited FWD | 01:52.230 | Chris Vera | 99 | Honda Civic DX | Project One Motorsport |
| Limited AWD | 01:29.311 | Anthony Calabrese | 888 | Subaru WRX STI | PURE TUNING |
| Limited AWD | 01:36.868 | Roy Narvaez | 52 | Subaru STI | Narvaez Racing |
| Limited AWD | 01:37.934 | Alex Li | 329 | Subaru Impreza | NV Auto/NEO Motorsport |
| Limited AWD | 01:41.498 | John Denise | 56 | Nissan GT-R | AAC |
| Limited AWD | 01:43.499 | Shaun Dickson | 315 | Mitsubishi Evolution 8 | Pompeii Motorsports |
| Limited AWD | 01:45.196 | Austin Landon | 34 | Subaru WRX | Landon Racing |
| Exhibition | 01:40.569 | Simmy Sandhu | 48 | Nissan GT-R | Team Slow |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:35.219 | Steve Greene | 61 | Chevrolet Corvette Stingray | Auto8 motorsports |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:42.984 | William Cody | x41 | BMW M3 | GermaroSport |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:44.099 | Rod Summers | 27 | Infiniti G35 | Z1 Motorsports |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:44.181 | Ryan Graf | 3 | BMW M3 | Team Germaro |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:55.415 | Paul Trostle | 54 | Scion FR-S | ProAuto LLC |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:56.302 | Johnny Denise | 36 | Scion FRS | AAC |
| Enthusiast RWD | 01:57.321 | Chris Knight | 77 | Scion FR-S | Patriot Project Motorsports |
| Enthusiast FWD | 01:52.592 | Jamil Fields | 6 | Chevrolet Cobalt SS | Slow Patrol |
Global Time Attack continues its 2016 series October 8-9 at NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans: NOLA Speed and Style, Rd. 2.
