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]]> Devin Giles: Fastest Street Tire S2000 in the U.S.! https://stance-usa.com/devin-giles-fastest-street-tire-s2000-u-s/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:05:40 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=14133


After breaking records this past season at Gingerman Raceway and Autobahn Country Club, Devin’s S2000 takes the top spot as fastest on a street tire compound. Devin upgraded his previous single way STANCE suspension set up to a custom valved XR3 3-way adjustable suspension set up from our headquarters in Chicago.


Devin beat the previous street tire S2000 record at Gingerman (1:38) by over a second.


Devin also beat the prior record at Autobahn Country Club by over THREE seconds, on all three track configurations (North, South, Full).

]]> Results of GridLife Track Battle: Round 3 https://stance-usa.com/results-gridlife-track-battle-round-3/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=14061

Results of GridLife Track Battle: Round 3


There was an abundance of STANCE drivers that were driving Autobahn Country Club for GRIDLIFE Track Battle Round 3, among a variety of classes and levels of competition. Several track records and class records were broken, check out the event conclusion below with the accompanying pictures!


Andy Smedegard ran a 1:02.121 on North course, 2:23.516 on the full course and a 1:23.783 on South course setting 3 class records AND 3 track records in his Evo. Andy  uses custom XR3 3-way adjustable suspension that we built and valved specifically for his car specs and behavior.


Andy took 1st place in his class, Unlimited AWD!


Michael Puglisi put down a 1:07.468 on North course, a 2:38.735 on the full course, and a  1:31.914 on the South course. Mike competes in the Track Mod AWD class in his Evo, and is running our XR3 ALU custom valved suspension this season.


Michael took home 1st place in his class, Track Mod AWD as well!


Devin Giles in his AP2 S2000 ran a 1:07.585 North / 2:40.129 Full / 1:32.297 South, and put down one class record! Devin runs custom XR3 suspension on his S2000, with the aluminum body upgrade for weight reduction.


Devin also took 2nd place in his class, Track Mod RWD.


Dan Lewis ran a 1:09.173 North / 2:41.058 Full/ 1:33.562 South in his XR3 equipped AP2 S2000.


Dan earned 3rd place in his class, Track Mod RWD.


Charles Miller was running in the HPDE+ AWD class and put down a 1:14.028 North / 2:48.691 Full / 1:38.819 South in his STANCE equipped Evo.


The time above earned Charles 2nd place in the HPDE+ AWD class.

Be sure to check out more photos from this event as well as others by reviewing the STANCE Blog.

]]> STANCE at GridLife Round 3 https://stance-usa.com/stance-gridlife-round-3/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:35:24 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=14006 GRIDLIFE Track Battle took place this past weekend over a two day event, AUTOMASS, at AutoBahn Country Club. In Track Battle, we had a plethora of drivers competing in almost every class. Lap records were broken, season standings changed, and awards were given. Here are a few of the drivers that participated in the event;

Andy Smedegard runs XR3 suspension on his GRIDLIFE/RS Motors/365 Racing Evo IX, and set three lap records this weekend for his class (Unlimited AWD)!

 

Devin Giles is running Track Mod RWD class in his AP1 S2000, and is on XR3 3-way adjustable suspension.

 

Dan Lewis diving into a corner after a straight-away in his XR3 equipped S2000.

 

Michael Puglisi’s XR3 equipped CT9A.

 

Nish Patel hitting the brakes hard after the long straight on North course!

 

Eric Koehler’s LS powered 350Z running XR1 suspension.

 

Jon Paik in his K24 powered AE86 with XR1 suspension, featuring true type rear suspension.

 

Charles Miller running Time Attack in his XR1 equipped CT9A.

 

Megan Solinsky in her XR3 equipped S2000.

 

Jay Huh in his XR1 equipped Subaru Impreza WRX STI!

 

Mike Lee in the TF-Works Mustang running Stance XR3 3-way adjustable suspension.

 

Follow up with us later as we release more photos from the event as well as the results!

]]> STANCE + PinkStyle GP Prep https://stance-usa.com/stance-pinkstyle-gp-prep/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:36:06 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=13967


Earlier this year we were approached by Joel of C’s Garage with an idea for an event in his native New Zealand; build a car for infamous Japanese driver Naoki Nakamura and his pupil Miki Takagi, and allow them to showcase their skills in NZ amongst other local drivers at what is now appropriately dubbed, PinkStyle GP. The concept was pretty straight forward and was sure to bring in quite the crowd, much like SuperD did in the US. We have been supporting Naoki for several years now, and more recently Miki, and we were absolutely keen to jump on board with the event! The event takes place this weekend at Hampton Downs Raceway, check out the photos below to take a look at what it took to build the PinkStyle Machine!


Beginning stages of the build, freshly painted chassis missing its heart.


The man behind all of the event’s graphic design work, HeroPrints, is also a NZ native.


Of course, the car is powered by an SR20DET engine.


Care package from yours truly! Excuse the artwork, we are not artists but we do make quality suspension! 🙂


From the US to NZ, STANCE XR1 coilovers built to Naoki’s personal spec. You can learn more about this suspension by checking out our D1-Spec page HERE!


Custom laser etched top hats to finish them off!


Car is all buttoned up, all aero is mounted and is awaiting the full livery designed by HeroPrints!


Much sticker.


So it begins! Naoki’s signature dragon revisioned by HeroPrints.


Now with the vinyl it looks more like a car Naoki pilots, with the added touch of C’s Garage signature red to yellow paint scheme.


Maybe they saved the best touch for last? 🙂 Cherry on top?
Okay, no more cliches. We are excited to see the event from across the world play out and we hope that everyone enjoys themselves!

Check back next week for a follow up post featuring more photos of drifting and the event itself.

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]]> STANCE at GridLife Midwest https://stance-usa.com/stance-gridlife-midwest/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:32:22 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=13837

STANCE returns to GRIDLIFE Midwest as an official suspension partner for their Track battle series! Last year, the guys at GRIDLIFE ran a fantastic event and we were excited to return to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven Michigan for their Midwest festival. We checked in with some of our StanceUSA drivers at the event here:


Devin Giles in his turbo AP1 S2000 on XR3 3-way adjustable suspension.


Dan Lewis runs a set of custom valved aluminum body XR3 suspension on his DMN Racing time attack S2000.


Michael Puglisi of DMN Racing in his XR3 equipped DMN Racing Evo IX, he put down a 1:36.561 as his fastest lap time.


Brock Boettcher


Eric Koehler


Brian Peter


Leigh Roto of PROCEED


Mike Lee in the TF-Works Mustang


Jordan Connor in his EcoTec powered Datsun 510 on STANCE XR3 Suspension!


Andy Smedegard is driving in the Unlimited AWD time attack class in his XR3 equipped  365 Racing/GRIDLIFE/RSMotors Evo IX


David Lee driving the XR3 equipped LS powered Rocket Bunny Touge Factory coupe during the drift session!


Simbae Nyemba of PROCEED


Charles Miller


Nish Patel


Stevie Ostojic of RISKY DEVIL


Jon Paik in his K24 powered AE86


Fish’s XR3 and ACS system equipped supercharged LS S14


Michael Puglisi took home third place in Track Mod AWD


Dan Lewis took 3rd place in Track Mod RWD with a 1:38.2, and Devin Giles took 2nd with a 1:37.3!


Andy Smedegard took 1st place in Unlimited AWD

]]> Formula Drift Rd4 at Wall Stadium NJ Highlights https://stance-usa.com/formula-drift-rd4-wall-stadium-nj-highlights/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:28:14 +0000 http://www.stance-usa.com/main/?p=13747

Wall Stadium aka “The Gauntlet” Rd4 of Formula Drift series is known for its spectacular crashes, controversies, and epic battles.  

Team SS driver Alec Hohnadell was coming in with confidence from his 4th place finish at Rd.3  Alec hasn’t had the best results at this track and he is hungry to change that.  New to our Team SS, Dan Burkett, driving the only Supra in FD was also his first time at the Gauntlet.

The pavement at the wall is very unforgiving to the tires and many teams were struggling to get the tires to last more than 1 lap.  

XR3 coilover provides precise low speed compression adjustments, allowing both Alec and Dan to find a good balance of grip to make the tires last.  Having 3way adjustability is a must for the Wall Stadium.  High speed compression adjustment allowed both cars to be compliant coming off of the bank into the tight horse shoe.  It is a critical section as if the car is upset by the transition, it could unsettle the car and cause a “Wang and Forsberg” type of crash.

Alec Hohnadell struggled in practice as the car was having issues with DBW throttle system.    

We decided on Friday to switch over to a manual throttle body and not risk it going into top 32 battle on Saturday.  Once the throttle body was switched, it improved all of the issues we were having and the car was getting more dialed in as our on track support team was setting the XR3.  However, as the luck would have it, first run of the practice on Saturday, Alec’s axle broke at initiation and car hit the wall.  However the team did not know about the axle at the time and barely got everything fixed.  Only to find out at the burnout box that the axle was broken.  Alec was not able to compete and had to forfeit to Robbie Nishida.

Dan Burkett is quietly making an impression and his time is coming!  

It’s not easy competing against the best drifters in the world!  Dan Burkett is determined to push himself to be one of them.  It’s not easy to compete at this level and the FD tracks are very challenging as well.  We’re also learning about Dan’s driving style and his car to make improvements each round.  Each round is a new learning lesson for the team and our track support.  We have been making changes almost every round and each time, Dan and the Supra is making huge improvements.  Watch for Dan Burkett to make an impact soon!

Alec Hohnadell Gallery

Dan Burkett Gallery

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