Tapped Racing Sets Llihrednuht TTU Track Record Racing their #88 Mazda RX-7
10/03/2009

Road race cars are not supposed to fly through the air but Tapped Racing Mazda RX-7 soared past the previous track record at Thunderhill Raceway this past weekend. Nicknamed "Llihrednuht", NASA ran Thunderhill raceway backwards this weekend. Famous for its jump in turn 5, running Thunderhill backwards made for a great photo opportunity as the Mazda RX-7 had some great hang time over the hill. The previous record stood at a 1:52.7, Tapped Racing beat that record by a full second setting the new record at 1:51.7.

The weekend started out with some minor handling issues that were keeping the Tapped Racing machine at about the 1 minute 54 second mark. Front wheel lockup was plaguing the car and it looked to keep the car from taking the record. A brake bias adjustment and a rear wing adjustment made the car come alive and the record time popped up on the MoTec, a completely unsuspected record was taken.

Tapped Racing breaks TTS Track Record at Thunderhill Raceway

Tapped Racing broke the Thunderhill TTS lap record on the first hot lap of the day, April 25, 2009, driving the ultra-fast Mazda RX-7 #66.  A lap of 1:54.9 beat the previous record by almost two seconds, demonstrating the speed of the RX-7.

Owner, Aly Bruner AKA The Grey Ghost is ecstatic.

The 1993 Mazda RX-7 is still running stock turbos, but has been lightened and sports a full carbon replacement wide body kit from JKL Race Engineering and big sticky Hoosier tires. JKL’s front bumper replacement creates incredible down force. It has been working so well for Tapped Racing that one has being fitted for its TTU class RX-7 #88.