Street Legal Lexus IS-F Owns Dedicated Race Cars In Time Trials

NASATime Trialsallow for almost any car to compete for the fastest lap time on a legitimate race course. One guy rolled up in his daily driver Lexus and crushedeveryone.

There all sorts of ways to compare the prowess of cars: dyno numbers, Ring times, or back-of-your-toilet car magazine 0-60 numbers. For every one of those statistics there is usually high drama and scandal involved (Which kind of dyno was it? Was it tested at sea level? Where the tires used at the Ring O.E.M.? etc.) TheNational Auto Sport Association (NASA)takes a lot of the horsecrap out of some of those numbers and allows drivers the opportunity to prove which car can really get it done at the track. Show up with what you've got and run it flat out. No excuses.

Dave Schotz took his daily driverLexus IS-F, the same 4-door sedan he carts his kids to daycare in, and headed toAuto Club Speedwayin Fontana, CA, forNASA'sTime Trials. He ran the car bone stock (other than a set ofHoosier TiresandCarbotech brake padsfor track duty) and hit 150 miles per hour on the banking.

Regardless of the number of doors the car has, obviously the Lexus is not shy of performance. The car won the TTB class against dedicated trailered racecars with full rollcages, no interiors and heavily modified suspensions.

But we can't giveallthe credit toToyotaLexus, Dave Schotz, founder of the popular place to piss and moan about racing,SCCAForums.com, is no stranger to winning races. He is a three timeSCCAsolo national champion and two timeNASAroad racing national champion. After establishing himself as a legitimate racer, he decided to destroy his reputation and joined the endurance race team ofKrider Racingat the24 Hours of LeMons.

After the event the stickers were quickly pulled off prior to driving the car home. Rumor has it Dave's wife didn't know he was taking thefamilycar to the track.

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