Current Points Leaders Poised to Take on Night Race at Buttonwillow

LONG BEACH, Calif. — This Saturday, the championship-winning DG-Spec Scion race team will take on Buttonwillow and a host of competitors during round seven of the Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) series. With 580 season points, the team heads into the race with a healthy 160 point lead over second place.

“Lead or no lead, we always prepare as if everything is on the line,” said team owner and driver Dan Gardner. “There’s no change in anything we do. In fact, we push even harder to make improvements in order to fiercely protect the lead we’ve worked so hard to build.”

One of the changes the team made prior to the event was building an entirely new wiring harness for the lighting. Crew Chief Sean Morris handled the task entirely from scratch in hopes of eliminating some intermittent failures with two of the lights.

The race is scheduled to be run largely under cover of darkness, so proper lighting is essential. Other tweaks were made to the car, and the team is testing several setups prior to race start. Details for the event are as follows:

Who: DG-Spec Scion Road Racing Team

What: Round 7 of the WERC endurance series

Where: Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, Calif.

When: Saturday, Oct. 8, Warmup/Qualifying @ 11:25 a.m., Race @ 6:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Why: To seek out fierce competition and push the limits of man and Scion machine

Photos, videos, and updates can be found on DG-Spec’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/DG-Spec/202937143062874 as well as their YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/DanGardnerSpec.

The DG-Spec team uses and is supported by:

• Scion-supplied OE parts
• TRD front big brake kit
• Garrett by Honeywell GTX-series turbocharger
• Burns Stainless exhaust and aluminum intake
• OS Giken Super Lock Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
• Dezod-supplied turbo kit, AEM standalone engine management, plug-and-play harness, fuel rail, and injectors
• Church Automotive Testing dyno tuning
• Pilot Automotive HID driving lamps
• Enkei RPF-1 17x8 wheels
• Moton Suspension remote reservoir coilover shocks
• Vogtland springs
• DG-Spec Progress Technology rear swaybar and camber kits
• Motul brake fluid, engine oil, transmission fluid, and super coolant
• Tri-Mountain Racewear team gear
• Racepak IQ3 logger dash and VNET sensors
• AEM sensors, fuel pressure regulator, boost solenoid, EMS, and dry flow air filter
• Kaminari carbon-fiber roof and composite headlights
• America’s Tire Co. tire mounting and balancing
• Racetech Viper head-restraint race seat and 6-point harnesses
• Centerforce clutch and low-inertia steel flywheel
• AIT carbon-fiber hood and hatch
• Goodridge complete suite of fittings and lines
• Carbotech Performance Brakes
• G-Force racing suit, gloves, helmet, window nets, and other safety and crew gear
• Energy Suspension bushings and motor mounts
• HoseTechniques silicone hoses
• NST supercharger pulley, Braille batteries, and shifter bushings
• SquareSkull designs

DG-Spec is a line of parts designed and endorsed by National Champion Scion road racer Dan Gardner. Gardner draws up the specifications for the parts himself. The parts are then tested and proven on the track. The goal of DG-Spec is to provide enthusiasts with parts that have been developed on the track and that have significant performance advantages at an honest price. Parts are offered either in hardcore track trim, identical to what Gardner and his team race with, or in Gardner-specified standards more appropriate for enthusiast use on the street. www.DanGardnerSpec.com.

 

Go Dan and the crew!

 

Congrats to the DG Team for another win! The DG-Spec Scion Racing team, even after losing 4th gear right at the start of the race, won by 3 laps and moved from 13th to 8th overall.