It’s the last day of August 2009: we’re at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond. External temperatures have shot up to an overwhelming 110 degrees Fahrenheit and over 80 drivers from the automotive industry have brought everything and anything from fully caged race to daily driven street (and even a show car or two) for one day of track fun at the Streets of Willow.
Mackin Industries hosts this series of events, appropriately named “Industry Day.” For a mere $90, participants are not only offered abundant track time, but also fed tasty pizza, replenished with ice cold beverages, and provided transponders for timing. It’s the road racer’s wet dream; there isn’t a single track organization in California that can offer anyone a better deal.
For that reason, attendance is by invitation only and taking into consideration that there are literally hundreds of aftermarket companies and magazines out there to choose from, we’re honored to have been offered seats for 4 of our own drivers. We made sure we were on our best behavior in gratitude of this amazing event.
In the pits was 0-60 Magazine, AEM Power, Amplified Motorsports, Attic, Brembo USA, Clarion, Design Craft, Dynamic Autosports, Evasive Motorsports, Forman Performance, Greddy, HKS USA, Import Tuner, Pro-Motion, S&A Design, Six Auto, Source Link, Sparco, Super Street, Team SCS, TEIN, Toyota, West Covina Nissan, Westend Alignment, Yokohama Tire USA and many more.
Beginners were offered a great opportunity to receive instruction from the racing success of top drivers Billy Johnson (a professional racer competing in Grand-Am for Ranch/Roush Racing and winner of time attack events across the country) as well as Japanese Formula D drift driver Taka Aono (SCCA Solo 2 Champion).
The event was an incredible success, although unfortunate that Richard Tang’s Nissan 240SX flipped midday exiting the esses. Richard was luckily not injured in the accident thanks to his roll cage, but the same could not be said for the show winning 240SX he’d built.
On track, temperatures were exceeding 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Almost every car was overheating, although despite the heat, good times were had all around. Each of our cars was driven home without exception and we look forward to Industry Day V, which has already been set for December 20 to take place at the main track, Big Willow.
Team SCS would like to thank Mackin Industries staff for organizing a once in a lifetime event; we look forward to seeing everyone again in December. You can bet we’ll be there to shoot it out for fastest lap. We didn’t get it this time; watch out for us at Big Willow!
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About Mackin Industries, Inc.
Mackin Industries has been the leading distributor for a number of high performance brands since 1972, which includes but is not limited to: Rays Engineering, Yokohama, ARC, Kics, Project µ. Mackin Industries continues to stay successful by choosing unique durable products for distribution utilizing widespread networks built throughout the world, insuring quality knowledgable customer service with their experienced staff.
