New Jersey. Round 4

Jersey, was very hot.  Aside from the heat I saw something different from our driver Taka.  Throughout the weekend I noticed a change in how he drove his new car.  It seems as though he was making changes to his driving to match the power of the car.

This change was most noticeable right before top 32 elimination round when he participated in the open practice session on Saturday.  I saw the Megan Racing AE86 run around the course with a certain smoothness that I haven' t seen until that day.  The car looked graceful and I was confident that Taka would make a great show as he went up against Dai.

The picture below shows how fast Taka was as he pulled away from Dai when he was leading.  Everything was looking great until he misshifted into 3rd and he was making his way around the infield. 

Although he lost to Dai, it was a great match and I strongly believe that Taka will amaze everyone in Seattle if Taka continues to drive he did in New Jersey.  Stay tuned folks because it is going to get awesome.  In the meantime, enjoy some unbelievable shots taken by our own Larry Chen....

Florida. Round 3.

Here is a great image of Taka in Florida.

Atlanta. Round 2

Road Atlanta was a tough event for Team Megan Racing.  Every member of the team was ready to put on a great show for the loyal fans.  However, it didn't turn out that way as the Megan Racing AE86 ran into a mechanical problem which prevented the team to move forward.  

Everything was looking good as we prepared for Thursday's practice.  The car was running fine and we even brought additional parts as back up for the weekend. 

Taka was looking extrememely fast but on his 6th practice run, he heard the car not running right.  He immediatley pulled back into the pits and started diagnosing the problem.  It turned out that the car was only running on 3 cylinders and we had Paul from Hasselgren come to our pit area to help diagnose the situation.  Paul immediately figured out the problem to be a defective part on the valvetrain and to avoid any further damages to the engine, we opted not to participate for the rest of the weekend. 

The team spent most of the day talking to fans that showed support for Taka and the AE86.  We would like to thank everyone that came by.  Taka would also like to apologize to every fan that was not able to see the new car competing that weekend. 

We would like to thank our very understanding sponsors that took the time to help us make the journey to Atlanta.

Megan Racing
Nexen Tires
Turbos by Garrett
Paul and Doug at Hasselgren

Long Beach Round 1

This year we embark on a new journey with Taka Aono, our only driver this year for Team Megan. 

The car is finally finished and I see a lot of potential with the car.  Taka did very well qualifying 16th place on Friday and showing what the car has got going up against Matt Powers in the top 32 elimination round. 

Unfortunately, Matt edged out Taka with a split decision and we move forward to competing in Atlanta in a month. 

I have to thank a few people for their help this year as we could not have done it without them.

Megan Racing
Nexen Tires
Turbos by Garrett
Hasselgren
Battle Version
BC
RS-R
Technosquare
Hiros Auto
HPS
Motec
JSP fabrication
OS Giken
Seibon Carbon
Weir Performance
V-leds
Watanabe wheels
J-blood body kits
K1 speed
9k Racing

Yoshie Shuyama
Danny Anguiano
Alex Villareal

Is this what we can expect from Daigo Saito?

I really hope so...



As most of you know, Daigo Saito will be competing in Formula D this year.  From what I can see, he seems to be a very analytical driver and I hope he will bring some excitement to qualifying this year....

Red Bull RB8 vs McLaren MP4-27 - F1technical.net

The odd vs. the elegant. A very interesting comparison between the two cars.

Red Bull RB8 vs McLaren MP4-27 - F1technical.net

2+101 equals?

I like seeing our 101 cars together.