K-Turbo NSX Fights to Survive at Super Lap Battle
Buttonwillow 13CW has become one of the premier race tracks for time-attack action in recent years. Does this NSX have what it takes?
If you haven’t heard of Global Time Attack and their final event at Buttonwillow Raceway in California, you have been missing out. This annual series brings out some of the best cars from around the country. They all come together to answer one obvious question: who is the fastest around Buttonwillow’s 13CW layout? To no surprise, the competition is stiff and only gets more difficult with every passing year. This is why the team from RS Future had their work cut out for them.
The team was ready with their K20-powered NSX and their only goal was to win the event in their class. This will not be the first time the team has run this particular vehicle at this event either. They were able to participate last year as well, but some ongoing issues with the car plagued their success. They didn’t even manage to finish a single lap last year. Will they be able to turn around and make the car competitive? Thanks to Stickydiljoedotcom on YouTube, we get to tune in and find out.
At the beginning of the video, driver Amir Bentatou walks through with us some of the vast changes made to the NSX since its last time out at this event. This includes things like tire setup, aero changes, and engine modifications. Before the turbo was mounted in the engine compartment, now it is bottom-mounted as is the intercooler. Bentatou states that the way the car is currently set up, it is “the best its ever felt” on track.
Once the car went out for their first laps on the first day of this weekend event, it seemed fast, but couldn’t seem to get a clean lap in. After a spin out at the infamous Bus Stop corner, the team checked over the car to make sure it was fine to go out again. Shortly afterward, the 3rd gear in the transmission exploded, forcing an early end to their day.
After having a member of the team drive 3 hours to Los Angeles and back with a replacement, the team worked as hard as they could to get the car back on track. During the Sunday of the race weekend, their first session got cut short by the same issue. The new transmission would also end up breaking another gear set. This sadly would end their event yet again without a single decent timed lap.
Although this event maybe didn’t end the way we would have hoped for the RS Future NSX, hopefully, they can keep improving the car and get it reliable for some fast laps. Boosted K20 NSXs are not exactly common swaps. There is a lot of stress under all components in a track car. Building track cars is a lengthy trial and error process.
Best of luck at the next event, we believe in the NSX!
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