{"id":8564,"date":"2017-02-06T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T23:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/?p=8564"},"modified":"2017-02-06T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:00:38","slug":"2017-race-season-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/2017-race-season-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Race Season Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is over! It\u2019s finally the time of year where we shed the car covers, finish our tunes and builds, and make any last modifications to get fully prepared for the 1,320-feet road course racing season. As you can imagine, all of us here at CorkSport now have an extra pep in our step with the weather improving and our goals becoming clear.<\/p>\n<h2>Built for speed<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-race-season-corksport.png\" alt=\"2017 Race Season at CorkSport\" width=\"975\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-race-season-corksport.png 975w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-race-season-corksport-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-race-season-corksport-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because I live for racing, I\u2019ve built my car specifically for the drag strip. I have a 2009 Mazdaspeed 3 decked out with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Built bottom end\/stock head<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazdaspeed-3-fmic-ram-air-kit.html\">CS FMIC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazdaspeed-3-power-series-3-5-inch-intake-system.html\">CS 3.5\u201d Intake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazdaspeed-3.5-bar-map-sensor.html\">CS 3.5 Bar MAP Sensor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-boost-control-solenoid.html\">CS EBCS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CS Prototype Intake Manifold<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazdaspeed-3-turbo-upgrade.html\">CS Turbo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/corksport-mazdaspeed-3-lowering-spring-set.html\">CS Lowering Springs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/corksport-adjustable-short-shifter-mazdaspeed-3-mazda-3.html\">CS Short Shifter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/corksport-mazdaspeed-3-mazda-3-adjustable-struts-and-shocks.html\">CS Adjustable Struts and Shocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Turbo Back Exhaust<\/li>\n<li>AEM Methanol Kit running 1000cc\/min meth nozzle<\/li>\n<li>Air Lift Drag Bags in the rear<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/cobb-tuning-mazdaspeed-3-mazdaspeed-6-access-port-tuner-v3.html\">AccessPort custom tuned by PDTuning<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Drag Radials on 16\u201d FD Reinforced Wheels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/corksport-built-for-speed-receipt.png\" alt=\"CorkSport built for speed receipt\" width=\"435\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/corksport-built-for-speed-receipt.png 435w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/corksport-built-for-speed-receipt-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Running faster in 2017<\/h2>\n<p>During last year\u2019s season, I was able to lay down a pretty raw pass with my full bolt-ons, stock block, and CorkSport turbo. I was happy with a 12.7 elapsed time (ET) at 115 mph \u2014 a respectable number if you ask me! This year with my new built bottom end, I am hoping to have more midrange, spray more meth, and run faster. I have a personal goal of trapping 120 mph on the CorkSport turbo. Just imagine how sweet it would be to have a Mazdaspeed 3 trapping 120 mph in the 1,320 with almost no turbo lag!<\/p>\n<p>Whether a racing victory is your goal, or you just want a modded-out dope-looking ride, we want to make sure you guys think about CorkSport when you are looking for parts. I\u2019m proof that our turbo with full bolt-ons is capable of impressive speed. Whether you need suspension components, turbo components, or you just want to have a chat, you know where to find us!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>Luke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is over! It\u2019s finally the time of year where we shed the car covers, finish our tunes and builds, and make any last modifications to get fully prepared for the 1,320-feet road course racing season. As you can imagine, all of us here at CorkSport now have an extra pep in our step &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/2017-race-season-is-here\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2017 Race Season Is Here!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[46,460,34,434,166],"class_list":["post-8564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motorsports","tag-corksport","tag-lifestyle","tag-mazda","tag-mazdaspeed-3","tag-racing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}