At the 92nd Running of the Race to the Clouds, Ken Gushi and his GReddy Scion Racing Scion FR-S challenged for honors in the Time Attack 1 Class. Ken was competing against a strong field which included Pikes Peak veterans like Jeff Zwart and Vincent Beltoise who were tackling the climb in Porsche’s as well as fellow drifter Toshiki Yoshioka in the Evasive Motorsports Scion FR-S. Thankfully GT-Channel were able to capture this all on camera.
The race was a tough one for the GReddy team as the engine had to be replaced on day one of qualifying, which meant Ken was not able to take part in the qualifying section on Wednesday. As a result of the lack of time on the course the team was set to start last.
With very little practice due to his engine problems, Ken was able to utilize some of his drifting techniques to keep the revs high and the turbo spooled to secure a strong time of 10:30 and third in class behind the two Porsche’s.
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