The Joy of Super Touring 5

One of the coolest things about Super Touring is the variety of cars it attracts and how closely matched they are. Some cars are invariably better on the straight and some are faster in the corners. It’s a game of cat and mouse, and of course, tire choice comes into play.

In this installment of the NASA Racing Gear Store Move of the Month, Alexander Krochik in his Scion FR-S battles George Besik Menabde in a BMW E46 330ci at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Thunderbolt course in June. Krochik is faster in the turns. Krochik is on Hoosier R7’s and Menabde is on Maxxis RC-1’s.

Krochik makes the over-under work for him in Turn 6 and by the time they exit Turn 10, he is able to come out ahead.

“George took the defensive line like I hoped he would,” Krochik said “At this point, I knew I'd have a better exit if I took the normal wide entry and that allowed me to get alongside for turn 8/9. We were door-to-door for a bit and then tapped very slightly and George dropped back allowing me to finish the pass.”

Krochik went on to take the win with Menabde in second and Anatoly Stolbov in third. Nice racing, guys.

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