Berk Technology / Redline Time Attack Round 2

Berk Technology headed out to Willow Springs Raceway for Round 2 of the Redline Time Attack series. We headed out with Jeremy Croiset and his Toyota MR2, the Berk Technology S2000 driven by Charles Ng, and the Berk Technology 135i driven by Jeff Tyler. All competing in the Street RWD class, we had great success on the 2.5 mile course capturing first, fourth, and fifth place in Street RWD class. Jeremy Croiset’s MR2 took top podium spot with a 1:32.399, Charles Ng ran a 1:33.850, missing third place by a mere .111 seconds. Jeff Tyler and the Berk Technology 135i clocked a 1:34.241.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for continuing to support our race endeavors throughout 2009: Dunlop Tires, Enkei Wheels, V-Fiber, KW Coilovers, Burger Motorsports, HP Autowerks, Vivid Racing, Tomic, and APR.

Full coverage from the event can be found at http://www.tunerzine.com.

Berk Technology – Redline Time Attack @ Buttonwillow Raceway!

This past weekend Berk Technology campaigned their 135i project and their S2000 project at the Redline Time Attack season opener at Buttonwillow Raceway. Putting their products to the test on a rigorous weekend of track racing, the Berk Technology 135i piloted by Jeff Tyler, placed sixth (2:03.612) in the highly competitive RWD Street Class against 62 other more heavily modified sports cars. The BMW features a full Berk Techology downpipe back exhaust system, Code3 Performance Intercooler & oil cooler, Burger Tuning JB3. Handling mods are kept to a minimum with KW Variant 3 coilovers, HP Autowerks LSD, and D-Force EmPower wheels.

The S2000, driven by Charles Ng, had great success as well, placing third place in the same class (2:01.044) with extremely limited modifications proving the Berk Technology header, high flow cat and exhaust fully help maximize horsepower potential from the F22C. Aero Mods on the S2000 are limited to an APR GTC-300 wing and front splitter. Suspension mods are kept to a bare minimum of KW Variant 3 coilovers and FXMD springs. Berk Technology would like to thank all their sponsors for their continued support: KW Suspensions, Burger Motorsports, V-Fiber, Vivid Racing, Code Three Performance, HP Autowerks, D-Force Wheels, Toyo Tires, FXMD, Gruppe-S Engineering, and APR Performance. We look forward to the next event and placing even better on the podium!

Representing Berk Technology products was also Mike Bonanni & Double Down Motorsports’ “showroom stock” 370Z and Jack “The Human Datalogger” Huang’s S2000 which placed fourth place running a Berk Technology high flow cat.

Berk Technology 135i Attacks Buttonwillow!

This past Wednesday on November 12th, 2008, Berk Technology took their newly prepped 135i to Buttonwillow Raceway. In the prior few months, Berk Technology has spent their efforts research and developing new parts for the 135i. True to Berk Technology form, their products were put to the test prior to introducing them to the market. On their new 135i platform, Berk Technology put their catless downpipes, mid-pipe and race pipes to the test. In addition the 135i received additional parts to make it more competitive on the track thanks to its sponsors: V-Fiber’s 4-piece aero kit, KW Variant 3 coilovers, Burger Motorsports’ Juice Box 3 with o2 sims, HP Autowerks Quaife LSD with 3.46 final drive, D-Force Empower 18-inch wheels wrapped with Dunlop Direzza Star Spec D1 tires, Code 3 Performance Spearco Intercooler kit and lastly, Gruppe-S Engineering for their corner balance and alignment.

Knowing that the competition was going to be tough in the Street FR class, Berk Technology’s main priority was to ensure that their products performed up to their high quality standards while competing against the competition coming second. Nonetheless at the end of the day not only was Berk Technology extremely happy with how well their products performed, the 135i posted a fastest lap time of 2:03.964. Berk Technology is extremely pleased with these results given how light the modifications are on the 135i and only being half a second slower than the competition out on the track. Best of all, each and every one of the modifications on the Berk Technology 135i can be grabbed off the shelf and bolted on by any one of its customers.

Berk Technology is pleased to announce that production will now begin on their 135i/335i/535i products. Their catless downpipes along with their mid-pipe and race pipes will be available for sale shortly on their website. Customers that have been waiting for a race proven product that has been put through rigorous testing on and off the track can rest assured that Berk Technology’s 135i/335i/535i offerings will satisfy even the most hardcore tuners.

Now that Berk Technology is entering the off-season, they look forward to fine tuning and tweaking their 135i even more to compete against the competition. R&D will continue for production of additional parts on the 135i and will be tested at the next Time Attack event in the 2009 season. Stay tuned to www.berktechnology.com for up to date information on the 135i progress and Berk Technology’s R&D efforts.

Berk Technology would like to thank all their sponsors for their continued support:

V-Fiber, KW Suspensions, Burger Motorsports, HP Autowerks, D-Force Wheels, Code 3 Performance and Gruppe-S Engineering.

Berk Technology's 135i at Buttonwillow Raceway

Gettin’ ready to race!

Make sure to come check us out at Buttonwillow Raceway on Wednesday if you are local.  We are currently doing the final preparations on our 135i right now.

We have also recently updated our Media page on our website with more photos of our customers’ cars.  Stay tuned as we’ll be updating this blog with more race preparation information and then photos from the event.

Hope to see you guys out there!

Berk Technology to Invade Super Lap Battle Finals!

On November 12th, 2008, Berk Technology will make their way to Buttonwillow Raceway for the Euro Tuner Super Lap Battle Finals.  While competing against the competition is one of their goals, Berk Technology’s main goal for this event is to continue their pursuit of research and development of race proven products.  They will put all their newest 135i parts to the test.  The goal is to monitor the results from the months of research and development based on the information gathered from the previous track event.  The Super Lap event will launch their new generation of products for the BMW 135i platform.

If you are in the Southern California area, make sure to come by and check out Berk Technology’s BMW 135i as it gets put to the test on the track against some of the industry’s fastest and fully built cars.  Get a first hands look at this completely street able BMW135i and get some ideas of your own if you own one.

Berk Technology 135i