If you love affordable Japanese sports cars, then this episode of Driving Line’s Driver Battles is for you. In it, Will Wattanawongkiri and his 2022 Subaru BRZ go up against Son Vo and his 2008 Honda S2000 CR at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. With both cars evenly matched on horsepower, this battle is one that will go down to the wire.

0:00 Intro at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
1:17 Will's BRZ Build Breakdown
2:42 Son's S2000 CR Build Breakdown
3:25 Feedback on Nitto NT01's
5:17 Driver Battles: Time Attack Rules and How To Compete
6:19 Time Attack Hot Lap
8:40 Impressions from the Track
10:40 Final Track Results

Let’s dive into the details of the cars to get a better sense of who might have the edge in this tight battle. The first car up is Will’s relatively stock BRZ. Its 2.4L flat four engine puts out 228hp. As far as mods go, he has added SPL/WRT control arms, Volk Racing TE37 wheels and Nitto NT01 tires, which he ran with both 17-inch and 18-inch setups at different times throughout the day. Son’s S2000 has seen a little more modification, but not a ton. He has added an Ohlins DFV 14kg, 4.44 1.75 Spoon LSD, Mugen hardtop, Recaro RMS carbon seat, VolkZE40 wheels and 255/40ZR17 Nitto NT01 tires. His F22C 2.0L I4 engine also puts out 220hp, so he is right about where Will is at.

With the consistency of the NT01 tires, both drivers had the opportunity to push their times lower as the day went on. The only question was, who could take advantage, and who would be left wishing they had pushed that little bit more?

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