Stephen Ellis is an amateur racing driver with 38 recorded laps across 5 vehicles on LapMeta, averaging 7.6 laps per car—high concentration ratio indicating focused commitment to mastering five specific platforms. Over seven laps per vehicle builds profound knowledge transcending typical driver-vehicle relationships, revealing nuances impossible to discover through brief exposure. This exceptional focus demonstrates specialist philosophy prioritizing depth over superficial breadth.
His LapMeta data shows testing with 7 laps at 13CW configuration, 6 laps at Streets, and 5 laps at Streets-CCW. The selective 5-vehicle portfolio suggests curated testing balancing comparative education against deep platform understanding. Each car received over seven sessions revealing how tire performance evolves, how brake feel changes with temperature, optimal techniques for specific chassis characteristics, and extracting maximum capability as conditions vary. This depth often allows dedicated amateurs to outperform professionals conducting brief evaluations through intimate vehicle-specific knowledge. With 38 laps concentrated across five vehicles averaging nearly 8 laps each, Stephen Ellis exemplifies the focused specialist who treats motorsport as pursuit of perfection through systematic development and intimate platform expertise.
Auto Club Speedway is one of those track I could never get the time to attend this year; which I'm bummed about because this is its last year in its current configuration. Had an awesome time with the 86Cup crew for this event, lots of familiar faces helping each other go fast.
Since I destroyed my RT660s at the CVR event I decided to throw on my old Nankang NS2Rs from earlier in the year on (they had been out on my balcony....), probably not the smartest move but they held up for this event.
I wasn't aiming for any one particular time just that I made consistent improvements each session. Goal achieved.
Tires: Nankang NS2R 245/40/17 (Many Heat Cycles and exposure to weather)