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.
Last track event of 2023 for me. Socal Drivers Club events never let me down with the amount of seat time I can get. So I went ent into this track day with no expectations or goals, just wanted to have as much fun as possible with the car and try to work on giving less steering input and more consistency in my braking zones, but this is one of those lap times you get excited about. Saw the 2:00.8 and said sure lets go for it.
There is a lot to work on for me as a driver; making plans now to get seat time with more advanced instructors, but for now im just super excited and proud of how far the car and my self have come together.
See you in 2024.
FA24.
Possibly.
Maybe.
I dunno.
Its classified.
Thumbnail Photo Credit: George Gonzalez
Build:
E85
Stock FA20 Motor
Intake/UEL Headers/ Exhaust
ECUTEK Tune from Counter Space Garage
Shaftworks USA 1Way Coilovers
AP Racing Sprint BBK
Counter Space Garage C21(Front)/C11(Rear) Brake Pads
Apex Wheels VS5RS 17x9 +35
Yokohama ADVAN A052 255/40/17
9 Lives Racing Wing w/ Singular Motorsports End Plates 5* AOA
Racebred Components 3" Splitter
Trackspec Hood Vents
StudioRSR Rollbar
250lb Driver