Sonny Watanasirisuk is an amateur racing driver with 22 laps across 16 vehicles, averaging 1.4 laps per car. However, this classification understates his professional credentials—Watanasirisuk is a 4-time national champion driver, race instructor, endurance racer, and Miata specialist who worked at both 949 Racing and Exotics Racing. He competed in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill and 86 Challenge series (2019-2024), offering professional driver coaching through SonnyMod. The broad 16-vehicle sampling reflects his instructor role at Exotics Racing helping customers drive Ferraris, Lamborghinis and exotic cars, combining competitive racing background with professional coaching expertise.
SuperMiata (Miller) with rough 140whp tune and 7500rpm rev limit, 225/45/15 Hoosier R6, 97*F ambient air temperature late in the day.
After Lap 6 (best lap 2:00.634), I had two more attempts for a sub-2:00 lap. Lap 7 was the best shot, but had to lift at Grapevine for a BMW. Datalogs show that I was 0.4 seconds faster before that incident. Lap 8 was my next best attempt, but a yellow flag at Bus Stop killed that lap.
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