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.
2024 Toyota GR86 Base
CounterSpace Garage ECUTek Tune
Tomei UEL
Motiv HFC
Fujitsubo A-R Dual Exhaust
100Oct
JQ Werks Steering Hub
SDC x Momo Steering Wheel
Shaftworks 1 Way Coilovers
Racecomp Engineering 22mm Front & 16mm Rear sway bar
SPL RLCA
Cusco RUCA
Project Mu G-Four 335 Brake Fluid
CSG C2/C1 Brake Pads
Steel Brake Lines
RS Future LM Wing 2* AoA
Exceed Japan Front Lip and Sides
Gaffer Tape in odd places...
APEX VS5RS 18x9.5 +40
Vitour Enzo 300tw Tires 265/35/18 (25 Cold / 31 hot)
1:59.5 🫡@sub2club
In retrospect, this was a rather sloppy lap, but I made it work somehow. Going to get a better plan together and try to get closer to a 58.9. Lord, do I miss the fixed back seat and harness setup in my Hakone 86; my neck is not happy with my life choices. I had a wonderful and challenging event this year at GTA and was able to bring home the P1 hardware. Time to take a break for a bit with the GR86.
Stay tuned for the GT86 Hakone Build :)