This is a test of a writer for ForzaTimes.com.  Please stay tuned for future updates!

As noted earlier in the week at FM.net, I am holding a Suzuka Challenge open to all tuners. The challenge: to provide a car that will allow me to break the one minute, fifty-five second barrier at Suzuka.

The entry list follows, and I will add all the cars to it once I return to my console.

As you may notice, I have already broken the 1:55 barrier with two GEARBOX cars, and I found both superbly fitted for my driving style (read:limited) and Suzuka. At this point, only the cars I am able to break the barrier with will have their lap times posted publicly. I feel that all the cars are capable in the right hands, and none deserve the negativity of a 1:58 posted lap time just because I alone can’t drive it.

Recently, there has been a lot of drama on the FM.net TM forums.  As a result of this, all the fun I’ve had playing Forza has taken a back seat to meaningless confrontations.  That said, I have decided to wrap up the fun project that I’ve had going the past year.

That’s right.  ForzaTimes will soon be shutting down.  This is not a threat or one of those mushy goodbye letters you see on FM.net.  It is merely an announcement.

There will most likely be a few reviews still posted, and I will link to the forums once they are complete.  Anyone that would like a car back from us should contact us sooner rather than later, as I think most of my time will be spent racing instead of getting into and out of arguments online.  LOL.

If any of the staff have a review project they would like to see completed, please contact me ASAP.  I expect the final review will probably be the TE1 follow up, due out in the next week or so.

As always, thanks to the community for the support.  It has been a fun ride!

I’ve always got a plan for which car to review next, but sometimes (read: often) things get bumped for something that really catches my attention.  Call me biased, but unfortunately as my free time gets more and more scarce, I prioritize the mind-blowers.  The car you see here, the Redline 22b, is a prime example of a mind-blower.

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A momentary break from the parking lot has me checking out a prototype Honda for Redline Tuning.

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