DSC Sport wins all five USCA challenges sweeping the GTS Class!

Back from Daytona International Speedway, DSC Sport couldn’t be any more pleased from the results from Round 2 of the OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series. Not only did the DSC Sport GT2RSx out perform on the Hot lap challenge against fierce competition, but two DSC Sport equipped vehicles shared all the podium finishes! All five challenges were dominated by DSC Sport which includes the Hot Lap (Road Racing Circuit) Challenge, AutoX Challenge, Speed Stop (Launch and Stop) Challenge, Design & Engineering Challenge, and the Road Rally Challenge. These challenges are perfect proving grounds of the extreme versatility of our ultra-innovative DSC Sport active suspension technology.

With the DSC Sport GT2RSx piloted by Michael Levitas and the DSC Sport equipped 2013 Nissan R35 GT-R prepared by DSC Sport dealer BSE Performance piloted by Steve Kepler, the two DSC Sport vehicles have the DSC Sport/Tractive suspension package right out of the box. Both DSC Sport equipped street legal cars dominated the round at Daytona International Speedway by putting on the ultimate battle between the five challenges in the GTS class. The Hot Lap win went to the DSC Sport GT2RSx, while the DSC Sport equipped GT-R took the wins for the AutoX, Speed Stop, and Design & Engineering challenges. The Road Rally challenge was easy point score for both cars demonstrating exceptional road comfort and versatility. There can only be one overall winner in the GTS class and that went to Steve Kepler in the DSC Sport equipped GT-R receiving the invite to the final round in Las Vegas. So that is one DSC Sport vehicle invited to the final and one more to go!

DSC Sport in this example has been proven to be the most versatile component installed for handling all five challenges by demand with a dominating performance established in Daytona from the high-speed nearly vertical banks to the in-fields twists and turns. With the DSC Sport active suspension technology incorporated into both vehicles, the active system has shown its advantages in all five challenges.

The next stop for DSC Sport of the OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series will be Jun 1-2 Round 3 at NCM Motorsports Park. Both DSC Sport equipped challengers will face off head-to-head again in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the next battleground of competition and displaying the technological marvel of the DSC Sport controller as proven for any road condition and driving style once again. Regardless of which DSC Sport competitor, another win is another win for all DSC Sport users!

You can view the OPTIMA USCA at Daytona Event Results/Times Here!

The No. 36 Porsche, driven by Michael Levitas, boasting the latest DSC Sport/Tractive suspension engineering, posted the top Gold Cup class times in two practices, captured pole and earned two wins. The car sailed through the historic circuit, setting a qualifying lap record and race lap record for a Porsche 997, with the only addition this year being the DSC Sport computer and Tractive dynamic dampers.

“The difference from a year ago without DSC is uncanny,” DSC Sport CEO and driver Levitas said. “You can lean so much harder into the turn, and laterally and longitudinally everything is just a dream. It was almost too easy to drive. My times improved by over a second from last year and all we did was change to the DSC Sport suspension package. We customized the mapping and boom we were there.”

Watkins Glen International is an 11-turn, 3.4-mile circuit that is known to sports car fans as a mecca of North American road courses. The fast, flowing track demands respect from the driver, especially in the challenging “The Boot,” one of the most famous turn sequences in North America.

While other cars were sliding through turns and enduring rough rides over the curbing, the No. 36, driven by seasoned veteran Levitas, had minimal drama.

“You couldn’t lean hard enough into the corner,” Levitas said. “I could do no wrong. It may have been the best car I’ve ever been in. I couldn’t even feel the curbing on the way into the Bus Stop (chicane). I was going 97 mph through there, faster than the Platinum (Type 991) cars. And that’s all thanks to DSC Sport and Tractive and the work of our incredible engineering of Doug, Eric and Rob, and the TPC Racing team doing setup at the track. This team seems unstoppable.”

By accessing the CAN data system, DSC Sport anticipates and acts upon the rate of change of various inputs including lateral, longitudinal, and vertical g-force, vehicle speed, steering angle, brake pressure and damper velocity to optimize the damping value of each individual shock, providing a huge advantage on the track.

“My fast lap was set on old tires,” Levitas said. “The tire wear was amazing and the level of grip was unmatched. When the chassis is unloaded, the computer treats is completely different than the loaded condition, so the driver becomes the load, not the car. Turn 10 was incredible. You could go flat up to the corner and slide the car up into the curbing while standing flat on the accelerator, but it was natural because the rear grip was remarkable; almost alive.”

The No. 36 DSC Sport Porsche is the only car in sports car racing that is outfitted with the entire DSC Sport and Tractive Suspension system.

It helped lead to not only two class wins, but a ninth- and fifth-place overall finish in Round 5 and 6 of the championship, respectively, outperforming over half the field of newer, wider and more powerful Porsche 991 GT3 Cup cars.

The fifth-place overall finish came in Round 6, which took place in the wet.

“The car was equally as good in the rain,” Levitas said. “It was no different, because the car is always self-calibrating with the DSC computer.”

The DSC Sport computer and Tractive Suspension shocks used on the No. 36 Porsche are off the shelf and identical to the products available for street and track day customers.

Mapping and base maps from testing and track use are used to continually improve and add features to the product line. DSC Sport will add the DSC Sport Software Suite this summer. The software will allow users to create, share and swap custom maps tuned to their unique driving style, vehicle setup or track conditions on a smartphone, tablet or laptop.