Round 2 of the Lone Star Series is now in the books as it wrapped up a few weeks ago out in Mineral Wells, TX. With temperatures reaching over 100º and no shelter in site, it was a treacherous day for the media crew that was in attendance. Sy Pham and Nathan Leonard [of Good Time Lab], Cody Slack [of Apex US Blog], and myself all stood (and sometimes sat) in the middle of the track in the sweltering heat for hours all for the opportunity to get close to the action in hopes of producing some awesome results.

After somewhat fixing my broken weather stripping around my sunroof on the Skyline, I arrived at the Mineral Wells Airport anxious to begin the day. I met up with Sy and Nathan, borrowed Aaron Losey’s camera, and headed out to the center of the track where a low speed s-turn allowed us to be close to the action without sacrificing safety.

Houston, TX based shop, Non Stop Tuning, was out in full force promoting their sponsored drivers as well as their products.

The first half of the day was dedicated to practicing, and for those drivers not competing in the competition. Here, XDC Champion and 2nd Place Round 1 finisher, Chelsea DeNofa, is piloting his borrowed car for the day, Aaron Losey’s LS1 powered S13, during the practice session.

Justin Garner getting in some practice with his teal S13.

Houston driver, Chris Conley, was seeing a lot of track time during the practice session as well. He was also the recipient of the fastest entry award.

Aaren Smith was out in full force with his Ford Mustang, tearing it up as always.

Chris DeJager was getting in on the sideways action as well.

Director of the event, Aaron Losey, announced the end of practice over the microphone, which allowed drivers to head to the pits and prepare their cars for the competition that was nearing.

Brad Burnett tended to his tires that needed a quick change before the start of competition.

After qualifying, the top 16 all lined up for driver introduction.

Chelsea DeNofa consistently created smoke screens all day for spectators…

…and proved himself a worthy competitor, driving his way to 2nd place.

Aaren Smith was giving Will Parsons a run for his money, but was unfortunately struggling with a blown 3rd gear.

Brock advanced in the battle with Will Parsons and ended up beating Chelsea DeNofa for the 1st place finish!

Congrats on the win, Brock!

Check out the whole set on Flickr