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EVO VIII
Wes Dumalski posted on May 15, 2013 23:30
Global Time Attack - Round 1 - Road Atlanta
By Wes Dumalski
Quality images by Sarah Forst and mediocre shots by Wes Dumalski
Attacking time is a funny thing… All sorts of things happen during these 2 day race weekends and no one knows what mother nature or Newton has in store for us. This past weekend at Road Atlanta both of these personas had a chance to show us who's boss and utterly prove that we are in control of very little. In this case the Saturday forecast brought likely promises of rain and when the teams hit the track to sunny skies they were in a fury to set down fast laps as no one knew (not even the weather people; do they ever?) what would unfold. As luck would have it the rain held off and as teams pushed ever further it was Newton who would prevail on this day. Through 11 wins in a row and numerous track records the Professional Awesome EVO VII would turn its last laps in anger, its life cut short by Road Atlanta.
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Posted in: Magazine, Events, The Industry, Motorsports, Honda, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, 350Z, 370Z, EVO VIII, Car Related, Friends, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Street Cars, WRX, S2000, Impreza, Miata, GTR, Industry Insider, Videos, Time Attack, Whiteline, Time Attack Cars, STI, FR-S, Civic SI, 240SX
Wes Dumalski posted on May 05, 2013 23:30
Nerd's Eye View: UMS Time Attack Evo
By Wes Dumalski
Like all car stories this one starts as a tale of insanity… The 2003 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution VIII you see before you was one of the first Evos to hit the States and ever since it landed it has been within the sites of Tony Szirka. While he did not own the car when it arrived, his hands have been on it ever since several Arizona based shops were unable to deliver on the previous owner's requests. Like many cars despite the fact that the title is held in someone else's name the car belongs to the one that works on it, slaves over it, and pours their heart and soul in to making it all that it can be, and in this case that person is NOT the owner.
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Wes Dumalski posted on March 25, 2013 23:30
2013 Modified StreetCar Shootout - The Rules, The Cars, The Big Tease.
By Wes Dumalski and Sarah Forst
Like all good stories, this one starts on the airplane while on line for the shitter. I hear a voice come up behind me “my GOD this woman won’t shut the hell up”... I turn to fund the animated Bill Caswell and we begin bantering about this woman on the plane who had been talking about absolutely nothing at all for 2 hours. I am on this plane and talking to Bill Caswell because I could not get a refund on my Expedia package and rather than let the tickets go to waste I figured I could still head to Arizona and cover the UMS tuning time attack event and find some good feature cars. As luck would have it two complete car nuts are on the same plane heading to the same place to do the same damn thing; be geeks.
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Features, Events, Feature Vehicles, BMW, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, RX-7, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Car Related, Travel & Events, Races & Shows, WRX, Impreza, Industry Insider, Whiteline, STI, FR-S, Civic SI, 240SX, Silvia
Sarah Forst posted on December 19, 2012 00:00
Evolution Dynamics Pikes Peak Edition Evo
By Sarah Forst & Wes Dumalski
F1 race car driver Stirling Moss once said "To achieve anything in this game, you must prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster." Of course, he also broke both ankles and chipped four vertebrae after falling three stories down an elevator shaft a few years back so accidents can happen to anyone...
But how do you prepare for a floor routine that involves 14 somersaults 100 feet down a 45 degree abyss polluted with boulders? They don't call Turn 16 of the Pike's Peak course "Devil's Playground" for nothing. 12,500 feet up the side of the summit - just 1500 feet shy of the finish line - the corner features a steep unprotected cliff. Perhaps the asphalt leading up to the turn should be nicknamed Skidmark Alley.
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Features, Events, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Mitsubishi, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Friends, Travel & Events, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Videos, Time Attack
Eric Hsu posted on September 18, 2012 06:40
Story by Eric Hsu, MotoIQ photos by Jeff Naeyaert, other photos by NEMO Racing
In Part 1 we covered a little of the history behind Chris Eaton and the NEMO Racing EVO, some of the build process, and the car's exterior features including the balls out aero. This time in Part 2, we'll cover what's going on inside and some of the awesome details that makes this EVO the fastest Time Attack EVO in the world.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Mitsubishi, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Borg Warner, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, 2012 WTAC
Wes Dumalski posted on May 10, 2012 00:16
 Company Profile: AMS Performance
By Wes Dumalski
AMS Performance... No we are not talking about the knock off CDM version we are talking about the original Automotosport hailing from Chicago Illinois. Truth be told I spent some time at the AMS shop last November and began working on this article. It should have been before your eyes long ago, I should have been able to belt out a piece regaling you with their amazing records in the drag racing, power output, and time attack worlds. I should have been touting their accomplishments in the EVO and GTR worlds. SHOULD is the operative word here. The reality was that I didn't want to write THAT article. Hell every AMS article talks about their accomplishments from 8 Second Evo's and GTR's, to one of the most dominant time attack cars in US history. And while those are the things that AMS is best known for NONE of them would be possible without a key ingredient. That's right I am going to brush those things aside and focus on what makes AMS tick.... PEOPLE.
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Posted in: Magazine, Tech, Project Cars, Features, The Industry, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Street Cars, Project EVO X, EVO X, Project STI (Gen III), GTR, Industry Insider, Companies, STI
Eric Hsu posted on March 28, 2012 05:15
by Eric Hsu
Check out the CyberEVO the way nobody's covered it before. If you're an EVO owner, you can see how the Cyber team built this car and pretty much repeat what they did. There's nothing too drastic on this car and it's really just a combination and the total package that makes the car as fast as it is.
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Posted in: Magazine, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Motorsports, Mitsubishi, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Time Attack, 2011 WTAC, Time Attack Cars
Sarah Forst posted on August 25, 2011 18:10 
by Sarah Forst
Lately I have been searching for information about "water to air intercoolers." I have seen these in some of your articles but not much information is mentioned.
Got a difficult tech question? Email Sarah at asksarah@motoiq.com
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Posted in: Magazine, Ask Sarah, Tech, Engine, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, EVO IX, 300ZX, 350Z, 370Z, EVO VIII, 200SX, Sentra, AMG CLK63 Black Series, EVO X, WRX, Impreza, GTR
Eric Hsu posted on August 23, 2011 01:17
by Eric Hsu
Now that the dust has settled from WTAC 2011 itself and the thrashing to prepare in the weeks prior to the event, I'm going to attempt to do an overview of the 10 fastest cars @ WTAC 2011. It seems there was plenty of coverage of the event and the cars on sites, blogs, picture hosting sites, etc. but nowhere could I find a summary of the 10 fastest cars in one place. Looking to build or bring a car to the WTAC 2012 Pro class? Look no further because this is your guide to your competition.
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Posted in: Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Features, Events, Motorsports, Lotus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, RX-7, EVO IX, EVO VIII, 200SX, Race Cars, Races & Shows, GTR, Time Attack, 2011 WTAC
Eric Hsu posted on August 12, 2011 03:05
by Eric Hsu
The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) 2011 was a massive success for the promoters, competitors, fans, sponsors, and vendors alike. Ian, Nathan, Kyle, the announcers, and the volunteers who all make up the World Time Attack Challenge and Superlap Australia successfully put on the best damn Time Attack event anywhere in the world to date! But there were some controversies and I attempt to clear them up here.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Features, Events, Motorsports, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, RX-7, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Sierra Sierra EVO 8, Cosworth, Borg Warner, Time Attack, 2011 WTAC
 
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