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Issue 25 // Contents

06 News 08 News 09 Events Calendar 10 The Hulk

24 EVO & Mod Preview 30 English Lessons 40 Rally Car Exhibition 44 Tsukuba Hyper Meeting

48 English Homework 55 Tech: Intercoolers 58 MOD USA 62 Time Attack Preview

68 SLS Series Preview 72 Evolution Life

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4 Intro

With the winter now firmly a thing of the past, a cracker... 2018 will be even better! albeit only just as the last of the snow has finally Issue 25 isn’t all about shows though – there’s disappeared, our focus is now on all the Ss... another exceptional trio of Evos; from Pani summer, sunshine and shows! Pastou’s latest muscle-bound Hulk, and not one 2018 feels like it’s going to be the biggest show but a pair of English Racing’s finest & fastest. season of all time with a host of events everywhere Anthony Cox has been travelling around the land kicking off with Japfest at Silverstone in April and of the rising sun and brings us two features from winding up a whole 5 months later at Rallyday at Tsukuba, the home of Time Attack, and (wait for it) Castle Combe in September – with the highlight the Toyota Museum! being the best kept secret this year; the 2018 MOD With previews from Time Attack and Super Lap & Evo Festival at Cadwell Park in August!! Scotland, the next in the series of Andy Fox’s Tech It’s no secret now though, so for more info jump features, the cars that starred at MOD USA, and a headlong into this issue for the all important handful of regional articles from our guys around dates, what to look forward to and how you can be the UK, that’s wraps up your Issue 25. involved. The first MOD & Evo Festival in 2017 was Enjoy, drive safe and see you in 2018! Darin Editor

Photographers Contributors Viktor Benyi Dan Atkins Pani Pastou Dan Holman Simon Brown Steve Jackman Simon Brown English Racing Andy Fox Mike Hendy Jarlath Keary Mike Hendy Rob Scott Ian Grainger William Desmond Jonathan Moore Will Desmond Jarlath Keary Dan Atkins Ian Grainger

5 Evolution News

Evo Festival

The UK’s MOD (Mitsubishi Owners Day) and Evo Festival event is a unique mix of car show, parades, track day, returns to Cadwell Park over 11/12 August 2018. sprint and evening entertainment –for Mitsubishis of all Supported by RossSport and Mitsubishi Motors UK, the ages and types. Full details else where in this issue!

New Sumo Power Website & More!

Since 2014 Sumo Power has been growing like a phoenix aftermarket performance parts business and needed from the flames and under the new ownership of Ross to bring itself into the 21st century with a website that Walker (Ross Sport) the company has grown from represents the products and experience that it can offer strength to strength. Gathering more and more pace the end user. Alongside the website they have an ever each year, building relationships with customers and growing Ebay store, sales team to answer any questions suppliers old and new across Europe. Sumo Power’s aim and facility in Cambridgeshire for people to visit for any is purely to offer the best brands possible for the best of their performance parts needs. prices backed up by a professional service. Current plans are to have the new website live in Over the past 12 months even more changes have April 2018 but continue to develop and grow daily with been in the pipework with a completely new website the latest products. This will be linked with promotions containing thousands of products. The aim with the through Sumo Power’s mailing list, social media, forums new site is to bring the full stable of offerings to the and other marketing outlets. public eye with an easy to navigate system which Sumo Power will integrate into their marketing plans with www.sumopower.com promotions and offers to all. [email protected] Sumo Power has always been a big player in the +44(0) 1945 479125

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BILSTEIN COILOVERS FOR EVO X

If you’re looking to refresh the suspension on your Evo X and possibly enhance its stance at the same time by bringing it closer to the tarmac, Bilstein’s B16 coilovers may be the answer! Bilstein are one of the world’s best known suspension manufacturer and all their units are all produced in-house in thir German production facility. The B16 coilovers feature a monotube design finished in Bilstein’s corrosion resistant Triple-C’ surface technology, and come with high quality sport springs, and precision aluminium alloy manufactured spring plates and locknuts. Each kit comes with full TUV approval and a 12 month warranty. RRP is a cool £2716.80 but contact the MLR Traders for MLR member prices!

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FIDANZA CAM PULLEYS FOR EVO VIII & IX

There’s nothing nicer than great looking parts which can also improve performance, so these 6061 T6 aluminium precision CNC machined cam pulleys from Fidanza tick all the boxes for modified Evo VIII & IX owners looking for the greater timing adjustment. Designed to tighter tolerances than the OEM pulleys, with bevelled outer gear teeth which offer longer cam belt life, hard anodised finish in red blue or silver, with laser etched adjustment allowing for 12 degrees advance or retard, and stainless steel fittings throughout. RRP price is just £114 too!

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Spec-R OEM Replacement Intercoolers

Spec-R Mitsubishi Evo 7,8,9 OEM Intercooler is rated to 600BHP and is a top quality Garrett 3’’ core of a bar and plate design and requires no modification to your car to fit. It will mount to the original OEM pipework and is a great update for your tired looking and leaking original one! Spec-R intercoolers are well known to be the best in the industry and their quality is second to none. All OEM Intercoolers come complete with all fittings and can be supplied plain for that OEM look or satin black with Spec-R logo (please specify when ordering) As fitted by Mark Shead at M.A Developments. Contact Spec-R direct for full details.

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7 News from

in Japan

Hope you all enjoyed our articles in the last couple of of insects/bugs on the ships which came from the cars. issues of evolution on importing a car from Japan and The insects were hibernating for the winter inside cars the steps involved. We have been busy the last few and posed a great threat to the agricultural industries months since then, with sourcing cars for customers in New Zealand and other countries. This has cost and also preparing to move to our new bigger shipping companies millions of pounds, and so they workshop facility. have really clamped down on anything being left inside We ship cars all over the world for our clients, but cars posing a risk for them. recently most of the shipping companies have banned all With this in mind we see many of our clients want inner cargo in cars, so now we must remove any parts different items on their car than it has when we buy such as wheels, seats etc that may have come with our at auction. Our new workshop facility will give us the auction purchases. There are 2 reasons for this; chance to offer our clients various services to add or Firstly some parts have always had a habit of change parts before we even ship the car, saving a lot of disappearing when cars arrived in certain ports due to money on shipping parts separately. lack of security, and shipping companies were having Whether it be different wheels,suspension setups, to deal with this and sometimes refund customers for seats, or aero parts, we can order all the major their losses, footing a hefty bill. Japanese brand parts as well as all OEM available parts Secondly, early this year four ships were prevented and fit as required. This will give all our customers even from docking in New Zealand because of the presence more choice when buying their car through us.

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MLR National Event Calendar 2018

For full details of all the following events, please visit the relevant sections on the MLR forum. There’s a good chance that MLR Regional Organisers will be arranging meets at a number of these events too, so keep an eye on the Regional Meets section of the forum.

MAY • Sun 6 May // Japfest // Silverstone* • Sun 6 May // Time Attack // Cadwell Park (Round 1) • Mon 7 May // Time Attack // Cadwell Park (Round 2)

June • Sat 2 // JDM Combe // Castle Combe* • Sun 10 // Japshow // Santa Pod • Sun 17 // All Wheel Drive Show & SLS // Knockhill* (Round 3) • Sun 24 // Time Attack // Brands Hatch (Round 3) • Sun 30 // Japfest // Donington Park*

July • Mon 16 // MLR Spa Trackday • Tue 17 // MLR Spa Trackday • Sun 22 // Japanese Car Show & SLS // Knockhill (Round 5) • Sat 28 // Time Attack // Oulton Park (Round 4) • Sat 28 // TOTB // Elvington • Sun 29 // TOTB // Elvington

August • Sat 11 // Evo Festival // Cadwell Park • Sat 11 // MLR Trackday // Cadwell Park • Sun 12 // Evo Festival // Cadwell Park • Sun 12 // Mitsubishi v The World Sprint // Cadwell Park • Sat 18 // Time Attack // Pembrey (Round 5) • Sun 19 // Time Attack // Pembrey (Round 6)

September • Sat 8 // Forge Action Day // Castle Combe* • Sat 15 // Time Attack // Snetterton (Round 7) • Sun 16 // Time Attack // Snetterton (Round 8) • Sat 22 // Rallyday // Castle Combe* • Sun 23 // Japshow Finale // Santa Pod

October • Sun 14 // Time Attack // Rockingham (Round 9)

Tickets available at www.evoshop.co.uk. *Tickets available via the event organisers website

9 THE HULK

2016 seems a distant memory these days – after all it was ‘years’ ago - but you probably remember the distinctive black and orange LCE Evo 6 which was tearing up UK circuits at various Time Attack rounds with great success. Of course there was more to come... welcome to The Hulk!

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11 Words: Rob Scott & Pani Pastou Photography: Steve Jackman

Pani Pastou is based in the UK but hails from two years running with their Evo 8 named the Blank Cyprus - one of the Lancer Evo centres of the globe Panther, and the plan was for this car to make it – so when he started looking for the preferred championship win #3. weapon of choice to compete in Time Attack the Evo The 2014 season saw continuous development of the was the only option. Evo with Pani travelling between the UK and Cyprus to The original car was sourced from Japan back in work on the car whenever he could, but the graft was late 2013 and was none other than the Varis Asso worthwhile as Pani and the LCE team were successful Cyber Evo. Well there’s no harm in getting a head in winning the Cyprus Time Attack Championship, start on development with one of the best cars winning four out of the five events, and only losing the available at the time, and with the team knowing the one round due to a broken gearbox. history of the car and that it was once a Time Attack Being based in the UK and always keen to push record holder at Tsukuba – the ancestral home of himself, Pani decided that he wanted to take part in Time Attack - the car was snapped up and shipped the Pro Class of the UK Time Attack Championship. back to Cyprus for work to begin. Knowing this would be a different ball game all Pani and his team had already amassed great together Pani and the LCE team decided to totally knowledge and experience from building competitive strip and rebuild the car, and a serious 12 month Evos having already won the Cyprus TA championship complete rebuild began.

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The first step was to remove, refresh and upgrade subframe, control arms and anti roll bars, meant the the engine and the end result was a fire breathing car was able to corner as well as it could accelerate. lump hosting a “christmas list” of the best parts The Cusco type RS differentials were upgraded to available at the time from a Garrett 4088 turbo, ATS diffs supplied and upgraded by Clark Motorsport, Magnus inlet manifolds, FullRace exhaust manifold, a and equal stopping power was handled thanks to Norris dry sump system and custom 2000cc injectors Alcon’s 365mm six pot front calipers and 343mm four to name but a few. A new five speed Samsonas pot rears. Body wise the car retained its aerodynamic sequential gearbox a triple plate carbon Tilton clutch, Varis bodywork which was originally developed in a full Geartronics paddle shift system and carbon drive wind tunnel by Varis Japan. shaft also found a new home in the car, alongside an The “new” Evo was finally shipped to the UK for entirely new custom made wiring loom by Georgios final preparation and arrived in the UK in April 2016 Pogiatzi (GP Auto Electrics CY) with a full Motec M800 exactly a week before the first round of the UK Time system at its beating heart. Attack Championship at Cadwell Park. Much to Pani Marco Raman, the owner of BIGEM Suspensions, & the teams surprise – and credit – they took first was brought in to design a custom suspension set place and were also presented with the trophy for up for the car, which along with a new Race Fab Best Presented Team!

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19 Success continued throughout the year with and although Pani is keeping the full spec close outright wins and lap records at Pembrey and to his chest, the car is now twin-charged and Snetterton, and with other good placings at the runs a Garrett GTX42, sports a new custom built remaining 2016 rounds. The end result saw Pani and intercooler with additional custom built pipe work, a his team awarded 2016 Pro Class UK Time Attack totally new fuel system with four Bosch fuel pumps Champions, a massive achievement and a personal and a new custom swirl pot. dream come true. The monster motor benefits from some new The Evo was then shipped back to Cyprus to electronic trickery with numerous ECU modifications undergo a complete rebuild as well as some aero and is helped to breath (snarl?) more efficiently thanks development, and more than 12 months later Pani to a completely new exhaust system which has been and his team have unveiled the new car christened designed to work in conjunction with the modified ‘The Hulk’ due to the Magno Hell Green courtesy of undercarriage and new rear diffuser . . . which is likely the Mercedes GTR and the ‘huge’ power from the new to be the view that most other TA competitors will 2018 powerplant. get used to seeing! The diffuser is just one part of The engine has now been upgraded to a 2.4 the modified bodywork that has been redesigned for litre which has been supplied by Norris Designs better airflow and downforce, and remanufactured in

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21 carbon fibre for strength and weight saving. has been difficult to schedule. However Pani tells us Although the new car is capable of running he is hoping to have the car out very soon and also be “seriously big horsepower” the team have been able to compete in some Time Attack events through working hard to achieve maximum horse power with this year, although he’s currently unsure which ones. reliability and driveability, the latter being assisted Pani Pastou would like to personally thank his by Marco from BIGEM Suspension who has been team, Costas Sparsis, Ermis, Loucas, Vangelis and hard at work tuning the suspension to accommodate George. Neil at Geartronics UK, Ewan at Clarke the new power and help Pani’s confidence in Motorsport, Ross Sport, Simon at Norris Designs and controlling the beast. most of all his family and friends especially his father At the time of writing the car is complete and has Theo Pastou for always being there to support him. been dyno’d, but has yet to be fully tested on the There’s also a rumour The Hulk may be up for sale track, and with the team being abroad and having later in the year, but let’s hope we see Pani out on other commitments it’s understandable full testing track first in this truly ‘incredible’ machine!

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24 EVOLUTION event // evo f estival & mod uk 2018 PREVIEW

After the roaring success of the UK’s very first Evo Festival & MOD in 2017, I’m pleased to announce that it will return to Cadwell Park over the weekend of 11 & 12 August 2018 which will be supported by Ross Sport and Mitsubishi UK, and even include the ‘Mitsubishi Grand Tour’ (read on)!

25 Words: Darin Photography: Darren O’Brien

The Evo Festival and Mitsubishi Owners Day is a cushion). Passengers can go in the back of the cars if celebration of Mitsubishis with one aim; to bring all Evo the car has 4 doors. & Mitsubishi Clubs & Groups together from the UK, Europe and everywhere! Sunday Startline Gathering ALL Mitsubishi vehicles and models are welcome After the sprint has ended and before the official closing whether new, old or retro, modified or original, road or parade, all the Mitsubishis in attendance can drive down off-road, car or van - it’s all about enjoying a chilled out to the circuit startline for a photoshoot – Evos, Lancers, weekend enjoying Mitsubishi’s finest, whether they’re on Galants, Colts, GTOs, Shoguns, L300s... if it’s there and display or just parked up throughout the paddock or in is a Mitsubishi it can join in! action on the circuit taking part in the track sessions, the sprint or the parades. Trackday Weekend entry is just £15 per vehicle with up to 4 One of the best circuits in the UK, the full 2.1 mile track people and includes entry to the parades, Saturday night will play host to a trackday all day Saturday from 9am entertainment in the clubhouse and even free camping! to 5pm. Normal price is £189 for the whole day, but Mitsubishi drivers receive a £15 discount as part of the Showtime! Festival which also includes entry into the parades The paddock will become a Mitsubishi Show – clubs saving £30 in total. allocated club areas Every Mitsubishi which enters Cadwell Park will automatically be entered in to the Mitsubishi v The World Sprint Show & Shine on Saturday. All the winners will be The only MLR Sprint of the year takes place at the festival awarded their trophies on the MLR podium on Saturday on Sunday, and takes in most of the Cadwell Park circuit. afternoon, and will go forward to Sunday’s “Show Off” to A relaxed but competitive event where all drivers will win Best of Festival and People Choice trophies. individually compete against the clock as usual, but in addition will also be a team event by adding the best Parades times for all the different manufacturers taking part One of the weekend’s highlights are the parades which (equal numbers of cars), eg: 8 best times for Mitsubishi, everyone can take part in and includes your entry to Subaru, Toyota, Honda, Ford, etc and awarding the the event; the parades on the 2.1m circuit. There are Mitsubishi v The World trophy to the winner... let’s hope two parades, one on Saturday after the trackday ends it’s to Mitsubishi!! Entry is just £149. at 5pm and the other which officially closes the event on Sunday. The parades are open to all drivers and Evo Jumble! families, including children (but they must be able We’ve all got loads of used and spare Evo parts cluttering to wear a seat belt and not be in a chair or booster up the garage – so why not book an ‘Evo jumble’ pitch for

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just £20 (includes access to the parade too) and bring check points located at various places of interest, before your old unwanted Evo parts for someone else’s project, arriving at Cadwell Park. The route will be approximately and make some money! 150 miles long and will follow a variety of roads carefully chosen for their driving dynamics and scenic appeal. Trade Stands & Displays Once at Cadwell Park, tour entrants will have the All MLR & Mitsubishi Traders are invited to attend, have opportunity to round off their day with a few laps of the a stand, promote their business and display some of a circuit as part of the parade before displaying their cars selection of their cars. A trade stand is only £30. on Sunday and being a part of the Festival for the rest of the weekend. Mitsubishi Grand Tour The tour will comprise a maximum of 100 cars and is A new addition to this year’s MOD & Evo Festival, the tour open to all makes and models of Mitsubishi, whatever will start from a high profile venue and visit a series of their age or designation. Entries will be accepted on

27 a first-come-first-serve basis, although priority will be given to rare and SLS - just let him know what you want and he will put together a and well looked after examples. It will be organised by the same team portfolio of images for you which he’ll send via email immediately after that was responsible for creating and running the highly successful the event - all for just £20! Mitsubishi Motors UK 40th Anniversary Grand Tour in 2014 and the Centenary Tour in 2017. DJ Set and Free Camping Included in the entry fee, which is yet to be confirmed, will be a Just because the track stops at 5pm doesn’t mean the show is over! souvenir rally plate, a full set of route instructions in the form of a rally Saturday evening will feature a DJ set from Gary Jay in the bar which will road-book and a finishers’ award. Breakfast, lunch, refreshments be open ‘til late, before everyone takes advantage of free camping before and entry into some of the venues visited during the tour will also be waking up on Sunday morning to the sounds of more Evos on track. included. Trophies will be presented at the finished for the best cars in each category. Tickets Regulations and entry information will be available in the next few Tickets are just £15 per car with up to 4 people, and can be booked weeks. To register your interest, please contact Clerk of the Course through Evo Shop, along with the Jumble & Trade stands, Trackday, Simon Slade: [email protected] Sprint & Photo Shoot.

Photo Shoot More Info! Your chance to have some fantastic high resolution images of your Additional info will be added to the MLR forum and Facebook page car with Cadwell Park as a stunning backdrop, all courtesy of Steve as it happens and as the event evolves, so please keep an eye on Jackman. Steve regularly works for evolution magazine, Time Attack these spaces!

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30 Feature // ENGLISH LESSONS

Think drag racing, the quarter mile or even the half mile, and what would be your car of choice. The Evo X isn’t likely to be the first answer you come up with. However, the guys at English Racing like a challenge, and over the last few years have developed the X to become a regular record breaker!

31 Words: English Racing Photography Viktor Benyi

The story starts in early 2008 when the Evo X had first on the AEM... it was interesting. been released and Extreme Turbo Systems needed To see the original Dyno video for the “ETS to get one to start building parts and prototyping. New World Record - 806whp EVO X - Highest Initially there wasn’t any open source tuning solution HP” jump onto You Tube here: www.youtube.com/ capable of making the power to run a 9 second watch?v=KdJQR4QW-8s This was before the 9 quarter mile. While ETS had built the car at that time second pass. initially, it was a full weight X with a 6765 turbo kit, we Here’s the first 9 Second pass: www.youtube.com/ only helped with tuning a little as JR (owner of ETS) watch?v=UeejadAYKBA The fastest evo x - ETS 9.94 was still driving it and tuning it. At the time it had an @ 142mph. AEM Series 1 piggybacked into it and then it had been Fast forward to 2014 and an arrangement had half flashed on the stock ECU and then finish tuned been worked out to have English Racing take over the

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build, tuning, and driving duties 100%. We had been that we could get as well as installing a Motec PDM doing ½ mile racing a lot more by this time, so the to reduce the amount of wiring even further. At car was going to be used as a dual-purpose racecar. this point the car was 2850 lbs or so, the factory All of the old electronics came out and a Motec ACD control had been scrapped for mechanical M800 went in. The cage got updated, interior was left controller of our design, and the power was still in but it still weighed 3500lbs with driver. That year around 930whp from the prior year. A GRAF dogbox at Import vs Domestic (nee World Cup) in Maryland had been fitted and in May of 2015 the car ran a 9.1 the car was able to run a 9.84 @ 153mph but had @ 162mph. This took the #1 spot which had been a developed a taste for drivetrain parts, breaking a 9.25 @152mph prior. transfer case and 2 rear differentials. More weight came out, more power was added That winter all of the weight came out of the car and the times started dropping. A custom ETS

33 sidewinder turbo manifold was added with a aluminum rod engine. The goal is to run a 7 in this car Precision Gen 2 7285 to force as much air in as and offer competition to the CT9A Evolutions as well as possible. At Bakersfield CA in June 2015 the car was the DSM auto cars that are currently running 7s. the first to the 8s running an 8.85@172mph. Further weight reduction, a switch to a Magnus Record Holders! We proud to say we currently hold sheetmetal intake manifold from the stock piece and (and have held) the following records with the car: a larger 83mm throttle body from a Porsche GT3 were fitted. We tried running an 8385 turbo (peak 8.48@164 1/4 mile at Royal Purple Raceway during power of 1199) but while this worked great in the ½ TX2K17 - World’s Quickest Evo X mile allowing the car to run 206.99 in the standing ½ mile, it was less than stellar in the ¼ mile. 8.85@172 1/4 mile at Bakersfield Racepark June 2015 - Swapping back to the Gen 2 7285 Precision, an World’s Fastest Evo X off the shelf English Racing 2.1L motor (with steel rods) no less, and a cylinder head with almost no 206.99mph standing 1/2 mile - Indy Airstrip Attack, port work still made 1050whp at 54psi. As the car Marion Indiana 2016 - World’s fastest Evo X 1/2 mile (2nd had continued to evolve and lose weight as well as fastest Sedan in the 1/2 mile, 3rd fastest 4 cylinder) improve suspension, tyres, and drivetrain, we were able to run an 8.48 @ 164mph during TX2k17 (Texas 1199whp at 59psi with a Precision 8385 - World’s highest 2017) at Royal Purple Dragway. Trap speed was down horsepower 4B11, on our Dynojet AWD Dyno here at as we weren’t running as much power nor revving as English Racing high while we tested a dogbox variant. Future mods will be switching to methanol instead We’re really looking forward to seeing more of E98, the addition of an M150 Motec to allow for competition bred Evo Xs on the horizon though more injectors as well as the updated control it offers as it will improve the breed, and as we all know, over the older M800, and even more weight reduction. competition breeds excellence and the lack of We have also gone back to a fully ported head and competition breeds stagnation!

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37 engine English Racing steel rod 2.1L WHEELS & TYRES Belak Industries 15x9 Series 2 wheels Golden Eagle sleeved block M&H 26x8.5-15 Drag slicks Wiseco 88mm 10:1 pistons Carillo Pro H steel rods custom for this build SUSPENSION AST 5100 suspension with Vorschlag camber / GSC/Power-Division S3X camshafts caster plates GSC/Power-Division Valve springs Magnus Motorsports Sheetmetal intake manifold INTERIOR Motec C127 Dash Display Magnus Motorsports mechanical fuel pump bracket Motec PDM (Power Distribution Module) Aeromotive “Red” mechanical pump Custom wiring harness done in-house Fuel Injector Clinic 2150cc injectors English Racing Mechanical ACD controller Extreme Turbo Systems Custom twin scroll turbo kit and 6” intercooler stats Launch rpm - 7000 Precision 7285 Gen 2, T4 divided housing, 1.28 A/r Rev limit - 9700 Motec M800 PnP Boost level - 45psi to 65psi depending on competition Porsche GT3 throttlebody and track conditions, turbo size, and event

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Always on the look out for any opportunity to see any ex works Rally cars, I was delighted when a friend informed me of Mitsubishi Rally cars being on loan to the Toyota Rally Museum in their massive ‘Mega Web’ complex in Odaiba Tokyo.

41 Words & Photography: Anthony Cox

Why were they in a Toyota complex you may ask? Well top four places. Works driver Andrew Cowan would apparently Toyota regularly invites other domestic go on to dominate this race in the ‘70s, winning five manufacturers to display car of motor sporting consecutive titles from 1972 to ‘76. Cowan and Singh historical value, with displays last year by Subaru also scored a 1–2 finish for the Lancer GSR at the 1977 and Nissan. In addition there were many rare and Ivory Coast Rally. interesting cars such as Toyota 2000 GTs, old school Secondly was one of the three Ralliart Lancer 2000 Fairlady Zs, Hakosuka Skyline GTRs, a Mazda Cosmo, Turbos they used in rotation back in the day with the and even a lot of American cars including a beautiful other two being currently owned by Andrew Cowan and 1963 Corvette Stingray. There were also Toyota our own Darin Frow. These cars were originally built Formula 1 and GT cars on display as well. and run in Group 4, then also in Group B, debuting in Mitsubishi had 3 cars in all and very special ones too. 1981 at the Acropolis Rally. This particular car seemed Firstly a Lancer 1600 GSR 1974 Safari Rally winner unrestored other than a repaint of the inner wheel well piloted by “The Flying Sikh” Joginder Singh and David area and was in very good condition, obviously being Doig, this car generally resides at the Mitsubishi regularly polished. It is still wearing the markings museum in Okazaki and is in excellent, partially from its entry in the 1982 Thousand Lakes Rally where restored condition. This pair was very successful in it came in third place. Along with the Group B Starion Rallying with Lancers including a repeat win of the this car is a very popular attraction in it’s home in the Safari Rally again in 1976 again in a Lancer 1600 GSR. Okazaki Museum. In rally spec the GSR was extremely successful in Finally there was the M7MRE Evolution III piloted by International competition. It produced 169 hp 7,800 Kenneth Erikkson to a win in the 1995 Rally Australia rpm and 119 lb/ft at 5,500 rpm. Mitsubishi developed (and several others). The car is mostly in unrestored this specifically to tackle the Safari Rally and they original condition aside from obvious repairs needed sanctioned official factory teams for the 1974–77 after the 1995 Rally Australia. This is one of two events with the high point being a clean sweep of the ex-works Evolution III’s owned by Mitsubishi Japan podium places in 1976. and I last saw this one from a distance at the 1995 Its debut was in the Australian Southern Cross Tokyo Motorshow and had been hunting for it ever Rally of 1973 being rewarded with a clean sweep of the since. Mitsubishi does not share where it keeps the

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ex-works cars they have for some reason, however the Toyota staff are very fond of. Toyota Motorsport I do know what they have. Needless to say I was Europe began work on the 222D project in 1984, the very excited to finally get a chance to see this one same year the MR2 went into production with the goal up close after 23 years! They also had one of Risto of eventually producing a World Rally Championship Mannisenmaki’s (Tommi Makinen’s co driver) racing winner. Initially, the 222D initially used a 1.6 litre four suits on display. cylinder and rear wheel drive, but was later modified In addition there were many Toyota Rally cars on with a 600-hp 2.2-litre turbocharged four and all display in both original, and restored condition, piloted wheel drive borrowed from the then in development back in the day by drivers such as Juha Kankkunen, Celica GT-Four. Didier Auriol, Yoshio Fujimoto, and Bjorn Waldegard, While the Mitsubishi’s are only on display until as well as a cabinet full of some of Toyota’s many Rally May when the 1600 and 2000 Turbo go back to the spoils and other displays. Mitsubishi Okazaki museum, and the Evolution III Perhaps most surprising however was one of only goes back into hiding, I can highly recommend a visit 2 Toyota Group B Rally car prototypes ever made. The to Toyota Mega Web for anyone who likes the Group A car had been fully restored and was clearly something days of Rally, or Japanese car museums in general.

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Sunday the 18th of March Words & Photography: Anthony Cox 2018 saw the running of the famous Tsukuba Hyper Meeting where tuning shops and parts The weather was excellent and the crowd was large manufacturers show off their but not so much that you couldn’t move about freely services and wares, and tuning and get a good look at everything. shops and privateers showcase While this meeting is known these days more for record braking performances by the big players, this their cars both in the pit areas, year’s event had much more focus on grass roots and on the track in this the motorsports and as a result a LOT of Evos came out original Time Attack meeting. of the woodwork both competing on the day and in This is where it all started. the spectator carparks. As a matter of fact I haven’t

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seen this many Lancer Evolutions in one place for were immaculately presented with the white Evo VIII at least 4 or 5 years and it was great to see such a RS (wearing IX bumpers) having over 260,000 klms on turnout. Another pleasant surprise was the range the clock yet still looking awesome and laying down and condition of cars there. There were 2 GTAs for some mad times. example which are a rare sight let alone 2 of them, Most of the Garage Unlimited cars were running and many very clean and unmolested examples of in the 1.00 minute to 1:01 minute bracket which is almost the whole range with the only ones missing quick for a road legal car, and one of them managed being Evolution 1, and TME. to break the 1 minute barrier with a 59 second time. Well known Evo Tuner and responsible for the Made more impressive by the fact that all of the Cyber Evo winning 2 World time attack titles, Garage Garage Unlimited cars were running Dunlop Direzza Unlimited Works, had a big turn out with a trade ZIII tyres, not semi slicks. stand and half a dozen customer cars on display and VARIS had many cars on display including their hitting the track in Time Attack as well. The cars beautiful red Evo X.

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HKS was present as always, and TOMEI had a very displays not wanting to be outdone by each other. large area with a 4G63 crate engine on display, and Subaru WRC stalwart Toshi Arai was also there in an interesting cut away 4B11. They also had a large his rally car tearing the track up with several driving range of 4G63 and Evo parts in general which was demonstrations through the day. good to see. In addition there was a lot of stage shows featuring Many other vendors and manufacturers were local personalities and many well known presenters also present including D2, BLITZ, BBS, GReddy, from the various magazine and video series RAYS, Prodrive, CUSCO, BRIDE, VARIS, EXEDY, popular on YouTube these days, as well as talks by L’aunsport with a very well done Subaru WRC replica, professional racing drivers both past and present. and several tyre manufacturers with Yokohama Tarzan Yamada was there trying out Nissan’s ‘Leaf’ noticeably absent. race car for the first time. I had a talk to him and he There was also a very large turn out of retro cars was doing his best to praise the new technology being such as a dozen old school Hakosuka Skylines and the way of the future etc and so on, but it was slightly Fairlady Zs, as well as very large club displays by obvious that he wasn’t overly excited about it. the Subaru WRX people, Subaru Levorg club, Suzuki The only down side of the day was the lack of high Swift sports club, and the GTR club with probably 100 profile Time Attack monsters with only the Pan Speed cars between them. cars being present, however with so many events Besides the Time Attack sessions, there were catering for them all over Japan these days, it is several on track demonstrations by the champions of not surprising they might need a break. Many of the 3 different drift categories including 3 time Formula drivers including Under Suzuki were there though Drift champion Andrew Gray, owner of Pro-Drift shop with their own trade stalls selling merchandise as Powervehicles at Ebisu Circuit in Japan and who is well as giving talks on stage, and they also drove in originally from Scotland. the several 5 lap sprint battles using privately owned There were also Gymkana champions and even cars from several categories. motorbike champions giving it their all in the on track All up a great day and well worth the visit!

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A wise man once said, if at first you don’t succeed try, try again. Atif Awan is someone who subscribes to this adage, with the help of the team from English Racing who put this 200+ mph Evo together

49 Words: English Racing Photography: Viktor Benyi

The Evo 8 “street” car owned by Atif Awan and built by temp sensor caused the car to cut out and misfire English Racing had an interesting beginning. which lead to minor engine damage. Like a lot of Evos it was garage built at first and Engines that run at high boost are very intolerant came to us not running with some minor issues. This of misfires and it didn’t take much for it to develop an is sadly a very common occurrence it seems and a issue. The car was retired for the rest of the event, very important reason for making sure you choose a brought back to the workshop and repaired for its proper mechanic and workshop capable of actually next appearance which was the Pikes Peak Airstrip building a car to meet your expectations without just Attack presented by Shift S3ctor in Colorado Springs depleting your bank account. right before the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. At this time was a 2.4L using a 4G64 block with a Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack is our premier event 6266 Precision turbo, but this was quickly swapped on a 10,000ft long runway that is closed down for out for a 6466. A change from the stock ECU to an use at the Colorado Springs International Airport. AEM series 2 was also done at this time and the car The elevation of this event is 6200 feet which has an made 700whp. ambient pressure of 802 millibar reducing available This wasn’t really what Atif was after, so we pulled oxygen by 20%. Maxxing out the turbo we were able to the cylinder head and did our full race port job on keep power within 10% of sea level but this created a it. The fuel system was upgraded as well in order situation where the turbocharger was on the edge of to support the planned 850whp. When it all came being in an overspeed situation to meet our demands. together this set up actually produced 870/656 at While we weren’t able to beat our best mph at that 43psi. This wasn’t destined to last long unfortunately time there was enough runway to allow Atif to run and broke the billet Manley crank a short while later! 200mph in just over a standing 1/2 mile, approximately Over that winter and prior to April 2015 we built 3000 ft (1km). It wasn’t a personal best but at least it another motor for the car and prepped it for its met a goal and he had been 200mph in a motor car. second attempt at the Shift S3ctor Airstrip Attack After this event the car was rebuilt with a prototype that was held in Coalinga California. The car was “long rod” 2.3L motor using a custom shorter throw using a full synchro gearbox with an Evo 8 RS close crankshaft from K1. A switch was made to a 7175 ratio 5th gear and HKS 4.11 final drive. At this event Precision turbo using a 1.12 twin scroll housing and we were able to run 185mph but a failing coolant eventually a 1.28 housing. This was all being driven thru

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51 a PPG dogbox with custom 5th gear dog conversion and Atif used the car as a street car and would the 0.825 RS 5th gear. This car was used for roll racing find “battles” on the highway with other local car and 1/2 mile usage and was still full weight. enthusiasts. It wasn’t uncommon for his 2.2L 4 At 54psi of boost it made 1136whp at 8850rpm and cylinder to be picking on and beating prepared R35 just under 800 ft lbs of torque, managing a best of GTRs, other Evolutions, and Supras as well as a host 188 in the standing 1/2 mile. This car was mapped of other non Jap machinery. for flex fuel and managed to make 685whp/454 ft lbs As all things seem to do it got a little boring and he at 25psi on US 92 octane (about 97 RON). The final set his sights on building an R35 the English Racing engine built for this car was one of our proven SLR way and the car was put up for sale for someone to 2.2L 4G63 motors still using the same turbocharger enjoy. It can now be found on streets and highways in and making the same power. southern California looking for a race down there!

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53 engine English Racing built SLR2.2 Magnus V5 intake manifold Wiseco 9.5:1 compression pistons Boomba 75mm throttle body K1 94mm crankshaft AEM series 2 ECU R&R 153mm connecting rods Custom mapping by English Racing English Racing race ported cylinder Dual 044 Bosch fuel pumps with Kenne head with 1mm over valves Bell boost-a-pump voltage boosters ETS forward facing 7175 twin scroll Fuel Injector Clinic 2150cc injectors turbo kit, 1.28 T4 housing E85 for maximum power and US 92 ETS 6” FMIC kit with 3” piping octane for minimum power GSC Power Division S3 camshafts SparkTech Pro 14 sequential ignition kit GSC Power Division valvesprings GSC Power Division 1mm over valves, intake/exhaust

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intercoolers Technical Article

Words: Andy Fox (AndyF_RSX)

Originally written by Andy in 2006 and printed in Wastegate Chatter (the original MLR magazine) as part of a series of technical features, these tech features are so good we decided they were worth reprinting 12 years later! Having studied the infamous Turbocharger in the last issue of evolution, we now turn our attention to Intercoolers.

INTERCOOLERS As a result of the turbo heating up the air (to temperatures well in excess of 100°C as shown in the previous section) and the need to get cold air to the engine you have an intercooler on the car. This is to help cool down the air that is leaving the turbo and heading towards the engine. Because of the laws of thermodynamics (which I won’t bore you with here, luckily for you) any heat exchanger (which is what an intercooler is) cannot ever work at 100% efficiency. That means that an intercooler on it’s own can never cool down the air passing through it to any temperature less than the The hot air from the turbo enters the intercooler and outside air temperature. A simple diagram of an intercooler ‘exchanges’ heat with the outside air. This results in the air is shown on the right. from the turbo cooling down and at the same time, the outside

55 air gets hotter. a number of tubes of metal covered with hundreds of fins. To work out how much heat the intercooler is removing from The fins are present to increase the surface area of material the air from the turbo we can use yet another quick calculation: open to the outside air. The more surface area, the better the performance of the intercooler (up to the point of maximum efficiency). This is why it is important to check regularly that the fins of the intercooler are not missing or too badly damaged as the performance will suffer. Where Q = Heat removed As with everything else, pressure drop is also a key factor m = mass of air (kg/s) with an intercooler. Because of the narrowing of the tubes, the CP = specific heat capacity of air airflow gets restricted and this causes a drop in pressure. As ΔT = temperature difference between inlet and outlet mentioned many times before, the drop in pressure causes less mass of air to get to the engine and is a bad thing (Are you Again, going back to our standard 280bhp Evo, we know we getting the hang of this now…….). You can also determine how have an airflow of 0.25 kg/s. much of a restriction it causes by doing some pressure drop The specific heat capacity of air (which is a measure of how testing as mentioned above. much energy it takes to raise the temperature by 1°C) is around So, I can see what you’re all thinking now... I’ll just fit the 1 kJ/kg °C. biggest intercooler I can find and with that huge surface area, And if we have measured, for example, an outlet temperature I’ll get the best drop in intake temperatures I can and lots of from the intercooler of 30°C then knowing that the outlet lovely air into my engine. If only it was that simple, then we’d temperature of the turbo is 116°C, we know the temperature all be doing it!! difference is 116-30 = 86°C What you also need to think about is what happens to the air that is leaving the turbo and where it has to go before it So putting the numbers into the equation we can see that: Heat actually enters the engine. What happens is that every time you being removed = 0.25 * 1 * 86 = 21.5 kW of heat energy (or the change gear, the air leaving the turbo has to fill up the entire equivalent of 7 x 3 bar electric fires!). volume of the intake pipework, intake manifold etc. before it The standard Evo intercooler has a surface area of 0.133 m². even gets into the engine. The more volume it has to fill up, the If you are travelling at 70 mph (31.1 m/s) you have an airflow longer it will take. Now if you’re thinking ahead, you will see through the intercooler of 4.14 m³/s which assuming the air is where I’m going here. When it takes longer for the air to get at 20°C gives a mass of air of 4.82 kg/s. to the engine you get an increase in the amount of lag before So we know the mass of air passing over the intercooler and the air enters the engine. This isn’t a good thing in terms of the heat energy that it’s absorbing and we can work out the performance so yet again the best intercooler is a compromise temperature of the air entering the engine bay after it’s passed between dropping inlet temps, not having too great a pressure through the intercooler by using the same equation as above. drop and not being too big to cause a noticeable increase in lag. I never said this was going to be easy but there are other ways of dropping intake temperatures without increasing the size of your intercooler.

Intercooler water spray – What is that for and how = (21.5 / (4.82 * 1)) = 4.5°C so we can see that the temperature does it help? of the air entering the engine bay would be 24.5°C. For an intercooler to actually do anything at all it requires a A figure of 24.5°C doesn’t seem too bad, however if you flow of outside air across it. This will obviously only happen are only travelling at 30 mph then carrying out the same when the car is on the move. calculation gives a figure of 30.5°C and this is all before the air All Evo’s have an intercooler water spray system fitted heats up from passing over the exhaust and turbo… as standard to the car. Some (Evo 7 onwards) that operate You can now understand why it’s not a good idea to feed automatically, others that are button operated. underbonnet air into the intake pipework to start with. Why do we have them? Again, it’s to do with keeping the Looking at an intercooler you will see that it consists of intake air cool. Here comes the science bit...

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When you heat up water it takes a certain amount of energy (particularly in drag racing applications). This works well for to make it happen (the specific heat as mentioned before). the short period of time that the spray is on (during a ¼ mile Now the specific heat of water is a lot greater than that of air run for example) however to obtain a sustained effect you need (around 4.2 kJ/kg°C compared with 1 kJ/kg°C) and so the water to have a lot of ‘gas’ to spray and this means extra weight in the will ‘consume’ a lot more energy as it’s being heated i.e. it will car of bottles etc. make the intake temperatures lower. As a result of this, if you can get some water onto the Pipework ‘lagging’ surface of the intercooler, you can use the heat in the intake Another method of trying to keep intake temperatures down air to heat up the water. This then means that the intake air is to lag various bits and pieces of pipework in the engine will lose its energy to the water and become cooler. This is bay. If you take a look at most racing engines, there is always the theory behind how the water spray works. It enhances lagging wrapped all over the place and this is to help with both the performance of the intercooler by providing more cooling underbonnet temperatures and also exhaust / turbo operation capacity. (which yet again, will be covered at a later date). OK, you can relax, the science is over for now. One method of trying to limit the effect of underbonnet heat The problem with the intercooler water spray though is soaking into the intake pipework and heating up the air inside it getting the water to actually sit on the intercooler long enough is to ‘lag’ the outside of all of the intake pipework. to heat up. If you are travelling along the road at any speed However, a counter argument to lagging the entire intake the water has a tendency to spray onto the intercooler and it pipework is that when the car is on the move you have a good then gets pushed off from the air that is passing through the ‘cold’ airflow passing over the pipework and so this will help intercooler without actually achieving any heat reduction. minimise intake temperatures (like an extra bit of intercooler). Therefore to obtain the most benefit from the water spray, A reasonable compromise to this situation is to leave the the best time to use it is after you have been stationary for a ‘hot’ pipework from the turbo to the intercooler unlagged in long time and the heat from the underbonnet area will start to order to benefit from the heat reduction of the airflow on the heat up the intake temperatures. Spraying the water whilst at move, but lag the ‘cold’ pipework from the intercooler to the a standstill will achieve a reasonable heat reduction before you engine and from the air filter to the turbo. head off on a blast around. The other obvious source of heat within the engine bay is from the turbo and exhaust manifold itself. The exhaust gases Other ‘cold’ sprays e.g: nitrous oxide, will reach temperatures of approximately 1000°C and will carbon dioxide etc… obviously cause a good bit of heating as a result. By lagging Rather than spraying water onto the intercooler, it is possible the exhaust manifold and turbo itself you will reduce the to spray other fluids onto the i/c to help reduce intake underbonnet temperatures and also actually improve the temperatures below the outside air temperature. People have performance of the turbo because you have got more heat been known to spray nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide onto energy in the exhaust gas as it enters the turbine wheel. the intercooler to help achieve a reduction in temperatures

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The Mitsubishi Owners Day at Cypress California has grown to become a must-do event in the West Coast Jap calendar for all fans of automobiles sporting the 3 diamond logo. Albeit held last Summer, we take a look back at MOD 2017 and hope we might get similar ‘west coast weather’ for our very own MOD & Evo Festival at Cadwell Park in August!

Words: Rob Scott Photography: Viktor Benyi

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) hosted their annual Mitsubishi Owners Day (MOD) on July 8th 2017 at its North American headquarters in Cypress, California. Each year, Mitsubishi owners from across the country gather together to celebrate the brand with a day full of activities and an overwhelming display of Mitsubishi vehicles old and new, and in 2017 4,000 people made the annual pilgrimage to Cypress to mark Mitsubishi’s 100th anniversary, which was even better than the previous years’ turnout and an impressive indicator of owner loyalty, considering most are drivers and fans of models now discontinued. Owners in attendance voted for their favourite car and the winner was awarded the People’s Choice trophy. Two honorary Mitsubishi Owners Day judges vote for their favorite car and that owner is given the Judge’s Choice trophy. The final award goes to the vehicle that drove the furthest to attend MOD. This year’s winner – Frank Eck – who drove all the way from Florida! Mitsubishi Owners Day provides the unique opportunity for Mitsubishi owners, employees, fans and vendors to come together to collectively, but for the majority of the faithful it’s about bringing back memories of the era when Mitsubishi had the most notably unique and iconic line up of cars available from one manufacturer. The ‘80s-‘90s boasted the Galant VR4, GTO/3000GT/Stealth, the bulletproof Pajero/ Montero, the stylish Starion/Conquest; the Eclipse/ Laser/Talon which brought the turbocharger to everyone! GTO Spyders, and even the Tredia and Cordia which were the signature of their era, too, and not forgetting the Mirage/Colt Turbo that out-gunned the Civic and AE86 in its day.” Mitsubishi Motors displayed a nice arrangement of the four nameplates it still sells in the U.S: the Outlander and Outlander Sport SUVs and the Mirage hatchback and Mirage G4 sedan. The Lancer is still lingering in showrooms but its days are numbered, but it was widely agreed that Mitsubishi needs more product! However for Mitsubishi Owners’ Day 2017 – much like previous years - there was almost nothing but Evos. The acreage of parking around MMNA’s big headquarters building on Katella Ave. in Cypress, Calif. was almost door-to-door Evos. Mitsubishi

59 doesn’t choose which cars take part in the annual fest, hand, too. Road Race Engineering set up a four-wheel Mitsubishi enthusiasts do, and their favourite car was dyno to see who was king of the cams this year. No clearly the performance-minded Evo! prizes for suggesting the winner was an Evo! In this People’s Choice this year went to – yep you guessed case the spectacle was an Evo X which cranked out – an Evo. It was far from stock, but that’s no surprise 1050bhp. Everyone cheered! either! Arvin Padiernous of Team Emperor Motorsports While making boring cars that sell to the masses has owned his 2011 Evo X for five years. In that time he’s seems to be the way to thrive in the auto industry, “pretty much changed everything in the engine bay.” making cars that have character and are a blast to drive Another winner, the Judges’ Choice award with is what inspires fierce brand loyalty. Aspire to an Evo matching piston-and-conrod trophy, went to Dennis when you’re young and maybe you’ll buy a Pajero when Aquino’s 1977 Lancer Colt, all done up in original WRC you get a family. While we wait for Mitsubishi to reinvent colours and stickers. He’s owned it since 2012, when itself under Nissan/Renault’s tutelage, we hope they he bought it from a friend who saw it in a backyard for keep that in mind. $800. It’s been in a couple shows already but MOD was “It’s humbling to see the number of owners who come its first win. out to show their passion and enthusiasm for Mitsubishi Next to Aquino’s Colt was Rodel Solo’s most excellent each year,” said Don Swearingen, Executive Vice President 4x4 L300 Delica van. Solo said the L300s are very and Chief Operating Officer, MMNA. “This is what it is all popular in the Phillipines, where he has seen many of about, celebrating the brand with our loyal customers who them, reminding us that Mitsubishis are very popular have played a very important role in our success.” throughout all of Southeast Asia. One reason Nissan We hope it continues for many years to come, and bought a controlling interest in the carmaker was to although the stellar model line-up of the 80s & 90s is gain a foothold for Nissans in the region. One row over unlikely to be seen again, there’s hope from the 4000 from Solo’s L300 were the Pajeros and Monteros. All faithful that Mitsubishi will release some exciting new were decked out for camping and serious off-roading. machinery in the not too distant future to keep the There were parts makers and engine builders on- passion alive.

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61 2018 PREVIEW Could this be the most competitive – and most accessible – season ever?

Words: Simon Slade Photography: Jonathan Moore

It may come as a bit of a surprise that 2018 will see organisers are once again doing something different for the Time Attack Championship embark on its 13th 2018. The season represents the championship’s biggest consecutive season. Whilst it first hit British shores ever with a total of nine rounds that will take place at six in 2005 and then ran a full calendar of events in 2006, different venues, which means that on three occasions the championship still holds a magnetic appeal that the Time Attack weekend will feature a double-header. stretches from the tuning community through to Held at the UK’s leading MSA accredited racing those with a more traditional automotive background. circuits, complete with marshals, medical teams, Its organisers work hard behind the scenes to rescue crews and race industry-standard lap make sure the championship is always evolving, timing, the organising team aims to ensure that coming up with new ideas to keep the format fresh every Time Attack round is a weekend to remember. for the drivers and teams that take part and the Consequently, many of the rounds are supported by generation of spectators and enthusiasts that has car shows which increases spectator numbers to made it their chosen form of motorsport. each event, raises the profile of the championship Continuing with their evolutional philosophy, and showcases the sport to potential competitors.

2018 Calendar

ROUND CIRCUIT DATE SHOW 1 / 2 Cadwell Park Sunday 6th / Monday 7 th May Modified Live 3 Brands Hatch Sunday 24th June Tunerfest South 4 Oulton Park Saturday 28th July Tunerfest North 5 / 6 Pembrey Saturday 18th/Sunday 19 th August - 7 / 8 Snetterton Saturday 15th / Sunday 16th September Petrol & Pistons 9 Rockingham Sunday 14th October -

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But it’s not just the number of rounds that makes matched and while it allows for a controlled level this season likely to be the most competitive of modifications and performance to be enhanced, ever; it’s also the development and refining of the there is a limit that if exceeded, means the driver is championship’s technical regulations and carefully elevated into a higher category. considered classes. This has seen cars more equally

2018 CLASSES Category 1 • Classic & Retro For cars that are 25 years old, or more • Clubman For road cars with limited modifications • Clubman+ For performance road cars with limited modifications • Pocket Rocket For smaller, modified cars with an engine capacity of up to 2200cc normally aspirated, or 1600cc forced induction

Category 2 • Club 2WD For modified front and rear-wheel-drive cars • Club 4WD For modified four-wheel-drive cars

Category 3 • Club Pro 2WD For highly modified front or rear-wheel-drive cars (road tyres) • Club Pro 4WD For highly modified four-wheel-drive cars (road tyres) • Pro 2WD For highly modified front or rear-wheel-drive cars (slicks) • Pro 4WD For highly modified four-wheel-drive cars (slicks) • Pro Extreme 2WD For extremely modified front or rear-wheel-drive cars (slicks) • Pro Extreme 4WD For extremely modified four-wheel-drive cars (slicks)

63 If you have ever considered getting into competitive minimum equipment needed for the car is a 1.75 litre motorsport Time Attack organisers consider it as the fire extinguisher, a 4–point harness and a good seat – perfect place to start, as Championshi[p Coordinator and that’s it! Simon Slade explains: “Drivers will need to apply for an MSA Speed, “Because it’s not racing and it’s all about setting non-race National B licence. This costs £45 and just the fastest lap, drivers are looking for space on involves you filling in and sending the form to the the track and not door-to-door racing. Therefore, MSA, together with a passport photo. It is an MSA there’s little chance of any damage. In fact, would-be requirement that every driver is a member of the competitors are surprised at how little they need to organising club, so they’ll have to join Club Time get started and how easy it is to get them and their Attack, which costs £50.00 for the year. It’s then just car ready to compete. a case of entering the championship, either for a full “Our entry-level Clubman Classes are specifically season of nine rounds or by using our single-round aimed at track day spec cars and are based on entry option. Drivers can only score championship standard models with no modifications allowed to the points if they register for the full season.” engine gearbox and bodyshell. However, upgrades can be made to the suspension, brakes, intake, Invitation Class exhaust and some ancillary components. In fact the Having received a number of requests to create a

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65 category for drivers who want to try out Time Attack, claim lap records. but without the commitment to a full season and “All of us involved in Time Attack are proud of the having to buy a set of controlled Pirelli tyres, the fact that it offers a great starting point for anyone championship has introduced its brand new Invitation who wants to start their motorsport journey and Class for the first time this season. Slade continues: we’re happy to help them through the entry process. “In contrast to our standard single-round entry Then, once they have completed their first season, the option, Invitation Class competitors do not have to championship structure allows drivers to progress purchase and fit a set of Pirelli Trofeos and can use through the ranks as they become more experienced any make of tyre, subject to approval for competition. and the performance of the car increases.” This will only apply for one event and, if a driver decides to enter another – and we hope they do – Anyone who’s interested in getting involved should then Pirellis must be used. These are available visit the championship’s website where they can at a discounted rate to all registered Time Attack download all the information they need from the Competitors. Competitors Area. Alternatively, they can contact Simon “Please note that whilst Invitation Class Slade direct: competitors will be timed in the normal way when [email protected] they are out on track, they will not be eligible for 01935 424873 awards or championship points and will not be able to www.timeattack.co.uk

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The Super Sprint series based out of Knockhill array of cars taking part, from completely standard Racing Circuit uses a class structure based on the road cars, Caterhams and Westfields, to highly power to weight ratio of your vehicle and therefore modified fire breathing Mitsubishi Evos. levelling the performance playing field to a great We spoke with Super Lap Scotland Championship extent. With 7 different power to weight bands from Coordinator Rory Butcher who is very excited at what the entry level Class F of a maximum 135bhp per the 2018 series holds; tonne, right the way up to the Pro Class for cars of “The competition looks to be the strongest yet with 450bhp per tonne and above. Competitors compete seasoned front runners returning and an influx of against the clock in qualifying style open sessions to newbies signing up too. The feeling I am getting from post the quickest times in their respective classes social media and the correspondence with drivers is and the day ends with the Super Lap Final where that there is a real buzz about the series like never drivers have just one flying lap to post a time, which before - competitors from different disciplines are mounts huge pressure on the competitors. What’s now giving the championship a go to find out what all most interesting about the championship is the wide the fuss is about.

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69 2018 is a big year for us with some notable changes The 2018 Super Lap Scotland season consists of being implemented to the Pro Class regulations, which six events which utilise both the Clockwise and Anti- are now more in line with Time Attack, and we are also Clockwise Knockhill configurations. introducing the all new Rockstar Energy Drink Race Series for SLS competitors to get their first taste for 2018 Schedule: racing competition. We are really keen to assist our Round 1 April 22nd Clockwise competitors up the motorsport ladder and the new Round 2 June 16th Anti-Clockwise race series is sure to provide that opportunity. Round 3 June 17th Clockwise For me the most positive thing about working Round 4 July 21st Anti-Clockwise in SLS is the competitors, as they have shown Round 5 July 22nd Clockwise camaraderie within the paddock like I’ve never Round 6 September 9th Clockwise experienced. Seasoned drivers keep telling about how they haven’t been in such a friendly paddock For further information about the SLS series please visit before and I believe it’s becoming our biggest www.superlapscotland.co.uk or contact series coordinator selling point!” Rory Butcher at [email protected]

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71 Evolution Life // North East

It seems such a long time ago that I last wrote pretty much in between the two areas. some words as a Regional Organiser for the MLR, Events coming up include Sports Cars in the Park in fact, my last edition was in the Wastegate Chatter at Ripon and the North East Auto Show at Sedgefield Magazine (the forerunner to evolution) back in Racecourse, there’s also planned trips out to Kielder January 2011! and the surrounding area as well as one to High This is my third write up, and second stint as North Force via Tan Hill! East Regional Organiser after buying my third Evo I’m also looking for suggestions for a monthly back in October last year. They say that old habits die meet, although there’s events planned in April, May hard, and the second thing I did after safely getting and June already and I’m in discussions with Jamie my new toy home was to look through the regional at Evotune to host an event over the coming months meets section (the first was to have a good look as well. As well as the regional events there’s also through the marketplace section!!), after finding out a good choice of shows to attend and I’m planning the NE RO position was vacant I offered to help where on going to a few of them as well - will post up more I could and took the role on again. details nearer the time. Previous events I’ve been involved with were Finally, I’d like to ask for your help, input and Rolling Road Days, a night out in Newcastle, Ford suggestions for events, I’ll happily do the leg work RSOC events shared with MLR, MLR Sprint Series at but they will only work with your buy in and local Teesside Autodrome and Track days at Croft circuit as knowledge. So, here’s to a great 2018, don’t be shy if well as a couple of visits to some of our scenic roads you see me at any events, and give me a flash and a stopping for refreshments and photo’s along the way wave if you see me on the road! and a successful monthly meet at the A19 Diner. There’s a sticky for North East events in the Regional Meets section of the MLR Forum, and I’ll Mike also add some in the North Yorkshire area as I live Forum Name: mikegsi

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73 Evolution Life // Southern

Springing into Evo Life 2018 harder to source, this is becoming the norm. It is The weather has been really horrible for trying to the age old argument of “you are only here once” organise car meets, even in this part of the country so go and enjoy the car all year, and then you read where we tend to ‘get away with it’ a lot. Another the latest MLR thread featuring a car going through factor is that these cars are now becoming sought a complete restoration to eliminate the ‘tin worm’ after and a rare sight on the roads local to me. In infestation! It is a tricky one for sure. saying that on the day I write we have sleet falling Well my first meet was supposed to be in February, and I actually saw a Silver VI, White VII and Grey just something local, but it rained so there was only VIII MR braving the conditions as I was playing the a single member in attendance. For the next meet ref’s taxi in the Fiesta. Yes, even the RO’s Silver on March 3rd at Goodwood, it snowed pretty heavily VI is tucked away on ‘life support’ awaiting better for West Sussex, so I cancelled on the grounds that conditions and a service, with good examples being no one would be bringing any supercars out to thrash

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around the track. There will be plenty of similar Championship action. The Silver VI will be attending opportunities in 2018, I am certain. I think we need JDM Castle Combe on June 2nd for anyone wishing to to do a few simple meets for a ‘Burger and a Blather’ ‘travel together’ from the area. I am also considering up on Portsdown Hill followed by some countryside asking my contacts at Thruxton circuit for a meet the driving in April/May. following day if there are likely to be any takers for Keep an eye on the Regional Meets section of the (historic) 90s Super-touring cars? Forum for the Southern Meets ‘sticky’ thread for 2018 “You stay classy Southern England!” and maybe make a few suggestions on there too. The RO has just had our gathering at Gurston Down, Wiltshire, confirmed for Sunday May 27th Ian to witness some excellent British Hill Climb Forum Name: VI_Shooter

75 Evolution Life // Ireland

I bid thee all a good day from the land of Saints n got there even if a tad late! Scholars! I’m playing catch-up with the regional reports Met Joe and I noticed he had a soft tyre in the Chaser so this includes last Christmas etc! ..yep, a puncture!!! Luckily he had a repair kit on board As with most regions, it’s not been hectic in the ...bar a pump! .... so i dashed off to locate a motor Evo scene, yet one does endeavour to keep the flames factors. Unbelievably it turned out the pump I got was fanned ...the alternative is not worth envisaging. faulty, oh dear , so a local came to rescue with a mini A few of us had an ad-hoc mini meet last September, compressor. unfortunately Joe’s Red TME was tucked up in Off we went at last and met up with John’s new black hibernation, but that fine Chaser of is not to be sniffed Ralliart VIII, he missed his white V too much so had to at!! Stephens Rheims VI now has a bosom buddy get back to Evo land! Supra to play with and we even “allowed” Ian’s Scooby The meet venue was at Robs place, and a fine feed alongside so ...what has the world come to??!!! of burgers/hot dog type sausage affair was decimated The regular TLC we give these Evos is never frowned from the Barbeque. A fine chef J Power is too… nearly upon, well ....few frowns and harsh language is a given, as fine as his monster strokered red V!! but must be done at times! So another quick headlight A new face joined us in the shape of Brian (iirc) - his restoration it was for silverness ….dark evenings sweet white V sits well and looks just right!! demand a visionary outlook. We all had a good old chinwag and then off we went A Christmas season meet is tradition, even if it’s well back to our lives and to remember that what pleasure is before the big day! I posted the event on various places, derived owning / driving / loving these Mitsis!! but many of the regulars had commitments etc at the New year will have a few of us at the Killarney Rally time ....yet us faithful mitsifever sufferers carried the of the Lakes and hopefully few other gatherings. This sword! Even I was almost a ‘no show’ with my battery snow in March this year was welcomed by silverness for dead yet again, lying idle and cold being the cause, but I bit of fun – that’s when the Evo shows its true merits!!

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I do remain positive that things will improve May thee all find peace and keep that flag flying. regarding meets etc ...maybe it’s just a bad time of year Onwards n’ upwards! around Christmas, but plenty of the lads are of good heart so no doubting their loyalty to mitsifever or the Wilhelm Schmitz fear of Herr Schmidt’s banstick! Forum Name: Will2

77 Evolution Life // South London

Hi all MLR’ers basement so didn’t disturb the sleeping guests. Hope everyone is well and enjoying our current great What a great night we all had and some didn’t leave weather!! It’s got to get warmer soon, right?! their beds till late next day! I include myself in this Friday 29th December at 5pm the date, time and statement and can’t help thinking a cab would have venue was set for South London region Christmas been a better option than 2 night buses, but the bus meal this year being Blackheath. arrived first!! We started off in The Crown pub having a good old The next event for me will be Bromley Pageant 17th catch up over a few drinks. I was joined by Sue, Ja, June this is always very popular so keep an eye out in Rob, Kate, Pete, Nicky Oliver and Gina. the next few weeks for thread on the MLR forum. We were having such a good time that the Indian Saturday 25th August the show thread is already Restaurant I had booked rang me to ask where we online and at time of writing this is full already. Sadly were, so we downed our drinks and off we went a a change of ownership of running show this year has couple doors from the pub. meant a reduced stand. A delightful meal was had and a good laugh We will also, all being well, be invited back to including Pete striking up conversation with Table Herne Bay and I also have a couple new enquiry lines Two which were the only other table of eight upstairs for shows I am currently pursuing. As always if you with us. hear or know of any others you feel everyone would We headed back to The Crown until close before we enjoy attending, please let me know. decided to try a couple of other local pubs but they were Keep warm and safe out there, and see you all soon. all full so we all pilled back to where Sue and Ja and Rob and Kate were staying for the night. Luckily the bar stayed open which we made full use of - and think we Dan were there till around 1.30am. Thankfully it was in the Forum Name: evo/nut

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79 Evolution Life // Midlands

Greetings everyone from a freezing Midlands. I write and rally cars float your boat. this from an igloo in the garden straining to see the Second meet was the first round of the British laptop by candle light, barely able to type due to Rallycross championship at Silverstone’s new frostbite. I can report that the supermarkets have Rallycross circuit on Saturday 17th March. It was so sold out of soup, baked beans, bread and word search cold even the brass monkeys stayed in the warm!! puzzle books. The beast from the east enjoyed it so Who could blame them as the wind chill even much on our green and pleasant land it returned to made blinking a challenge. The MLR attendance treat us to a second helping. matched the previous meet; however my son made The first meet of the year was Race Retro at it with a couple of mates; one of which was wearing Stoneleigh Park (near Coventry) on Sunday 25th shorts!?!?!? Despite the weather quite a few brave February. Well I say meet as I was the only one that souls made it to watch some cracking racing. turned up. Early days I guess. It was brass monkey Vehicles racing ranged from Rage buggies, retro cold but thankfully beautifully sunny. The cars on Rallycross cars, Suzuki Swifts thru to 600bhp world display in the various arenas ranged from junior karts Rallycross monsters. Mitsubishi was represented by through to 24hr Le Mans race cars and just about Steve Hill in his Evo 10 and also competing was Julian everything in-between. My particular favourites were Godfrey in a Mirage. I decided to head home before the 80’s group B rally cars, which take me back (a long the finals as my extremities were close to falling off. way back to be honest) to my childhood days watching Sebastian Loeb driving the Red Bull Team Peugeot them hoon round Weston Park during the RAC rally. 208 won the top class final, the Mirage was fourth Truly great memories were re-kindled getting up close and the Evo 10 fifth. and personal to RS200s, 6R4s, 205 T16, Quattros, After winter hibernation my beast from the east Deltas etc. The Evo was represented with a couple of fired into life (eventually) in preparation of taking it lovely older models. It was great to see most of the to WK Auto Solutions for some TLC and a MOT. After cars being put through their paces on a short stage the MOT and a health check quite a bit of work is in the park grounds. My racing and viewing sated I required. The car is currently there and hopefully headed home a very happy lad indeed. Cracking show I’ll be picking it up at the end of April ready for the to kick off the year and one I highly recommend if race summer (fingers crossed we have one).

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Potential 2018 Midlands area meets, which I hope I have also contacted the following specialists to to organise/attend are: see if they would be kind enough to open their doors for a meet and greet: C1-R at Stourbridge; WK Auto JAPFEST Solutions at Long Eaton; MG Autos at Ripley. Silverstone on Sunday 6TH May. Also I hope to arrange a Dyno day at a suitable JAP Car Show venue; hopefully Thwaites Developments at Warwick. Donington Park on Saturday 30TH June. Please see the Events section of the MLR forum for Run what ya brung evening more details on each meet/event. Santa Pod Saturday 7th July. As I mentioned in the last evolution issue; Royal International Air Tattoo my thoughts and hopes for 2018 are to meet up RAF Fairford on Saturday 14TH July. approximately once a month thru the year at various Waxstock locations around the Midlands. The Midlands are Ricoh Arena Saturday 22nd July. such a large area so moving the meets around will MLR MOD & Evo Festival hopefully give as many members as possible the Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August. chance to meet up without travelling larger distances Japshow Finale all the time. Santa Pod on Sunday 23RD September. The meets will only be as successful as the British Motor Museum at Gaydon. Date TBA. members make it and support it. To me is does not

81 matter what Evo you drive, whether it’s out-once-a Safe driving and try to avoid pot holes so big year garage queen, a daily runner, has a gazillion you need mountaineering equipment to get out of. BHP or is totally standard; to me all Evo are fantastic Onwards and upwards for 2018 and MLR. cars and all will be welcome. I would welcome any suggestions on future meet venues, events, good Simon driving roads or anything car related to make the Forum Name: Wolfie28 meets more interesting and varied.

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