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Pulling the Plug on an Icon
It looks like if you wish to own a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution you had better start looking for one as Automotive News reports that it is the end of a long line of Evolutions. It began in 1992 and was … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Engines, Life and Cars, Sports Cars, WRC
Tagged 4G63, Evo, Lancer Evolution
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Ken Block Takes Ricky Carmichael for a Ride
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Great Drivers, Life and Cars, Rally Cars, WRC
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Say It Ain’t So – Mitsubishi’s Killing the Evo
In retrospect you could see it coming “like a bad report card”. Mitsubishi is killing the Evolution and turning their focus to electric vehicles. In 2008 they pulled out of WRC as a factory team and also took Ralliart and … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Rally Cars, WRC
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Top of Mount Washington – Rally Style
Mount Washington is the highest spot east of the Mississippi. It has some of the harshest weather in the U.S. and, in fact, has a weather station on top chained to the mountain. When Pratt and Whitney needs to test … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Great Drivers, Great Roads, Life and Cars, Racing, Rally Cars, WRC
Tagged WRX STi
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And Now for Something Completely Different – One F1
Not that anyone of the FOTA or FIA players read this blog, but it appears that positive things have been taking place since my last entry. First is that FOTA will not be creating their own series and have reached … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Life and Cars, Racing, WRC
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The Economy Hits Racing
Big Changes in Racing It’s going to be a tough year for motorsports. Honda has pulled out of Formula 1 and NASCAR had cancelled all testing for the off season. It looks like multi-car teams may become a thing of … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiesel, Cars, Racing, Rally Cars, Road Racing, WRC
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And Now…
Ken Block jumps his rally car 171 feet This is the ultimate jump done with a Rally Car.
Posted in Cars, Life and Cars, Rally Cars, WRC
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Some Samples of Rally Jumps
Rally WRC Jumping compilation
Posted in Cars, Racing, Rally Cars, Road Racing, WRC
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – New Zealand WRC
Even without factory sponsored teams the Evoloution is the most popular car to enter into the New Zealand round of the WRC. http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/motorsports/e/07wrc/nz/0711nz_preview.html New Zealand is the fifth round of the FIA’s Production Car World Rally Championship.
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Racing, Road Racing, Sports Cars, WRC
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Look Who’s Driving that Evolution
The Sussex Police decided to go undercover with their traffic patrol cars and now have unmarked Mitsubishi Evolutions in the mix. http://www.sussex.police.uk/features/roadsPolicing/we_never_went_away.asp
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Sports Cars, WRC
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