We picked up the March 2012 issue of DSport with Tim Smith’s EVO X on the cover over the weekend. The magazine also comes with a DSport 2012 Motorsports Guide in the package. Flipping through it and “Hey! I know that car!” They have a nice track action shot of the RRE Project RalliArt sliding around the Streets of Willow Springs. Nice article too about how to get started tracking your car from autocross to open track days and getting into Time Attack.
Lod, Art, Ruben and Joon just finished up prepping Joon’s S13.5 for the Formula D drift demo and stunt show in Panama City, Panama on Feburary 5th. They added some heat protection around the turbo and swapped Joon’s MotoIQ grip road racing setup back to drift.
Lod put the 240 turbo on the dyno for a clean up tune with the AEM EMS and knocked out a solid 400 whp/375 ft lbs of torque on the RRE Dynapack dyno on 91 octane.
We still get quite a few DSMs through the shop. In addition to the ones that have always been running, we get some 1Gs that have been sitting somewhere for a long time but are still in decent shape otherwise. For one reason or another the owner decides it is time to get it dusted off, drag out all the parts that have been collecting over the years and finish that project. This is what you get when a car sits for 6 years :-P
We end up replacing the fuel pick up assy, the pump, filter and injectors. If you let it sit, safest is to at least keep the tank full I hear.
I picked up the newest issue of Modified Magazine last week and I was looking at the cover. Checking out the CBRD EVO they had there and wait, what? Hey! RRE’s favorite up and coming drifter Jack Reynolds got his 240 (with a Dart V8) pictured at the bottom! We have been helping Jack as much as we can. He is a great kid and he slides that beast with no fear. Modified Mag has a nice series of articles this month about how to get into drifting and time trials. Congratulations Jack!
Jay from JDM EGO has had his car here for some time. His build is pretty epic and will definitely snap some necks this coming year. Make sure to check out his blog. Right now here is some love for Art’s skills with the welding. Check out this UICP Art fabbed! Nice work Art!!
Does a lack of last minute gift ideas have you down? Here is your solution for the EVO or Eclipse junkie in your life! A RRE Gift Certificate. Make that special someone in your life the happiest person on earth Christmas morning! Granted you are already a little miffed that they spend all their spare money and time here. Just try not to be jealous and be an enabler with their Mitsubishi addiction for once :-)
You can pay by credit card, money order or by PayPal or in person with small unmarked bills. Please e-mail or call for payment options. We prefer a little personal interaction with these to be sure they go to the correct address and person so as to not spoil any surprises.
We can send them to you by regular mail, however at this date a printable version by e-mail works wonders for your sanity.
By James Singer
I have been buried for a few months but just before things went nuts with work and life, I got a chance to update my stealthy street/track EVO VIII. My goal with this car is to have a car that does not get too much attention from unwanted parties and is streetable with a tad of blingage but can still be more than fun to drive to the track, drive on the track and drive home from the track.
OEM IX front bumper with SE lip and Ganador Super Mirrors.
Nothing beats watching artists do their craft up close and in person. The work these guys do getting the lighting and angles all lined up never ceases to amaze me. Look for this to be a cover car early next year.
Rossy took the RRE race cars to the LA Convention center for a night out this last weekend. The shop EVO 8 and 4G Eclipse got a lot of attention as always :-)
Tim is in Afghanistan right now but his EVO X is here getting the royal treatment. Got a photoshoot coming up so it is time to scrub it up and lay on the cute. From dirty track ‘ho to beauty queen in 48 hours!
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