"Driving Sports TV" (drivingsports)
08/15/2013 at 15:36 • Filed to: rally america, toyota, subaru, ford, mitsubishi
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"Driving Sports TV" (drivingsports)
08/15/2013 at 15:36 • Filed to: rally america, toyota, subaru, ford, mitsubishi | 3
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With the Ojibwe Rally just a week away, we're taking this opportunity to drop our complete coverage from Round 5 on you: The New England Forest Rally. If you want to see America's only stage rally Toyota GT-86, or hear the tale of Ken Blockenheimers broken alternator, this is your must-watch video of the day.
Dusty Ventures
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 16:03 |
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I either need to make that fuzzy Viking hat a regular thing or never ever wear it again.
Still needs moar TAG Rally Sport ;)
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> Dusty Ventures
08/15/2013 at 16:05 |
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It needs to be a regular thing. Absolutely.
JAFoff
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 16:34 |
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I've never seen a Hyundai tiburon go so fast...? I'm not sure if i'm excited or pissed, mostly confused
Diesel
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 16:36 |
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That looks like a cleaned up version of a Rally Fighter. Meaning the Rally Fighter was the concept vehicle, and this is what was actually produced. Also, I hate when car companies get us excited for a new concept and then release the same vehicle as last year with a new grill. Don't raise our expectations for the same garbage!
Pajamas
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 17:20 |
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Appprrrrrrrrrrroximately
Bucc-i knows secret Kinja-Jitsu!
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 17:22 |
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I need to see more of that green EG6 Civic rally!
What the world needs now, is moar FWD rally cars.
Jon
> JAFoff
08/15/2013 at 17:26 |
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Yeah, that's been around a while. It bears little to a production Hyundai Tiburon. 4WD, turbo, etc.
Built by the great John Buffum himself, and campaigned by his son-in-law Paul Choiniere for many years.
rterickson
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 17:31 |
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I spy Matt Johnston @ 9:47! Grabbing more footage for Easier Said Than Done, no doubt!
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Dusty Ventures
> Bucc-i knows secret Kinja-Jitsu!
08/15/2013 at 17:45 |
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I'd wager nearly half the field at any given US rally is FWD
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Dusty Ventures
> JAFoff
08/15/2013 at 17:46 |
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Mitsubishi Evo drivetrain (and engine IIRC)
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> rterickson
08/15/2013 at 17:47 |
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Yup - you are quite correct. He was on the same corner shooting with his Phantom super-duper slo-mo cam.
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> Dusty Ventures
08/15/2013 at 18:09 |
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Officially it's now running Hyundai power (though I never looked under the hood). The drivetrain is a mix-mosh of Mitsu and Subaru parts. The car was originally a Hyundai factory Tiburon rally car driven by Paul Choiniere in several North American events as well as first X Games RallyCar race. It was re-skinned for X Games with the 2003 Tiburon shell, iirc, though the car is much older. Maybe a 1998? Here are the car's official specs from Libra Racing (the builder and maintainer of the car) http://www.libraracing.com/tiburon6.htm
L'Estage was racing the Hyundai because he crashed his Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 at Oregon Trail and he already committed his Evo X to Rifat Sungkar for the remainder of the season.
fdawg4l
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 18:31 |
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Did the GT86 run RWD or was it converted to AWD?
nmalinoski
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 18:34 |
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Is anyone competing with a Rally Fighter?
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> fdawg4l
08/15/2013 at 18:38 |
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It's in Group 5, which is the high powered 2WD class (in this case, RWD.) It competes against a very fast clutch of FWD Fiestas.
LuczOr
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 18:39 |
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YEAH GO NAMELESS PERFORMANCE. Jason and John are badasses.
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> nmalinoski
08/15/2013 at 18:49 |
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Nope.
kenhitch
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 19:16 |
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Love coverage like this. If I can't do it, I wanna at least be able to watch. Keep it coming.
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> kenhitch
08/15/2013 at 19:19 |
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Unfortunately, we won't be at Ojibwe (Round 6), but we do plan to make LSPR! (Round 7, Final Event for 2013)
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th283819
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 19:42 |
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Here's L'Estage with his wheel Rifat was talking about. He lost it at my marshal post on SS 11 Sturtevent pond. You could tell he was defeated by his continuous bad luck from this season. Nathalie on the other hand made the best of the situation and came and hung out with a few of us and cheered cars on as they passed. Such a great time. I wish I was back up there.
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th283819
> th283819
08/15/2013 at 19:44 |
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And here's the collection of cars from our intersection. Honda racing's civic si cracked an oil pan on SS 8. Those guys were fun. We traded water and trail mix for some red bulls they had in the car.
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> th283819
08/15/2013 at 19:49 |
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Thanks for the post. I can only imagine how frustrating it is for him. Good thing he has Nathalie around to cheer him up!
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th283819
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 19:53 |
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We could all use a Nathalie to cheer us up!
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Dusty Ventures
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 19:56 |
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Correct. One of two Tibs built by Buffum/Libra Racing as a Hyundai factory backed program. The other was run by L'Estage himself (Amtoine says he finished that car off). Seamus Burke also had a go in one of them for a bit, though I don't know which chassis that was. This Tib also ran the 2011 Mt Washington hillclimb, finishing top 5 overall.
The Hoon Master General.
> Driving Sports TV
08/15/2013 at 20:14 |
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That icar belongs to Nameless Performance. They are 20 minutes north of Portland Oregon. They make beautiful exhausts and sundries. I know Jason and the rest of they guys who work there are are top notch.
Milky
> Bucc-i knows secret Kinja-Jitsu!
08/15/2013 at 20:27 |
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Take it back!
Blondude
> Dusty Ventures
08/16/2013 at 00:10 |
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Make it a regular thing!
mk4wagon
> Driving Sports TV
08/16/2013 at 08:36 |
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Shucks. That'd be cool to see. I've yet to even see one in person. You'd think being in SE Michigan I would have seen at least one. Especially with the Dream Cruise.
RS Hole, I forgot my password for 8 months
> Driving Sports TV
08/16/2013 at 09:59 |
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I absolutely LOVE the Evo's up until the Evo IX and the GC8 Impreza. And all the noises of rally
SubiSanchez
> Driving Sports TV
08/16/2013 at 12:13 |
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Awesome video! I love the production. Great job. So beautiful!