WORKS Grand Opening at Infineon.
Turns out that I know one of the owners of WORKS Mitsubishi. This guy is an Uber Car guy, and a super savvy entrepreneur. WORKS, a Mitsu tuner shop originally based out of San Francisco, has developed a hell of a rep as of late and business has exploded to such a degree that they simply can't keep up with orders and customer car modifications. They have become the pre-imminent EVOLUTION tuners in the U.S. and subsequently have purchased a huge state of the art shop at Infineon Raceway. They're developing a strong Time Trial and road racing pedigree and have become a darling within the import magazine tuner scene. Their plans are to move the company into partnership with Mitsubishi in the same manner DINAN has with Beemer. In essence, they'll work directly with dealerships and Beemer North Am to have customer cars modified by dealer right out of the box...and here's the cool part, as with DINAN, it WON'T void your warranty...THAT'S the Holy Grail with tuners.
They have a long road ahead of them but the ground work is in place. With Infineon literally in their back yard, they'll have immediate real-world data re. their proprietary products. What's awesome about what they do is that their cars are wicked fast but the parts AREN'T wicked aggressive; meaning it'll work on the stock top and bottom end. Mild but well conceived engineering producing incredible results WITHOUT destroying the car...this is why North American Mitsubishi is soo interested in them.
Anyway, Kirk, the guy I know, is pretty much running the ship. He has an impressive paddock of personal cars. I hate him! Check this out. Here is his wide-body EVO IX:
An ORIGINAL Tommi Makinen short wheelbase EVO built for Boris Said!!! I can't believe he had dinner with the guy and convinced him to sell it to him! It's in pristine condition and is literally one of a kind!
The World Champion WRC EVO!...yes that's correct! This is the SAME car you can drive on the Sony Playstation.
And the first NEW EVO Race car being built in the US. Check this out, acid dipped, fully seam welded, full roll-cage racer!
Anywayz, I saw the most incredible example of RAVE-BOY's car at the track. As pristine RAVE-BOY's car is, this example, a 90 Supra, is even better...and he positively won't believe what the guy has done to the engine. Pulled it, balance and blue-printed, new light weight crank with champhered oil pockets, uprated rods, pistons, valve worked and port polished heads, and an absolutely MASSIVE single turbo. Pushes 650 HP on 91!
Today, NASA and Posche PCA were haveing their yearly race weekend. Hundreds of Porsches racing around Infineon got me drooling and itching bad to hit the track.
I simply can't WAIT for T-Hill, especially after shooting the shit and talking shop with dozens of instructors from BMW GGRC and AUDI GGC...ARGH!
They have a long road ahead of them but the ground work is in place. With Infineon literally in their back yard, they'll have immediate real-world data re. their proprietary products. What's awesome about what they do is that their cars are wicked fast but the parts AREN'T wicked aggressive; meaning it'll work on the stock top and bottom end. Mild but well conceived engineering producing incredible results WITHOUT destroying the car...this is why North American Mitsubishi is soo interested in them.
Anyway, Kirk, the guy I know, is pretty much running the ship. He has an impressive paddock of personal cars. I hate him! Check this out. Here is his wide-body EVO IX:
An ORIGINAL Tommi Makinen short wheelbase EVO built for Boris Said!!! I can't believe he had dinner with the guy and convinced him to sell it to him! It's in pristine condition and is literally one of a kind!
The World Champion WRC EVO!...yes that's correct! This is the SAME car you can drive on the Sony Playstation.
And the first NEW EVO Race car being built in the US. Check this out, acid dipped, fully seam welded, full roll-cage racer!
Anywayz, I saw the most incredible example of RAVE-BOY's car at the track. As pristine RAVE-BOY's car is, this example, a 90 Supra, is even better...and he positively won't believe what the guy has done to the engine. Pulled it, balance and blue-printed, new light weight crank with champhered oil pockets, uprated rods, pistons, valve worked and port polished heads, and an absolutely MASSIVE single turbo. Pushes 650 HP on 91!
Today, NASA and Posche PCA were haveing their yearly race weekend. Hundreds of Porsches racing around Infineon got me drooling and itching bad to hit the track.
I simply can't WAIT for T-Hill, especially after shooting the shit and talking shop with dozens of instructors from BMW GGRC and AUDI GGC...ARGH!
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