Ralliart Video
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From day 2...
"After Musketeer Racing had had their way with the Ralliart in prepping it for this year’s Targa, it gained around 15 hp over the stock Ralliart’s 235, the big brother Evo’s front brake package and new coil over suspension. Yet even at the today's relaxed speeds during what is essentially a shake-down day, the car felt composed and —more importantly— fast through the tight school stages."
"After Musketeer Racing had had their way with the Ralliart in prepping it for this year’s Targa, it gained around 15 hp over the stock Ralliart’s 235, the big brother Evo’s front brake package and new coil over suspension. Yet even at the today's relaxed speeds during what is essentially a shake-down day, the car felt composed and —more importantly— fast through the tight school stages."
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http://thestar.blogs.com/crank/2008/...newfoun-3.html
Targa Newfoundland - One more sleep...
Hacking, LeBlanc, Horsey and Comrie-Picard between the white Ralliart and the red Evolution before the start of Sunday’s prologues.
St. John’s, Newfoundland – After Saturday’s tech spec and car show, sixty-seven cars left St. John’s at lunch today for three Targa stage practices before the real racing starts Monday morning.
Although the Prologue stages are considered a “practice” by organizers for participants to get use to the start/finish protocols, most drivers try to go as hard as possible for many good reasons.
For some of the participants in this year’s event, this was the first time in their cars at speed. For others, it was to test modifications, or new teammates.
For Team Mitsubishi’s #904 Targa Lancer Evolution’s Jen Horsey, today’s three prologues were really the first time she could get a feel for the car's behaviour from the navigator’s seat.
“It’s been two years since the last time I navigated,” said Horsey, who usually pilots cars now.
“But after this afternoon, the car felt really good.”
Horsey’s driver in the Evo, Andrew Comrie-Picard, added, “The car felt awesome! In the really bad road conditions, the car feels 98 per cent perfect.”
Like Comrie-Picard, my driver in the #905 Targa Lancer Ralliart, Mark Hacking, ran stages back-to-back with either ABS on or off. After debriefing with the crew, both pilots agreed that with the expected Taraga road conditions (i.e. gravel, bumps, wildlife, blind crests, rain—it always rains at Targa) ABS may be the way to go.
Monday, we head into the South Avalon peninsula, drive over 450 km including almost 40 km of Ralliart stages, ending up in Gander.
The highlight for most of us will be to see who makes it out OK after the tricky Stage 2 in Placentia in either one or many pieces.
(I wish there were more pictures and videos)
Targa Newfoundland - One more sleep...
Hacking, LeBlanc, Horsey and Comrie-Picard between the white Ralliart and the red Evolution before the start of Sunday’s prologues.
St. John’s, Newfoundland – After Saturday’s tech spec and car show, sixty-seven cars left St. John’s at lunch today for three Targa stage practices before the real racing starts Monday morning.
Although the Prologue stages are considered a “practice” by organizers for participants to get use to the start/finish protocols, most drivers try to go as hard as possible for many good reasons.
For some of the participants in this year’s event, this was the first time in their cars at speed. For others, it was to test modifications, or new teammates.
For Team Mitsubishi’s #904 Targa Lancer Evolution’s Jen Horsey, today’s three prologues were really the first time she could get a feel for the car's behaviour from the navigator’s seat.
“It’s been two years since the last time I navigated,” said Horsey, who usually pilots cars now.
“But after this afternoon, the car felt really good.”
Horsey’s driver in the Evo, Andrew Comrie-Picard, added, “The car felt awesome! In the really bad road conditions, the car feels 98 per cent perfect.”
Like Comrie-Picard, my driver in the #905 Targa Lancer Ralliart, Mark Hacking, ran stages back-to-back with either ABS on or off. After debriefing with the crew, both pilots agreed that with the expected Taraga road conditions (i.e. gravel, bumps, wildlife, blind crests, rain—it always rains at Targa) ABS may be the way to go.
Monday, we head into the South Avalon peninsula, drive over 450 km including almost 40 km of Ralliart stages, ending up in Gander.
The highlight for most of us will be to see who makes it out OK after the tricky Stage 2 in Placentia in either one or many pieces.
(I wish there were more pictures and videos)
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Actually if you look at the video closer, you will find that the first half of the stripped car video section is Evo X and second half is a Ralliart lancer. The lack of widebody rear fender is a dead giveaway.
And if you look at the blog now, you can see that the team has prepared a Evo X & a Ralliart lancer for the Targa
And if you look at the blog now, you can see that the team has prepared a Evo X & a Ralliart lancer for the Targa
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the 2 slots on the front bumper, having the license offset to the driver side, and the 3 pedals is the dead giveaway that they're shooting an X. At the end you can see that the license plate is in the middle of the RA
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[QUOTE=lovecolt;6117098] The lack of widebody rear fender is a dead giveaway.QUOTE]
Its actually an X the rear fender is buldging out. Pause the video as soon as the camera cuts the rear of the car. Its not 1/2 and 1/2, it 100% X. Makes no sense why show the X stripped and not the RA. Oh well they are pretty much the same car minus some things so it i guess doesnt really matter.
Its actually an X the rear fender is buldging out. Pause the video as soon as the camera cuts the rear of the car. Its not 1/2 and 1/2, it 100% X. Makes no sense why show the X stripped and not the RA. Oh well they are pretty much the same car minus some things so it i guess doesnt really matter.
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whats up guys..glad you guys enjoyed the video..
well i found this one on youtube, seems like a mini review of the Ralliart..not sure if its been posted ..but here you go ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwCaWSBNao
take care
well i found this one on youtube, seems like a mini review of the Ralliart..not sure if its been posted ..but here you go ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwCaWSBNao
take care
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whats up guys..glad you guys enjoyed the video..
well i found this one on youtube, seems like a mini review of the Ralliart..not sure if its been posted ..but here you go ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwCaWSBNao
take care
well i found this one on youtube, seems like a mini review of the Ralliart..not sure if its been posted ..but here you go ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NwCaWSBNao
take care
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Figures...today's Ralliart targa update, they crashed the car (it does end up repaired and back on the road):
http://thestar.blogs.com/crank/2008/...newfoun-5.html
http://thestar.blogs.com/crank/2008/...newfoun-5.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98of6...eature=related
A Nice Video Comparison between the Ralliart, WRX, and Mazda 3. The Ralliart came in second. Sorry if it's been posted already. The documenter guy is boring a heck tho
Here is a Edmund's Review for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cB_B80AjE&NR=1
I'm sick of the Evo comparisons... make me sad inside
A Nice Video Comparison between the Ralliart, WRX, and Mazda 3. The Ralliart came in second. Sorry if it's been posted already. The documenter guy is boring a heck tho
Here is a Edmund's Review for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cB_B80AjE&NR=1
I'm sick of the Evo comparisons... make me sad inside
Last edited by thun712; Sep 17, 2008 at 12:17 PM.
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New videos of the Ralliart in action from the targa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3vucvtVNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0xdMZSI34
Looks fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3vucvtVNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0xdMZSI34
Looks fun