MOD'05 (Mitsubishi Owners Day 2005) @ Mitsubishi HQ USA
Feb 12, 2005, 01:31 AM
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MOD'05 (Mitsubishi Owners Day 2005) @ Mitsubishi HQ USA
I'm here to pass on the news that Mitsu USA is going to throw an event that will invite any mitsu powered, preferably modified car to it's Headquarters for an official Mitsu Owners Day.
This is an event for DSMs, Starions, Montero, Colt, FTO, 3000 GT, 3rd Gen, 4th Gen Eclipse, Evos, Stealth, Dodge Raider, Plymouth Arrow, Sedia, Greymarket cars, Galants etc.... ALL. Off road, drag, track, street, custom, rally,.. it's all good.
Here's what's official:
MOD'05 APRIL 23rd,.. Mitsubishi HQ at 6420 W. Katella, Cypress, CA
The R&D design courtyard/showroom will open to all with a design process display, concept cars, production cars (EVO IX, Gen4 Eclipse, Raider)
Car show awards, design office special t-shirts hand outs.
This event is being initiated by Mitsu USA R&D (where some of the fringe element of car culture dwell), though it is wholly by Mitsubishi for the tuner Mitsubishi faithful.
Here's what's still being worked out or needed:
Magazine coverage, tuner shops, tuner wear, maybe a dyno (depends on the rumor of XS Engineering or someone having a portable one)
Why are they doing this?
Simple R&D guys are young late twenties early thirties car guys that like what we like. Every time they try to do something that they know the real car guy/home tuner likes; they get shot down by accounting, Marketing, CEOs etc.
The idea is. If Ford, Chevy, GM can have a grassroots car following and support it through factory performance parts, books, special edition cars as they have for the last 45 years; why can't Mitsu USA.
Mitsu Japan and UK do a good job of this, Mitsu USA does not.
Idea is to show the bean counters, marketing, and general design teams at Mitsu USA that people want the same factory support and have the same passion for cars as those owners of Corvette, Neon SRT-4, Viper, Camaro, and Mustang do.
Bottom line is it's a chance to show Mitsu USA what we like about their cars and what we hate about their cars.
If all goes well at the event; meaning people actually show up with thier NON-HOOPTY modified Starion, colt, DSM, 3000 GT, EVO, Montero, etc.
The R&D guys will them have the capital to do what Mopar, Ford Racing,
GM Performance, Ralliart Japan and Mitsu UK do.
Goto http://www.fordracingparts.com and now image that site as
having the same info and parts for US Mitsu engines and cars of the 80',90's and 2000. That's what they are trying to convince their bosses of.
Feel free to pass this along to any Mitsu powered car tuner/owner.
I'll update info as I get it.
MOD'05 APRIL 23rd,.. Mitsubishi HQ at 6420 W. Katella, Cypress, CA
-Richard Silva- (Friendly helper of Mitsu R&D)
SoCal DSM
This is an event for DSMs, Starions, Montero, Colt, FTO, 3000 GT, 3rd Gen, 4th Gen Eclipse, Evos, Stealth, Dodge Raider, Plymouth Arrow, Sedia, Greymarket cars, Galants etc.... ALL. Off road, drag, track, street, custom, rally,.. it's all good.
Here's what's official:
MOD'05 APRIL 23rd,.. Mitsubishi HQ at 6420 W. Katella, Cypress, CA
The R&D design courtyard/showroom will open to all with a design process display, concept cars, production cars (EVO IX, Gen4 Eclipse, Raider)
Car show awards, design office special t-shirts hand outs.
This event is being initiated by Mitsu USA R&D (where some of the fringe element of car culture dwell), though it is wholly by Mitsubishi for the tuner Mitsubishi faithful.
Here's what's still being worked out or needed:
Magazine coverage, tuner shops, tuner wear, maybe a dyno (depends on the rumor of XS Engineering or someone having a portable one)
Why are they doing this?
Simple R&D guys are young late twenties early thirties car guys that like what we like. Every time they try to do something that they know the real car guy/home tuner likes; they get shot down by accounting, Marketing, CEOs etc.
The idea is. If Ford, Chevy, GM can have a grassroots car following and support it through factory performance parts, books, special edition cars as they have for the last 45 years; why can't Mitsu USA.
Mitsu Japan and UK do a good job of this, Mitsu USA does not.
Idea is to show the bean counters, marketing, and general design teams at Mitsu USA that people want the same factory support and have the same passion for cars as those owners of Corvette, Neon SRT-4, Viper, Camaro, and Mustang do.
Bottom line is it's a chance to show Mitsu USA what we like about their cars and what we hate about their cars.
If all goes well at the event; meaning people actually show up with thier NON-HOOPTY modified Starion, colt, DSM, 3000 GT, EVO, Montero, etc.
The R&D guys will them have the capital to do what Mopar, Ford Racing,
GM Performance, Ralliart Japan and Mitsu UK do.
Goto http://www.fordracingparts.com and now image that site as
having the same info and parts for US Mitsu engines and cars of the 80',90's and 2000. That's what they are trying to convince their bosses of.
Feel free to pass this along to any Mitsu powered car tuner/owner.
I'll update info as I get it.
MOD'05 APRIL 23rd,.. Mitsubishi HQ at 6420 W. Katella, Cypress, CA
-Richard Silva- (Friendly helper of Mitsu R&D)
SoCal DSM
Last edited by resilva; Feb 15, 2005 at 12:29 AM. Reason: correcting date
Feb 12, 2005, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RaceBiscuit
It's a trick!! They're going to log all the modified cars and void everyone's warranties!!!! hahahaha j/k sounds pretty cool. Too bad I don't live in CA.
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Originally Posted by RaceBiscuit
It's a trick!! They're going to log all the modified cars and void everyone's warranties!!!! hahahaha j/k sounds pretty cool. Too bad I don't live in CA.
.Even though I have no intention of going as it is too far for me, I wouldn't go even if it was just down the road. Why? Because MMNA have been screwing owners ever since the release of the Evo. Why on earth should we, the owners, be expected to support them in any way, shape, or form?
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Originally Posted by hyun
^ because they are trying to make a turn around