sti vs evo rally
.
Mar 26, 2009, 10:35 AM
#20
Evolving Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As far as Mitsubishi being competitive in Rallying...
Rally America currently has two Evos in the number one and two spots. Andrew Comrie-Picard currently driving an Evo IX and due to change over to an Evo X later in the season and Tanner Foust in an Evo X. They are leading third place Ken Block in an STI. The major sponsor for Rally America is Subaru so naturally their cars get all the attention.
In P-WRC Armindo Araujo, Eyvind Brynildsen, Andis Neiksans and Martin Prokop are currently taking up second to fifth place in their Evo IXs behind Patrik Sandell's Skoda RS S2000. The highest placed STI is Nasser Al-Attiyah's in sixth.
The STI might get more face time due to Subaru's high levels of marketing muscle, but the Evo is just as formidable as always.
Last edited by GoKimiGO; Mar 26, 2009 at 10:45 AM.
Mar 26, 2009, 10:43 AM
#21
Evolved Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (24)
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Posts: 1,005
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Negative, all Lancer Evolutions have been involved in Rallying.
As far as Mitsubishi being competitive in Rallying...
Rally America currently has two Evos in the number one and two spots. Andrew Comrie-Picard currently driving and Evo IX and due to change over to an Evo X later in the season and Tanner Foust in an Evo X. They are leading third place Ken Block in an STI. The major sponsor for Rally America is Subaru so naturally their cars get all the attention.
In P-WRC Armindo Araujo, Eyvind Brynildsen, Andis Neiksans and Martin Prokop are currently taking up second to fifth place in their Evo IXs behind Patrik Sandell's Skoda RS S2000. The highest placed STI is Nasser Al-Attiyah's in sixth.
The STI might get more face time due to Subaru's high levels of marketing muscle, but the Evo is just as formidable as always.
As far as Mitsubishi being competitive in Rallying...
Rally America currently has two Evos in the number one and two spots. Andrew Comrie-Picard currently driving and Evo IX and due to change over to an Evo X later in the season and Tanner Foust in an Evo X. They are leading third place Ken Block in an STI. The major sponsor for Rally America is Subaru so naturally their cars get all the attention.
In P-WRC Armindo Araujo, Eyvind Brynildsen, Andis Neiksans and Martin Prokop are currently taking up second to fifth place in their Evo IXs behind Patrik Sandell's Skoda RS S2000. The highest placed STI is Nasser Al-Attiyah's in sixth.
The STI might get more face time due to Subaru's high levels of marketing muscle, but the Evo is just as formidable as always.
Mar 26, 2009, 10:54 AM
#22
Evolving Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Also, to the HP wars guys. You throw a bit of money at either one and you will make power, no big secret there. I also wouldn't go as far as calling AMS or Buschur top Evo tuners, decent maybe. But none of that has the slightest to do with rallying.
Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM
#26
Evolving Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
However Subaru like Mitsubishi still take part in P-WRC.
Mar 26, 2009, 11:02 AM
#27
Evolving Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mar 26, 2009, 11:24 AM
#29
Evolving Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nasser Al-Attiyah looks up at the top five and chuckles, "Yeah, but my suspension is much more comfortable and just listen to the rumble of my motor!"
Mar 26, 2009, 11:27 AM
#30
What I meant was the STI motor is torquier than the 4G63 and the steering is less twitchy. On track, the Evo is king but in stock trim the STI is more suited to backroads and things of that nature. There are too many variables to say "well since X car is in 1st, it's the best". ACP is a hell of a driver as is Foust. Luck is a big part of rallying too, ACP didn't run in the Rocky Mountain Rally last year because his Evo blew up. By contrast Pat Richard's STI ran perfectly well and he won by a huge lead (something like 5 minutes).