I've been a quiet member of these forums for some time. I've been a NASIOC member even longer. My story is simple. I've had my 02 WRX ten years next month. Nice car. It's not an STi. One day, quite a few years back, I tested an EVO8 for giggle and grins. That thing was awesome, even compared to my APS/Cobb REX. One thing really stood out: the steering. It got in my head so bad I found a new rack for my car: 11.5:1 Now I can't sell my car because I can't give up the steering!

But, be it known that if I could get a new car today, I'd get the EVO SE ( I think it's called). I read a great comparison test in the March issue of Road and Track. The EVO still holds it over the STi, even though the EVO is heavier. I don't think Subie will ever get a twin clutch ato-manual tranny. Too bad. In the EVO it's great. Don't get me wrong. I'd like the EVO to have a better interrior, but the driving package is untouchable by the STi, imo, and from what I've read online.

So don't be confused. It's not about NASIOC versus this forum. Misinformation is a mis-service to all car nutz.
darryl

 

Yeah that's really the most unfortunate thing about this. People might watch this and walk away thinking the Subaru is the better handling car and better for the track when in reality it's the reverse. Not to mention the silly mistakes calling the Subaru a V4 and the Evo a V6

And if you did want an SE, good luck finding one, I think there's only about 10 left for sale in the country. They were a limited run for 2010. A 2011 base MR is basically the same as a 2010 SE but a bit more expensive.

 

When you can't even get the basic engine specs right what kind of credibility do you expect your "forum Wars" to have? Just fail....1,000 times fail.

 

i just saw that. they also said the sti was a v4.

 

The video was fixed to say Turbocharged Inline 4 vs. 2.5 I4 FYI


1:14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIH0w-zq8Qk

 

FYI - The STi is a H4 not a I4

 

Good job to both drivers.

I agree with everyone's comments about the noticeable difference in "driver specializations" instead of just a straight up car vs car comparison. I wish the producers of this show would just pick the cars and then have a single driver, a Pro drive them both. Kind of like what MotorTrend had done in this video of mustang vs m3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwSPccbzl4

They had stats AND Randy Pobst's comment on both cars which I thought was the best part of the video.

In the end everyone's out for ratings and drama. This was almost like a Real World Fast n Furious show.

 

Totally agree with this, along with the fact that they changed the events and didn't say anything about it until after the cars and the drivers had already been chosen.

So we now know two things about the people producing "The Forum Wars"

1. They know very little about cars.
2. They don't stick to their word and their own rules.

Regardless of whether or not the Evo won or lost, those two things pretty much make the show a joke in my opinion. This probably sounds stupid, but it even makes me question whether or not I should run Royal Purple in my car since that's the main sponsor.

 

Apparently we have lost twice now.

Guess thats what happens when you chose a drag racer for a show that has two events that actually require some driving finesse. They probably did that on purpose. Boltz seemed like a better choice considered the events they did.

 

I think next year we need a pro-driven CT9A to compete, haha. Maybe we'd still lose? They'll probably have the Stig show up driving a Rigoli car.

 

i think josh did a good job, from what i understand he didnt get much practice on the autocross portion of it and that would have been an advantage. still i think he represented the evo well versus a driver that is a professional autocrosser.

 

Sure is butthurt Evo owners in here. STI's rock!

 

This show is such a joke, I honestly think we should skip it all together. It doesn't really bring us any publicity. Lets stick to real racing

 

"professional autocrosser"? LOL.

I don't think you understand how this amateur motorsport thing works.

Anyway - it was forum wars - not perfectly scientific all variables removed wars. You don't like it - find a different driver next time, and then complain when he loses at the drag race instead.

 

+1! And I'm not agreeing because we lost twice either. As I stated above, the shows a joke and is very poorly produced so why bother?