Evo MR on Best Motoring Int'l 12 "Factory Fighters"
 

I watched it a couple nights ago. Of course theirs is different than ours, but it was very interesting :)

They really loved the suspension. THey showed it doing 260 kph on the long banks and said it was very stable. They went through a slalom at an insane amount of speed with no problems. (Then they did it in an STi V-limited and hit a cone, :lol: )

In the challenge battle, the STi Spec-C won, but the MR 6-speed had the lowest lap time - in the 4 second range at Tsukuba. The 6-speed was pulling on the 5-speed in the straightaway.

They then did two very interesting comparisons.

First they ran through the slalom with the stock MR, and then they put an 8 lb piece of rubber on the roof to simulate a 'normal' roof (basically, the aluminum roof saves about 8 lbs IIRC). I can't remember the times, but it was too close to call and the heavier roof may have actually been faster.

Then they did a lap at Tsukuba with the BBS wheels, and with the regular Enkeis (20 lbs! I thought they were lighter). The lap times were within a tenth, which may be within the variance of a given driver from one lap to the next.

Honestly, it made me want an MR (except for the part where we don't get the one they get). But I would still rather have a Spec-C :) And I'm happy with the WRX for now. Just gotta become a better driver.

Just thought some people would find this interesting.

john

I used the word interesting too many times :)

interesting

yup i have the dvd... the MR ran faster times with the heavier roof bc the driver had more fun driving the car.. in all they said the lighter roof made a difference

yeah the BBS rims, bilstein shocks, lighter rims.. etc will only give you an edge on the track.... people will always say drivers win races, not cars.... and i dont mean the drag strip, that doesnt show driving skills.. on a roadcourse or autox, the slight edge of the MR wont make a difference if the GSR driver is a better drive

rollaway, lemme borrow that disc bro !!!!!!!!!!!!

Get a white MR.. i can hook you up.. ill take the graphite one.. i dont want to wait till november for my graphite one.. than ill burn the dvd and giv u the copy :D

the graphite is gonna be the color to get for the mr. i wish i could get one:)

u cant have my MR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (with an estimated ship date of oct 18th on mine, it maybe the 1st week of nov till i see one too.....so dont be down)

just ordered my copy off ebay, cant wait to get it.