kyoo

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bumping this - any recent ongoings with the ultimate street car stuff? kind of interested in attending..

xBoostx

I went to the Lousiana event. Placed 3rd in GTS. I went there and had one of my turbo manifold bolts completely back out. So i had a massive exhaust leak all weekend. Also my first time auto crossing. Dont like it much at all. Great event and stiff competition. Got beat by 2 Vettes. Missed 2nd place by 2 points.

I went in being optimistic but had odds against me. Massive exhaust leak, new track and first time auto crossing. Didnt do to bad. I did win the "First Timer" award.

All in all its a great event. But you have to set the car up just for this. For time trials i have to change the setup. I would have to run massive tires to keep up corner speeds like those vettes with 335-345s and drop some weight. Race weight is like 3650. USCA hosts a great event.

OptimaJim

Thanks for coming out David! Your car looked great and ran very well, especially considering it was your first event in the series!

xBoostx

Wow thats an awesome pic Jim!!!!!! Where can I see more?!?!?!
Looking forward to the new episodes on MAV TV! Hopefully I come out a few times

It was my pleasure Jim, this series is completely different to anything else, and I mean that in a good way. You need a very well rounded car to win there, and be a great driver. Its an amazing challenge for sure. Theres never any down time. Always some type of action.

OptimaJim

Thanks David. We did post one gallery so far from that event and will eventually post more. Various media outlets also get photos. If I do my job correctly, you'll be able to find more by just googling your name with "Evo" and they should pop up. Our library has tens of thousands of images from all kinds of events that have yet to see the light of day and we're always pushing out more content across all our channels, so search often ends up being the easiest/fastest way to find many of them (except for what we post on Facebook).

Jim McIlvaine
eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries
www.DriveOPTIMA.com

xBoostx

Bump, saw the NOLA 2017 episode. I came out twice. One short slow mo clip on the GTS autocross section and one clip on the road course. Check it out guys!

xBoostx

Well, an Evo has won USCA. Ken took the win in Vegas with his 2006 Evo.

kyoo

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awesome, 2 years delayed - any videos/pictures?

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Here is an interview w/Ken & a quick walk around this most impressively built RS

alpinaturbo

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Is that EFR8374 IWG 0.92 Full Race top mount kit?

It’s not former EFR7163.

He still runs 2.3?

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LOL, its unfortunate, but as you can see in the Vid, Ken did not even know what the turbo spec is of his motor. He's a busy guy

The only thing i know is that it was a top mount turbo

DontStopMe

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Ken did indeed win it this year in the black evo 9 .

First ever import to win, first 4 door to win, first AWD car to win in the 10 years of the series.

Brandon's white evo took 4th overall. (had clutches issues, so he missed some auto-x runs)

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Hi Paul

I changed your thread title to keep up to date. If you want it changed back let me know

When 2018 rolls around, I can update it then as well

Joe

Kada__85

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I definitely like the subtle voltex aero bits on the black rs. Paddle shifter is unreal and they definitely did a great job building it.. I really want more pics of the white voltex widebody rs!

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Pics of Brandons EvO9 RS (4th Place)