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Tsukuba Time Attack Challenge
By Travis Geny, Subiesport Magazine (http://www.subiesport.com) Photo: Armin H. Ausejo

Tsukuba circuit has long been the hallowed ground of Time Attack and the progenitor of the sport as we know it. For years now, U.S. teams have looked across the pacific to prove their mettle against the best of Japanese tuners. For one determined team, the dream will become a reality.

Paramax, the company known for creating GT LIVE has partnered with Subaru of America to create the Subaru Tsukuba Challenge, an effort to determine the quickest unlimited AWD class Subaru time attack team in the U.S. That team will be sent to Japan to act as a representative of the best U.S. tuners and to compete at the famed Tsukuba circuit.

Teams will have three opportunities to qualify for the U.S. finals on November 11, 2007 that run as part of the Redline Time Attack Series at Laguna Seca Raceway. Teams will have the chance to qualify at several events:
Redline Time Attack (GT LIVE) - Miller Motorsports Park, April 28-29, 2007,· Redline Time Attack (GT LIVE) - Virginia International Raceway, October 6-7, 2007 and Redline Time Attack - Laguna Seca Raceway, November 10, 2007.

The top three Subaru entries in the unlimited AWD class from each event are eligible to compete at the Subaru Tsukuba Challenge finals at Laguna Seca Raceway. Competitors need to show entry forms and result sheets from the qualifying events to be eligible for the finals. The Subaru unlimited AWD class car posting the fastest time on Sunday, November 11, will be certified by a Paramax representative on- site as the winner of the Subaru Tsukuba Challenge.

As an additional bonus, Subaru has retained renowned time attack legend Eiji "Tarzan" Yamada as a factory support driver for Subaru unlimited class time attack teams.

this is some of the best news I've heard in a while within the subaru community! go time attack!

awesome....i'd take a trip out to Tsukuba to see our representative win!

Great news. Do we know of any for sure teams that are gearing up for qualifications?

SICK news! Good luck to anyone who participates! :)

Wow!! That is great!! I would love to see the GST motorsports GC in Tsukuba.
Keep us updated so I can go down there:banana:

I really thing were going to turn some heads over there.

Nice pic of the Element Tuning STi. Go Phil!

my money is on Crawford/Tanner.................

crawford performance ftw!!!

crawford performance ftw!!!

crawford should strip the car if they do end up going out there..

only time will tell, but i would put some money on crawford ; )

i thought cobb was making that new whip for this, am i wrong? Didn't they have a carbon fiber 07 sti at sema?

Go Element!!! Go USA!!!

can we get some shots of the potential USA competitors..... this is sick ass news!

wow , i would credit card a trip there just to represent!

i thought cobb was making that new whip for this, am i wrong? Didn't they have a carbon fiber 07 sti at sema?

yeah, i came across a picture of it on my computer and began to wonder what the hell was going on with it.

guess this gives josh@cobb a motivator to get the carbon car up and running?

I hope someone organizes a "NASIOC to Tsukuba" possie. I would love to go to Japan and it would be even better with a group so we could keep/get ourselves out of trouble :P

Someone call Eric Hsu! Here's his chance to punk all the big JDM tuners. LOL!

I hope someone organizes a "NASIOC to Tsukuba" possie. I would love to go to Japan and it would be even better with a group so we could keep/get ourselves out of trouble :P

Someone call Eric Hsu! Here's his chance to punk all the big JDM tuners. LOL!

ditto on that!!!!

WOW this is Awesome! :banana:

Something about Easy Street, red widebody...

http://www.world-challenge.com/files/photos/DSC_6963-720.jpg
Gary? Marshall?

pics of possible competitors needed now!!!

wow unlimited really makes it hard for the smaller shops put something together

i just hope we dont look dumb over there haha

This is a fantastic idea. Great to see SOA is staying involved in the tuner community and supporting motorsports in the US.

Go Element Tuning... Send them over they never out on a bad show!

wow unlimited really makes it hard for the smaller shops put something together

i just hope we dont look dumb over there haha

+1.. we got some quick cars.. but they got some pretty ridiculous cars over there as well. eg. arise impreza, zerosports, bozzspeed etc.

not to mention if americans go over there.. they'll be trying they're hardest to make fools of us.

Too bad its all the way on the west coast.

Does anyone know what that front bumper is?

This is a fantastic idea. Great to see SOA is staying involved in the tuner community and supporting motorsports in the US.
Totally agree. This will be an awesome contest.

This ones gonna rip it up
http://images.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0304_02_z+2000_subaru_impreza_wrx_sti+rear_sid e_view.jpg

MOrePICS

I vote Phil at Element! Crawford and Easystreet keep on blowing motors. Hopefully Cobb can get their act together and put that 2200lb 06 on the track for some nasty times!

http://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_05_z+evo_vs_impreza+zero_sports_subaru_i mpreza.jpg

AMAZING!!!!, This is goign to be exciting to hear the news about. GL to all and those cars look amazing

This is gonna be interesting......

does it cost anything to watch them at Laguna? They dont have much on their website.

This ones gonna rip it up
http://images.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0304_02_z+2000_subaru_impreza_wrx_sti+rear_sid e_view.jpg

This is my favorite car ever, I don't think Jun runs it anymore though. Don't they run EVO's now?

This is my favorite car ever, I don't think Jun runs it anymore though. Don't they run EVO's now?


Wow! Tell me that's a bugeye! JUN makes some sick whips.

It is a bugeye.

This is my favorite car ever, I don't think Jun runs it anymore though. Don't they run EVO's now?

They build and run all kinds of cars. They do have some Evos now, but I think they still have this car too. Since this event is subie only.... Well, you figure out the rest. :)

For the record, Jun is one of best tuning shops ever imho. They are the real deal....
http://www.junauto.co.jp/democar/index.html?en
http://www.junauto.co.jp/jun-group/index.html?en

yeah, where's the thread of all the US competitors? Too bad no one will be running the 08.

Crawford ftw

I'm definitely curious to see how our homeland tuners (crawford, element, Cobb, Dynocomp, TopSpeed, Easy Street, or whomever represents over there) compete against the Japanese tuners. They are already at a disadvantage since the Japanese tuners probably have all run on the track and the USDM tuners probably have not....

If they have this event annually it will only get better. Shops like AMS and Buschur Racing may have time attack subies by next year and the current USDM tuner cars will get better with time....

^^^^^I def agree!

anyone got shots of the crawford sti and or element sti?

Here are some pics I found of some of the cars named:
Crawford STi
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/663219653_6436a48d39.jpg

Cobb STi
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/663642080_539471064b.jpg

DynaComp STi
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/110806-big-6.jpg

ESX STi
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/63825623-L.jpg

Element Tuning STi (taken from WorldOne's site)
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/elementfront.jpg

Can't forget the GST Motorsports "L"
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/l_ab43de487697b9df000738c308578b6d.jpg

Cobb's other (mmmm, carbon) car ???
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/05cgm/SEMA_2006_Subaru_020.jpg

Nice job on the pics 05cgm.....thanks. :D :D

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THis is a good challenge and I wish all the drivers and team the best.
At the end of the day, it will still be a Subbies that wins and that is what counts :):)

nice job on the pics

what are the fender flares on the GST impreza?
are they just universal ones
they look similar to the ones on the red GM,
Cheers
-Evan

what are the fender flares on the GST impreza?
are they just universal ones
they look similar to the ones on the red GM,
Cheers
-Evan

I think the codename for those high-tech flairs is the e-bay special deluxe. :lol:

Now, go for a ride in it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOUVjBUApjY

That front bumper is awesome!!! I love the smooth lines on the sides!! Kinda wish they could have made the front air dam alittle smaller so it doesn't show the frame and intercooler piping, but for an aftermarket grill, I love it... This is very strange for me because I hate almost all aftermarket body panels for ANY car...

~ Chris

They build and run all kinds of cars. They do have some Evos now, but I think they still have this car too. Since this event is subie only.... Well, you figure out the rest. :)

For the record, Jun is one of best tuning shops ever imho. They are the real deal....
http://www.junauto.co.jp/democar/index.html?en
http://www.junauto.co.jp/jun-group/index.html?en

They currently race their EVO IX thats is un-godly fast. I'm pretty sure this bugeye is sitting in some storage place collecting dust.

I'm definitely curious to see how our homeland tuners (crawford, element, Cobb, Dynocomp, TopSpeed, Easy Street, or whomever represents over there) compete against the Japanese tuners. They are already at a disadvantage since the Japanese tuners probably have all run on the track and the USDM tuners probably have not....


All the driver's for every car, including the winner of this, has PLENTY of experience on this track; don't forget the winner gets Tarzan Yamada as their driver. Setup wise, they will at least get the day before for setup. We had one day of actual setup on our car and were having problems to boot and still did quite well for our first event and first outing of our new car.

True, true. I forgot that Tarzan was driving the winner car.

Day of setup is good, but some of those Japanese cars have setup down already and have so probably have a slight advantage.

Good points though. I totally forgot about Tarzan.

The fitment on that Element car's hood is terrible!

But the front ground effects look awesome!

SOTC

im thinkin the race is gonna be awesome, but how tellin the experience the JDM tuners have had on Tsukuba compared to the experience of the american teams..... isnt it kinda unfair

im thinkin the race is gonna be awesome, but how tellin the experience the JDM tuners have had on Tsukuba compared to the experience of the american teams..... isnt it kinda unfair

Not unfair at all. I'm willing to bet that Yamada can help set up the car for that circuit and be competative. He's a pro driver that has driven on that circuit and knows what he wants from the car.

All the driver's for every car, including the winner of this, has PLENTY of experience on this track; don't forget the winner gets Tarzan Yamada as their driver. Setup wise, they will at least get the day before for setup. We had one day of actual setup on our car and were having problems to boot and still did quite well for our first event and first outing of our new car.

i forgot tarzan was doing that.. makes better sense now

does it cost anything to watch them at Laguna? They dont have much on their website.

It usually costs ~$15 for spectators admission but there is usually a coupon on their website you can download for $5 off. I'll be at Laguna in the ShimmySideways STi but unfortunately I'm not eligible for Tsukuba since I run in Modified AWD. I'm anxious to see who the lucky Subaru team is though!

http://www.shimmysideways.com/Portals/1/Title12.jpg

Hey man. Glad to see you won that Redline Time Attack at Gateway in both your classes. I was in the group that was hanging out in the Nukabe tent most of the day on Saturday during your practice sessions. I was the guy with the satin white pearl STi parked on the opposite side of the Nukabe trailor. I was asking you about your wheels on the Evo and both sets (street and race) for your STi. :)

Wish you guys (you/Brad/Nukabe) were competing to go over there.

Does anyone know what dates they will be having the time attack challenge in Japan?

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Winnar by AWESOMENESSSS!!!!

that is one nasty car. love the fender flares. is it going to compete in the competition

More info on those flares would be appreciated. I have a grass roots racer that could use these... exactly what I have been looking for.

I check ebay and other sites, but came up empty handed.

Thanks in advance
Alex

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Universal-Fender-Flares-Body-Kit-4pc-Fender-Flares_W0QQitemZ320164926460QQihZ011QQcategoryZ364 75QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
like he said "e-bay special deluxe"
just search "universal fender flares"

Cheers
-Evan

WRC,

You know I saw those, but figured they were not it..

Since the subie pictured had black ones, I was looking for plastic abs looking flares... I guess he just painted them mate black and threw me off.
VR
Alex

Dyno comp looks sweet!

wil ther b a 22b there? that and tarzan combind would be godly... skuba is 1 of my fav tarzan is and so is 199x scubie. dam i wish i cud c that! jun=best tuner grp eva! sry bout gramr. postd on psp.

wil ther b a 22b there? that and tarzan combind would be godly... skuba is 1 of my fav tarzan is and so is 199x scubie. dam i wish i cud c that! jun=best tuner grp eva! sry bout gramr. postd on psp.WTF!!!

So which cars finished in the top 3 at both events held and are now eligible for Tsukuba. Virginia and Miller motorsport?

http://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_02_z+evo_vs_impreza+prova_subaru_impreza .jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_08_z+evo_vs_impreza+original_randuce_sub aru_impreza.jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_07_z+evo_vs_impreza+super_autobacs_hamam atsu_subaru_impreza.jpg

http://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_10_z+evo_vs_impreza+garage_e_kmi_subaru_ impreza.jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_11_z+evo_vs_impreza+garage_kagotani_suba ru_impreza.jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_13_z+evo_vs_impreza+pit_in_chiba_subaru_ impreza.jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_14_z+evo_vs_impreza+prodrive_japan_subar u_impreza.jpghttp://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_18_z+evo_vs_impreza+subaru_impreza_front _view.jpg

wil ther b a 22b there? that and tarzan combind would be godly... skuba is 1 of my fav tarzan is and so is 199x scubie. dam i wish i cud c that! jun=best tuner grp eva! sry bout gramr. postd on psp.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/ThornsxOfxAgony/random/grammartime.gif

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/ThornsxOfxAgony/random/attack33.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/ThornsxOfxAgony/random/suckatenglish6mb.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a314/ThornsxOfxAgony/random/billy.jpg

:lol: I'm sorry, I couldn't choose just one.

Why all the hood scoops if everyone is running Front Mount IC's ? I would think a gapping hole is just going to introduce drag at speed?

Most of those are intended to let heat out of the engine comp. Ever seen a ALMS car? Most of them even have those slots on top of the fenders.

I think whoever wins is going to go over to japan and lay the smack down. Not even kidding. Im pretty confident that at this point, the american way of modding Japanese cars has surpassed the japanese tuners. I whole heartedly believe this. The aftermarket parts industry in america alone DWARFS the volume in japan. Without america's market many of those "crazy japanese tuning shops" wouldnt even exist anymore. On top of that we have all these huge forums for information sharing, a SLEW of great vendors, a ton of of people getting out there building race cars, show cars, hardcore street cars they just cant touch its volume.

im very excited to see how this ends up playing out

but we def got somthing to be proud of, and nothing to be scared of

Adam

I think whoever wins is going to go over to japan and lay the smack down. Not even kidding. Im pretty confident that at this point, the american way of modding Japanese cars has surpassed the japanese tuners. I whole heartedly believe this. The aftermarket parts industry in america alone DWARFS the volume in japan. Without america's market many of those "crazy japanese tuning shops" wouldnt even exist anymore. On top of that we have all these huge forums for information sharing, a SLEW of great vendors, a ton of of people getting out there building race cars, show cars, hardcore street cars they just cant touch its volume.

im very excited to see how this ends up playing out

but we def got somthing to be proud of, and nothing to be scared of

AdamWell put. I can't wait for this! :banana:

I think whoever wins is going to go over to japan and lay the smack down. Not even kidding. Im pretty confident that at this point, the american way of modding Japanese cars has surpassed the japanese tuners. I whole heartedly believe this. The aftermarket parts industry in america alone DWARFS the volume in japan. Without america's market many of those "crazy japanese tuning shops" wouldnt even exist anymore. On top of that we have all these huge forums for information sharing, a SLEW of great vendors, a ton of of people getting out there building race cars, show cars, hardcore street cars they just cant touch its volume.

im very excited to see how this ends up playing out

but we def got somthing to be proud of, and nothing to be scared of

AdamI've been living in japan for for years and I think that I'm pro-japan,but in the other hand I just couldn't agree more with what you are saying!! unfortunately your statement is very true!!

Why all the hood scoops if everyone is running Front Mount IC's ? I would think a gapping hole is just going to introduce drag at speed?

Some people put oil and or transmission coolers behind the scoop. Def still serves a functional purpose in that scenario.

Even if you aren't running that part, the cooling of the engine bay might outweigh the downside of drag creation at speed. Depends alot on the track I would think.

man, looks like we should build a time attack Subaru doesn't it.

I wish Mitsu would do something like this. I would LOVE to take our time attack EVO to Japan to mix it up with the locals.

Eric

man, looks like we should build a time attack Subaru doesn't it.

I wish Mitsu would do something like this. I would LOVE to take our time attack EVO to Japan to mix it up with the locals.

Ericthey do have a mitsu vs subaru event!!

http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/130_0703_interview_xs_engineering_eric_hsu/jdm_vs_usdm.html

Eric Hsu might finnaly be proven right

"The fact of the matter is that Americans have more ingenuity and it's easier to race in America. Because of this and the American do-it-yourself mentality, you have a superior general knowledge base of racing and racecar parts which are simply more affordable and accessible. However, when it comes to tuning, I would have to say on the whole JDM tuners are better than American tuners. There are some serious hack shops in the US and I'm definitely not proud of that. I will say USA all the way when you talk the best USDM vs. the best JDM tuners.

A perfect example of JDM vs. USDM tuning: our daily driven 580whp R34 GT-R that came out to a Time Attack a couple years ago. We were 0.1 seconds slower than the Signal R34 GT-R with 750whp, full cage, no interior and a sequential transmission. Both cars were driven by Tarzan so you can't say it was a driver issue. That's when I first learned that JDM tuning is just hype. Look at all the Spoon cars that come to the states-a f*@$ing joke."

-Eric Hsu taken fromt he above article.

they do have a mitsu vs subaru event!!


really? details? You have sparked our interest.

Eric

really? details? You have sparked our interest.

Erichttp://www.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_mitsubishi_evolution_vs_subaru_impreza/index.html

So which cars finished in the top 3 at both events held and are now eligible for Tsukuba. Virginia and Miller motorsport?

Good question. The strange thing is, I think this contest was just recently announced, but the Miller Motorsports event was back in April! The VIR event was just recently, and unfortunately I couldn't make it. Official results aren't posted yet but I'd speculate that TopSpeed was the fastest Subaru at the event. Regardless of what the rules say, I think this is going to be a winner take all, Fastest Subaru at Laguna Seca event, scenario. Maybe they are going to have some kind of runoff of the fastest Subarus to hype it up. That's all I can figure. The rules are vague.

i gotta say im rooting for element tuning all the way....plus i can say i know the guy and that makes me even more of a fan

really? details? You have sparked our interest.

Eric

its called 5 laps at tsukuba.. every year they have the top subaru's vs. the top mitsu's... and time attacks for each car as well.

Hi, I think I might have time to go, but Laguna Seca's site doesn't have this on their event schedule. What's admission price? I have to ask first since everything up there is so overpriced. If I go I'l bring the camcorder for sure!

:disco:

Hi, I think I might have time to go, but Laguna Seca's site doesn't have this on their event schedule. What's admission price? I have to ask first since everything up there is so overpriced. If I go I'l bring the camcorder for sure!

:disco:

Here's the event info. Admission should be $20.

http://redlinetimeattack.com/index-6laguna07.htm

awsome, thanks.

So who here from SoCal is going... besides me!

i think they need to allow all subarus dispite the class that they're registered in be a part of the challenge. What if a street car just comes out and has fast enough times to compete with the unlimited cars? IMO, the cars should not be limited to a class, it should just be the fastest subies that qualifies...

http://mag.subiesport.com/images/nasioc/element600.jpg

:eek: :confused: What company makes that body kit (if comes as a body kit)!???

zerosports...

http://news.hspn.com/articles/213/1/Zerosports-Expected-to-Release-2006-STi-Body-Kit-at-the-Tokyo-Auto-Salon/Page1.html

i think they need to allow all subarus dispite the class that they're registered in be a part of the challenge. What if a street car just comes out and has fast enough times to compete with the unlimited cars? IMO, the cars should not be limited to a class, it should just be the fastest subies that qualifies...

you gonna be running that weekend henry?

i think they need to allow all subarus dispite the class that they're registered in be a part of the challenge. What if a street car just comes out and has fast enough times to compete with the unlimited cars? IMO, the cars should not be limited to a class, it should just be the fastest subies that qualifies...

There is no possible way a street car will be anywhere near the unlimited times so it doesn't matter. You would need an incredible amount of HP just to overcome the fact the unlimited cars run on slicks and street cars are limited to street tires. So it is really a non issue.

Agreed. Even with the HP required to keep up, you would have some serious traction issues and trouble putting the power to the ground on street tires. I don't think any street class cars will keep up with the unlimited class cars. They never do if you keep track of event results or attend events. Just doesn't happen.

you gonna be running that weekend henry?

Yes i will be attending that event. I will not miss this chance to perhaps show ppl that you CAN setup a street car to go up against the golith cars of the unlimited class.

There is no possible way a street car will be anywhere near the unlimited times so it doesn't matter. You would need an incredible amount of HP just to overcome the fact the unlimited cars run on slicks and street cars are limited to street tires. So it is really a non issue.

well, to compete in street class, you DO have to run street tires, but that doesnt mean you cant change out your tires for the Unlimited class. I do have to admit that it's a very ambitious goal, but still possible to try.

Agreed. Even with the HP required to keep up, you would have some serious traction issues and trouble putting the power to the ground on street tires. I don't think any street class cars will keep up with the unlimited class cars. They never do if you keep track of event results or attend events. Just doesn't happen.

you both have a really good point, but... take a look at this...

Results from April Redline time attack at buttonwillow:

Unlimited Class AWD:

1 Place 1:50.383 Brian Lock GST Motorsports Impreza L
2nd Place 1:51.697 Gean Sigal The Speed Gallery 996 Turbo
3rd Place 1:53.818 Russ Warr Crawford Performance Subaru STI

Street Class AWD:

1st Place 1:58.452 Nils Leufven GSC/Robispec Evo
2nd Place 2:02.887 Jean Meynet Harmon Motive Subar
3rd Place 2:05.343 Frank Lin Mach III WRX

Look at the first place winner in the STREET class. That was done with about 400whp and with some Potenza RE-01R. So to place 3rd, he only needs to shave off less than 5 seconds... it's something i think that's do-able with some racing slicks that the unlimited class runs and some adjustments to the suspension. again, i'm not saying that it's easy, i'm just saying that they should not rule out the possibility that a street class car just MAY be fast enough with the right driver (of course) to perhaps compete with the top dogs.

5 seconds is a fair amount to knock off regardless of tires.

If you really want to have a crack at the challenge in your car Henry let me know I have some different configs of wheel/tires your more than welcome to borrow and have a shot with.

Mike

What qualifies street vs unlimited tires?
I get confused because some rules say ANY DOT is a street or modified tire and then some rules kick all the DOT 100 and below into Unlimited.
something doesn't seem fair.

5 seconds is a fair amount to knock off regardless of tires.

If you really want to have a crack at the challenge in your car Henry let me know I have some different configs of wheel/tires your more than welcome to borrow and have a shot with.

Mike

Hey Mike,

What wing were you talking about from Ebay? i just wanted what you guys had just so i can have something in the mean time! wanna help with this project too? I kinda wanna see how close i can get competing with your crazy ass "L" and the other crazy subies out there by the big manufactures.

What qualifies street vs unlimited tires?
I get confused because some rules say ANY DOT is a street or modified tire and then some rules kick all the DOT 100 and below into Unlimited.
something doesn't seem fair.

The rules of the Primedia Super Lap Battle are different from the Redline Time Attack rules; particularly with regard to Limited/Modified class.

The rules for Primedia Super Lap Battle are here... (http://www.redlinetimeattack.com/index-2.html)

The rules for Redline Time Attack are here... (http://www.superstreetonline.com/eventcoverage/130_0702_2007_super_lap_battle/index.html)

I set my car up so it is legal to run Limited/Modified in both sanctions.

cant wait for this.
going over with my friend and his car after she won the UK time attack

http://www.zenperformance.co.uk/p/team-zen-2007#japan

1 Place 1:50.383 Brian Lock GST Motorsports Impreza L

Really? Please, someone tell me they left the L badge on. Nice to see some Legacies trying out.

Good luck to everyone. This event will be great. That UK Team Zen car is sweet.

1 Place 1:50.383 Brian Lock GST Motorsports Impreza L

Really? Please, someone tell me they left the L badge on. Nice to see some Legacies trying out.


:confused: L = pre RS

Does anyone know what dates they will be having the time attack challenge in Japan?

Im Assuming that its going to be the same even the "Poms" are heading over which is the 6th of December.

Im heading over on the 5th and coming back on the 7th... I havnt found a NASIOC crew that are heading over yet!

Come on peeps!

I havent post pics in a while so there:

http://www.station-power.co.jp/upload/45e8aaba54796.jpg

HOT!!!

I will PM you about meeting up over there and heading to the track. will the express leave early enough for us to get there that morning? Hmmm.

Oh thats not my car....I wish:lol:

About the train, I have to talk to my wife ;she is used to the japanese trains...I'm not hahahaha

Ha ha, its pretty easy, I know my way around Tokyo pretty well. The confusing part is from the end of the Tsukuba Express train...

Its another train and then a Taxi... Not too bad, But I will look into it in more detail... Talk soon... Im counting down. :)

I have also heard from the Signal Auto guys that there is testing the day before, and is sometimes better than the actual event because ther eis alot of track time... hmmm... :)

Ha ha, its pretty easy, I know my way around Tokyo pretty well. The confusing part is from the end of the Tsukuba Express train...

Its another train and then a Taxi... Not too bad, But I will look into it in more detail... Talk soon... Im counting down. :)

I have also heard from the Signal Auto guys that there is testing the day before, and is sometimes better than the actual event because ther eis alot of track time... hmmm... :):banana:

BTW is there a date yet for this event?

Its all set for the 6th of December, with the day before set for practice and setup.

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/tsukuba%20japan%20main%20page.asp

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/g/tsukuba%20trip/tanewssmall.jpg

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!


I'll go on vacations and wont be back in Japan until January 15!!!

I hope it gets delayed!!:p

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!


I'll go on vacations and wont be back in Japan until January 15!!!

I hope it gets delayed!!:p


NOOOO, dont say that!!! But it wouldnt effect me too much. I can fly over for any date... but I dont wanna fly over then have to fly back over a week later!

I will take plenty of photos!

its called 5 laps at tsukuba.. every year they have the top subaru's vs. the top mitsu's... and time attacks for each car as well.

Actually, the Evo vs. STI vs. Legacy event has changed a bit. The 5 lap tuner battle is now a 10 lap battle, and cars that enter the 10 lap battle cannot compete in the time attack battle. My Legacy competed in the time attack, while the widebody STI competed in the 10 lap battle.

http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/07_news_images/07_sti_hm_01/07hm_sti003.jpg

http://www.avoturboworld.com/images/stories/07_news_images/07_leg_hm_01/_L2Y3459.jpg

We'll be back again at the event in 2008 as well, we've gotten the STI down to a minute around Tsukuba, and have removed about 70lbs from the car since then.

Cheers,

Paul Hansen
www.avoturboworld.com

http://images.importtuner.com/events/0709_impp_18_z+evo_vs_impreza+subaru_impreza_front _view.jpg

LOL! Oh man, I was trying to remember who and where that article and photos went to! I really need to keep better track of things...

Cheers,

Paul Hansen
www.avoturboworld.com

NOOOO, dont say that!!! But it wouldnt effect me too much. I can fly over for any date... but I dont wanna fly over then have to fly back over a week later!

I will take plenty of photos!Yeah,my wife wants to visit her family...I want to go too,but in the other hand this event is like taking a child to Toys R' Us telling him/her:"Hey,grab whatever you like":lol: but for adults.
Is only once a year,isnt?
Please,please.....did you hear me?PLEASE take a LOT of pictures and vids if you can!!

Well, unless you have not heard the PDX Tuning Subaru will be representing April of 08 in Tsukuba Japan. It was an interesting weekend to say the least. I don't think a team could have worked any harder to get the car to be in the finishing position. My hat is off to the ESx team as it is to the Crawford crew as well.....I don't think you will find a classier act than Mr. Sheehan. The GST team loaned parts......and who knows what competing garage loaned parts.....trully an eye opener to me as a car owner/driver. Our competitors want to beat us on the track .....not the paddock....amazing stuff guys...... Navid Kahangi piloted the car to the finish as he will in Japan, PDX will crew and tune.....they will bring their never say die enthusiasim and as an owner I will support their efforts to bring the best American team possible for this event. A big thank you to Jarrad, Dustin, Chris and Jeff (PDX) for all there support and efforts, and to my good buddy Navid......does anybody know I beat his time on the right hand side at the Packwood Pro Solo National event...just checking......Ron Pippin

Well, unless you have not heard the PDX Tuning Subaru will be representing April of 08 in Tsukuba Japan. It was an interesting weekend to say the least. I don't think a team could have worked any harder to get the car to be in the finishing position. My hat is off to the ESx team as it is to the Crawford crew as well.....I don't think you will find a classier act than Mr. Sheehan. The GST team loaned parts......and who knows what competing garage loaned parts.....trully an eye opener to me as a car owner/driver. Our competitors want to beat us on the track .....not the paddock....amazing stuff guys...... Navid Kahangi piloted the car to the finish as he will in Japan, PDX will crew and tune.....they will bring their never say die enthusiasim and as an owner I will support their efforts to bring the best American team possible for this event. A big thank you to Jarrad, Dustin, Chris and Jeff (PDX) for all there support and efforts, and to my good buddy Navid......does anybody know I beat his time on the right hand side at the Packwood Pro Solo National event...just checking......Ron PippinSo April,huh? I can go to this event!!:banana:

All in all it was really fun since this was my first time to Laguna Seca (aside from getting a ticket :()
The cop was nice (I guess), he only wrote 81MPH.

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Cusco Subaru
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This guy was goin balls-out, very impressive.
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Yes I know it's an EVO, but this drove great.
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HarmanMotive
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I'll be editing video this week and will post some links later this week. PM me if you want any larger size of any of these images

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Turbo Rotory Powered Datsun 510 (I believe)
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Turbo Rotory Powered Datsun 510 (I believe)
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This Lotus was really pushing. This guy was pretty impressive.
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PDX Subaru
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PDX pitted
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PDX venting in parking lot
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I'll be editing video this week and will post some links later this week. PM me if you want any larger size of any of these images

^^^ Whats the deal with the wacky exhaust extensions?

Is there a theory for more HP ;) ha ha

^^^ Whats the deal with the wacky exhaust extensions?

Is there a theory for more HP ;) ha ha


It was part of the noise level requirements

By PC4400
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Look at the Subie to Mitsu ratio in this photo! Subaru was well represented at Laguna.

Look at the Subie to Mitsu ratio in this photo! Subaru was well represented at Laguna.


not really, my pictures are a little biased. There was actually an entire row of Mitsu's but I did take the pic LOL

Congrats to PDX!!!!

Ive been talking with quite a few teams and enthusiasts over the past few months and there has been some great feedback from even non Subaru teams. I hope we will be able to do this again in 08', there will be a much bigger Subaru presence with some new teams building and even switching over. What do you guys think about running this program again?

Thanks to Subaru for giving us the opportunity and supporting the Subaru Tsukuba challenge and equally to all teams and enthusiasts.
As mentioned above its all competition on the track but in the pits you had competing teams trying to help each other get their cars running. Theres definately something to be said for Subaru teams, owners and overall community.
Kudos to everyone!


Steve

Congratulations to PDX !!!

So,only one car is representing the US?mmmmmmm, not fear in my book:rolleyes:
Plus I wanted to see a GC chassis representing too!!Anyway GREAT CAR!!!

Awesome news! PDXTuning has the best guys around. They've helped me so much taking my sti to 400whp. I wish them the best of luck in Japan, and in all future races.

Good luck to everyone. This event will be great. That UK Team Zen car is sweet.

Cheers. Counting down the days now till we have to board the plane for a 12hour flight to Japan. Looking forward to checking out how different all the cars are, really enjoy reading this site (especially the wagon thread) to see how we tune/style our cars on each side of the pond.

Found this video of the Zen car on a Top Speed run, cant remember what the final speed was, just love the unique scoop removal !!!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6PjVGifmSUk&NR=1

Hope too see some of you guys for a chat, you wont be able to miss us poms all lookin lost !!

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Hey that's my WRB STi parked right in the middle there. :banana:

Here are my pictures from the event. http://picasaweb.google.com/pghiocel/RedlineTimeAttack

Wanted to wish the best to PDX Tuning at the Japan event.

So when is the Tsukuba meet? I read that for 2007 it was April 1st.

PDX the bomb, i went there to have them work on my wagon, and even got it on there site.....Ron's car they used was there the day i went to go pick it up....at that time it actually had interior...lol....Good job guys...

PDX won but Crawford and ESX had mechanical difficulties. I would have liked the truly fastest car to be going to Tsukuba so it would have the best chance of a good showing for the U.S. I am sure PDX has a good car I just wonder if another team was faster but couldn't make a run.

PDX won but Crawford and ESX had mechanical difficulties. I would have liked the truly fastest car to be going to Tsukuba so it would have the best chance of a good showing for the U.S. I am sure PDX has a good car I just wonder if another team was faster but couldn't make a run.

Everyone had failures. PDX too. PDX was lucky enough to make 1 lap.

the only true way was to have a flawless event as far a mechanical issues go. That is few and far between.

Everyone had failures. PDX too. PDX was lucky enough to make 1 lap.

the only true way was to have a flawless event as far a mechanical issues go. That is few and far between.


Not voicing my opinion on who did or didnt win...

but there was ONLY 1 Subaru Team who had a flawless event as far a mechanical issues...infact they took home 1st in AWD unlimited...and proved to be the fastest subaru on track.

-freddie

Not voicing my opinion on who did or didnt win...

but there was ONLY 1 Subaru Team who had a flawless event as far a mechanical issues...infact they took home 1st in AWD unlimited...and proved to be the fastest subaru on track.

-freddie

You know as well as I, that had nothing to do with the Tsukuba event.

There were plenty of subaru's that finished in many classes. But it was funny that the 3 that were competing for this event.....ALL broke. :lol:

You know as well as I, that had nothing to do with the Tsukuba event.

There were plenty of subaru's that finished in many classes. But it was funny that the 3 that were competing for this event.....ALL broke. :lol:

yup thats true....PDX won the "event". No denying that...and congrats to them...hope they represent well!!!

but GST also ran when they did, and in the same class...and was the only team that didnt have any motor issues or anything else (which says alot about the team build and tuning)...the only thing is they didnt run on Sat to "qualify". Which they are fine with the decision they made not to run. If they had....well you can guess the outcome...you cant argue that...

And Mike from GST tuned the ESX car which is the only other subaru in the same class that didnt have motor issues.

Anyway...Im not trying to stir the pot...just repling to the comment from
b18turbo and you thats all. It was a very fun event and it was nice seeing old friends there. It will be very interesting to see what happens next year at the TA events....cant wait :)

And Mike from GST tuned the ESX car which is the only other subaru in the same class that didnt have motor issues.

It will be very interesting to see what happens next year at the TA events....cant wait :)

While I agree, they were "motor" issues.....It was mainly coolant issues that took out both of the other teams.

ya can't run with a radiator that's been ballooned :) (from a leaking water pump or whatever). Bad luck sucks...but it's a part of Time Attack.

I agree, it will be interesting this coming year......:)

OK so crawford goes out for dam near 2 years (someone correct me on this if I am wrong on this) and they lay down wicked fast times everywhere with their street widebody sti. People watched and complained throughout the whole ordeal, "they have fake dyno numbers", " they use bobble pistons", "they use magic injectors" ...blah blah blah. Now everyone and their mother is a time attacker, widebody subarus are popping up everywhere and shoot, I have even seen several newcomer timeattackers running the same rims and tires and widebody that the crawford guys have. what does that say?
So maybe there are newer faster cars out there now. But where were they in the past two years?
look, I'm no fanboi but Im pretty sure they helped paved the way for many timeattackers including the gst and pdx guys. It's one thing to lead and another to follow. So quite yer belly-aching, show some respect, and give credit where it's due.
Oh poo my lunch break is over and my burger is now cold...grrrr.
L8

OK so crawford goes out for dam near 2 years (someone correct me on this if I am wrong on this) and they lay down wicked fast times everywhere with their street widebody sti. People watched and complained throughout the whole ordeal, "they have fake dyno numbers", " they use bobble pistons", "they use magic injectors" ...blah blah blah. Now everyone and their mother is a time attacker, widebody subarus are popping up everywhere and shoot, I have even seen several newcomer timeattackers running the same rims and tires and widebody that the crawford guys have. what does that say?
So maybe there are newer faster cars out there now. But where were they in the past two years?
look, I'm no fanboi but Im pretty sure they helped paved the way for many timeattackers including the gst and pdx guys. It's one thing to lead and another to follow. So quite yer belly-aching, show some respect, and give credit where it's due.
Oh poo my lunch break is over and my burger is now cold...grrrr.
L8

They had a run of a year and a half with no problems...taking people for rides around the track...driving the car on the highway, to and from the track...not trailering the car....had no problems.

They trailered the car to Laguna Seca, split an upper radiator hose, warped the heads, balooned the radiator and that was all she wrote. Can't go very far on warped heads!!! :lol:

It would have been a fun race IF nobody had failures. But crap happens. They had an unlucky week. It was either their time to be unlucky....or because they trailered the car :lol:

The Crawford car has a good 500lbs on the GST car. Yes, ~500lbs. HP/weight ratio is critical. it would have been a good race between these two cars. :)

maybe next year.

They had a run of a year and a half with no problems...taking people for rides around the track...driving the car on the highway, to and from the track...not trailering the car....had no problems.

They trailered the car to Laguna Seca, split an upper radiator hose, warped the heads, balooned the radiator and that was all she wrote. Can't go very far on warped heads!!! :lol:

It would have been a fun race IF nobody had failures. But crap happens. They had an unlucky week. It was either their time to be unlucky....or because they trailered the car :lol:

The Crawford car has a good 500lbs on the GST car. Yes, ~500lbs. HP/weight ratio is critical. it would have been a good race between these two cars. :)

maybe next year.

Agreed for sure that the Crawford Team had more than there fair share of bad luck at that event, I think if I heard Chris right their issues started the day prior and they thrashed to get things replaced but due to someone at a machine shop not paying attention they had more issues which ultimately caused them to not post a time (again I may be a little off base but that was what I recalled from our convo).

With regards to the weight thing I would be surprised if the CP car was that heavy, you have to remember our current car is not built for TA but more for w2w and has substantial cage and cage intergration not to mention huge sealed fire wall making the dry weight on the car 2660lbs, basically around 2900lbs with fuel and driver.

Our new car we're finishing up right now for this season is a LOT lighter though ;)

Mike

Agreed for sure that the Crawford Team had more than there fair share of bad luck at that event, I think if I heard Chris right their issues started the day prior and they thrashed to get things replaced but due to someone at a machine shop not paying attention they had more issues which ultimately caused them to not post a time (again I may be a little off base but that was what I recalled from our convo).

With regards to the weight thing I would be surprised if the CP car was that heavy, you have to remember our current car is not built for TA but more for w2w and has substantial cage and cage intergration not to mention huge sealed fire wall making the dry weight on the car 2660lbs, basically around 2900lbs with fuel and driver.

Our new car we're finishing up right now for this season is a LOT lighter though ;)

Mike

you are correct, it was the RMS finish on the heads that caused the headgaskets to fail. Prior to that, it was the coolant hose causing and issue ;)

Last I heard the Crawford car was 3100 lbs....add Russ (large dude, lol) or tanner...not as large lol, and some fuel.....there's your 500lbs ;)

Sounds like you'll have a nice car next year. Weight reduction is huge bit in racing.

My old man's car had to weigh 3100lbs limited to N/A 358ci. Only so much you can do. :(

Hopefully this next year will be fruitfull for all.

Last I heard the Crawford car was 3100 lbs....add Russ (large dude, lol) or tanner...not as large lol, and some fuel.....there's your 500lbs ;)


I was going off the 2950lbs or whatever it shows on the video posted with AMS from Miller, unless of course they added wait back since then but I assumed they hadn't as that would make about as much sense as a ashtray on a motorcycle.

Mike

I was going off the 2950lbs or whatever it shows on the video posted with AMS from Miller, unless of course they added wait back since then but I assumed they hadn't as that would make about as much sense as a ashtray on a motorcycle.

Mike

I don't think anything was shown...atleast I couldn't figure it out. It looked like the the weight on the front was about 2000-2100lbs :huh:

hmmm...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9gYh0_2MQJU

Can't wait to leave in April, it is monsoon season in Japan. Better bring the rain tires.

I don't think anything was shown...atleast I couldn't figure it out. It looked like the the weight on the front was about 2000-2100lbs :huh:

hmmm...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9gYh0_2MQJU

I saw a different video than that one, perhaps there is a different edited version out there.

Mike

Can't wait to leave in April, it is monsoon season in Japan. Better bring the rain tires.

Yup I would invest in some very good rains for that event.

Good luck out there, if there is anything we can help you with in your preparation please let us know.

Mike

I thought the Tsukuba time attack was supposed to be in December sometime. When is the event supposed to be?

cant wait to see how this turns out!

Was just checking back for the results but I guess this event didn't even start yet?

Was just checking back for the results but I guess this event didn't even start yet?April if I'm not mistaken.

Apparently this event is going on right now,April 5-6. Cant wait to find out the results:banana:

Apparently this event is going on right now,April 5-6. Cant wait to find out the results:banana:

That's awesome, where does one find the results or info on it?

Mike

That's awesome, where does one find the results or info on it?

Mike

mike you wanna know? here you go...HYPER MEET!

http://hypermeeting.jp/index.html


I have a feeling the evox's are gonna kill the new sti's this year.