Now we normally stick to highly modified street cars that in some cases are also very capable track cars here at iM, in this case we have a STO prepped race car that is also street driveable. It’s normally only commuted to and from the track but with a little convincing we managed to get the car out onto the streets for a few photos! Mandatory track snaps included of course!
Welcome to another entry of pics from the July 17th edition of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meets at Chinook Centre. Last Wednesday was an interesting one. Around 5pm a big rain storm hit the city again, causing a few roads to flood once more and all but kill the hope of going to the Wednesday meet. But alas, as quickly as the storm came, it ended. Afterwards there was tons of sun, and the roads dried up fairly quickly, so I decided to make the trek down to Chinook to see how few people showed up. As you can see in these pictures, surprisingly it was an awesome turnout. Great to have people dedicated to their hobby as much as they are.
Here are a few snaps from the night, I tried my best to work with the bright sun and long shadows. These and more can be found here on our Flickr set: HERE
How romantic! =P
Before we end it here, even though I shouldn’t have to say it, there have been several incidents in the last few weeks to lead me to believe otherwise, so I’ll say it again. No speeding or BOVing up the ramp, no drifting, no revving engines, no super loud music, no burnouts. Basically, don’t do stuff that you wouldn’t do if a cop was hanging out there. We have a decent relationship with the staff and security at Chinook Centre because we are respectful to their lot and the residences across the street (who have on occasion called in to mall security and/or police because of these said hooligans). Don’t do stupid things to ruin it for the rest of the people who enjoy hanging out there.
Hope to see you guys all well behaved on Wednesday!
It was a nice sunny day on Wednesday June 15 to head up to the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca meets. With the rain finally deciding to let up for a night, it was nice to get out there and check out some rides. Actually, it was a little too sunny out as you can tell by some of my pictures, and was getting hard to fight the sun and the shadows, so I gave up and went inside to eat, only to come back outside with it being cloudy again.
Here are a few shots that turned out, all the rest can be found on our Flickr set: HERE
Hope to see you guys out at Chinook on Wednesday!
Another week has gone by, and that means another edition of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet! Its nice to see these meets getting busier and busier as the weeks go by and the weather starts cooperating. Its nice to see cars that come every week, and see how they progress as the season goes by. Its also been great in the fact that the cars are getting more and more diverse.
Here’s a quick taste of some of the cars that were out this week, for lots more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE
Make sure to check out the next meet at Chinook on April 18, 2013.
You can almost feel it in the air. The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the cars that have been hiding are starting to come out. The season is almost upon us, and for a handful of people, it already has. And that means the 403 Honda/Beyond.ca weekly meets are starting to get into full swing. I’ve been to a few already, and they’ve been starting to get busier and busier. Here are a few snaps I took that somewhat darker night, then it got cold, so I put the camera away:
For more shots, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE
If you’re bored on a Wednesday night, are interested in checking out peoples projects, come check out the weekly meets. They happen usually from 7pm to whenever at the rear upper parkade lot of Chinook Centre. Hope to see you next week!
When Mitsubishi unveiled their latest generation Lancer in 2008, everyone took notice. The car was completely redesigned from the last generation, with a cutting edge design, and new motor options, it was sure to be a hit with the import crowd. And the biggest announcement of all, the new Lancer Evolution would be sold in Canadian dealerships for the first time. Once again, we up here in the North got the shaft, while the Lancer Evo 8 and 9 were sold in the US prior to the Evo 10 (X).
But what about the Lancer Ralliart? The last generation Ralliart was a bit sportier version of the normal Lancer. With bigger wheels, a body kit, and a slightly bigger motor among other extras, it was not as popular to the import tuning crowd as the Civic or Integra platform was, but it was a start nonetheless.
But for this latest generation, Mitsubishi stepped it up. To compete with their main rival Subaru, Mitsu dumped in an AWD system, a variant of the Evo motor and transmission, along with a turbocharger into the new Ralliart, as to keep the playground even with the Subaru STI’s little brother, the WRX.
The Wicked White Ralliart you see here is owned by Tate Subia. It is a good example of a car that is a work in progress with some small details added here and there to help accentuate the look of a car and to separate it from the crowd, while keeping it clean and simple.
As you look at the car, you will notice a few subtle changes, such as red sticker overlays on the Mitsubishi diamond emblems to tie into the red painted brakes, along with the red emblems on the Rally Armor mudflaps. The chrome strip around the grille was painted black to mimic the look of the Evo’s grille, a DIY front lip was added, and the headlights were replaced with Evo style projector units with a set of 4300K HID’s to finish off the front. Yellow foglight bulbs replaced the clear factory ones, and set of OEM window visors are also attached to the car.
The biggest change from a factory Ralliart is the way the car sits on the ground. It is a bit lower and stiffer thanks to the H&R sport springs, and is sitting on a set of Rota Grid (or IKR) sized at an 18 inch diameter, and 8.5 inches wide. It gave the Ralliart an more aggressive look, without really having to really worry about sitting too low to the ground, and also wheel offset issues.
The rear of the car did not go untouched. A carbon fibre RexSpeed lip spoiler were put on the trunk, as was an Ultimate Racing cat-back exhaust. To finish everything off, most of the normal bulbs in the turn signals and brake lights were replaced with LED units.
Tate says this car is always gonna evolve. In fact, since these pictures were taken, a few other things have changed, one of them being a slight tint to the headlights and taillights to give the car a more aggressive look, and yellow tint on the foglight lenses. For now, his the plan is to enjoy this car, and have fun in the winter with the AWD system. But I know for a fact that this car isn’t done. In fact, since I work with him, I will make sure it isn’t. Maybe next year another set of pics will be taken of this car, and it will look nothing like this. 😉
These and more pictures of the car can be found on our Flickr page: HERE
Here we go again with another round of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca. Time is running out for this summer, so we’re trying to go when we can.
Don’t forget, the OG SuperMeat is next Wednesday, so if you’re gonna make it out to one, come to this next one.
This weeks pics and more can be found: HERE
Lots more is planned for this car after winter. Both cosmetic and performance. Even though I love his wheels and they look super aggressive with his Evo, he may be getting new wheels because another Evo around town is rolling on the same setup. 🙁 Big ups to Porson for making this photo shoot happen.
– Words and pictures by Uno Lee
Just received the link to this video via email from our friend Isaac up in Edmonton. It’s not everyday you see an EVO tuned up like this one!
Sporting an R2 Aeromotions wing along with a bunch of other crazy stuff this thing is beastly!
Check it:
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With the season nearing the end, and with the impending coming of cooler weather, we were happy to have such an awesome warm day for the final GarageBox Track Day of the year and possible last at Race City. It was quite a busy day with a lot of cars out on the track, including a few owned/driven by our very own team members.
I tried to get everything that I could, but a bunch of pics didn’t turn out unfortunately, but all of them can be found here: flickr link
A special thanks goes out to Paul and the crew at GarageBox for putting on another awesome track day. Here’s hoping that there can be more!
