I’LL BE BACK!!!!!!!!

Watching my Laser get towed away to a mechanic’s house while I’m at boot camp felt like sending my child off to stay with an uncle for the summer… *tear*

It’s a means to an end though, and I’m glad I won’t have to blow up the city when I get back for trying to tow my car away while I’m gone.

Thanks to everyone still following the build (even though it’s a slow labor of love right now because I have so much money “in storage”.)

It will be the spring before I get back in town fully, but the goal is to install the OEM Mitsu Metal Head Gasket, tighten up the brakes, and GET THE RACE BUILT TRANSMISSION WITH THE LIMITED SLIP!!!!! by then. Drivable, I will be able to finally install the exhaust and maybe get that pink fender painted!

Anyway, wish me luck and pray for me as I go serve America and make some changes. I will definitely be in touch when I get back!

One Love.

 

Waiting Period

Lot’s of people have waiting periods…

Girlfriends make you wait to have sex. VA makes you wait before you buy multiple firearms. Anytime you go in DMV you’re going to wait – period.

I’ve been silent about this waiting period I’m in. I’ve made NO mods to my racecar since like a LONG TIME. The next major mod I’d like to make to the car is the Race-Built transmission with the Limited Slip Diff. It’s gonna cost me like $3K without sponsorship, and I don’t have that type EXTRA money right now, so I’ve gotta wait. (I’ve already repaired my transmission like three times, so I’m tired of part-time fixes. I’ll wait now until I can do it right. Maybe that’s what I should have done the first time, but whatever.)

I’m about to go to Boot Camp so I’ll have to wait another 7 months before I can do anything major to the car. Whatever. I’m just glad that when I do it it’s really gonna be right. I bought this car in 2004, so I’ve been waiting a long time to see it REALLY RIGHT. It’s okay. I’ve got time. Any maybe this will be inspiration for somebody else who has to wait. Everybody has to to wait sometimes. Just be patient. If you find time to do it right the first time, you don’t have to spend twice the time doing it again.

One love everybody. Three Diamonds Up!

p.s. – COUNTDOWN TO BOOT CAMP – 18 DAYS! (I’m going to need a bigger race seat to hold all those muscles I’ll bring back!)

 

Tribute To The Spartans of Speed.

Because of it’s military history, folklore, and legend, many people associate Sparta with doing more with less. You may hear someone say, “that furniture is a bit Spartan, but it will do”. People usually use that term when luxury is low..

So this is just a quick blurb to pay tribute to all of the racers/tuners/drivers, who even with a shoestring budget – or no budget at all, found a way or made one. Some had to trade favors, some traded parts, many did most or all of the work themselves to make sure their automotive dream became reality.

Many sacrifices have been made for cars… Significant others have been lost or at least postponed for the thrill of initial startup. The freedom of living alone is often 86ed in exchange for full-body mandrel-bent exhaust resonance. Transmission work is not cheap, and often true racers/tuners/drivers work ridiculous shifts for the bonus money to make sure that custom drivetrain is nestled snugly in place on race day – like a newborn in a plush blanket, arriving at home for the first time.

Here’s to you – Spartans of Speed! You never gave up. You never said die. You kept the finish line always in view until soaked in champagne (or sparkling grape juice, or shaken-up Sprite, or just good old Gatorade) you waved that checkered flag in front of all the haters who said you couldn’t do it, and all of the fans who always believed you could. (Sometimes that cheering section is only the significant other that you postponed to pay for parts, so remember that and treat them extra nice! You don’t want to have to savor your victory sleeping in the backseat of a racecar with no backseat…) 

To all of the Spartans in training, DON’T GIVE UP!!! Many things do take money, but many things can also be accomplished with a positive attitude, a bit of elbow grease, a free imagination, saying the right words to the right person, or just being in the right place at the right time. You definitely can’t do it if you never try!

So one time for all the Spartans of Speed – Aaahhhooohh!! (as if I could really spell that sound they made in the movie! Anyway you know what I’m talking about.) B-)

 

One, Two, Sparta's coming for you...

 

The Start of the ‘Punish Corvette’ Crusade

 

Move Over Bacon... The Truth is Back!

Alright, so I’ve got a long-term vendetta with Corvette and the people that drive them… Not all of the Chevy products, just Corvette. And not all of the people that drive them, just the ones that think store-bought power is king. I know the truth: custom built finesse will win out over of-the-shelf brute force any day. What’s more, you’ll usually save enough money to go on a sexy date! 

Some of you may not know I’m a musician, and I play electric bass. I was driving on I-285 in Atlanta – on my way home from a rehearsal. It was maybe 1am or something and the streets were almost bare this day – except for this Corvette. It was actually one lane over to my left and a few carlengths ahead, but I was driving my street-modded Galant at a nice cruise of about 80mph – so I was closing quickly. To this day I still don’t understand why the next thing that occurred ever happened…

The Corvette, although it was driving slower than I was, moved over into my lane! ?   It didn’t speed up when it came over, it didn’t keep going to the even slower lane, it just came over in front of me. I had bright ass headlight bulbs in so I know the driver saw me, but instead of speeding up or moving over into the even slower lane, this rude Corvette driver just parks in front of me like an idiot until I’m right on his bumper…. WOW! So, I did what any other sane driver would do in this situation and pulled out to the left to make the pass to go on home. It was a long rehearsal, it was late, and my girlfriend at the time was waiting at the house to shift my gears… So later for this dumb ass Corvette I’m going home. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were that easy…

Now this jerk thinks I’m trying to race because I was on his bumper for a sec waiting for him to do the right thing and get out of my way. So when I slide off and accelerate past, he takes it as a challenge to his apparently fragile Corvette driver ego. So he accelerates too…

*NOTE* I am determined to get Mitsubishi-powered cars of MANY different makes on the international circuit track. Street racing is dangerous and illegal and often endangers the lives of people that have nothing to do with the race and it’s not a good idea. Rebirth Garage promotes and believes in “taking it to the track” and believes you should do the same – NOW. 

Back then I was younger and dumber however, so I’d had enough! I get on the gas because I believe in the Diamonds and had done well in other street races, even against other Corvettes. I had no idea what could be lurking under his hood other that the stock motor, and didn’t really think I would win but hey – stranger things have happened! Well these stranger things didn’t happen today… Those four oval taillights just sped further further and further off into the night. Damn!

That’s why I was so pissed off. I didn’t really expect to win the race. You know – Corvette: eight cylinder, Galant DE: four cylinder; Corvette: about 360whp, Galant DE: 117whp (as modded); no replacement for displacement blah blah blah. But this whole thing started because somebody who preferred to BUY the power instead of BUILDING it, was driving like an asshole in front of somebody who really didn’t care and used this store-bought power to bully the innocent – and probably bragged to his online forum “friends” when he got home… (prick!) What added to my frustration is that I KNEW that I actually had the better car. I just didn’t have the trust fund, parent’s credit card, “in debt up to my eyeballs but I still live with the above named parents” type money to mod it to the point where I would have won that race.  So I was tattooed with an “L” I didn’t deserve – like a scarlet letter, by a prick who didn’t deserve to give it to me…

Ever since, I have begun a personal crusade to ensure that the world knows the truth… Mitsubishi really IS the better car. Stay “tuned”… I’ll show you…

Three Diamonds Up!

 

Dear Mitsubishi…What Ever Happened To…? Pt. 2 – Why Not U.S.?

Ok, so this post is about the Hot Mitsubishi vehicles that for one reason or another, we do not have in the US… “Why Not U.S. (United States)?” In some cases, the vehicles here never made it to production from Concept status. In other cases, they made production, but never cleared US customs or Mitsubishi Corporate in order to be sold in North America.

This first case, the 9th Generation Galant Ralliart is unique in that it actually met both of the above requirements. It is available for sale in the US… but for what?! To prove again that Mitsubishi has a “good start” or “some good points” but other than the EVO, doesn’t really have a total package offering? We’re talking about the descendant of the mighty Galant VR-4, and all we can get is a capable 3.8L V6 with a 5spd automatic (Sportronic though it may be), and FWD? Come on Mitsu…? I know we can do better that that. If the concept Eclipse (which we will touch on later) had AWD and was built on a platform using the 3.8, why couldn’t the Galant also have AWD. Why is there no 9th Generation version of the Galant VR-4 even though it was wildly popular worldwide – even in the 8th Generation? 

3.8L Mivec V6 w/ 5Spd Sportronic Automatic - good start! What about the details?

Speaking of the 8th Generation Galant VR-4, it makes the next slot in our list of “Why Not U.S.?” vehicles.

  

2.5L V6-TT

Talk About A Classy Sleeper! 2.5L TT V6 AWD!

People have imported them from overseas, so they pass customs that way… Why are they not available from the dealer? This is the Sedan or Saloon version. Also available overseas, but not here in North America, is the Legnum – a Galant VR-4 Station Wagon.  

Both Sleek and Practical! Look HOT While You Get The Groceries!

That’s right –  it’s a Turbocharged, AWD station wagon with the benefit of Mitsubishi’s innovative AYC (Active Yaw Control) system. “Why Not U.S.?” 

Wet and Sexy!

Move over Datsun 510! Old School Colt Wagon.

Look At What The Legnum Can Be! With The Right Interior, This Can Rival Audi/BMW/Mercedes!

The Eclipse GSX is another vehicle that Mitsubishi faithful have mourned for years since it was phased out in 2000. The V6 offerings have done okay, but there’s nothing like the AWD launch and the insane grip it provides in the corners. A concept was constructed by Ralliart – Mitsubishi’s official tuning wing. I know I can say I’ve never seen it anywhere but on the internet. What give’s Mitsu? How do you expect sales to increase when you take away all the cars the long-term faithful buyers love the most?

Carbon Fiber Body, Turbocharged, All-Wheel Drive?! Believe It - Just Not In The U.S.

Family Photo @ SEMA '05 (this long ago and still no haps?!) Concept Eclipse and Street Raider

The above pic leads us into talk about the Street Raider Concept. This is very close to my heart since I drive a Mitsubishi Mighty Max – a great truck, but one that is definitely much smaller. It limits both my towing and dating capability (sometimes size does matter).  :-)

On 22's Stock...4.7L V8... Yeah! Where is it?

Since the Mitsubishi Diamante was phased out of production, many expected the 9th Generation Galant (finally with enough interior room for four normally-sized humans), to be the new flagship “luxury” cruiser. But really Mitsubishi? What multi-millionaire is going to conduct his or her international business, pick up their children, or go on a hot date in that car – especially when they could do it in a Mercedes, Aston, (fill in the blank) instead? And trust me, I LOVE Mitsubishi (thus the blog), but I’m no idiot. They might choose the Galant, but it won’t be their first choice by any stretch. The Diamante used to be the flagship, but couldn’t quite get all the details right either to gain the necessary mass appeal. Here is a picture of a pretty attractive cruiser concept that also never made it to the US shores – the ZT.

Every Car Company Needs A Luxury Flagship!

Now, I’ve gotta admit… until I did the research for this post, I had never even heard of this next vehicle. It’s called the Mitsubishi 380 because it too has the 3.8L V6 at it’s heart. Kind of looks like the 9th Gen. Galant huh? This Ralliart version of the 380 has a Twin-screw Helical Supercharger, Koni Suspension, Upgraded Intake and Exhaust, and 5-spd Manual Transmission with a Limited Slip Differential! “Why Not U.S.?”

What?! A Mitsubishi With A Supercharger?! Yep! Just Not In The U.S.

A Russian-based tuning company called E-Go built this concept – The Revolt – clearly as the evolution (if you’ll pardon the pun) of the 3000GT.  It’s built on the same 3.0L Twin Turbo V6 motor with a Six-Speed Transmission. Dear Mitsubishi, will it remain a wet dream, or will we bring the heat to the other car companies by setting fire to the streets with new ideas?

The 3000GT VR-4 For The New Millenium. Honda Who?!

Ok, I will end this session with a nod to circuit racing. It is what I aspire to most, and I long to see the Diamonds on the circuit track and in the winner’s circle where they rightfully belong. When I saw the Jim Russell Racing School Formula 3 Car powered by the Turbocharged Mitsubishi Evolution motor, my heart almost stopped with amazement. Not that I thought something like that couldn’t be done, but I thought it never had been and was beginning to fear it never would be. I was ecstatic to know that not only had it been done, but was proven very successful by an organized group who used it again and again.

Infineon Raceway is one of the world’s premier circuits and the Jim Russell Racing School is also highly regarded. Mitsubishi race cars are not only fast, but powerful and reliable – just like I’ve always said. So, Dear Mitsubishi, why aren’t there more of them? Where are the F3, (insert racing series here), cars with Mitsubishi Power under the hood? If everyone knows that you race on Sunday and sell on Monday, and Mitsubishi has had trouble with sales in the U.S., why do we not do more racing in the U.S.? 

Just Looks Like An Ordinary Formula 3 Car Huh?

Are You Kidding Me?

It's FAR From Ordinary With This Motor! Mitsu Turbo Power Baby!

I just feel like Mitsubishi deserves better, but a wise old woman once told me that when you know better… you’ve got to DO better. When you work hard to BE better… you ARE better as a result.

Dear Mitsubishi, will you answer the call. Will you take your rightful place in the spotlight in the U.S.? The Three Diamond “bat-signal” is up.

We Need Our Hero!

Please don’t let us down…

(click thumbnails below for closeups of above photos)

On 22’s Stock…4.7L V8… Yeah! Where is it?

What?! A Mitsubishi With A Supercharger?! Yep! Just Not In The U.S.

Talk About A Classy Sleeper! 2.5L TT V6 AWD!

3.8L Mivec V6 w/ 5Spd Sportronic Automatic – good start! What about the details?

Both Sleek and Practical! Look HOT While You Get The Groceries!

The 3000GT VR-4 For The New Millenium. Honda Who?!

Just Looks Like An Ordinary Formula 3 Car Huh?

Are You Kidding Me?

It’s FAR From Ordinary With This Motor! Mitsu Turbo Power Baby!

Evo Formula 3 Car Cockpit. Call It The Winner’s Circle!

Move over Datsun 510!

Look At What The Legnum Can Be! With The Right Interior, This Can Rival Audi/BMW/Mercedes!

Wet and Sexy!

2.5L V6-TT

Carbon Fiber Body, Turbocharged, All-Wheel Drive?! Believe It – Just Not In The U.S.

Every Car Company Needs A Luxury Flagship!

Family Photo @ SEMA ‘05 (this long ago and still no haps?!) Concept Eclipse and Street Raider

The Bombshell Undressed… Blue’s Expose’

After that telling spotlight on Max, I wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t give a little insight on this “Bombshell” you’ve been hearing so much about… I’ll start with “the bad”. *NOTE* the bad, really isn’t that bad at all – especially considering this car is a 1990, with 125K original miles, and has seen at least limited track time, and a good bit of the daily commute under my command. I also found the original window sticker from the dealership of first purchase – which actually is in this area. It’s very fragile so I’m still waiting to get it laminated and scanned in, but I found it in the glove compartment… Go figure! So with all that said, here we go.

One of the maybe two rust spots I’ve seen on the car.

Here’s the close up. It’s a little nasty looking, but no more that three to five inches across.

Someone may have wrinkled the fender before I bought it, but it seems they did a good job ironing it out. Could use a spot of blue to go with the rest though!

Another shot of the fender, and the hood that could also use a little more blue. I always wonder why so many Mitsubishis end up with an “ashy” hood, roof, and trunk. The Galant is the first one that comes to mind… As you can see, I took this pic from the bed of The Guardian. Max and I went to visit Blue at the shop when I though I had found a proper donor transmission. 

I know this is still supposed to be the bad, but this paint is pretty good. The pinstripe decals and badging need replacement, and the DSM Talon Swirl wheels either need to be resurfaced (budget upgrade for the time being) or replaced.

Tiny bit of rust in the door jamb, but nothing that standard body and paint work can’t fix.

The infamous hanging weatherstripping!

Got a rip in the leather shift knob boot and it hasn’t been conditioned in who knows how long?!

Got an extra boot though, so not a big deal. As you can see, it’s intact.

That’s pretty much it on the bad. Everything else from here out is a bonus.

Plenty of tread on the tires (truly representative of all four).

Had to put a full size spare tire in! Turbos and donuts just do NOT MIX!!!

You can just see the cut of the Brembo Sport Slotted Rotors and the weave of the Goodridge Stainless Lines (8-Line Kit)

Here’s a better view of both. This is the front wheel so you also get to see the twin-piston 2G Caliper upgrade. What you can’t see – Porterfield RS pads.

RRE Front Lower Tie Bar – really makes a difference in the FWD handling! Car doesn’t jerk so much left to right when turning.

Custom Poly-Filled Mounts. All four in the engine bay are treated the same way. 

ACT 2100 Clutch Kit. You can just see one of the shift cable bushings – it’s ball bearing. Inside, I’ve got the Symborski Shifter Base Bushings. Gotta have a smooth shift.

Better shot of the Fidanza 8lb. aluminum flywheel

Stainless braided clutch line

Look how clear the fluid is! This is what’s flowing through the stainless brake and clutch lines.

What you can see – rebuilt 4G63T w/2G manifold. You can also see the aluminum strut tower brace bolted down. What you can’t see – 2G Pistons on 1G Big Rods and balance shafts removed.

TD05H-14B w/stainless oil feed line. Turbo could probably use a rebuild. I want to max out it’s power before I upgrade to a larger snail. Even then I plan to continue to showcase Mitsubishi power using EVO III components.

Oil Feed Line @ the Filter housing. My 1990 car has the OE air-cooled oil cooler.

Clean interior. You can see the tell-tale boost gauge from here. RS-T baby!

Not much mileage on the clock for an old bird!

Night Gauges! See the reflection of the parking lights looking back like eyes?

RRE rear strut tower bar. I’m serious about suspension. Prepping for the SCCA circuit!

What?! The hood struts work?!! Who knew?

So does the pop-up sunroof latch.

Pioneer head unit with USB connect. Clean install.

More clean interior. Not bad for 19 yrs old huh?! I know!

 

All of the work done to the car was done in town by local techs and businesses. There’s more to the story because when the motor was first rebuilt, the machine shop put the wrong size bearings in (they’ve since been replaced with the right ones. Gratefully the crank journals weren’t scored. Pics forthcoming…) Even in that condition, The Bombshell took me to Atlanta for my friend’s wedding (when gas was at peak prices) making 30 miles per gallon! As it stands, of course you can see it needs a transmission (fully rebuilt for racing with a Quaife Limited Slip Differential), and I’d really like to go through the motor rebuild AGAIN but this time with a fine toothed comb. (Can you say SPONSORSHIP?!) I don’t think all of the internals have to be forged titanium, but I have some more specific upgrades I’d like to see that will make Blue more competitive and more reliable on the road course.

I’m so passionate about this. Thanks for coming by to share my love.

More to come!

 

I pledge allegiance, to the flag...

 

Max’s Good Bad and Ugly… The Confessional…

Ok, so a lot of this blog is supposed to tell you what I’ve been going through trying to get my Mitsubishis built. It’s been a long-term labor of love that I am determined to see through to completion. People have suggested I sell, combine, scrap, burn, wreck, or otherwise get rid of my two super-Stars! I don’t think so! But in the meantime, I’ve got to get some maintenance and repair done soon…

 

Nasty!!!

 

 

Today I had to go pick up my brother from Richmond. He came in town to hang with the family for a bit so we could celebrate father’s day together with my dad. Everybody’s excited because our schedules haven’t allowed us to hang out all together as a family in years. Here’s the catch, my mom is out of town until tomorrow, sister is working and couldn’t take off, and dad is the star of the show. Of course he’s not going to play chauffeur. So the duty fell to me, and since The Bombshell is waiting for a transmission transplant, The Guardian… but wait there’s more… As it stands, the clutch fork is broken. (Many of the ‘94 Mighty Max Clutch Forks were made with pock metal, and they break over time with repeated actuation of the cable clutch. I know because the same thing happened to the green Mighty Max I had before. Most people weld steel to the back of the broken fork for reinforcement and then weld the whole fork back to the bar. Otherwise you have to take the whole transmission out to replace it with a new bar. It usually holds.) With the fork broken, I have to start the truck in gear, powershift as I’m driving, and hope I don’t have to come to a complete stop (in which case I’ll have to start the whole process over again). The motor burns the 10W-40 I feed it at about a quart every two weeks. There are two small cracks in the radiator that keep the overflow bottle empty and the temp needle just above halfway. Diff fluid seeps out of the vent tube and I need some shims to adjust the camber on the right front which is a little too positive. I had to replace the timing belt when the idler shattered, and it needs body work for that dent in the right bedside fender and the rust that is growing in spots now – mainly inside the bed.

Crush Bent 2" Exhaust???!!! Wow!

 

 

Sounds like the truck should fall apart any minute huh…?  That’s exactly why I told you all this. It doesn’t, and I don’t expect it will anytime soon. It’s really a tough a** truck – a testament to Mitsubishi build potential. Now I don’t advocate driving your truck like this if you’re not me. If you do, you do so at your own risk. But this Mighty Max I have despite the maintenance and/or repair it needs:

- Still starts when I turn the key

- Still gets me where I’m going

- Still looks pretty good doing it (you wouldn’t have known about Max’s ailments if I didn’t tell you, or you didn’t ride with me)

Richmond Airport is about 88 miles from where I live and I made it there and back on a half-tank of gas with no other mechanical incident…

If the Mighty Max can STILL perform this well under these mechanical circumstances, think what it could do with even a full OE motor and transmission rebuild, a solid and reliable clutch fork, and the limited slip rear-end that came with the sport version for that year! Let alone if it was upgraded with forged internals (available), mandrel bent intake and exhaust (available), or the 4G63 DOHC cylinder head swap (it’s been done with the 2.4L block). What if you add the turbo from the 4G63T (also been done) or somebody FINALLY develops a supercharger for it? Then you’re dealing with a major mini-truck sleeper!!!! The drift truck I featured previously is a testament to this, as well as the many upgraded Mighty Max trucks all over the globe. I offer this as food for thought and a call for manufacturers, and tuners, and business owners, and racers, and investors, and sponsors that believe in Mitsubishi to come together to make it happen.

 

The Guardian and the VIP

Big Bro! (My Car Crazy Mentor #1)

 

Wait, I want to get in too!

 

 

 

For me today, I was just glad to be able to pick up my family and not have to call AAA to get us home!

Three Diamonds Up!

 

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Mitsubishis. (It Takes A Village…)

I swear somebody needs to start an organization to rescue innocent Diamonds from the clutches of ignorant foster parents… (Imma tell you why I’m mad, son!)

Click on the thumbnails for the SHOCKING closeups!
(shots taken from the safety of The Guardian)

First – The Nasty Universal Muffler. Second – The Growing Black “Skid Mark” In The Seat Of The Pants

Not In Bad Shape Overall, But This PYT Needs Some TLC

AWWW MAN! One Of My Pet Peeves! The Infamous “Three Things”

Trinity – Home of the Song “Tainted”

Detroit Deli – Where you can find the song “Selfish”

Normally, Diamonds enjoy settings of precious metal or velvety backdrops in clear glass display cases. They are draped upon the chests, ears, wrists and fingers of celebrity. Even raw Diamonds, just as real, but not yet cut and polished, are carefully wrapped and stored until their true value can be extracted for display by the finishing process…

Apparently nobody told this guy! We need a better adoption screening process or something!

 

Detroit Deli - Where you can find the song "Selfish"

 

Sometimes I want all the Diamonds to myself….
Slum Village and Kanye West wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it go!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Selfish” – By Slum Village feat. Kanye West  and John Legend (all rights reserved)

 

Trinity - Home of the Song "Tainted"

In fact, Slum Vill must be following me around, or reading my mind or something – because they also wrote this song vividly describing how many Diamonds are in the wrong hands…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Tainted” – By Slum Village (all rights reserved)

You can get more info on what Slum Village is doing now and buy the album(s) here:
www.slumvillage.com

Rest In Peace J-Dilla!!!

 

Dear Mitsubishi, What Ever Happened To…?!

Click on the thumbnails…

Beast Motor – All Motor

Enough Said!

Pike’s Peak 3000GT VR-4

Circuit-Built AWD Starion…from 1987!!!

Mighty Max Beefed Up For The Baja 1000!

Team Shuriken – So Sharp!

Car 91! Where Are You???!!!

Look @ The Guardian on the Front Page!! I See You Max!

More Than Just a Mirage!

Mighty Max Running Pike’s Peak!!! Tough A** Truck!!

Mighty Max On The Dragstrip!

Look at the Boys!!!

AWD Rally Eclipse GSX!

Mirage In The Winner’s Circle!

Ralliart!!! Hard Rocks Stand Up!!!

Naturally I want to talk here, but I’ll keep it brief. Mitsubishi makes me emotional like that talented friend you have that you always try to push on stage because they’re SO talented, and they’re like – ahhhhhhh, ummmmm, wellll. It’s cool though, I’ve already got a trusted Japanese translator or two, plus learning Japanese is on my bucket list. I’m going to the Corporate headquarters to ask some questions! Or if you know the corporate heads, tell them to come see me here on my blog. I’ve got some questions…

Three Diamonds Stand Up!!!

*afterthought* Think about it though… when’s the last time you’ve seen anything Mitsubishi-powered other than the Evolution on the professional CIRCUIT track, or on it’s way(work in progress)?

If you my readers have any pics, videos, or links to other circuit-built Mitsus – by all means, post a comment. Hit me back! Let’s get it.

 

Heath Pinter and Mitsubishi Ride Together

Here’s some info from the Giant site…

“Corey Bohan and Heath Pinter have linked up with Mitsubishi to promote there all new Lancer  Sportback. The Lancer Sportback is a sporty hatchback version of there already proven Lancer that will be available this summer for the first time. They will be using them to get to events and in a series of web edits you will be able to view here at ridegiantbmx.com. Take a look at mitsubishicars.com and keep an eye out for more on the Lancer Sportbacks.”