Joey@WORKS On Wednesday, September 30, 2009





Joey@WORKS On Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Check out this vid of the WORKS Drift Evo 8 getting a little slideways.

Joey@WORKS On Monday, August 17, 2009

Simply beautiful in our honest opinion. The WORKS TR-444 Evo X dripping in Carbon Fiber!





Joey@WORKS On Monday, August 10, 2009

Web Shots of the KDW Challenge website. Check it out at www.kdwchallenge.com



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Teaser for the new vids on KDWChallenge.com:

Trailer for KDW Challenge WORKS Motorsports from joey hille on Vimeo.

Joey@WORKS On Wednesday, August 5, 2009

When the passion for racing meets the dedication of engineering, you know you've reached WORKS Motorsports. Check out this uber cool E36 BMW M3 Club racer being tuned at WORKS!







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What makes 485 whp on e85 with a FP Red Turbo? the Evo X we just tuned! Here's a little glimpse of it on our Hunter Precision Alignment rack.

Joey@WORKS On Wednesday, July 29, 2009


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Joey@WORKS On Monday, July 27, 2009

We had to work all night, but our efforts paided off. She's a beauty thanks to our friends at SEIBON Carbon!






Joey@WORKS On Friday, June 26, 2009

We'd like to congratulate WORKS Sponsored driver Geoff Clark with his amazing 2nd place finish at the SCCA Nationals in his STU (Street Touring Ultra) Evo. Using a WORKS flash and tune Geoff finished a mere .260 seconds behind the leader! Check out his Championship run!




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Want to know what it takes to get to the podium of the SCCA National Championship in Topeka Kansas? Have a look:

Joey@WORKS On Thursday, June 11, 2009

On Board video with the WORKS evo 9 rally car at the Oregon Trail Rally.

Teaser:

WORKS Motorsports Rally Evo 9 at Oregon Trail from joey hille on Vimeo.



Longer Edit:

WORKS Rally at Oregon Trail (longer edit) from joey hille on Vimeo.

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The first one is a teaser video of Lars Wolfe flipping the WORKS evo 9. second video is a longer edit

WORKS Rally from joey hille on Vimeo.



WORKS Motorsports Rally Flip in Rally America from joey hille on Vimeo.

Joey@WORKS On Tuesday, April 28, 2009

In our defense..... It was a pretty spectacular crash :)

Video of the roll will be uploaded shortly, but for now..... enjoy.



Joey@WORKS On Tuesday, April 21, 2009

WORKS RALLY USA







It’s Only New Once.
One almost feels bad sending a shiny new race car out to get beaten in the dirt, but when you see it come in for its first service with a bit of that Northwest mud on its flanks, it’s just right.



The start of a rally is both a blessing and a curse. After the blur that was the last month and a half, passing tech inspection Friday evening with no issues and sending our shiny new Evo 9 out to its debut Parc Expose on Saturday morning meant that all the long hours and lost sleep while building and preparing the car were over. On the other hand, it meant the start of what will undoubtedly be a long weekend of work for all involved.




Our car seems to be receiving a warm reception, especially as we’re the only Mitsubishi among a sea of Subarus in Rally America’s Super Production class. We’ve made fast friends with the other Mitsubishi teams in Open and Group 5, a couple of which are already customers of WORKS.







After three stages and two services, all is running well. Lars is getting comfortable with the car but not pushing too hard and has had no major issues. Other than having to make a slight “revision” to a turn-down in the underbody gravel shield, a recurring check engine light, and making a change to the front upper shock mounts (which seem to be taking a beating), the car is holding up well. So far, it seems to be pretty frugal with regards to brake and tire wear, though that will likely change as we pick up speed. It’s a learning experience for everyone, even though a few of us have rallied for years. This is our first outing in a powerful AWD car, one capable of generating a lot more force in all directions, so development will come with time as we learn how the car behaves (read: fails).
The end of day one brought a few issues with the car, all of which were repaired in Taholah before heading back to the hotel. The car came in dragging the exhaust on the ground because the resonator (not a WORKS part)came apart at its flanges and required a welding repair, the center gravel tray required some cutting to make it more service friendly, and the mudflaps needed to be trimmed and re-fastened all around. Really, as far as rally cars go, this is incredibly minor stuff. The mechanics of Tanner Foust’s Rockstar team suffered a hard night’s work on their new Evo X, including a deft welding repair to their broken downpipe by our own Lars Wolfe, and repairing some serious issues with their transfer case. So all things considered, it could have been worse.



The second day dawned bright and sunny, a good sign. We made the hour long transit to service in South Bend, on the Willapa River, found ourselves a prime spot and settled in. The first service went as smoothly as any, with only a couple of rattles in the suspension noted. These were due to the top shock nuts backing off front and rear despite being tightened at every service opportunity, so we’ll have to come up some means of locking them down for Oregon Trail. Other than that, the car is running fast and reliably, and is still the same shape it was when we started so I’ve no reason for complaint. There’s only one stage before Service 2 so hopefully it’s more of the same. In the meantime, it’s a beautiful day in South Bend, much better than the cold and wind of Taholah yesterday.



This was the single smoothest service in my rally career. No complaints, car in the air and wheels off, once over on the suspension, brakes, and fluids with no problems to report, and a splash of fuel. We even had time to wipe the car down before sending it off for the final stages of the day, including the famous “Brooklyn.” Well done all around. This rally was a good shakedown for Oregon Trail in a month, which will undoubtedly be much more challenging.

Joey@WORKS On Thursday, April 16, 2009

After spending countless nights building the WORKS Rally car, we decided to have a little fun. what do you guys think of the new camo livery?





Joey@WORKS On Thursday, April 9, 2009

The shop has been a mad house as we get everything in order to compete at the next stop on the Rally America tour, Olympus Rally. Using the Evo 9 chassis WORKS will be the only Mitsubishi in the Super Production class competing against a number of subarus. Shop foreman and hot shoe Lars Wolfe will be performing double duty as both driver and lead mechanic responsible for car preparation. With a strong history rallying and road racing Volkswagens Lars is looking for a strong showing from the WORKS Mitsubishi.

Some pics of the build:

The car getting ready
the WORKS evo 9 rally car

Gutting the car
gutting the interior

fabbing the uber awesome cage
building the cage 2

This thing is going to be tough as nails
rear cage getting painted

front cage getting painted

Driver vs. Co-driver seating position
seating position




The car is getting vinyl done tomorrow, I think you guys will appreciate the new WORKS Rally livery {thumbup} I'll be sure to update this as the build progresses.