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Originally Posted by sperry
Ahh, I thought you mentioned the STi was destined for rallydom!? I guess with AVSport you won't have to build your own car now eh?
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A USDM STi would be a little more cumbersome to build, since you'd really have to buy a JDM 2.0L engine. You're better off starting with a WRX and buy a wrecked or theft recovery STi out of Japan, and transplant the drivetrain into the US shell.
As for AVSport, they actually went out of business about a month ago. My program was cancelled after the second round of the SCCA championship, due to budget constraints.
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Originally Posted by sperry
That Group N car is pretty sweet looking, too bad it's on a boat!
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That car belongs to Prodrive (it was actually their test car for GrN development). Prodrive has the car up for sale now - you can buy it for 60K GBP
It's the latest spec everything, with a programmable ECD, latest spec 6-dog 5-speed dog box (uses the 6-speed housing) which doesn't require any clutch usage for upshifts or downshifts. Carbon undertrays, etc.
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Originally Posted by sperry
BTW: Even if you don't have a car to bring, if you're in town, we'd love to have you come by the NORPAC convention. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in hearing about rally from someone who does it first hand!
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I'll try and make it if my schedule allows. There will probably be several rally people from the Northwest who will be there to represent the rally community.
cheers,
-mark