[sperry]

I've never seen an EVO lift a tire at an autocross. I've never seen a WRX do it either, as far as I can remember. I've seen all sorts of FWD cars do it, but that's because they've been setup to, and there is a reduction in rear traction that helps the car turn, though I would think there may also be some issues with consistency in that situation, but the lap times seem to indicate for a FWD car it can be the fastest setup.

If Allon is lifting on stock struts, it's the first time I've seen it. And I can't imagine his driving is smooth if he's able to do that. Granted, his lap times were fast when compared to the rest of the competitors... but remember who we're comparing them against... a group of drivers that get absolutely trounced anytime anyone that's at all nationally competitive shows up.

The STI never changes it's bias. It's fixed by the mechanicals in the center diff. All you can do is change the allowed speed differential before lockup occurs. If the EVO can actually route the torque split, then is much more advanced than the STI system, and I was under the impression that the full-blown AYC system never made it into the US spec EVOs. Either way, so what if the center diff can send 100% power to the front tires... I'd rather have 100% of my power going to the ground through all 4 tires rather than just the fronts. It's twice as much traction!

So anyway, if the tripod setup seems to work for them, good for them I guess. But I'd much rather have a car that corners flat, and allows me to use that fancy AWD drivetrain (and do so w/o abusing the differentials at every corner). If you wanna ride on just the front two tires, get a CRX or something.