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The new
car is a 2005 Subaru
Impreza WRX Spec - C. The car is ex Subaru Aus and was built by
Possum Bourne Motorsport NZ. Preparations
are underway with a new engine to be built at Source Automotive.
The turbo requires a restrictor and then a retune of the Motec
engine management to suit. Also required is the necessary
underbody protection and other item's required for the dirt.
The Team is very excited and re - enthused, looking forward to
some excellent competition around the state. The car featured in a
national ad campaign for Subaru STI.

The
original competition car was an original 1995 RA shell with Version
4 runncurrent ing gear & bodywork, and a Version 5 rear wing. The
engine is currently an open-deck block with Sti internals, but is
about to change to closed-deck with forged pistons. A VF35
turbocharger is controlled by a Link-chipped ECU with Anti-lag
enabled. Differentials are KAAZ 1.5ways front and rear, with a
20kg center in a close-ratio Sti-RA gearbox. A Jim Berry clutch
& pressure-plate does the hard work, and the car sits on
Drummond 50mm struts.
This
car is a combination of the teams two previous cars, after
a Round 4 rollover damaged the shell. It took 130 man-hours
in 4 weeks to swap the mechanical componentry, and be ready
for the final round of 2006.
Here
is some in-car footage of Dave & Ross in action along
the famous Styx Road during the 2007 Styx Valley Rally. |