Round 3 Knockhill
The RC Developments crew wasted most of the qualifying sessions trying to trace a misfire by changing various components in an effort to cure the problems. It turned out to be very simple: no fuel. "We haven't actually wired up a fuel gauge on the car," admitted Clive. And somebody had forgotten to fill it up! In very heavy rain-with road tires, as per regulations-and on a track Clive was not too familiar with, he was reluctant to drive on the limit, but was running well up the front of the times when his rear wheels locked under braking and he slid off into the tires; datalogged at 81 mph. "I'd already had a few moments before my big one and I saw it coming a long way off and was just a passenger," he remembers. The radiator, located at the rear, survived the impact but the intercooler was pushed back into the turbo and needed a new bumper and lights. However, with a couple of hours of hard work, the team were able to cross to the other side of the country and take part in another event the following day. It was a long night.
Round 4 Brands Hatch
Clive had never driven at Brands Hatch before, but says the car felt very well-balanced and he was able to drive it to a spot on the rostrum in third place. This car will certainly be one to watch in '08.
Fast Facts
Mitsubishi Evo Vi Rs
Owner Clive Seddon
Home Town Warrington, United Kingdom
Daily Grind Mitsubishi Evo Guru @ Rc Developments
Under The Hood
RC Developments 2374cc stroker kit; custom front mounted oil cooler; custom rear mounted radiator with two Kenlow 10-inch fans; Unorthodox Racing exhaust-cam pulley; TiAL 60mm dump valve; Cusco oil breather catch can; Crower 102mm stroke crank; Manley I-beam rods/bolts; CP 86mm pistons; RC-spec Piper cams; ported MIVEC head; Supertech oversize inlet/exhaust stainless valves; Ferrea duel valve springs/titanium retainers; Metal Mesh air filter; custom stainless steel/aluminium intercooler pipes; custom intake plenum with a Nissan Q45 80mm throttle body; Garrett GT42R turbo; HKS GTII racing wastegate; modified Greddy R-SPL front intercooler kit; eight 560cc injectors; custom fuel tanks; Weldon fuel pump; 60mm stainless steel exhaust manifold; four inch exhaust with Invo Auto titanium silencer
Power
est. 750-900 bhp; 9.9 seconds at 145 mph
Brains
Aem Uego engine management
Drivetrain
Evo RS gearcase; Holinger gearset; Tilton twin-plate carbon fiber clutch; Evo IX transfer box with viscous centre differential; custom 9-inch rear differential in Hewland case; custom driveshafts/propshaft
Stiff Stuff
multipoint custom rollcage; Evo IX front cross-member; TEIN Super Racing multi adjustable coilovers with adjustable top mounts; custom rear suspension mounting cage; Powerflex black bushes; Ralliart rose-jointed bushings
Stoppers
Front: AP Racing 6-pot calipers; 352mm vented discs; Mintex F4R race pads; Rear: AP Racing 4-pot calipers; original vented discs; Mintex 166 pads; Goodridge braided hoses; ATE Super Blue racing brake fluid
Rollers
18-inch Volk Racing CE28 wheels; R888 245/45x18 tires
Outside
Monster Sport carbon-fiber bonnet/boot; DAMD front bumper; KS Autos side skirts/rear bumper; C-West rear wing; RC headlights; Lexan side/rear windows; Mitsubishi heated front windscreen
Inside
Corbeau Revolution seats; Sabelt 5-point harnesses; AIM Pista instrument panel; AEM programmable gauges; Sparco steering wheel; Proshift gear paddles; Flocked dash; Rallytech carbon-fiber door cards/rear seat base; Ikeya sequential gear selector
Thanks
Everyone art RC Developments: Andy, Danny, Russell, Simon, Will. Colin Kitchen for help with the planning. Neil Well, Tom Faran for help with the wiring.
By Simon Cooke
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