WORKS newest sponsored racer takes 2nd In-Class at Canadian Sport Compact Series
Jeffy Pippy drove in the Super Street class on Aug 22 at Toronto Motorsports Park in his 2008 Evo GSR and took 2nd place, beating out the next competitor by 2.3 seconds! With the help of our Brain Flash and Cosworth USA his best lap time was reduced by almost 5 seconds. He plans to race in the Targa Newfoundland someday, so we look forward to watching him hone his skills as a driver. We will continue to post his story here and on our Facebook page.
WORKS on Jalopnik
The Lancer Evo made Jalopnik's "Top 10 Cars That Look Great Dirty" list. Oddly enough, it was our '09 Lancer Ralliart that made the photo! The photo was taken at the 2010 Oregon Trail Rally with Rally America. Check out the pics at http://jalopnik.com/5615269//gallery/gallery/4
WORKS featured in Auto Eclectic Magazine
Auto Eclectic Magazine is a free online publication for car enthusiasts. They feature articles about rare exotics, on-track reviews, and car comparisons for all makes and models. Our 2009 Lancer Ralliart has been featured in their August issue. You can click the picture below and read the article in fullscreen.
WORKS wraps up 2010 at the New England Forest Rally
We finished the last event of the 2010 Rally America season with our highest placement of the season. With 64 entries we finished 5th in-class and 11th overall. It was a fun sseason and a great learning experience with our '09 Ralliart. We know what needs to be done to the car to get on the podium next year, so stay tuned!
This weekend we will be racing in Bethel Maine with Rally America. Our '09 Ralliart rode over 3,200 miles for this one! Follow us on www.rally-america.com
A week at WORKS
The last few weeks have been rather eventful around these parts. NASA was here the weekend of the 26th-27th running all of their racing and HPDE events. A few of the WORKS employees were running in HPDE and we were all here to enjoy the great racing all day. Also this last week, Time Attack Champion Ryan Gates stoped by the shop to do some work on his car before an event with Mitsubishi the following day. It was great to talk with Ryan and to see his recently rebuilt Evo X GSR.
Infineon Raceway NASA Track Day
The National Auto Sport Association will hold another event on June 26-27th.
WORKS will be open this Saturday, the 26th, to provide support. If you're curious about what a track day is like or you just love to watch race cars,
feel free to stop by the track and WORKS. If you're interested in driving as an experienced driver or a brand new beginner, sign up here NASA Norcal. We'll be with you every step of the way during the meetings and on-track. It's easier than you think and you can bring your every day street car.
Go fast with WORKS, stop fast with Brembo
WORKS is now a dealer and research partner of Brembo. Our companies recently collaborated on the research and development for the Lancer Ralliart Big Brake Package Program, and we now have access to all things Brembo. Many products are available on our web site for you to check out. We are very excited about future research projects and look forward to installing a Gran Turismo Big Brake Package on your car soon!
Recommended Installer, WORKS
WORKS is proud to be the newest addition in the Tire Rack Installer Program. We are now part of the nationwide network of approved Tire Rack Installers. All of their tires, wheels, and performance products can be purchased from us or purchased by you and shipped directly to our Infineon Raceway facility for convenient, professional installation for all makes and models. click for details
WORKS "In Search of Go" Meet
This Saturday, September 12th, BFGoodrich and WORKS are partnering up for a BBQ and Meet to launch the new BFG website "In Search of Go".
The Meet will start at 11am and run until 4pm at the WORKS Infineon Raceway headquarters and feature plenty of cool vehicles and food for attendees.
WORKS will also be operating our dyno and giving tutorials on the importance of tuning properly.
Hope to see up here!
Video of the DRIFT EMPORIUM S15 SILVIA WITH TITAN V8 on the WORKS Dyno
WORKS TUNES DRIFT EMPORIUM S15 SILVIA WITH TITAN V8
Drift Emporium is up at Infineon Raceway this week for a Formula D event that is supporting the IRL weekend. They brought one of their baddest toys over to WORKS for a dyno tuning session before the event kicks off. The Drift Emporium S15 Silvia is powered by a Nissan Titan V8 that has been worked over and tweaked with some cool modifications including individual throttle bodies topped off with K&N stack Filters. The car sounds like a monster and spins the tires with ease. We hope to have video up shortly, but for now here are a few pictures:
This weekend, NHRA visits Infineon Raceway / Sears Point. Therefore the office and shop will be inaccessible Friday and Saturday. However, on Friday the 24th, we will still be answering the phones. If you're interested in attending the drag races, click the Infineon site below. Have a great weekend!
July 11th-12th WORKS spent the weekend in Las Vegas participating in the BF Goodrich KDW Challenge. We brought out two of our vehicles--the WORKS EVO X time attack car and the WORKS Lancer Ralliart rally car--and were able to give some lucky particpants a thrill ride on the track. WORKS driver's Dave Brown and Lars Wolfe were on hand to provide the tire screaching action. Both WORKS vehicles performed amazingly in the scorching 110 degree desert heat and big smiles were had by both passengers and drivers. Special thanks to BF Goodrich, HotBits, AST and Autopower for making this a successful event for WORKS.
WORKS EVO X Gets Seibon Carbon Fiber Treatment
The truck arrived yesterday with a special shipment direct from our new partner Seibon. The techs went straight to work installing the Seibon Carbon Fiber front and rear doors, 10mm wide front fenders, hood, front lip and rear wing.With all the carbon parts fitted to the car we estimate a weight savings of 300-400 lbs. On top of that we think the car looks fantastic. A big thank you to the folks at Seibon for making this happen. We also want to thank Autopower for sending over a custom made bolt-in roll cage in time for us to make the BF Goodrich event. Now we are off to the KDW Challenge!
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