Team Hall n' Nass on the Bullrun Rally 2011
Berry Lowman – a good friend and fellow Texas car enthusiast – with Team Hall n’ Nass and Motorama Live had the opportunity to join in the Bullrun Rally last year and he got some pretty good video of some of the craziness that goes on.
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Border Run Rally 2011 photos by Landreth Photography
Well the 2011 Border Run Rally has come and gone and it sounds like everything went well.
We didn’t get the opportunity to attend, this year, but had some friends from Reflections of the Drive and Burnout Radio who did get to make it.
Here are some great photos taken by our friend Trent from Reflections of the Drive.
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Have you always wanted to join in those fantastic cross country car rallies but never had the money or time to make it happen? We might just have the event for you, and it’s right here in Texas.
The Border Run Rally will be a 500 mile, one day journey down amazing Texas roads toward an unknown destinations and unknown adventures. The best part is that the entry fee is only $50. That takes care of the time and money constraints for most people. Continue reading
2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart by txGarage
The Mitsubishi Lancer has been around for a while now, and even though it didn’t start out being sold in the American market, it has always been the platform for Mitsubishi’s halo car; the Evolution. When I was in high school, I had a friend who owned a Mitsubishi Mirage, yeah remember those, that had a body kit to look like the Japanese only Evo. My first experience seeing a true Evo was also in high school. I knew this one was the real deal mostly because it was right-hand drive. Needless to say, even though we didn’t get the Evo in America, it was still a very popular car. So popular that Mitsubishi finally decided to bring the Lancer and the Evo to the United States in 2003. This was the eighth generation of the Evo, so you see that Mitsubishi took it’s time. Continue reading
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2010 Suzuki SportBack
Back in 2007, Suzuki was ready to make some changes in the American market. They were tired of being known for having Daewoo rebadged cars that were low-budget and low-income driven. At the same time, a little car being sold in Japan and across Europe had been winning praises and prizes. Suzuki was ready to develop a new car to compete in the World Rally Championship and to compete in the U.S. market. They developed the SX4 (Sports Crossover 4-Wheel Drive) beginning from the ground up using their gained knowledge from the Swift and other cars developed in Japan. This was truly a move in the right direction for Suzuki. The SX4 became the most affordable AWD vehicle sold in America, and is a great little car. Many people who bought these cars began to modify them along the lines of Suzuki’s WRC car, including us. In 2008, we helped build and design a Suzuki SX4 for a local dealer as a show car. We worked with a company named Road Race Motorsports (www.roadracemotorsports.com) for a lot of aftermarket parts for our SX4. Road Race is one of the only companies that make aftermarket parts for Suzuki and they have built many show cars and concept cars for Suzuki. This SX4 underwent many changes including a body kit, wheels, suspension, turbo, exhaust, and more! All in all, with the money we put into the car we ended up with a $30,000 machine. The SX4 was a good platform to start from as the chassis is set up for rally racing and the AWD system was top notch, but after spending the money we would much rather have had a Subaru STI or Mitsubishi Evo for the performance we saw. Don’t get me wrong, the car was fun, but not as great as these cars, yet owners loved the car we built and were ready to invest into making their Suzuki like ours. So many owners, in fact, that Suzuki decided to step up and build a more sporty SX4 themselves. Continue reading