CASTROL EDGE Motor Magazine HOT TUNER Challenge!

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We've been overloaded with entries to MOTOR Magazine's second annual Hot Tuner Shootout, with more than 30 of the country's fastest cars coming to Eastern Creek in August. Our inaugural event last year was a real eye-opener in just how extensive, and excellent, the local aftermarket tuning industry has become for modern performance cars. Our collection for 2010 will create some interesting battles, with a fairway of Volkswagen Golfs teeing off against each other, a host of Subaru STIs up against some red-hot Mitsubishi Evo Xs, and a heap of heroic V8 Holdens taking on a flotilla of force-fed turbo Falcons. Beyond that, we've got some wild BMWs, Mercedes AMGs and Porsches looking to maintain Europe's status, but also a good 'ol American stoush between the latest Mustang and Camaro. Each of them will be tested on the dyno, down the drag strip and around the race track in the fight to be crowned the 2010 Hot Tuner Champion. Presented by Castrol Edge, MOTOR Magazine's Hot Tuner Shootout will feature in our October issue, on sale September 8, 2010. What do you think will win?

Cheers

Andrew MacLean
Editor
MOTOR Magazine

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Hot Tuner Challenge video from Tunehouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXXHa1jkUo


PAC Team Profile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ugMVkMN54

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City Performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5myei3tnIw

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CITY PERFORMANCE TO ENTER A SCIROCCO AND AN AMG MERC.!

The 4 cylinder VW Scirocco to showcase its competitiveness directly against other Australian delivered models such as the VW Golf R and the Audi S3 amongst others. Sirocco’s technologically advanced front differential virtually eliminates the known under steer syndromes. As a result, this is a super competitive entry for us. Our sister company Scuderia Imports imported the first Scirocco to Australia this year and we want to really showcase the potential of this car in the modified marketplace. Our second entry is the Mercedes C63 AMG. Most owners want more from their AMG; therefore we want to showcase the overall performance gains from this model. Having developed this car with many of our clients for the past two years, we believe we have come up with a proven upgrade package worthy of satisfying even the most discerning clients.

This event is great for the entire automotive industry and allows those involved to showcase emerging modification technology. It allows us to demonstrate our proven capability as a long-term, well respected and trusted performance partner and also the commitment we have towards theindustry.

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Below is the entrant list as of today at Eastern Creek for the show down.

Today was the 1/4 mile at WSID with dyno runs at Eastern Creek. The biggest crowd pleaser was the Merc CLK Black from City performance, it sounded like a Funny car ripping down the drag strip. It was Black, Fat and very Euro porn. My other two favourite's were the Simply sports cars Lotus with an after market supercharger and other goodies and the imported VW Sirocco R from Scuderia, both looked the business and would scare anyone in traffic.
That being said there were 32 cars on show that i'd snap up a steer in, within a blink.

Will post what what i can later in the week. Can't give away to much at the moment.

Cheers,
Rob.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9_7qoB8tMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBhq7LSPopE

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RAMSPEED


We entered the Brabus B63 S based on the C63 AMG. Our second car was the ABT Sportsline Power ‘R’, a supercharged VW Golf R32, however due to delays in supply of parts from overseas, we could not finish the car on time for this event. RamSpeed represents leading German tuning companies and offer TUV approved performance upgrades for European cars. The C63 AMG and the VW Golf R32 are great cars to upgrade and our products definitely address the
hidden potential in these vehicles.

The products installed are manufactured by world leading German tuning companies and therefore little or no testing was required here in Australia. RamSpeed offers top quality, proven German performance products which are vigorously tested in Germany under various conditions (race track, road, German Autobahn, dyno, etc). We felt very confident that a multimillion Euro company with 20 year history and proven racing pedigree can supply the best applications for RamSpeed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNn9-3isovo

[JustenGT8]

Yeah great, <$75K by a bee's dick...relevant to 95% of grass roots modders how?

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i heard it was a really well run and judged competition too

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Yeah great, <$75K by a bee's dick...relevant to 95% of grass roots modders how?

So when you've grown up and have the house paid off, what are you gunna mod?

[JustenGT8]

So when you've grown up and have the house paid off, what are you gunna mod?

Nice, such a mature response Some motoring journo you must be? ever been to a regional motorsport event? Most of the guys are grown up (something you are yet to achieve apparently) and run all manner of cars that cost substantially less than $75K, that's post modding, and have shitloads of fun doing it. Dare i say quite a few would run rings around the 'pretty cars' in your 'challenge'.

As for what i have modded, it's a solid all rounder and was chosen to deliver bang for buck, not wank for buck.

This was about bling and selling magazines with pretty pictures. Some awesome cars for sure but a performance 'challenge'? not one that means anything to anyone who can use a spanner themselves

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More pics from the Hot Tuner Challenge weekend.

[RONA]

The wheels on that Camaro are horrendous

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...and lol on the Autobot caps/badges

[trdee]

do the rules restrict the cars to new cars only? because these generally arent the type of cars you will find at a "tuner's workshop"

[Bananaman]

So when you've grown up and have the house paid off, what are you gunna mod?

Nice, way to make friends big guy

Might want to take more of a look at the market you're pitching to here before making statements like these...

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No offence intended, please forgive my short hand.

Rob.

Nice, way to make friends big guy

Might want to take more of a look at the market you're pitching to here before making statements like these...

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Sorry..! I re read my post and it was written badly. I meant 'when we are older and cashed up and still love tuning cars" what would you like to tune. It was not a judgement call of any type. For me it is a collection of some of the most desirable cars available, of which most people would have a soft spot for one or two of them.
I'm noticing that more people as they hit there 50's are still boys at heart and going back to there dreams as younger men and spending a wad of cash on premo sports cars and tuning them.

Unfortunately im not a Journo, I don't think i would have made that blunderous comment if i was. I am a back yard tuner like most people here, and spent the last 20 years pushing cars around a race track and fixing them in the dirt after blowing gearboxes and the like.
Ive been active on car forums for over 6 years and now im doing my best to help bring some financial stability and value to the forums and the members.
One of our main objective has been to take the message to large companies that their customers are the ones that can use some support and acknowledgement for there patronage. I now can get support and help with any forum base event you wish to put together and this a pretty cool part of my job. Over the past year we have been able to help members attend track days, support entire club racing events, social gatherings, show and shines, and helped a few forum members enter World time attack.

I accept the flaming for the comment.

PM me if I can help you get support for your projects.

sincerely
Robert Green.

Nice, such a mature response Some motoring journo you must be? ever been to a regional motorsport event? Most of the guys are grown up (something you are yet to achieve apparently) and run all manner of cars that cost substantially less than $75K, that's post modding, and have shitloads of fun doing it. Dare i say quite a few would run rings around the 'pretty cars' in your 'challenge'.

As for what i have modded, it's a solid all rounder and was chosen to deliver bang for buck, not wank for buck.

This was about bling and selling magazines with pretty pictures. Some awesome cars for sure but a performance 'challenge'? not one that means anything to anyone who can use a spanner themselves

[JustenGT8]

Cheers for taking the effort to respond more fully Rob. I haven't cracked 50 yet, but 40 is now just a memory Some nice cars there for sure, but a lot of bling over substance and for me not a lot of good value performance. As i suggested, your local hill climb or club sprint would produce more performance in one place for a lot less dollars? The recent time attack at EC is maybe a better example of the full range of cars out there...from mild, right through to track only megabuck weapons? Add a few more classes and i think you'd have a more credible tuner challenge....just some suggestions from someone keen to see as many difference tuner events out there as people can dream up

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Cheers for taking the effort to respond more fully Rob. I haven't cracked 50 yet, but 40 is now just a memory Some nice cars there for sure, but a lot of bling over substance and for me not a lot of good value performance. As i suggested, your local hill climb or club sprint would produce more performance in one place for a lot less dollars? The recent time attack at EC is maybe a better example of the full range of cars out there...from mild, right through to track only megabuck weapons? Add a few more classes and i think you'd have a more credible tuner challenge....just some suggestions from someone keen to see as many difference tuner events out there as people can dream up

Yeh,
WTA at EC was a great example of bang for your buck. Ive got a bit of a thing for Lotus's, So seeing Warren Luff point that thing around was pretty cool. But the highlight car for me was Benny Tran's BYP gold Civic, built in his back yard with his brother (BYP 'back yard performance'). I think he crack a 1.38 from memory.

For me 40 is an impending time zone, with shampoo just a distant memory.! LOL.

Thanks,