I don’t have any background story yet, but this video of Andrew Comrie Picard and the Evo at the 2008 X-Games doesn’t really need any description.

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One of my good friends and fellow NASA driver instructor Dave Brown and I have raced together with NASA for years. Check out the following link where Dave has a little fun helping Mitsubishi with a program called “EPIPHANY PROJECT”. Customers who have recently purchased Mitsubishi Eclipse get to take the car for a test drive around a “test track” while Dave rides along in the passenger’s seat. The drivers think Dave is simply a Mitsubishi Rep and after their “Putt-Putt” ride around a closed course Dave asks them if they would like to swap seats and let him show them a few of the features they probably aren’t aware of. What they are not aware of is Dave has been racing since the beginning of time not to mention that he is a 2 time U.S. Touring Champ as well as owner of DB Motorsports. Thanks to the in-car camera we are blessed with the unforgettable reactions on their faces while Dave calmly gives the car what for. As you watch each of the 8 driver’s video you get to hear them talk about how well they think the car can work but needless to say after they take the ride with Dave they are left speechless. Great job Dave!

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I’ve finally had a chance to slide my fat behind into the driver’s seat of Mitsubishi’s much awaited Evo X. Unfortunately, time only allowed a very short blast through mid day Toronto traffic, but it was enough to make a bit of a comparison with the Subaru STi following a similar short trip in that monster machine.

Our ride today was a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR, with the 5 speed manual. The car is a pre production model that is destined for the mandatory crushing that PT units receive after they’ve been flogged repeatedly by anyone who has the opportunity. This particular car has seen media road tests, track days and heavy road use. The clutch is releasing fairly high in the travel due to many, many drivers launching it hard. Still, the drivetrain hooks up and leaves no question as to the potential of the beast.
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Once again, the crew at Flat Over Crest have managed to put together some absolutely stunning rally coverage. This time, it was the 2008 Olympus Rally, where speeds reached 130 mph on gravel, with some corners having 100 mph exit speeds. I don’t care who you are, that is fast on a loose surface!

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The latest in a series of videos from the Andrew Comrie-Picard camp is this stunning piece covering Team ACP at the 2008 Olympus Rally. If you are a regular reader, you’ll recognize the shooting style of Warwick Patterson and the rest of the team at Flat Over Crest.

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It has been a while since we’ve checked in with Matt and the boys at Garage 419 and their twice weekly brand of hard core car video. In today’s edition, Dirty Gene Sanchez shoots “>Matt Farah while Matt gets up close and personal with the newest versions of Subaru and Mitsubishi’s modern pony car warriors.

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Friends of The Garage Travis Allison and Andrew Harvey recently spent a day at the edge of a snowy while a handful of rally teams tested their machines for the upcoming season. The resulting combination of photography and video is very cool. The sequence photos are so smooth they look like video.

Rally Test Day from Travis Allison on Vimeo.

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Things have been a little crazy here in the real life version of The Garage lately, so I’m more than happy to pass on the promotional efforts of Team ACP. Besides, what could be better on a cold Monday evening than a bit of rally action? This is the latest in a series of action videos offered up by Team ACP, with a little help from friend of The Garage Warwick Patterson.

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Remember the pics we showed you last weekend of Andrew Comrie-Picard’s bent Evo? Well, that poor Mitsu has been taking a beating already this season. A few weeks ago at the Rallye Perce Neige, ACP made contact with both Pat Richard and Sylvain Erickson in a single stage!

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Believe it or not, Andrew Comrie-Picard kept this battle worn Mitsubishi EVO IX alive to pull out a 4th place finish at last weekend’s 100 Acre Wood rally in snowy Missouri. Battling a failing transmission, ACP was pushing hard to stay on the pace, when Mother Nature threw a couple of trees in the way! Even with substantial front an rear end damage, the EVO kept running. The impressive finish kept the team in 2nd place in the US Championship, behind the factory backed Subaru of Ken Block.

Team ACP has announced that they will be offering weekly progress updates for the rest of the season on Youtube, but we’ll also be posting them here in The Garage. You can check out the coverage from Perce Neige after the break.
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