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Is the Mitsubishi motorsports community slowing down? Not even close!

In this episode of the MitsuTimes Podcast, we're talking about Evos closing in on the 6-second barrier, Mitsubishi's worldwide time attack success, Joshua Lewis bringing his Evo from Grenada to World Cup Finals, Jared Early's wild 2JZ Conquest, and Mike Wohler and Albert Raczynski rebuilding after devastating crashes.

Plus, we celebrate 1,000 cars on the MitsuTimes AWD leaderboard and the explosive growth of our new No Prep list!

No guest this time, just a look at where our community stands and where we're headed.

What stories should we cover in the next State of the Community?

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Mitsubishi had the power. Audi had the traction.That’s the whole problem in one sentence.The Lancer EX 2000 Turbo proved Mitsubishi could build a serious rally weapon: a 2.0L turbocharged engine with electronic fuel injection and up to 280 horsepower.But in 1982, a third-place finish in Finland exposed the real lesson:

• Two driven wheels had a ceiling.
• More horsepower wasn’t the answer anymore.
• The future was all-wheel drive.

That’s why this chapter matters. It wasn’t just a podium—it was the moment Mitsubishi realized the car they needed didn’t exist yet.Finland didn’t just finish a race. It changed the formula.What would you have chosen back then: keep developing rear-wheel drive or switch to all-wheel drive?#MitsubishiMotorsports #RallyHistory #4G63 #GroupB #CarHistory

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The 1970s changed everything for Mitsubishi.

In Part 2 of our Mitsubishi Motorsports History series, we explore the decade that transformed the company from a promising Japanese automaker into a legitimate international motorsports contender. From the little-known Colt F2000 Formula car to the legendary Lancer 1600 GSR, we follow Mitsubishi's rise through circuit racing and the brutal world of international rally competition.

Learn how the oil crisis reshaped automotive engineering, why the Safari Rally became Mitsubishi's proving ground, and how innovations like the Saturn engine and Silent Shaft technology helped lay the foundation for decades of performance success. This is the story of the engineers, drivers, and machines that turned Mitsubishi into a global motorsports powerhouse—setting the stage for the Starion, Galant VR-4, Lancer Evolution, and everything that followed.

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