Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC)

 

Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC) Japan announces want to re-enliven the arena of the world rally championship (World Rallying Championship). Since 2005, the car bearing the three diamonds resign as factory team, but individual participants or clubs that still exist in various driving Mitsubishi rally championship, both nationally and internationally.

Kala back up, the MMC has confirmed they will definitely come back again. But this announcement sooner than previously planned. The competition is targeted in the near future, the WRC championship in their own country (Japan) or displayed in several national rally in the land of rising sun.

One of the motivating thrusting Mitsubishi rally cars to Japan, want to test, in addition to the vehicle are also several components. While waiting for approval from the FIA ​​(Federation Internationale de L'Automobile).

The vehicle that has been registered to the FIA, Lancer Evolution (Evo) X version highway (course car). And are expected to come this summer is out endorsement (homologation). Although still waiting, in some national rally in Japan, the Evo X has been deployed as a double zero (OO) and zero (O) or the opening roads.

Although as a pacesetter, but provisioning has been like following the rally. Includes several new technologies have been used. Like a roll cage that is fused with an intensive strengthening.

RalliArt which has been a partner to build a rally car Mitsubishi asked to make several components. Like of which gear the transmission, brakes and close ratio. Being assigned to create a protective exterior bottom (floor guard) engine and tank, sump guard and mudguard. Including the driver's seat and the co-driver with five-point seatbelts.

Do Lancer Evo X will be a success? I think I can do this over crowded competition between Citroen, Ford and Subaru. Because Mitsubishi has been a spectacular achievement, the rally driver Tommi Makinen leads (Finland) won the world championship four times in a row (1996-1999) with Lancer Evo Evo III and IV. When replace the car with the Evo VI, not as bright as the previous generation achievement and Tommi kelanjur retreat.

In Indonesia, when it hosted the world championships (1996 and 1997), most of the national racer driving a Mitsubishi. Now also, like Subhan Aksa, Rizal Sungkar and Akbar Hadianto still loyal behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi.