Post by Töuge-MR on Nov 30, 2004 23:15:08 GMT -5
Against supras, skylines, EVO8's, GSX's, R32's, RX-7's.. the works. Brad Bedell of Plano Texas won the 2004 Ultimate Street Car Challenge by a landslide. Here's the closing statements from SCC:
" 'Dominant' is a word we've never used to describe the winning car in USCC.
Consistent performances in every contest put the MR2 on top of the podium, but it also won its share of contests on its way to victory. Bedell's MR2 racked up four first-place finishes in 20 to 100 Acceleration, 60- zero breaking, fuel economy and by destroying the field in the Gross Display of Horsepower. It earned three second place finishes in Power Delivery, the car show and base price and took home three thirds in peak power, the skipad, and driveability. There's little question why Bedells' MR2 is 2004's Ultimate Street Car. It combines performance with comfort and style without compromise better than any other car in this contest.
Matt Andrew's Supra and Scot Gray's eclipse both deserve mention for impressive second and third place performances, respectively. They earned their podum spots by preparing spectacular cars and knowing how to play the game, thanks to previous USCC experience. But no one expected the little mid-engine hybrid from Texas to dominate the way it did.
Congratulations brad -Josh Jacquot "
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THE CONTENDERS
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1994 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX
1992 NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R
1997 TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO
1995 MAZDA MIATA
1991 TOYOTA MR2
1999 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS
2004 VOLKSWAGEN R32
1994 MAZDA RX-7
2003 MITSUBISHI EVO8
2003 MITSUBISHI EVO8
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[ill post each individual test later]
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THE END RESULT
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rank | car | points | SCC comments
1 - Toyota MR2 1200pts - "Domination"
2- Toyota Supra Turbo 971pts - A valliant effort
3- Mitsu Eclipse GSX - 947 pts - well rounded, still not enough
4- Sparco EVO8 943 pts - Details bite back
5- Busheur Racing/RRE Evo8 936pts - One-track mind
6- Nissan Skyline GT-R 956pts - Another year, another miss
7- VW R32 904pts - Fast, powerful, comfortable, and heavy.
8- Subaru 2.5RS 798pts - Too streetable? Too tame?
9- Mazda Miata 721pts - Ultimate Miata. Not ultimate street car.
10- Mazda RX7 648pts - Didnt blow up. Didnt win.
pretty sweet!
" 'Dominant' is a word we've never used to describe the winning car in USCC.
Consistent performances in every contest put the MR2 on top of the podium, but it also won its share of contests on its way to victory. Bedell's MR2 racked up four first-place finishes in 20 to 100 Acceleration, 60- zero breaking, fuel economy and by destroying the field in the Gross Display of Horsepower. It earned three second place finishes in Power Delivery, the car show and base price and took home three thirds in peak power, the skipad, and driveability. There's little question why Bedells' MR2 is 2004's Ultimate Street Car. It combines performance with comfort and style without compromise better than any other car in this contest.
Matt Andrew's Supra and Scot Gray's eclipse both deserve mention for impressive second and third place performances, respectively. They earned their podum spots by preparing spectacular cars and knowing how to play the game, thanks to previous USCC experience. But no one expected the little mid-engine hybrid from Texas to dominate the way it did.
Congratulations brad -Josh Jacquot "
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THE CONTENDERS
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1994 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GSX
1992 NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R
1997 TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO
1995 MAZDA MIATA
1991 TOYOTA MR2
1999 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS
2004 VOLKSWAGEN R32
1994 MAZDA RX-7
2003 MITSUBISHI EVO8
2003 MITSUBISHI EVO8
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[ill post each individual test later]
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THE END RESULT
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rank | car | points | SCC comments
1 - Toyota MR2 1200pts - "Domination"
2- Toyota Supra Turbo 971pts - A valliant effort
3- Mitsu Eclipse GSX - 947 pts - well rounded, still not enough
4- Sparco EVO8 943 pts - Details bite back
5- Busheur Racing/RRE Evo8 936pts - One-track mind
6- Nissan Skyline GT-R 956pts - Another year, another miss
7- VW R32 904pts - Fast, powerful, comfortable, and heavy.
8- Subaru 2.5RS 798pts - Too streetable? Too tame?
9- Mazda Miata 721pts - Ultimate Miata. Not ultimate street car.
10- Mazda RX7 648pts - Didnt blow up. Didnt win.
pretty sweet!