An EVO X built for the greatest reason of all....
Dec 1, 2010, 10:56 AM
#21
We are getting really close to completion. Danny got the fire suppression system installed. The gauges are now mounted and the ever so important one lap of America tow hitch is also installed 
Last edited by AutoMotoSports; Dec 1, 2010 at 11:10 AM.
Dec 2, 2010, 07:03 PM
#24
This coming season is going to be epic, can't wait to put this car through it's paces and help Barry adapt to all the capabilites that AMS has set this car up with. I'm sure it will be a real fight to make sure he gets plenty of seat time before entering competition with it! 
We are still shopping for some unique 18x10.5" +15 offset wheels for the car and homing in on custom Forgeline or Volk TE37SL's with possibly a crazy color. The lighter the better but of course they will have to be street durable in order to survive the One Lap of America week in the spring. Still considering options for my own car as I don't want to be too undergunned!
We expect testing on the car to happen soon using a set of 18x9.5" wheels and tires that are Redline Time Attack Street Class spec that Sean is busy boxing up right now. Looks like when you pick a shop like AMS everything comes into place like it should.
I love the fire supression switch placement and the rest of the progress on the car!
We are still shopping for some unique 18x10.5" +15 offset wheels for the car and homing in on custom Forgeline or Volk TE37SL's with possibly a crazy color. The lighter the better but of course they will have to be street durable in order to survive the One Lap of America week in the spring. Still considering options for my own car as I don't want to be too undergunned!
We expect testing on the car to happen soon using a set of 18x9.5" wheels and tires that are Redline Time Attack Street Class spec that Sean is busy boxing up right now. Looks like when you pick a shop like AMS everything comes into place like it should.
I love the fire supression switch placement and the rest of the progress on the car!
Dec 19, 2010, 06:56 PM
#25
It's Alive!
Wanted to post a quick update on the car.
The thing is a beast. But a very subtle, very well behaved beast. Last weekend, with a considerable about of effort by AMS to button up the build and get it track worthy, an effort all of us involved can't say thank you enough for, we were able to get the car on track at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch an hour outside of Las Vegas.
First, just to get the car there was a monumental task as AMS was asked to finish the build early, be ready for the track, and arrange to get it from Chicago to Puhrump, NV. AMS was able to get the build done right at the 11th hour only to find that the transport that was arranged blew it and wasn't able to pick it up when scheduled which put the entire delivery at risk. So what to do? If you are AMS, you throw Eric and Danny into the van, load the car up into the trailer, and drive 28 hours to Las Vegas. I'll let them fill you in on all the hijinks that ensued but lets just say it wasn't without incident. Nevertheless, the car got that as scheduled!
Second, once the car was there, it was an immediate superstar amongst the crowd that had gathered. We, the team that had worked so hard with AMS to design and get this build done, were very very pleased at the outcome. The car is beautifully built. Spring Mountain is home of both a Radical and Corvette school and all the folks stopped by at one point or another to give it a look over and throw out some compliments. More came once they saw it on track running at speed.
Third, the car is a blast to drive. Martin was able and willing to fly down Saturday to put the final touches on the tune and the suspension setup. His input, dedication to the project, and support is great and I know Barry and Paul were both very very happy that Martin was able to share in the first outing of the car. After he did some hot lapping, Chris and I were able to put it through some shake down runs and once I found the limits, the car is very predictable. I was able to toss it and throw it around and get a very good feel for how it reacts on the Hankook RS3's that we were running on. Put some a decent track time to considering.
So Saturday was the TnT on track, and Sunday was pushing the limit to see how the Dragonslayer reacts. After 1 1/2 days of pure pounding, the only negatives was a slight oil seep, a blown CV boot, and some needed adjustments/tweaks. All in all a good weekend.
Big thanks to Martin, Danny, and Eric on coming out for the weekend.
The thing is a beast. But a very subtle, very well behaved beast. Last weekend, with a considerable about of effort by AMS to button up the build and get it track worthy, an effort all of us involved can't say thank you enough for, we were able to get the car on track at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch an hour outside of Las Vegas.
First, just to get the car there was a monumental task as AMS was asked to finish the build early, be ready for the track, and arrange to get it from Chicago to Puhrump, NV. AMS was able to get the build done right at the 11th hour only to find that the transport that was arranged blew it and wasn't able to pick it up when scheduled which put the entire delivery at risk. So what to do? If you are AMS, you throw Eric and Danny into the van, load the car up into the trailer, and drive 28 hours to Las Vegas. I'll let them fill you in on all the hijinks that ensued but lets just say it wasn't without incident. Nevertheless, the car got that as scheduled!
Second, once the car was there, it was an immediate superstar amongst the crowd that had gathered. We, the team that had worked so hard with AMS to design and get this build done, were very very pleased at the outcome. The car is beautifully built. Spring Mountain is home of both a Radical and Corvette school and all the folks stopped by at one point or another to give it a look over and throw out some compliments. More came once they saw it on track running at speed.
Third, the car is a blast to drive. Martin was able and willing to fly down Saturday to put the final touches on the tune and the suspension setup. His input, dedication to the project, and support is great and I know Barry and Paul were both very very happy that Martin was able to share in the first outing of the car. After he did some hot lapping, Chris and I were able to put it through some shake down runs and once I found the limits, the car is very predictable. I was able to toss it and throw it around and get a very good feel for how it reacts on the Hankook RS3's that we were running on. Put some a decent track time to considering.
So Saturday was the TnT on track, and Sunday was pushing the limit to see how the Dragonslayer reacts. After 1 1/2 days of pure pounding, the only negatives was a slight oil seep, a blown CV boot, and some needed adjustments/tweaks. All in all a good weekend.
Big thanks to Martin, Danny, and Eric on coming out for the weekend.
Dec 20, 2010, 08:34 PM
#27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bUvSv1TVJg
Double Click the video for the full screen capable Youtube link which is available in 720p (you might have to pause this embedded one).
Some high altitude testing of the Evo X in action. It really was hard to beat driving a car like this in Sunny 65-70*F weather in the middle of December! Honestly the school Z06 Corvettes felt like big boats compared to the precise and nimble handling this Evolution X had. Thank you AMS performance for a fantastic build!
Now it's just time for the last few tweaks and a full car Vinyl wrap and it will be ready to compete! I think the biggest challenge will be getting Barry enough seat time before the May 2011 One Lap event so that he can use the full potential of what this car is capable of. Once we get the Racekeeper cameras mounted we'll definitely have some great in car video footage from 3 different angles as well.
This is going to be a great 2011 so stay tuned and come along for the ride!
Double Click the video for the full screen capable Youtube link which is available in 720p (you might have to pause this embedded one).
Some high altitude testing of the Evo X in action. It really was hard to beat driving a car like this in Sunny 65-70*F weather in the middle of December! Honestly the school Z06 Corvettes felt like big boats compared to the precise and nimble handling this Evolution X had. Thank you AMS performance for a fantastic build!
Now it's just time for the last few tweaks and a full car Vinyl wrap and it will be ready to compete! I think the biggest challenge will be getting Barry enough seat time before the May 2011 One Lap event so that he can use the full potential of what this car is capable of. Once we get the Racekeeper cameras mounted we'll definitely have some great in car video footage from 3 different angles as well.
This is going to be a great 2011 so stay tuned and come along for the ride!
Last edited by Hiboost; Dec 20, 2010 at 09:08 PM.
Dec 22, 2010, 08:21 PM
#30
We are trying to make a difference and this coming year is looking very promising!
The Z06 Corvette was still quite fast and the driver knew the course well. It had wide racing tires versus the Evo X's "Narrow Redline Time Attack spec" Hankook RS3 street tires. Also his friend was saying how it was around 600 crank HP and had an upgraded suspension installed as well. Overall we are quite pleased that the first time out the Evo faired so well in the capable hands of Martin Musial. I didn't get enough seat time to really put the throttle down as most of the testing had to be compressed into Sunday. Even short shifting the car at 7k and coasting down the front straight I got a really good feel for the car on the rest of the course and look forward to piloting it again when there is more time.
Last edited by Hiboost; Dec 22, 2010 at 08:26 PM.