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derco
August 23rd, 2008, 09:06
Mitsubishi have showed to the world their new car designed with one clear objective... win the Dakar.

But the best news for the fans (at least the Portuguese ones) is that the car will participate in the last round of the FIA Cup of Bajas, in this case the Baja Portalegre 500 disputed in the last days of October.

In the press release of ralliart : "Following its extensive development program, the Racing Lancer will make its official debut on the Baja Portalegre / Portugal, round six of the 2008 FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup (Thursday October 30 - Sunday November 2). The car will be in the hands of Stéphane Peterhansel, the Dakar's most successful competitor with a total of nine outright wins - on two and four wheels - under his belt."

So for us around here we will have some very busy times in the next few months... One round of the local championship where will be some X-Raid cars, then just 2 days after the we will have the dakar series, after that, another local race with again X-Raid cars and finally the Portuguese Baja Portalegre.

Regards :)
baja619
August 23rd, 2008, 15:31
Badass!
hangten33
August 23rd, 2008, 16:25
Oh My!!:D:D
Mark Newhan
August 24th, 2008, 14:19
Why dont they make a behicle with styling like that for the public. I would buy one. It would be pretty exotic.
BRINGTHERUCKUS
August 24th, 2008, 21:01
that looks sweet, id run it....
D4D
August 27th, 2008, 11:20
They did make a car that looked like that, well not them but Isuzu did the Vehicross and had a special version called the Iron Man. The SUVs never sold well and were pretty expensive but came well equipped.
I drove one hard at the VIR Rally course a few year ago, it was modified by one of the east coast rally builders but was still street legal. it was a blast to drive.
it is one of the trucks/SUVs that i have always dreamt about building.

Stock Vehicross
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Isuzu-VehiCross.jpg/800px-Isuzu-VehiCross.jpg

Race prepared Vehicross I found on the web
http://lh4.ggpht.com/luca.pandolfo/R9yIWio56BI/AAAAAAAAA98/mvPJbs13C70/IMG_6211.jpg?imgmax=640
baja619
August 27th, 2008, 12:35
I see a couple of those in SD all the time.
C.J. Hutchins
August 31st, 2008, 10:16
PRetty sweet. Why do they call it a lancer when it is some sore of suv? Atleast the toureags are toureags, still awesome looking vehicle.
cixelsyd
September 7th, 2008, 20:27
PRetty sweet. Why do they call it a lancer when it is some sore of suv? Atleast the toureags are toureags, still awesome looking vehicle.

Probably has some lancer components or is based on the lancer, kind of like "Monster" Tajima's Pike's Peak race car being called an xl7.
randy s
September 9th, 2008, 01:42
Badass!

can't add much to this statement