Fabcar proudly sponsor Chassis Build No.1 of the LF Performance built MItsubishi Evolution – designed in conjunction with Steve Jones.

The LF23R Evolution is a purpose built Tarmac Rally/Hillclimb/Time Attack/Motorkhana car, designed and built in-house from a standard Mitsubishi Evo 9 road car for use in racing events around Australia.

After years of development and racing, the experienced team at LF Performance Products in conjunction with Steve Jones have built the ultimate Evo.

This product is available as a package or a complete vehicle ‘ready-to-race’ primarily for Tarmac Rally in Australia. The package requires purchase or delivery of a Mitsubishi Evo 9 (with an un-damaged body history as a minimum requirement) prior to further assessment by the team at LFP.

Click here to download the LF23R Evolution brochure.

2010 will be the 6th consecutive year that the Fabcar Automotive Group will support the Targa West event. Fabcar have supported the event since it inception in 2005, providing up to 18 support vehicles that will shuffle some of the hundreds of volunteers that the event requires each year to run. Fabcar is proud to assist in this way and also thrilled that they have had some great success with competing in the event, taking out Modern Competition wins with Steve Jones behind the wheel in both 2008 and 2009.

The support vehicles have varied year to year but are made up of an eclectic mix of the best that Japan has to offer. Mitsubishi Delica’s have for the most part been the people mover of choice, and again this year we will see approximatley 12 Delicas moving around Perth and surrounding areas bearing the Targa West livery. Delica’s are the perfect choice for such events as they allow lots of space for both people and equipment.

This year will will see the all new Skyline V36 on the roads  with some officials showcasing the vehicles.

After six gruelling days of competition, WA driver Steve Jones with co-driver Ben Searcy have completed a successful campaign in the modern section to add 4th place at this years Targa Tasmania to his growing collection of Targa results. Jones drove a standard specification GT-R in only his second outing to the classic Tasmanian event.

Tasmanian local Jason White, drriving his Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Strada, led from start to finish to claim a 63 second win ahead of Queenslander Ray Vandersee in a Skelta G-Force, with Tony Quinn third in a Nissan GT-R two minutes 30 seconds further back.

Congratulations goes to the pair of Liddle and Lloyd in a colourful 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wagon, as they took a podium in the Modern Rookie event …. well done Stewy!

Check out the Saturday Night Masters at Wanneroo Raceway this weekend.

Fabcar have been specialising in RX-7 ‘s since 1999; when they were the first company to successfully homologate the Mazda RX-7 Series 8 for the Australian market. Fabcar currently have around 9 RX-7′s in stock with new shipments arriving each month. They were the first to offer an Australia Wide Warranty for the rotary driven RX-7.

Steve Jones in Night Series race at Wanneroo Raceway.

Perth, Western Australia (February 2010)

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Mt Buller Sprint got up to a speedy start today with a shakedown/prologue and two special stages.

Fastest time for the day was the veteran crew of Jason and John White from Tasmania with a time of 8m34.51, already well under the Tarmac Magazine sub 8m45 Club cut off.

Second outright after two stages is Western Australian challenger Steve Jones and Ben Searcy with a fastest time of 8m45.54. The West Australian invasion was complete with Dean Herridge and Chris Murphy completing the top 3 with a time of 8m47.48.

He will tackle the modern competition in his GT-R, and is joined by Ben Searcy as his co-driver.

Keep tab of Steve’s progress right here on the Fabcar blog.

Classic Adelaide 2009

“I just wanted write and tell you I had a blast yesterday, the event was run very well, heaps of stages and driving made it action packed, a friendly atmosphere amongst competitors and officials made it the most enjoyable rally I have run in.” according to one competitor who has participated in most rally style events in WA in an email after the event.

While another emailed “Just wanted to say a big thanks for organizing and running the event. My navvie and myself had an absolute ball!” and another email said: “PLEASE try to do as many of these events every year as possible, 4 including the 2-day Classic Challenge would be great. I will happily pre-register for all of them next year. It’s a really good value day compared with other events…”

From another entrant: “Your events just seem to get better and better. The day had a great atmosphere about it with a lot of people I haven’t seen before coming up and introducing themselves. The officials did a fantastic job and the event ran so smoothly thanks to them.” and “The one day layout is a fantastic way to go. It would be great to see the Classic Challenge kept with a few one day events through the year.”

Plus these remarks: “Thanks for organising the Fabcar event – a really well run day, and a lot of fun.  I reckon that format has a lot going for it, in that you get a lot of track time, some interesting locations, and good circuits.  I especially liked the fact that there were courses to suit all the different types of cars.”

And “my navigator and I really enjoyed the day, and we’ll be signing up for the next, and the next, and what-ever else you can serve up.”

For a great read on one of Australia’s leading tarmac rallying drivers, grab yourself a copy of this weeks issue.

Fabcar thanks Paul Brockbank from antilag.com for the image.

After a successful first year in 2008, entries for the Fabcar 1-Day Challenge have opened for the 2009 event, taking place on the 15th of November using various locations around Perth.

This event was immensely popular last year, with the event selling out in 8 days!

For a wrap up on last years event including pictures and some words from event winner, Fabcar Racing’s own Steve Jones, click here

With 2 drivers contesting in a variety of classes via a series of tests for car and man alike, the event is a great day for competing and spectating.

For more information, and the entry forms to this years event, follow the link here