Evo VIIs of MLR
The verdict is in. Of all the Mitsubishi Evolutions offered, the hardest one to find is the Evo VII. On of our goals for 2010 has been to interview owners of every generation of Evolution. Believe it or not, the VII has been the most elusive.
As December is looking to be all Evos – and we still hadn’t found one owner to interview – necessity proved herself the mother of invention. A quick visit to the Mitsubishi Lancer Register later, and we had the bait in the water. As we left Phoenix for Long Beach for the American Thanksgiving holiday weekend, we wondered, would anyone bite?
We asked Evo VII owners on MLR to share pictures of their VIIs and brief stories about their fondest memories as owners. Here’s their answers.
cpt JackSparrow
Best memory was when I went, with intent to buy the car, and took it out for the test drive… ALONE… with some nice back roads that I could play on, and just saying to myself out loud, “OMG I’m actually in an Evo at last, this baby is coming home with me… today!!!!!!!!”
P1CK4D
I had only owned the car a few months and was still getting to grips with using it properly. After a fantastic weekend at Santa Pod filled with racing (even though my 1/4 mile time was crap), alcohol and lap dancers, I got home to find out I had somehow actually won in my class! Perfect weekend tbh [to be honest] and a fantastic experience in my VII.
Here’s a link to P1CK4D’s victory. (We particularly like this shot of P1CK4D’s VII trouncing a Skyline out of the hole.)
V5_STV
Been so many favourite times with my VII. Watching it being transformed from a standard VII to a full on 2002 WRC replica was fantastic. Then eventually taking it on track after spending 2 years modifying it and having it re-mapped was very exciting. Puts a smile on my face every day.
Raptor
Well I can say, I love my EVO 7s, after all I’m on my third. So far I’ve had silver, white and now Eissen Grey. Think I might have to wrap it every 6 months in the remaining colours. I think the best time I’ve had in any of them so far was a driver training day at Millbrook. Not a hardcore trackday driver, but enjoy the road going experience. Able to point and press with more confidence and a big grin above me chin.
rawkus
I’d say driving my VII at Sebring International Raceway in Florida and taking the class win and setting the class record was pretty amazing.
Special thanks to the Evo VII cpt JackSparrow, P1CK4D, V5_STV, raptor, and rawkus for taking a little time to share some of the reasons why they love their Evo VIIs with the world!
- Do you have an Evo VII?
- What’s your favorite memory as a VII owner?
- Where can we see some pictures of your VII?
