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Forza 3 Update 6th October #4

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #4 – Daily Vehicle News

Slippery Evos – 2006 HKS Time-Attack & IX Mitsubishis

Forza 3 drift lovers will just go berko with this one.

The Time-Attack world record holder, Taniguchi’s ever so slippery  CT230R. In Forza 3 you’ll be able to take this slippery-sucker around the 100 odd tracks and see if you can match some of Taniguchi’s own times, as well as set some Forza 3 World Records on the huge Drift Leaderboard which will be set up.

Forza 3 aims to supply the digital racer with several major disciplines, as not everyone likes tail-chasing around the world’s biggest circuits or trying to get across the quarter mile in the least amount of time. Some simply want the thrill of getting from point A to point B in the shortest time possible, while laying down an endless line of rubber and becoming enveloped in billowing tyre smoke. Not my cup of tea, but it certainly is to many of the Tuners around the world, that is for sure.

• Drifting Madness

Some History on HKS’s Time Attack Machine

The HKS’ Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car driven by Nobuteru Taniguchi (NOB) shattered both the Super Lap Battle Track Record and the Overall Single Lap Track Record at Buttonwillow Raceway during the Superstreet and Eurotuner Super Lap Battle Competition. Competing in the Group A (Unlimited AWD) category, the HKS Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car broke the previous record held by Sun Automotive (1:48.906) in the first session of the competition, posting a 1:44.668.

However, it did not always appear in its striking Stringer Red livery. Due to an accident, the once Grey Ghost was fully rebuilt, and the Stringer Red and striking graphics were applied.

• Oppssy, Crash after setting World record in Grey Livery

This livery certainly looks 10 times better than the original Grey that they used first. Perhaps you might be able to make your own livery up using the base 2006 Evo and doing the mods yourself through Forza 3′s excellent mod section and livery painter.

This wasn’t the only record HKS broke; the 1:44.668 time also made history beating the overall track record of 1:48.766 set by Team JIC/Hancook Tire earlier in 2007. The history making didn’t stop there…the HKS Racing Performer CT230R Circuit Time Attack Car piloted by Taniguchi then went on to break the HKS record posted at 1:44.610 in Session 2, with a record of 1:43.523 in Session 3. In total, HKS broke three records during the one day competition.

“Outside the United States, HKS is recognized as a premier motorsports developer that engineers, fabricates and manufactures record-breaking, pure race cars. Our purpose in bringing the HKS CT230R to this competition was to demonstrate HKS unique capabilities to North America motorsports fans and car enthusiasts,” said Rick Lafferty, president, HKS USA.

“The HKS CT230R proves that horsepower is not enough to be a winner, to achieve such a decisive win it takes all the resources of a bona fide performance engineering company to develop a balanced package combined with the expertise of an exceptional race driver. We at HKS USA are proud of our engineering team for developing this winning car and to Nob for bringing the full potential of the HKS CT230R. With this irrefutable performance, HKS has verified its unique capabilities in delivering driving performance on the track and the street.”

The Superstreet and Eurotuner Super Lap Battle competition was a special invite competition that brought together many of the world’s most successful Super Lap Battle competitors.

Taniguchi making sure followers get a good view

Taniguchi is no stranger to winning as he is one of the most widely recognized Japanese motor sports figures ever to get behind the wheel of a race car. He is best known for his versatile driving ability and composure behind the wheel.

Motor sports competitions, like the Super Lap Battle, are more than just venues for HKS to showcase its motor sports capabilities; they are opportunities for HKS to advance development of products for street applications. The HKS Racing Performer CT230R represents leading edge motor sports engineering.

Constructed by HKS engineers from the tires up on Mitsubishi’s Evo VIII platform, the car showcases motorsports technology and HKS’ products many of which are available in the market.

HKS and Taniguchi have teamed up since 2001, when Taniguchi piloted the HKS D1 Silvia, and won the D1 Grand Prix Series Championship. Taniguchi continued to pilot HKS D1 machines through 2005, but the HKS and Taniguchi tandem did not stop with drifting.

In 2005, Taniguchi’s grip driving skills placed him behind the wheel of the HKS TRB-02 and CT230R Time Attack Mitsubishi Evolutions. Taniguchi’s driving skills and HKS’ technical prowess combined for an unmatched force in Time Attack.

• Real World Counterpart – Real shots

Taniguchi raced the HKS CT230R into the Time Attack record books running a 53’589, which made it the first car ever to run in the 53 second range at Tsukuba Circuit, Japan. The HKS – Taniguchi association has not been limited to Japan events and competitions. Taniguchi drove an HKS USA developed Mitsubishi Evolution RS in the Car and Driver Super Tuner Challenge.

Racing against top US aftermarket manufacturers and tuners, Taniguchi and HKS once again found themselves on top, besting the nearest competitor by three seconds, and setting the day’s fasted ¼ mile, 0-60, and road course time.

In 2006, Taniguchi piloted the HKS-sponsored Speed Source RX-8 in the Grand Am Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. Taniguchi qualified at the top of all the other RX-8s competing, including David Haskell’s #70 Speed Source RX-8; Haskell was the 2005 and 2004 Grand AM ST class champion and in ’05 he won and qualified P1 at Phoenix.

More Forza 3 news

Make sure you check out the great Fantec Sports Wheels and the set that OXCGN will have up for grabs later on when Forza 3 arrives in October 23rd (Aust Release date) . . . as well as other OXCGN Forza 3 pages of info on the game.

• Forza 3 October Info #11 Curvaceous Chevy Camaro SS
• Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundle Official – OXCGN News & Special Offer
• Forza 3 October Info #10 Classic American Muscle ’79 Z28
• Forza 3 October Info #9 Saleen S331 Supercharged Supercab
  
• Forza 3 October Info #8 Build Your Own Chevy-Dodge-Ford
• Forza 3 October Info #7 Sleek, Sexy & Swift 2009 Scriocco GT
  
• Forza 3 October Info #6 – Complete car listing
  
• Forza 3 October Info #5 Primetimes’s #11 Vioer R3 Class
  
• Forza 3 October Info #4 2006 Slippery Evo & HKS Time-Attack Mitshubishi
  
• Forza 3 October Info #3 Black Beast – #41 Gulf F1 Mc Laren GTR
  
• Forza October Info #2 Mad Mazda Lola #16 Comin’ Through
  
• Forza October Info #1 Here Comes The BMW E34 Z4 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #12 Bell Motor’s #11 DB9 Aston Martin R2 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #11 Presenting The Koenigsegg CGT
• Forza 3 September Info #10 Skyline Driftin’ Madness
• Forza 3 September Info #9 Fugimi Kaido Returns
• Forza 3 September Info #8 2nd DLC Pack – Ferrari’s & 2010 Italia 458
  
• Forza 3 September Info #7 More Ferrari Mayhem
  
• Forza 3 September Info #6 250 gig Forza 360? & Farrari Madness
  
• Forza 3 September Info #5 Forza Dyno Tunes Ford GT400
  
• Forza 3 September Info #4 Bugatti Veyron & Avatar Cloths
  
• Forza 3 September Info #3 Media Update – V8 Supercars Event Slideshows
• Forza 3 September Info #1 & 2 V8 Supercars Officially Announced
  
• Forza 3’s V8 Supercars In-game screen & info V8 Supercar Image found
  
• Forza 3 August Info #5 Video Walkthroughs
  
• Forza 3 August Info #4 Forza Dreams, Gadget Show & Puma
  
• Forza 3 August Info #3 LE Information
• Forza 3 August Info #1 & 2 Cars, cars & more cars & Le Mans
  
• Forza 3 coming in 2009 OXCGN’s Official Major Forza 3 Page
  
• Forza 3 June info E3 Video Interviewwith Developer
  
• Forza 3 June-July Info screens & vids
• Official Australian Xbox Forza 3 site game info
• Fantec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for Forza 3
• Fantec Wheel Stand and Turbo Wheel kit up for grabs – info
• OXCGN’s Forza 3 on its way in 2009
• OXCGN confirms Aussie cars in Forza 3
• Fantec Prosche 911 Wheel for Forza 3
• Forza 3 Official – Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

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