SVA Imports Evo to represent UK at WTAC 2015

Fresh from an outright win at the UK Time Attack event at Snetterton Circuit last weekend, the SVA Imports team are proud to announce their entry in the 2015 Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge with their Pro Class Mitsubishi Evo VI.

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Anyone following the UK Time Attack series will agree this is one of the, if not the fastest car in UK. Photo: Aron Vickers

This car is without question one of the fastest, if not the fastest time attack car in the UK right now. Any notion of this being untrue was hit out of the ballpark last weekend when the team reset the Snetterton Circuit lap record despite the conditions being far from perfect.

The car will be driven by the very experienced Gareth Lloyd who has been instrumental not only in driving the car throughout the UK series but also the ongoing development throughout the years.

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SVA Imports are at the top of their game. We are certain we've got the right team representing UK - Ian Baker. Photo: Rich Sams

"It would be fair to say that the UK has never had a fair go at the Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge." said Superlap CEO Ian Baker "but I can confidently say that should all change this year".

"Sure Redbrick Racing made the trip out in 2012 but a bunch of niggling problems and a couple of off track excursions put them out of contention before they had a chance to lay down a proper lap time. SVA certainly seem well equipped to give the whole thing a proper go in October. We are certainly confident we have the right team coming!"

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This ain't no beauty contest, SVA's Evo is all business. Photo Rich Sams.

"This is really important this year because, and I will have to the the cat out of the bag to tell you this, in 2015 for the very first time we will have the fastest cars from no less than FIVE separate countries across four continents represented in the Royal Purple Pro Class."

"So of course finding the fastest car to represent each region is absolutely paramount. We are confident these guys are exactly that."


We ventured down to SVA Imports and caught up with team principle Raef Davis at their base in Dover, Kent UK last week to get the lowdown on their plans and a bit of insight into what is without question the fastest Evo 6 on the planet!

We need the fastest cars to represent each region.

SVA Imports Evo VI is exactly that.

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The car started its life as an Evo VI RS but quickly turned into a full blown time attack machine. Photo: Aron Vickers

WTAC: It is a fantastic news that you guys will be heading down under in October. You must be excited?

Raef Davis: Everyone here is extremely excited to be coming to WTAC 2015 with the chance to compete against of the world's fastest time attack cars.

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WTAC: We hear the car started its life as a weekend racer?

RD: "The car was originally an Evo 6RS though as you can see it's moved on a fair bit since then. We started with the original car three years ago with the idea of just having some fun and not getting to carried away. That's how these things start"

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WTAC: What's lurking beneath that bonnet?

RD: The engine is a 4g63 stroked to 2.4ltr which makes 940bhp without nitrous and the transmission is a Drenth sequential that we have adapted to a paddle shift.

We are currently working on a new engine that addresses the weaknesses of the 4g63 motor and will allow us to reliably run more power. We are aiming to have it finished and tested before we ship the car to Australia.


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WTAC: Your driver, Gareth Lloyd has competed here before in 2012 with Red Brick Racing so this will obviously be a big help?

RD: Gareth is a very experienced driver who has been working with for the last couple of years. In 2012 Red Brick Racing suffered from numerous issues so Gareth never really got a chance to get a proper lap in. Having said that, he certainly does have some prior track knowledge (not as much as the locals though) and he is very good at adapting to different tracks and conditions. And most importantly, he is very fast.

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Gareth Lloyd is not only a very experienced driver, he is also familiar with the SMSP track having competed there in 2012. Photo: Rich Sams

WTAC: What events have you been competing in and who are the strongest competitors in your region?

RD: We competed in some of the European time attack last year as well as the UK Time Attack series. We are the current European Time Attack Masters and hold the lap records at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Snetterton, Zandvoort and Assen. We plan to run the full season of UK Time Attack this year before we ship the car to Australia.

Our closest rivals and friends are Roger Clark Motorsport with their extremely fast Gobstopper 2 which we had some great battles with last year.


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Not many cars can lay claim to being faster than the famous Gobstopper 2. This is one of them. Photo: Rich Sams

WTAC: We can assure you that the whole of the United Kingdom fan base will be cheering you on when you arrive here in October. We can’t wait to see what you guys can do!

RD: We can't wait. See you there!

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2015 Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge

October 16th - 17th. Sydney Motorsport Park. NSW, Australia

For more info, click HERE.