We think that one of the most appealing things about the Clubsprint Class at the World Time Attack Challenge is that the average guy can get out on the racetrack in a mildly modified road car and battle it out in front of a huge crowd and media from around the world and thereby attract sponsorship. That is exactly what Bao Mai has done. This car is about maximum fun for modest outlay. Starting with a car that was well ahead of its time in the Mitsubishi Starion helped minimise the modifications needed to make something reasonably competitive. Firstly the suspension has been replaced with trick DMS struts and the brakes have been replaced with 330mm Wilwood units and the wheels will be 17inch fitted with Federal RSRs. The original turbo has been replaced with a TDO5 turbo and a engine freshen with a set of forged pistons. So far this combination has been good enough to secure 2nd in class at the Ipswich West Moreton Auto Club Autocross Club Championship in Queensland against some much more fancied opposition. Bao hopes to continue this trend at World Time Attack and has secured support from Auto parts chain Bursons to help him achieve this.
BURSON AUTO PARTS is Australia’s largest automotive trade specific parts supplier and retailer. With 81 stores nation wide, from Tasmania in the south, to Winellie in Darwin in the north. Burson distributes some of the best known brands available in Australia and internationally. With the ability to supply parts for everything from a minor service on a family car, to a full rebuild on you race car, we have the knowledge and back-up required in todays automotive industry.
When Garry Johnson, Managing Director of Burson Automotive commenced business in 1971, he started out by distributing a range of automotive chemical products to workshops and service stations in his ‘Cash Van’. Today Burson Automotive employs over 920 team members in 81 Auto Parts stores across Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and Northern Territory which predominantly focus on servicing the automotive trade and retail customers with their product needs.
