Open Class- SKR Evo 6

Whilst the sport of time attack racing may be reasonably new to Steve Knight, motorsport most certainly is not, with a history that dates right back to 1993 in club car racing and includes multiple podium finishes in everything from GTP to Improved Production and includes a 3^rd place outright in the 2008 Bathurst 12 hour in an Evo X he shared with Brad Jones and Jason Bargawanna.

You could say that racing is in Steve’s blood and when you couple this with the fact that he also worked for twenty plus years at Mitsubishi Australia in vehicle development you can start to get the picture that this entry is bound to be something pretty special.

As the time attack phenomenon took off in the state of South Australia, Steve Knight made the decision to build a car to showcase the talents of his rapidly growing Steve Knight Racetech business and with his old Evo 6 sitting in the corner that was successfully campaigned in the 2002-3 GTP series the covers were dragged off and the work began in earnest. Starting with a 2.3 stroker kit with CP pistons and a Cro-Moly crankshaft the engine was carefully assembled with a host of BC and Tomei goodies and a Garret GT3076 was bolted to the side to give a power figure of 450KW at all four wheels on ELF E85 fuel.

Backing this is a multi plate Xtreme carbon clutch with a PPG 5 speed dog engagement gearbox, both of which are made in Steve’s hometown of Adelaide. The brake and suspension package consists of remote canister Pro Flex and King springs and OEM brake callipers with one piece rotors and Carbon Lorraine brake pads rounding out what is unquestionably one of the fastest time attack cars in South Australia and we will now see how it matches up to the rest of Australia.

Steve’s driving history:
1993 – 1997  Club cars, Improved Production
1997 – 1999 Production car racing, (Magna)
2001 -2004 GT Performance Racing, Pro Car series
2005-2007 Improved Production, Late model class
2009-present  Sport Sedans Catergory 2, MGEC Time Attack series.

Driver’s Achievements to date:
1993 -1996  1^st 3000-6000 class D
1994 -1996  1^st Outright Club Car
1997 2^nd in Class C Bathurst 3 Hour
1999 2^nd in Class C Bathurst 3 Hour
2002 GT Performance Podium Results
2003 GT Performance Podium Results
2005-2006 Improved production 1^st Late Model Class S.A
2006  Improved Production Nationals 1^st Late Model Class
2009 Bathurst 12 Hour 3^rd Outright with Brad Jones, Jason Bargwanna, EVO X
2010 1^st Outright MGEC Time attack series S.A
2011 currently leading time attack series. S.A

Steve Knight Racetech is a small workshop situated south of Adelaide and our main focus is Performance cars specialising in Mitsubishi Evolutions. We have a in house Mainline AWD dyno which we use to great effect on tuning with our own and customer vehicles.

A thorough knowledge of the Mitsubishi Product stems from 20 + years at Mitsubishi Australia Vehicle development in the power train and fuel systems side of vehicles. With experience in all vehicle testing requirements, from emissions to hot fuel testing at Alice Springs or Northern Territory to Cold tests in the Alps of Victoria or New Zealand Snow farms to performance tests at MMAL test track.

Engine and chassis dyno experience whilst at MMAL has greatly assisted SKR to quickly gain trust and support from our customer base. Along with true race experience at various levels around the country, SKR can relate to a customer’s trying to achieve their goal in motor racing with little money but plenty of drive and commitment.

Sponsors:
PPGearboxes,  Quality Crash Repairs Lonsdale,  Nulon Oils,  Australian Clutch Services (Xtreme Clutches),Elig Brake Pads, Barrie Smith Motorsports, ELF E85 Fuel, King Springs

Steve Knight Racetech, 8 Walla Street, Lonsdale, SA 5160  Tel: (08) 8384 2052