Scion Tuner Challenge

Three teams. Three Scion FR-S. One chance to be the best. The 2013 Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S Edition brings together three of the best tuning teams from across Canada to compete in 11 unique motorsport challenges. Each team will receive $15,000 to modify one Scion FR-S and put their best on the track pushing the performance of the FR-S to the limit. Who will come out on top? Vote for your favourite Tuner Challenge team at tunerchallenge.ca.

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The time has come for the final event of the Scion Tuner Challenge - the Endurance Challenge. As the name suggests, this was going to be one demanding day for the Scion Tuner Challenge teams, testing the durability of each team’s Scion FR-S in heated battle competition. With valuable points on the line and Top Tuner leading Team VCMC by three points, either of these teams could come out on top and win the Scion FR-S they have spent two years of development and countless hours building. The competition didn’t take long for drama to kick in. During one of the first practice laps, the Top Tuner car hit the wall while exiting the last corner of the track, while going sideways and bent a control arm. Not the start the team was looking for. Compounding problems for Top Tuner, during the Time Attack the Top Tuner FR-S suddenly started puffing a large cloud of white smoke. The engine had lost all of its oil! Meanwhile, Babu from Swag Racing team was quite right to be optimistic about the Endurance Challenge that was ahead. For this last round of the Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge, the three teams were facing off in three different events in the same day. The Drag Racing, Time Attack Challenge and the Drifting competition were to be held in one single race day. ”We had an amazing time participating in the Scion Tuner Challenge. Wherever we went we had fun. The Scion FR-S is the most amazing vehicle I ever got to play with.” Richard Basford’s team VCMC had prepared the car to its best and were going to give their 100% in the competition in order to maximize the possibilities of gaining points. Did the competition end the way the team was hoping? “We had a nice event on the east coast at CSCS and it was pleasant to take part in it” concluded Basford. The video tells it all, from crashes to final results, to the winner of the Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge. For more Tuner Challenge videos from past Challenges and behind the scenes, check out tunerchallenge.ca

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Automotive journalism can be subjective. Every columnist has a different view of what a vehicle should be, how it should look, handle and perform. When you are comparing three differently prepared race cars, the challenge is even bigger and the odds can turn against you pretty quick. For Swag Racing, The comments were very positive from the journalists; the car's power is controllable and linear, the handling is great and the massive dual caliper Neo Motorsport braking system allows for much faster cornering. The auto critic journalists were clear; the stock FR-S engine is a more-than-adequate power plant on the racetrack. As for team VCMC, Richard Basford, VCMC's team leader and driver stated "Because of the Pikes Peak and Knox mountain hill climb events that we participated in, I think the race preparation level on our FR-S was a notch above the other ones" Basford did not deny that this particular event in the vehicle's history might have caught extra interest in the journalists' mind during the media challenge. According to Top Tuner team manager Edmund Manasan, "We are confident we built the best all-around car of the challenge" See what the journalists thought of the Tuner Challenge cars and the results from the competition. For more Tuner Challenge videos from past Challenges and behind the scenes, check out tunerchallenge.ca

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It's your turn to choose - the Scion Tuner Challenge People' Choice Voting and Challenge recap video It's all coming down to the wire in the Scion Tuner Challenge as the teams prepare for their final tests, including an opportunity for you the fans to support your favourite Tuner Challenge team! Check out this recap video of all the exciting action from the track as the Tuner Challenge teams push the limits of their Scion FR-S, and don't forget to vote for your favourite team. People's choice voting: Team SWAG: Dany 'Babu' Bernier, the people person! Babu is quite the character. He has done many humorous stunts and "shenanigans" during this year's challenges that many people appreciated. His approach to the competition has been offbeat when compared to the other teams. Still, giving his uttermost, he fully demonstrated the FR-S's capabilities as well as his driver skills and talents on the racetrack. Vote for the colourful team SWAG and their Burberry design FR-S. People's Choice Voting - Top Tuner says: "May the best car win!" We have to admit that Top Tuner's has made very little compromise while building their FRS. It is powered by a supercharged, nitrous oxide assisted FR-S engine. Top Tuner's FR-S is a well-balanced, practical sports car that can win trophies on the track, awards on the show floor and can still be driven to the grocery store to pick up dinner for the family. Vote for Top Tuner's trophy winning and grocery getter FR-S. People's Choice Voting: VCMC, the underdog team! Why should people vote for VCMC? The team - currently nine points behind Top Tuner in the overall standings- has impressed the media, judges and enthusiasts in the entourage of the Scion Tuner Challenge. Winning this challenge could be beneficial for the Vancouver based team. They are only nine points behind the leading team, Top Tuner. Since the points are doubled for this challenge, taking 1st place would put them ahead of the Torontonians. Vote for Team VCMC and their hill climbing, autocrossing and time attacking Scion FR-S.

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The speed of cool

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The 3 Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge teams meet up in Vancouver for a showdown of looks, personality and style in the Scion Show and Shine Challenge at Importfest Vancouver! We have challenged the teams to take their race tuned Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge cars and transform them from motorsports specification to Show and Shine quality in front of the discerning Importfest Vancouver judges and fans. The competition is coming down to the wire, and every point counts in a race to the finish.  The team to beat clearly is Top Tuner. With a long history of developing some of Canada's most recognized show cars, this team has the expertise to develop a Scion FR-S with custom modifications that could stun Importfest judges. But with the motorsports demands of the competition, will Top Tuner be able to build a car that looks as good as it gives on the track?  Gunning for Top Tuner is Team VCMC. Steadily closing the points gap, VCMC has Top Tuner in its sights and is lead by confident team leader and grassroots autocross champion Richard Basford. We know VCMC can compete on the track. But standing above Top Tuner in a Show and Shine competition is a huge task for this highly driven team. Will the judges take to their race ready Scion FR-S with custom roll cage and turbocharged power plant?  The Quebec team of Dany 'Babu' Bernier and Jeremy Fortin has something special up their sleeves for the judges and fans. Along with a big brake kit, Burberry design and custom carbon fibre hood and trunk, Babu unpacked his EA NHL 95 game console for an old school game of shinny off the side of his FR-S to prove that his team can look good and still have fun.  Check out how the battle goes down and tunerchallenge.ca for more challenge videos, team blogs and standings.

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www.tunerchallenge.ca -- The Scion Canada FR-S Tuner Challenge teams are back for the Drag Racing Challenge! The 3 Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge teams meet up at Mission Raceway drag strip, one of Canada's most recognized drag racing facilities, to battle it out on the 1/4 mile. This competition will showcase the modified Tuner Challenge Scion FR-S, all powered with very different engine modifications. Armed with a supercharger and a bottle of Nitrous, the Top Tuner team will have to face the harsh competition from team VCMC, who will rely on the use of a turbocharger. For Swag Racing, the engine remains naturally aspirated, supported with a series of custom modifications. For this particular challenge, the absence of boost will put a serious handicap on the Quebec team who will have to rely on incredible launches and a little luck to make up for the lack of power. Is the power efficiency of a turbo the best way to win a drag racing competition in a Scion FR-S or is the linear power delivery of a supercharger mixed with a shot of nitrous a better combination? Or could the reliability of a naturally aspirated Scion FR-S will prove to be the way to go. Check out how the battle goes down and tunerchallenge.ca for more challenge videos, team blogs and standings.

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Zoom, babe.

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The Big Winners

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The speed of cool

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Watch that first step

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Sweet slow motion

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Eat your heart out, Mad Max

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The video's got a great Doppler effect

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The Scion Canada FR-S Tuner Challenge teams are back and ready to step up to the The Time Attack Challenge! In this challenge, the three Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge teams will race against the clock to set the the quickest lap around the Mission Raceway 2km road course. The competition has become even more interesting now, as all three cars support three very different kinds of engine set-ups: naturally aspirated, supercharged and turbocharged.

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Live from the Rock Cam

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Is that a stick shift or a crowbar?

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That camera is in a lot of danger

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