Random garage shot

Some project pics here

Evo maintenance

After driving happily with the Evo through the summer it was time to show it some love and do some basic maintenance.
On the list for the day was changing the engine oil, change the brake discs and pads in all four corners and the brake fluid.
After driving the car on the track once this summer I noticed that the brakes started to fade really quickly and that at least the discs felt very worn out. I decided to change both the discs and pads all around to be on the safe side and at the same time upgrade to proper brake fluid as well.
I ordered the brake discs and pads from Camskill UK since they offered a great package deal and fast and cheap delivery to Finland.
Ideally I would have liked to upgrade to a bit "better" discs and pads especially for the front but this time I decided to go with stock parts.

As for the brake fluid I got Motul RBF 600 Racing DOT 4.

The brake fluid, as well as the oil, was bought from a local store TI-Tarvike Oy.

As for the oil I decided to with Castrol Edge 10W-60.

A new OEM oil filter and gasket for the drain plug was naturally also bought.

We started off by changing the oil and the oil filter. About 4,5l of fresh Castrol was poured into the engine.

After this it was time to tackle the brakes. The whole process turned out to be quite simple and the only small problem we encountered was the rear discs that was a bit jammed but eventually we got them off as well.

The old pads were actually in quite good shape (no idea about the quality though) but the discs were really worn out so it seemed like a good decision to change everything.

Old discs off...

..and new ones on

After this the brake fluid was changed (the old fluid had seen better days) and the brakes bled and now the car was ready to rumble again.


Big up to Nikke once again for all the help and providing the great space to work in!

Ken Block & Chris Atkinson = RWD fun

Vintage Rally Car Practice!
A new Rally video has DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Member Ken Block having a bit of fun in a vintage rear wheel drive Ford Escort at Team O’Neal’s Rally School in New Hampshire. World Rally Championship driver, Chris Atkinson joined Block for the practice and video that resulted, now live at dcshoes.com/auto.


Block purchased the vintage rear-wheel-drive rally car to practice and have fun in. Wanting to broaden his rally skills, the Euro-only-spec 1978 Ford Escort MK2 helps him let loose in a few non-Rally America Championship events. Don’t let the vintage shell fool you—under the hood sits a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder Millington engine that boasts 280 BHP. Couple that with a WRC-styled paddle shifting, six speed sequential gearbox and you have one fast vintage rally car.

Block took the car to Team O’Neil’s Rally School in July 2009 to put the vintage rally car through it’s paces, and Former Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson joined Block to break it in. Neither Block nor Atkinson have much experience in RWD cars, so the rally session and video is a good look at the two of them to flip flopping between the driver and passenger seats.

Block will enter select races each year with this car, including Rally Defi in Canada this coming weekend, September 11-12. Block returns to serious Rally America National Championship competition—in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI—at Rally Colorado, September 19-20.




Ken Block and Chris Atkinson

Eurocruising 2009

Couple photos on this years first and only Eurocruising night.

Cassu posing with his Merc ML

Teemu´s Subaru and Pade´s Evo on back. As you can see it was very dark and rained once a while.

Some random Hondaaah

Some Merc again...

Cassu´s ML again

Bee*r

MK IV Supra with new stickers by HC-Graphics

Rest of the pics here http://molsa.pictures.fi/kuvat/Show++++Happenings/Eurocruising+4.9.2009/

Gymkhana 2.1 – Ken Block & Rob Dyrdek

How do you improve on DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Member Ken Block’s insane Gymkhana Practice and Gymkhana TWO videos? On the heels of the hilarious episode of “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory” on MTV, DC has released Gymkhana 2.1, a funny new video available now online featuring longtime friends Dyrdek and Block whipping around a Gymkhana course side-by-side—Block in his high-powered Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Dyrdek in his comical and somewhat powerful miniature version of Block’s rally car.


Gymkhana 2.1 takes the epic cinematography and driving from Block that you’ve come to expect from the Gymkhana videos and mixes in Dyrdek and his “mini-Gymkhana” kart. The two, who have worked together and been good friends since Dyrdek joined the DC skate team in 1995, decided to get the kart built and film the clip when Dyrdek made an appearance in the Gymkhana TWO video earlier this year. A custom mold was made to build it nearly identical to Block’s Subaru Impreza WRX STI (except for the head-out-the-roof part). The kart was wrapped in the same graphics as Block’s competition rally car, and a custom fireproof, FIA certified driving suit just like Block’s was even made for Dyrdek by Alpinestars.

The complete version of Gymkhana 2.1 features more of what’s seen on Dyrdek’s hit MTV show. Filmed in the same high-quality, HD style as the previous installments of Block’s Gymkhana videos, Dyrdek and Block brought the filming crew to El Toro Airfield to document the whole thing. The Gymkhana 2.1 video features all the near run-overs, drifting, racing and shenanigans that occur when two unique individuals like Dyrdek and Block hit the tarmac in polar-opposite-sized whips.


Alpinestars made Rob this custom driving suit specifically for this session.



Dig what you see? More of Rob's fantacy...

The Fantacy Factory – amazing indoor skate plaza, foam pit, basketball set up, garage for his 3 wheeled car, pet living quarters and much, much more.


Mr. Dyrdek in the Fantasy Factory office surrounded by 17 years of Alien Workshop Skateboard history.


Watch all full episodes of the season one, here.

Fantacy Factory

DC Shoes Auto

Neste Rally Finland

Alien2nrs where cheking some Rally action about month ago, but we all have been really busy with our own projects that we haven't had time to post anything about that on blog... so here you go!

Maybe the biggest nutcase was the Russian driver Novikov whos jump was one the longest of the race. He just had a bit bad landing... pics from the Special Stage Leustu.





Citroen space shuttle with two Russian cosmonauts jumped at the speed of 146 km/h (91 mph). Yes, they had radar just before the jump. Sick speeds on gravel, huh. The jump was 55 meters (180 ft) long, landing bumper first.
Unfortunately, they had an accident later that day and could not finish the race.








Some Fwd jumping..





Lasse talking with De Sanctis who have been here quite many times :)







LOTS of pics here: Neste Rally Finland 2009

Helsinki international air show

Alien2nrs team was visiting Helsinki international air show 15-16th august in small Helsinki-Malmi airport, Whole show was very well organized and it gathered 72000 spectators in two days.

Even airport was small they succeed to have there varied range of planes, from small ultras to Red Bull DC-6.

Also Finnish military aviation was well present.

Proper photos here --> http://www.helsinkiairshow.fi/cms/galleria/?gid=6

In both day there was car vs airplane competition.

Car was no less than genuine legendary group-b Audi quatro S1, driven and owned by Juha Kankkunen!!

I had been send from Helsinki-Vantaa main airport to help local airport staff, so i had opportunity see it closer.

When asked nicely i was able to get in that beast and have a short ride as Juha moved it out of ramp area.

I have to say it was first time for me in working time to have a ride with group-b beast which was driven 4 time rally champion...LOL