Submit pictures of your car to 'The Street' and if we pick yours as the ride of the month, we'll send you a boxful of Mothers car care products.
Prizes shipped within continental United States only. No P.O. boxes.* Mail electronic submissions to sccnews@primedia.com. Alternatively, you can send a CD or prints via snail mail to:Sport Compact Car, Attn: Reader's Ride, 2400 E. Katella Ave., 11th Floor, Anaheim, CA 92806
This month's winner is Chris MetskerHe'll receive enough Mothers car cleaning goodies to satisfy the most anal, white-glove-wearing, concourse-cruising, flock of show-car-weenies anywhere. Mothers' new FX Line of car care products is among the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art wheel cleaners and waxes available today.
1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSTChris MetskerMesa, Arizona
Mods: Ported cylinder head, ARP studs, Evo III exhaust manifold, O2 housing, turbo, and MAF sensor, Joe P manual boost controller, K&N filter, 2.5-inch mandrel-bent aluminized exhaust system (piping came from a Flowmaster motorhome kit I picked up for $50) with Magnaflow cat and Imco two chamber muffler, topped off with a chrome tip salvaged from a friend's old exhaust system, 2000 Eclipse GT wheels (painted black), Nexen N3000 tires, incredibly harsh and cheap coilovers (soon to become door stops), mounted on KYB GR2 struts, Walbro 190lph fuel pump, A'PEXi SAFC (the old-school type with the knobs), Digital Tunings Pocketlogger, Auto Meter boost and EGT gauge, motor mounts filled with 3M's Window Weld.
Chris says: "It's never been on a dyno, and it's never seen time on the track. I didn't build it to impress others, I built it to have something enjoyable to drive. So far I think I've succeeded."
Burnout of the MonthOwner: Rick ConantLocation: Tomah, WisconsinRick says: "Seen the MkII Supra in Burnout of the Month, figured I'd fire over some pics of my MkI '81 Supra $100 smoke machine."We say: At least it obscures the rust-sort of.
Don't just sit there. If you want the honor of being chosen for Burnout of the Month, get off your ass and destroy some rubber. E-mail proof of the rubber-roasting destruction to us at sccnews@primedia.com. Or you can mail a slide or print to SCC Burnouts, 2400 E. Katella Ave., 11th floor, Anaheim, CA 92806.