Angel Ortiz built his Toyota Starlet KP61 to compete in Time Attack racing at his company Horsepower Techs in Clinton Township, Michigan. He purchased the car with a supercharged 4A-GZE inline-four from a Japanese drifting school. Angel replaced that motor with a turbocharged F20C inline-four capable of 650 horsepower on One Ethanol R race fuel. … Read more
Mikko Kataja from VHTRacing Engineering competes in a Toyota Starlet KP62 originally built to compete in Finnish Group F rally. Mikko now competes in European hill climb racing. Under the hood sits a 1.6 L 4A-GE inline-four making 260 horsepower mated to a six-speed sequential transmission. Watch as Mikko takes home 3rd place in the … Read more
Roger Håland has enjoyed building and racing his twin engine Toyota Starlet for several years. He made the unique car using a Celica front frame, MR2 rear frame, and Starlet body. It’s powered by two 2.2 L inline-four engines made using Toyota 3S/5S parts and forged internals. Both engines share one turbocharger, alternator, and throttle … Read more
Luke Oxley from Fullboost caught up to Rick Bartley at Heathcote Park Raceway to talk about his Toyota Starlet EP91. The small car is powered by a turbocharged 1.5 L inline-four that makes 501 horsepower to the wheels on 41 psi of boost and E85 fuel. The engine features a Paseo block, Starlet GT 1.3 … Read more
The Sanderson racing team (Kevin Sanderson, Michael Sanderson and Paul Sanderson) from New Zealand compete in Rallysprint and hill climb with their Toyota Starlet KP61. The little race car is powered by a 1.3 L inline-four from a Suzuki Hayabusa that makes 200 horsepower at 11,400 rpm. The engine is stock except for Wossner H-beam … Read more
Peter Schrey spent many hours in his garage in North Shore, New Zealand turning his 1981 Toyota Starlet into a race car. The little car rides on a tube chassis with a custom pushrod suspension that allows adjustable anti-squat and anti-dive. Power comes from a 2.0 L 3S-GE Gen 5 “Black Top” inline-four from a … Read more