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Hello, and welcome to Battalion Tuning Team, where we design and develop vehicles, mostly has a homage to various eras of vehicles, as well as developing prototypes.
Well, keeping it short, here’s the first release of our car, the BattleCruiser
The BattleCruiser was developed as a joint homage to the Aston Martin Lagonda, and the older generation V8 Vantage. Built to be a fast GT cruiser, despite its hefty mass, it can still go like stink.
The Back Story of this plucky Team from Singapore.
Consisting no more than 5 individuals, all close friends, despite being car enthusiasts, none have any idea on how the engine fully works, or how aerodynamics come into play. It all began when one donated his car, as a project to vaguely understand the mechanics of it. Funds were funded by the individuals themselves, and as times went by, the donor car began to take shape, its stock engine was bored out, and… well…
And thus it began, and the donor car became their test bed, developing various engines to see its performance. That was when they began a limited production of an Inline-4 1600cc engine for kit cars, using parts that are widely available for ease of maintenance, and repair.
EDIT (14th May 2015)
More information about the characters
Muhammad Amir, aka Kampf
- Founder of the Battalion Tuning Team and hailing from Singapore, this team leader does not lead like an ordinary boss. He leads as part of the team, where everyone
gets a fair share of leading for various projects. Excels in developing sport saloons, and has moderate tuning experience on crossplane V8s.* He is also known as the
butt-monkey of the team for being the only individual not owning a vehicle, and instead, relying on public transport as means of transportation.* Always the last to
arrive to work on time, and last to reach home.
Erika Cisneros
- A former Venezuelan soldier, rank unknown to the team, she left the army, wanting to start a new life and forget her ‘dark’ days in the military. Erika first
appeared to the team as a cold, apathetic individual, who has a strong opinion about the advantages of 4-Wheel Drive. She soon warms up to the team, realising her
passion for cars with great traction, inclusive of controllable powerslides. A go-to individual when 4-Wheel Drive comes into mind, and excels in the mechanics of it.
Willing to show her abilities of driving a 4WD car to the ragged edge, inclusive of rallying, though just at an amateur level.* Owns a lightly modified Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution I, tuned for rallying.
Ukyo Masakata
- Hailing from Gunma, Japan, Ukyo was an ordinary salaryman who has a passion of tuned, custom cars. Exposed to the world of drifting, due to influence from the likes
of Initial D, and Best Motoring, he got himself a Toyota MR2 AW11 as his first car, and practiced on drifting on closed circuits. His techniques were left to be
desired, but his maintenance of the vehicle is immaculate, making his car performing at its very best. A machinist as a hobby, he’s able to machine various components
of the engine by himself, provided he has the blueprint for specifications. A go-to individual when you need parts fabricated. Currently owns a humble looking Toyota
Chaser Tourer V. He has stopped drifting ever since the birth of the team, and has never looked back since.
Bristol Silverlake
- Hailing all the way from the United Kingdom, Bristol was a former graphics designer and 3D modeller for an automotive company that had went bust 7 months prior before the
founding of Battalion Tuning Team. Despite that, he has the inability to repair his own vehicle, even changing tyres when he has a flat. Excels in designing flatplane V8 engines
and coupes. Not much is known about Bristol, except for the fact that he likes a lot of horsepower when designing his engines.* Owns a Vauxhall Omega Evolution 500.
He has no idea just how rare that car is*, and had the intention to scrap it, till Lean stopped him.
Lean Beirer
- From Duisberg, Germany, Lean could be considered as a speed freak, often seen speeding ever since her first car; a second hand Opel Manta B2. Before joining the team,
she worked as a fitness trainer at a local gymnasium, which explains her rather… hyperactive nature. After joining Battalion Tuning Team, she is often seen sweating out tuning
engines, as well as modifying them as and when needed. Lean is also responsible in tuning the suspension settings for all the cars. Part of the team’s name, the ‘Tuning’ portion refers
to Lean’s separate tuning team, responsible of modifying vehicles from customers who wanted more power, of better suspension setups. This alone help Battalion Tuning Team stay afloat
whenever it is in the red, where some is due to the economic crisis, or splurging on a project. She still owns the same Opel Manta B2, modified, despite having 3 other cars in the past.
Raquel Schmidt
- Hailing from Munich, Germany, Raquel was raised in a family where both her parents were amateur rally car drivers, then using the BMW M3 E30 as their vehicle of choice. It was only when his dad
brought her to a rallycross event where she was fascinated by the sheer pace of the machines, more particularly on a certain Audi that had caught her attention. That was the Audi Quattro. Since then,
she has been fascinated by that car, to an extent that she would go great lengths to get one in road car form, second-hand, and modify from there. Raquel did eventually became a test driver for Audi
Motorsport, but felt somewhat hollow. The recent cars from Audi just did not feel the same when comparing to the Quattro. They were more level headed, and decent. What she wanted from a car
was one that is unrefined, savage. One that has an engine that screams for more. The Quattro provided her that.
Because of it, she became withdrawn, into her own world. A huge company like Audi would not even take into any considerations to make any of their cars behave like the Quattro. Raquel then further
upgraded her vehicle, matching looks and performance with the official Audi Quattro S1 SWB. It was then her attention caught on an advert, looking for a test driver for a small tuning team called Battalion.
Raquel knew, that was her way out, and tendered her resignation. Audi, somewhat expectant about this, decided to offer her a parting gift; an official tune up for her Quattro, outputting around 600hp.
An engine setup similar to Walter Röhrl’s Pikes Peak variant of the Quattro.
Since then, Raquel seemed to have opened up working with Battlion. Her passion for powerful All-wheel drive solutions appear to make a mark into the team, further supported that she was the only one
that knows more on tuning an inline engine compared to everyone. There is a saying that a car would have the approval by Raquel when she has to go to the changing room for a change of underwear after
a test run. So far, only Kampf, Erika, and Lean seem to understand why she has to do so, and it has nothing to do with “I just pooped in my pants” thing. Also, Raquel seems to have some kind of bad blood
against Fiolina, due to the Audi-Lancia rivalry during the Group 4 and Group B days of rallying.
Fiolina Venturi
- From Turin, Italy, Fiolina was known to be a very critical test driver for an automotive company, Lancia. She would nitpick on every detail that either looks wrong, or just feels wrong. Because of that,
development on the cars would sometimes stretch to longer time frames, just to meet her requirements that would make Lancia unique compared to other competitors. However, there is a reason behind her
strict demeanor. Fiolina felt scornful when Lancia pulled out from motorsport, more particularly on rallying. Since then, she felt that the cars after that produced by Lancia lacked a soul, ambition, and purpose.
To her, the Delta Integrale was the last Lancia that had all those. And yet, Fiolina soldiered on with the company till recently, where she noticed a job advert for a test driver. Battalion Tuning Team. Her getaway
from this soulless company.
Fiolina, too, like Raquel, opened up when she worked with Battalion. All the cars exude an air of excitement, and purpose. Just looking at them, she understands why there was a need for them to be built. It even
rivals her own car; the Lancia Stratos. She sees Raquel more as a rival than a team partner; the sight of the Audi Quattro somewhat agitates her.
Rikako Asakura
- Hailing all the way from Minato, Tokyo, Japan, Rikako was raised from a family where her father owns a car repair shop, dealing specifically on old vehicles, where carburetors are commonly used. Her first attempt
on repairing such engines, aided by his father, was an L20A from a Nissan Bluebird U11. Since then, she has a fascination on carburetor engines of any kind, though only efficient on inline engines. She was initially to
take over her father’s job, but upon entering the contest done by Battalion, and eventually winning it, and employed, her father expressed full support. Rikako is the only individual that has not cleared her studies, and
had dropped out of university in the first year to pursue her job in Battalion. Luck, too, followed suit as she was able to purchase a used Ford Cortina in perfect condition, as her daily driver.
Additional trivia: The Lean Beirer is a reference to a character of a game. Google Image has your answer.
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