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On my daily morning commute, I usually see one to four Subaru Impreza WRX Wagons driven by women on the 10 East as I crawl along the westbound Santa Monica Freeway's "fast" lane.  What surprises me about this is that they never notice me in my WRX for a friendly exchange of Scooby waves to take place.  Seeing them also makes me wonder how many women are out there driving WRXs as in what percentage of WRX/STi/STI drivers are female. Pictured above is Jamie "Subie Gal" Thomas in "Burnsie," her 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon.  "Burnsie" is named after the late 2001 FIA WRC drivers’ champion, the late Englishman Richard Burns.  Jamie has competed with moderate success in the Rally America series Production GT class, taking class wins on multiple occasions.You can check out her web site at www.subiegal.com.   My Auntie Karen has her 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan (not pictured above).Despite the fact that it has a four-speed automatic transmission and is bone stock, I think it's simply cool that she has it...

Back in January 2004, I joined a cult.  Entry came in the form of purchasing a Subaru.  Last September, Colin McRae and his son, Jimmy, were killed in a helicopter crash.  On August 30, 2008, over a thousand Subarus caravaned to Prodrive's Warwick facility where they assembled to write his name with their vehicles and form the Scottish flag, the Saltire.  For those unfamiliar with his successes, Colin McRae won the 1995 FIA WRC Drivers' Championship driving a Subaru Impreza.  His efforts also helped Subaru win three straight FIA WRC Manufacturers' titles from 1995-1997.  The 25 victories he accumulated place him fourth on the all-time WRC win list.  He also won a silver medal in the inaugural X Games Rally event in 2006 despite rolling his Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, which was able to keep going almost as if nothing happened. Here's Inside Line's news article about the tribute to the late rally legend. Convoy of Subarus Stretches 30 Miles in Honor of Rally Driver Colin McRae BANBURY, England — Nearly two years after his death, fans of Colin McRae turned up with more than 1,000 Subarus to celebrate the life of the Scottish rally star with a record-setting convoy...

Hi, everyone!  I'm sorry it's been awhile since my last entry.  I've been pretty burnt out from work.  You're more than welcome to pray for relief sometime soon. Back on July 3rd, I took Devoted Dan out to an unpaved stretch of Mulholland Drive that Edmunds.com Chief Road Test Editor, Chris Walton, told me was used for Inside Line's full test of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.  This short 1.1-1.3-mile stretch was rougher than I thought it would be; it probably blew my car's right front Koni strut insert as a result of the good, clean dirty fun I had. Google Maps link of the route I made a few passes in both directions for my friend Louis to take some photos.  Unfortunately, the brightness outside caused all of the shots to be overexposed.  Getting the car sideways through some of the turns was a sheer joy!  There definitely aren't many cars out there that would be up to the task.  Because of the blown RF Koni strut insert and some scratches the left rear portion of the bumper received as a result of my one close call (see video below), I'm unsure if I would do this again.  I think I would make sure the road is smoother and that the dirt/gravel is finer...

Don't you hate it when people drive at night with their headlights...     1. Set to the high beam setting for normal night driving     2...

http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/3436 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece Colin McRae and his son were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.  The 1995 FIA WRC drivers' champion (in a Subaru Impreza WRC - 1995 was also the first of the three straight constructors' championships for the Subaru Impreza) was piloting his helicopter that crashed.  He is survived by his wife and daughter.

I went to the X Games 13 Rally event on Sunday.  Here are some of the photos I took thanks to free tickets from Subaru that I got from Santa Monica Subaru. Colin McRae on all four wheels...but not for long Video of Colin McRae's semifinal run in the #7 No Fear Subaru Impreza WRX STI I actually didn't see Colin roll his car over because I was focused on getting this shot. Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino sliding through a turn in their #43 Monster Energy Drink Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI on their way to the Silver medal The 70-ft jump was a walk in the park for Ken Block who previously jumped 171 ft in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI Tanner Foust and Chrissie Beavis party like rock stars with some donuts in their #34 Rockstar Energy Drink Subaru Impreza WRX STI after winning the Gold medal by defeating Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino Here are Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom in their Bronze medal-winning #199 Red Bull Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI For more photos, you can view my full gallery here.