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CarSpace The Outside LineIn motorsport, passes made on the outside are always cooler and more breathtaking! Welcome to my blog about automotive-related things...and some that are not. Oct 5, 2008 - Women with WRXs (wagons)
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.
Above are a few photos of Krysten’s 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan.I met her at my last track day at the Streets of Willow Springs.She also enlists the services of HB Speed to tune her car.Jon from HB Speed is the same person who tuned my car back in January 2008.
Sep 13, 2008 - Colin's cult
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. Fifth Gear's Vicki Butler-Henderson covered the event for the show. Enjoy this great clip of their coverage of the late Scotsman.
Aug 18, 2008 - Mulholland madness
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,
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.
This video (1:52 long) was shot on my very last run. I didn't drive the car this hard on the previous runs because I wasn't as familiar with the road yet. You should be able to spot when and where I made my mistake and had the resultant close call with the side of the hill. Having the car regain traction when I most needed it to = Priceless
May 22, 2008 - Headlight hooliganism
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. Off 3. Off and only the daytime running lights (DRLs) are on My question for all of you in CarSpace-land is: How do people who are driving not notice any of the above? If a person is driving at night in any of the above situations, it should be obvious that the road isn't being adequately illuminated. If drivers aren't observant enough to notice these situations, perhaps they may be a risk to fellow motorists and pedestrians. Does anyone have any ideas how we can combat this? I will usually get behind the person and flash my high beams. Half the time, people still don't get a clue. The other night, I saw a Lexus ES (I think) without its headlights on. I moved in front of it and had to turn my blinkers on twice (the first time was unsuccessful so I tried again 10 seconds later) to get its driver to realize I was trying to tell him or her the headlights weren't on.
Sep 19, 2007 - McRae's mishap
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.
Aug 7, 2007 - Rated XI 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.
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