Subiesport Magazine - February/March 2008 - (Page 64)

DOUBLE TROUBLE GST TIME ATTACK S Story by Travis Geny Photos by Yujiro Otsuki Watch exclusive video from inside the GSt impreza. Point your web browser to: www.drivingsports.com Click INDEX  SUBARU ince the release of the 2002 turbocharged Impreza WRX in 2001, it is easy to forget that Subaru produced cars for the u.S. market before that time. The WRX and StI have stolen so much of the spotlight that for many Subaru enthusiasts, the models built before model Year 2002 are shrouded in a fog of antiquity and mystery. for those in the know, however, the new turbo Imprezas were just new Subarus, albeit with more power and technology than any previous Impreza models sold in the united States. So while a flood of new cars have dominated the tuning and racing scene; a few companies have decided to turn to the past in the pursuit of speed and ever-lower lap times. When GSt motorsports showed up at Subiefest2 with their wild Impreza, we were dumbfounded. It wasn’t just another StI or WRX; rather it was a plainJane Impreza that had been strapped to the operating table and hoisted into the lightening storm. With its hardware store front air dam grafted to the stock l chin, mud-bog fender flares and do-it-yourself rear diffuser, it was undoubtedly the coolest thing on the track. While it screamed “garage build” it streaked , right to the top of the leader board in the unlimited Class and threatened the newest and fastest competitors bearing StI badges. “The car was originally used by myself as a daily commuter car that I purchased while on a business trip in Seattle about four years ago,” said mike Warfield, owner of GSt. “I drove it back to the bay area sight unseen.” apparently, this is just one of many oddball long distant excursions undertaken by mike. from there the car lived out its new California lifestyle as a trusty commuter. but as any car geek knows, staying stock is never an option, and soon the mad-scientist surgery began. “We originally built the car as an endurance car for the 25 hours of Thunderhill in December of 2006,” said mike. “following that, we decided to see if the car would be competitive in the unlimited aWD class time attack events, with its first event being the Subiefest event last april. With the car having a fuel delivery issue limiting rpms to 5,500, we came in second. Realizing the car’s potential we decided to rework the car for the Redline time attack series. The car won its first event at buttonwillow in april, and at the same time set the fastest lap time for a Subaru ever at that 64 MARCH 2008 http://youtube.com/watch?v=JOUVjBUApjY http://youtube.com/watch?v=JOUVjBUApjY

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Subiesport Magazine - February/March 2008

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