Subiesport Magazine - August/September 2008 - (Page 8)

BURNOUT SUBIESPORT MAGAZINE ISSUE #23 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief: Travis Geny Photography Editor: Yujiro Otsuki Proof Reader: Tim Anderson Alfa Snob: Jeff Zurschmeide Copy Editor: Michael Ligot Technical editor: Tim Bailey CONTRIBUTORS David Hobbs, Eric Eikenberry, Phillip Stewart Jones, Darlington Streipz. BUSINESS STAFF Publisher: Ryan Douthit Customer Service: Steven Anderson I ALWAYS LOVE it when I get crap about my car on the Internet. In fact, nothing spurs me on to be more radical and “ricey” than haters online. Something about people telling me what to do, how I should do it, and in what way; makes me want to throw E-opinion to the wind and do the exact opposite. A few months ago, a certain E-thug took it upon himself to school me on the proper way to modify my car. Now usually, I would have just given him those three magic words of advice that I usually dole out to these self-described gurus of automotive design; but since this is a family magazine I will paraphrase: GFY. But being the good-natured sport I am, I set profanity aside and gave him a well thought-out response as to why, no, I would not remove all the scoops and body bits, and why I thought it was more fun to drive a “ricer.” But he persisted, saying things like “you drag Subaru down to the level of Honda,” etc. News flash: Subaru IS on the level of Honda. And furthermore, I love Hondas and you wouldn’t be driving a WRX if it weren’t for Honda. And another thing: Honda makes better engines than Subaru. There, I said it, deal with it. The bottom line is this. Stock is boring. Looking stock is even more so. I literally get tens of emails a week from readers that want us to feature their cars and they all say something like: “look at my clean WRX.” And this is really cool. I love it that people want their cars to be featured in Subiesport and please, do not stop sending us your letters. But this is not my point either. Somewhere down the line, clean and stock got mixed-up. Just because your car looks 100% bonestock does not make it “clean,” it makes it stock and it looks like every other car out there. And that is fine. My problem is when you start telling me, or others, how inferior our cars are because we aren’t adhering to the clean, stock look. Sorry, I have never, ever been one to drive a 8 SEPTEMBER 2008 stock-looking car. I, for one, like body kits. Here is why: Back in the day, before there were windtunnels, or body kits or the accepted shape of fast, car-designers just designed cars, racing-machine or not, purely to look good. They had that je ne sais quoi, really cool, “I must look over my shoulder as I walk away from my car,” look. Sad to say, a stock STI or WRX, to me, just does not have that appeal, these cars need a little something extra to give you the desire to look back. In stock trim your average Impreza looks like a Honda; oops, I did it again. So, when I built my car, I added a bit here and there to round out the looks. Adding a bit of edge and over the shoulder appeal, because, I like it. And don’t give me that horse poo about “I represent the Subaru community.” I represent me and me alone, and since I shelled out my own dead presidents for my own car, I will make it look however I freaking want. In fact, I think it is my duty to set a standard of visual liberalism for our community. Be gone stodgy and stock. To hell with those that say body kits are rice. Who cares? It ain’t your car, pal. So why not just park your high-horse and be one with the notion that variety is indeed the spice of life and that beauty resides in the soul of the driver and what makes him or her, look over their proverbial shoulder as they walk away from their cherished ride? This issue is packed with good stuff. Behold the first ever, in-print photos of the 2009 WRX. A few visual, as well as mechanical tweaks here and there sure do a body good. Then we have a few gnarly time attack machines to boil your blood and to put the taste of racing on your tongue. All this and we even tell you how to get cheap, highoctane performance thanks to our friend, corn. Remember, it’s your ride, drive and modify it like it’s your soul. Bookkeeper: Melissa Douthit Circulation: Circ. One Elephant Keeper: Esmé Douthit DESIGN STAFF Art Direction: Ryan Douthit Production: David Powell ADVERTISING SALES Ryan Douthit 425-458-4949 ext. 2 Email: ryan@subiesport.com SubieClub Member Publication www.subieclub.com Subiesport Magazine is published by MediaSpigot Publishing LLC. Phone or Fax: (425) 458-4949 Web: www.Subiesport.com. 4176 148th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 All subscriptions and subscription correspondence should be addressed to: Subiesport Subscriptions PO BOX 2866 Kirkland, WA 98083 For change of address, please include old address along with new address and, if possible, a copy of an address label from a recent issue. Allow up to six weeks for address to be changed. 1-Year (6-issue) subscriptions are $24.99 (US), $34.99 USD (CDN) or $44.99 USD (EUR). Subiesport Magazine is independent of Subaru and its dealer network. © & ™ 2004-08 MediaSpigot Publishing., LLC. All rights reserved. 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