Here it is, early November and once again the MediaSpigot crew finds itself in Las Vegas. Hot cars, hot parts and hot girls, that is what the SEMA show is all about and this year, the new WRX and STI are represented in force. It is a great time to be a WRX owner. With lots of new parts and strong support from all quarters of the tuning world, the Subaru driver has lots of choices when it comes to putting together a killer performance car. While it is only the first day, we have seen some very cool parts that you can either buy right now, or should be available early next year. How about a new standalone EMS system from Cosworth? Based on a Pectel unit, this is international-level, motorsports-grade hardware that will plug and play in your late-model turbocharged STI.
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Nearly 1300 Subarus will gather in the UK to celebrate the life of Colin McRae and create a convoy which will stretch nearly 20 miles.
Fans up and down the country will be able to watch the convoy as it travels more than 300 miles from Lanark, Scotland to the home of the Subaru World Rally Team in Banbury on Saturday 30 August.
The convoy of Subarus departs the McRae's hometown of Lanark at 1000hrs, led by Jimmy McRae in one of Colin’s original cars, before travelling south. By the time it reaches Birmingham, it will have grown to more than 700 cars and stretch for more than ten miles. Watching from a single point, it will take ten minutes for the memorable note of the flat four boxer engines to pass by.
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This last weekend saw the inaugural event of Subie Extravaganza, a one-day, all-Subaru event sponsored by IWSTI.com and SOCALSUBIES.com. Held at Dromo One, an indoor karting track in sunny Anaheim, Calif. The inaugural event featured kart racing, a car show and a large vendor area as well as RC drifting.
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