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WRX STI AT 2005 NÜRBURGRING 24-HOUR

Although not as publicized as the Le Mans or Daytona 24-hour events, the Nürburgring 24-hour race has the same result – it tests the mettle of the cars and the teams. Just to finish is to win!

In this year’s event, a Subaru Impreza WRX STi finished second in class and 14th overall. The team of drivers included Kazuo Shimizu, Hirotoshi Yoshida, Nakahava Kawasaki, Fribourg Sato Kumi and Subaru World Rally Team driver Stéphane Sarrazin. The team made 124 laps of the 15.5-mile winding road course in terrible weather with Provo Racing Division car 67 – that’s more than 1,900 miles – at an average speed in excess of 80 miles per hour.

The Provo car was better suited to the bad weather than most, with its Symmetrical AWD handling the heavy rains and hailstorms that hit the track during the race.

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SUBARU CHALLENGE

There’s still time! You, too, can learn your limits.

Register for a Subaru Challenge autocross event along with fellow Subaru owners.

These Subaru Challenge events are scheduled for the remainder of 2005:

September 17	Southeast/Penn Jersey/New England Multi-Region Subaru Challenge in Baltimore, Maryland
October 1	Southeast Region Subaru Challenge #1, Maggie Valley, North Carolina
October 22	Southeast Region Subaru Challenge #2, Gainesville, Florida

Find changes, additions and more information about Subaru Challenge at www.subaruchallenge.com.

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SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE

This one’s for the professionals! The finale of SCCA Pro Racing’s Speed World Challenge will take place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on October 14, 2005. The SCCA states the purpose of Speed World Challenge is “... to provide teams, manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers a competitive production-based race series in which to prove their products.” The series provides excellent racing with top-notch drivers.

Subaru fans have an Impreza WRX to encourage – Michael Flynn in the Irish Mike’s Racing entry. Entered in the Touring Series, the No. 26 Irish Mike’s Subaru has had moments of brilliance throughout the season.

Watch for more from Irish Mike and this racing series!

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HEUBERGER MOTORS HOSTS HILL CLIMBERS

Heuberger Motors of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has held an owners event the day before the Pikes Peak Hill Climb every year for the last four. The event provides an opportunity for race and rally fans to meet Hill Climb drivers, to see the race and rally vehicles and to socialize. This year, attendees received an event T-shirt, were entered into prize drawings and enjoyed a free barbecue. The dealership made parts and accessories available at employee cost.

The 2005 event drew about 400 fans and featured participation by:

• EASY STREET MOTORSPORTS (Ali Afshar, Julie Stepan, Patrick Richard, Nathalie Richard)
• VERMONT SPORTSCAR AND SUBARU MOTORSPORTS (Travis Pastrana, Christian Edstrom)
• DAVID SUTTON CARS LTD
• FALKEN TIRE
• RALLY AMERICA
• SUBARU OF AMERICA and SUBARU CENTRAL REGION

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HOT IMPORT NIGHTS

The Hot Import Nights events feature cars, models, music and a variety of contemporary talent. The HIN site at www.hotimportnights.com lists the year’s schedule.

Some modified imports tour with the show, but HIN gives local owners a chance to display their vehicles, too. Vehicle manufacturers are also in attendance, showing concept cars, modified vehicles and others of interest to sports compact fans.

Subaru of America helps sponsor the Hot Import Nights tour.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Watch for Subaru vehicles competing in these 2005 events:

September 3-4	SCCA Club Racing, Topeka, Kansas
September 9-10	NHRA Sport Compact Desert Nationals, Las Vegas, Nevada
September 17-18	Colorado Cog – Rally America National Event, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
September 19-25	SCCA National Runoffs (Club Racing Championships), Lexington, Ohio
October 1-2	NHRA Sport Compact Fall Nationals, Englishtown, New Jersey
October 21-22	Lake Superior – Rally America National Event, Houghton, Michigan
October 22-23	NHRA Sport Compact World Finals, Pomona, California

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ESX UPDATE

ESX Motorsports runs an expanded program for 2005. Ali Afshar now races the team’s new Pro Class ESX/Subaru/SPT WRX, and Julie Stepan – winner of the 2004 ESX Maximum Velocity Driver Search – drives the street-class WRX. Julie won her first NHRA event for ESX Motorsports during the June 11-12 2005 weekend in Denver, Colorado.

A series of appearances at Hot Import Nights events, at dealerships, on the Speed TV network and at tracks are scheduled for Julie and Ali. Find the ESX calendar at the Web site www.esxmotorsports.com.

Julie Stepan, newest member of the ESX Team, has already won accolades.

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