Finger Lakes Region SCCA - RIT - 04/26/09 - Pics

[rudgers73]

My first SCCA event of the season. I placed 7th of 11 in my class. Not bad for the beginning of the season.

Pics:

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http://www.solopix.flr-scca.com/panda_i ... G_8991.jpg

http://www.solopix.flr-scca.com/panda_i ... G_9261.jpg

http://www.solopix.flr-scca.com/panda_i ... G_9171.jpg

yes... that is a cone jammed under my car in the 2nd picture

[chaksq]

Whoops, just noticed this was an event from last year. You still race in the Solo events? I just started racing FLR this year.

[rudgers73]

You must have been the wagon that was airing up in front of me at Hess. I have the black 2.5i now. Legacy was toast in January. refer to my other post for the carnage... viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17250

[chaksq]

You must have been the wagon that was airing up in front of me at Hess. I have the black 2.5i now.

Oh, yup that was me. Sucks to hear about your Legacy, how do you like the 2.5i?

[rudgers73]

The Impreza is pretty nice. My only real complaint is the throttle. In 06 Subaru changed from cable to electronic control, so there is a few milliseconds of lag in the petal input. I guess the easiest/cheapest thing to do about it is just get used to it and compensate. Other than that it handles more crisp, and I have more low-end torque than the LGT. Partially because the engine is a little bit more powerful, partially because I did a hybrid intake on it rather than the short ram intake with a cone filter. Are you looking to do any performance mods to your car this year? I would recommend a rear sway bar or different struts. I have some front end links off of my Legacy for sale, but I'm not sure if they would fit your car. They helped me a lot with quick cornering. If you do some research and find that they would fit I'll give you a deal on them.

Hope to see you at Senaca Army Depot on Sunday man!

Jason

[chaksq]

My mother has a 2008 Impreza which has the drive-by-wire throttle, which really bother's me when driving it.

I am doing some work to the car this year. I'm actually planning a 5-speed swap over the summer. For handling the rear sway bar is definitely getting done after I get new wheels and tires for it. Might look into struts to lower and tighten it up. I'll look into if those end links fit and get back to you, I think they might work so I am potentially interested.

Can't make it to Seneca on Sunday unfortunately. My parent's are in town to visit this weekend and they probably wouldn't like it if I ditched them to go racing. I do plan on going to other FLR events this summer so I'm sure I'll see you around.