Throughout its history, a certain Japanese automaker has offered its customers stripped-back, homologation models ready for the track. This Subaru BRZ is a nod to those cars. In 2020 I wrote about the potential of the Subaru BRZ but its lack of a track-oriented trim level: If we want a truely lightweight track-oriented weapon like the 2002 WRX STI Spec-C…
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5 Oct 2022
20 Oct 2020
The Subaru BRZ RA Racing is a Japan-only edition of the BRZ that is designed to compete in the Japanese 8Beat 86/BRZ one-make spec racing series. It comes with a factory rollcage, 4-point Takata harnesses, air-oil cooler, no trunk interior trim, no radio or sound system, unpainted door handles, 16” steel wheels, and no underbody panels. The idea is you’d…
9 Oct 2020
2020 Elections are coming up, and beyond the Trump vs Biden theatrics, in Massachusets we have a ballot referendum on the Right to Repair. TL;DR: Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 1. Currently auto manufacturers must provide independent auto repair shops access to the same diagnostic and repair information about a vehicle as the manufacturers’ dealers have, but the current law doesn’t…
15 Aug 2015
The RASpec Impreza is a 2002 Subaru WRX “bugeye” chassis purchased in 2011 and fully restored from 2013 to 2015. The car was built by DENT Sport Garage and German Performance Service in Massachusetts. I built the RASpec Impreza as a cross-campaign race car capable of competing in time attack, time trial, hillclimb and wheel-to-wheel racing series up and down…