Met Petter Solberg last night at 06 STI unveiling

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Was a great time.. and as far as the 06.. not to bad in person..

I personally see potential with the new front.. add a lip, and some fog lights and it may look ok.. what I don't like is the rear.. the lights are odd, and there is this huge subaru emblem on the back.. which I am not to crazy about.. again just small cosmetic tweaking..

Not sure if you venture to the other forums.. but I will post some pics, some time this weekend, but for now chech out NASIOC.. tri-state forum..

Here are a few links that cover both your questions..

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805426

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=811689

Enjoy

ALex

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As requested, here goes..

Couple of pics of Petter, the new 06, my pregnant wife, and myself with Petter.. as well as the Norg troll I had him sign.. The trolls are a norg good like charm.. Don't ask why..
Alex

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and a couple more
Alex

[volkdent]

That's awesome! I'm just a little confused as to why this is the first time I've seen the front of the Impreza redone! I read EVERY car mag, including the ones from Europe, and those are the first pics I've seen.

Petter is awesome, I'm jealous you got to meet him. If I was to pick one WRC driver to meet, it would be him.

Jason

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The new front end is out there.. but like you mention it hasn't been put out there... Not sure why, but across the web, there has been plenty of pics..

Petter, is not only a great driver, who comes from a very successful racing family in norw. but also a great person, who values his fans.. very down to earth and not stuck up as some other professionals.. Maybe its his norw roots, or family up bringing, either way he is number #1 in my book..

Now if he could just beat that french guy.. (who is also a darn good driver)

Well that is my 2 sec of fame..

Alex

[Rob]

Cool pics, saw the ones on Nasioc as well.

Yeah, one of the reasons I like Petter is because he seems a 'normal' guy.
Not like Gronholm who is always coming up with excuses when things go bad.

As to the front-end. I like the way the Saabaru looks, but I'm not sure I like the new Impreza. It's jus too Alpha Romeo for me (maybe the fact that I grew up in Holland where there are lots of Alpha's has got something to do with it).

Still, I haven't seen it in real life... so we'll see.

Rob.

[boblebaard]

I think I like the new Subaru, but it will take some getting used to...

Petter is a really nice guy, and his brother Henning is also a good driver!

If you want to see more good/insane Norwegian drivers you can take a look at my post "Insane Norwegians" in the off topic forum.....