Met Petter Solberg last night at 06 STI unveiling

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I remember that episode.. LOL.. LAG... but what a monster when it was under boost..

Congrats on the STI.. Suffering from P-Envy.. your bigger than mine.. turbo that is..

I haven't driven the 05.. but I know it handles different than the 04 due the front diff..

Break her in easy.. so that you don't blow oil later..

I will be looking for one.. but I need to get thru the baby thing..

The thing that kills me is for 32K.. give or take, there are other cars out there.. such as M3, 911 (older ones), S4, and others.. so its tough to make up my mind.. I may even hold out till 07 when the new chasis comes..
07 is the year of the car... STI, EVO, Skyline, to name a few.. choices get harder..

For now I just got my STI hood scoop, and Need to get my STI wing painted so that it can go on.. A man can dream, right.. almost STI..

I am heading back to Watkins Glenn at the end of the month with Audi..I hope there are more STI, and EVO's.. because I haven't been to impressed with the STI yet.. Love it, but its not blowing the doors off my scooby.. which is a good for that P-envy.. Can't wait till I run some 8" R compounds next year.. For now I gotta stay focused, and keep up on the driving.. something tells me that when I run into a equal or better driver, it may be different, but for now we are running strong..

PS Post some pics..
Alex

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Poor Petter!!!! Did anyone see WRC Rally Japan? He was doing SOOO awesome then BAM! hits this big 'ol rock that shattered the wheel AND the brake rotor!!! He can't catch a break. But the STI looked VERY fast, especially compared to the Citroen.

Jason

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Did not watch it but jumped on SWRT.com and got the results.. read about his bad break..

I think instead of little pigs on his mirrors, he should have a black cat.. the man can drive, but goes thru cars, like people change underwear.. I hope next year with all the FIA changes, the playing field will be more balanced and make it more of a drivers race, vs car ( the current setup I believe is to heavy on the car technology)..

Well there next year.. I ruined my speed coverage by catching the results early.. then with the new baby I was zonked.. It is wearing me out.. but luv it..

Alex

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The impact was one of the heaviest wheel impacts I've ever seen. Usually you only get to see the aftermath, but with the side-mirror mounted camera you could see this rock coming and it wreak havoc on the wheel, amazing.

Jason