After a great deal of time and effort getting the Supercharged MR2 MK1 into a race worthy condition, it all seems to have come to nought. The car simply doesn't perform as it should. Whilst mulling over what we could do about it, an opportunity arose and thus we bought another new car!

The new car is a Japanese import Subaru Impreza WRX. We're hoping to prepare the car in time for an appearance in the Snetterton Nippon Challenge race in October. This unfortunately means Karen is not going to take part in the forthcoming Mallory or Cadwell races, as we need to save the money towards the preparation of the WRX. We're also still trying to sell Karen's original N/A MR2 MK1 race car.

Steve Vince, the organiser of the Nippon Challenge and MR2 Racing series, has announced a new series called the Subaru Cup. This is for Subaru Impreza WRX's of the same vintage as ours and is a production specification series. We'll be preparing the car to compete in this. The 'Cup should form part of the Nippon Challenge, but the hope is that it may gain enough support in the future to warrant its own series.

We've now owned several Subarus. Two Imprezas, a Legacy Turbo and a Forester Turbo and have met a great many friends through the local Impreza Driver's Club. This helped sway our decision on the new car. Of course one of the main factors was the noise they make. It does mean we'll need a bigger trailer though!