Darren made a flying visit today and kindly delivered four Subaru Impreza STi late model alloy wheels. Darren's going to lend them to us for the foreseeable future to help in getting Karen's Impreza racing as soon as possible.


They've been supplied in natty nylon wheel bags to keep things tidy when they're off the car. They're wearing Bridgestone Potenza RE040 tyres which have a decent aount of tread on them and are apparently great in the dry, but not too good in the wet.

The tyres are sized 225/45 x 17, which may be slightly too big and will possibly foul on the struts. There's only one way to find out, and that's to fit them. We're hoping to get them refurbished in time for next season with a colour change to brilliant white which will contrast nicely with the blue of Karen's car.

The shocking revelation to Richard was the heavy weight and size of wheels & tyres for the Impreza. He certainly won't be able to carry a couple at a time like he did for the Toyota MR2 Mk1 cars. Finding space in a towing vehicle or for more spares could be very tricky!