Owner: Roger Dauffenbach
Make: Subaru
Model: WRX
Year: 2002
State: NV
My 2002 Subaru WRX with greater than 200,000 miles on it started life as a bank courier car, when it was decommisioned I had it set up as a Rally America car for the 2006 season. We had won one 1ST place in our class in a two day race in the rally America, California Rally series in L.A. CA. After that my sponsor who will go unnamed pulled their suspension because they felt they were not getting enough exposure At that point I found ENDURA-TECH and went asphalt. What a great change, there are asphlat track's close by and you can race or test your car almost any week end. ENDRUA-TECH suspension has become the back bone of my car. We ran several test and tunes and decided with Justin Hynes of ENDURA-TECH that sway bars were needed. Justin suggested WHITE LINE front and rear and all new attachments.ENDURA-TECH struts and the new sway bars really flatend out the body roll in the turns and the whooptidoos. The car was originaly set up by ALLWHEELSDRVEN in Bend Oregon, the Roll cage is from GRINDESIGNS of Bend Oregon to Rally America and my spec's.The seats are by MOMO and five point restraints by RCI. We have a TERRATRIP rally computer and communications set.Our EXEDY clutch has been flawless, even after I blew the trans.The PERRIN up pipe down pipe and air intake, have really pepped up this old engine and turbo that have never been opened up in 225,000 miles.Michela Hohl Subaru of Carson City NV has supported us with tech support and parts. All these great folk's need more than thanks for making my racing possible. April we loaded the car with race tires spare parts, tools and drove down to Chihuahua Mexico to race in the Chihuahua Express, this 500 mile race was run in three days, with transits we ran about 350 miles per day. Our little Subaru ran flawlessly, with only tire rotation and break checks in the evenings. We came in 2nd in our class daily and tenth overall out of 32 starters at the end of the race. After the race I had the oil and filter changed in El Paso Tx. I stopped in Las Vegas to help a fellow racer get his car set up to race a Rally America in Lancaster and then drove on home to Reno.