Swing of the Pendulum
No...this post has absolutely nothing to do with pendulum turns or chassis weight transfer. Sorry to mislead. The pendulum motion I refer to here is in fact the direction of my life. Those of you that know me personally are aware that only 9 months ago, I had hit virtually rock bottom. Fast forward (cause we do that often in the rally world) to the last 2 months and the situation is so much to the opposite that one wonders where it will peak...how far can the pendulum continue to swing in my favor?
As my last post indicated, there is no longer any question as to when I join the world of WRX owners. That day came and went nearly 2 months ago now. First impressions? That thing under your right foot is less of an accelerator and more of a hyperspace button! Those of you that follow the world of Subaru will no doubt be aware that for MY06 the Impreza went to the 2.5L block clear across the board. The result is that for the EJ2.5 Turbo engine that the WRX runs, significantly more torque is available lower in the rev range. Translate to the real world? It pulls out of corners harder than most roller coasters and you quickly find out that the limits of the car are not under the hood. They are the limits of grip that the factory RE92s afford you and the audacity with which you fire yourself into a hard 90. Amazingly enough, the WRX runs 12s out of the box (hard launch) and even the factory tires allow you to turn on a dime and get 9 cents change. Ok, so the 5MT doesn't slot as smoothly as the rod driven system in the vic, and the flutter of a flat 4 is hard to get used to at first. The reward for accepting these minor inconveniences is a rush of acceleration akin to the Acme rocket packs purported by old Bugs Bunny movies.
More significant than the realization of Betty in my life is the fact that the dream which has been core to this blog is no longer the central focus of my life. Without revealing too much, I've met an amazing girl that has reshaped the definition of joy. To put it in perspective, she's more amazing that my first time down 1A with Betty, and those of you who know me will understand just how big a deal that is.
As my last post indicated, there is no longer any question as to when I join the world of WRX owners. That day came and went nearly 2 months ago now. First impressions? That thing under your right foot is less of an accelerator and more of a hyperspace button! Those of you that follow the world of Subaru will no doubt be aware that for MY06 the Impreza went to the 2.5L block clear across the board. The result is that for the EJ2.5 Turbo engine that the WRX runs, significantly more torque is available lower in the rev range. Translate to the real world? It pulls out of corners harder than most roller coasters and you quickly find out that the limits of the car are not under the hood. They are the limits of grip that the factory RE92s afford you and the audacity with which you fire yourself into a hard 90. Amazingly enough, the WRX runs 12s out of the box (hard launch) and even the factory tires allow you to turn on a dime and get 9 cents change. Ok, so the 5MT doesn't slot as smoothly as the rod driven system in the vic, and the flutter of a flat 4 is hard to get used to at first. The reward for accepting these minor inconveniences is a rush of acceleration akin to the Acme rocket packs purported by old Bugs Bunny movies.
More significant than the realization of Betty in my life is the fact that the dream which has been core to this blog is no longer the central focus of my life. Without revealing too much, I've met an amazing girl that has reshaped the definition of joy. To put it in perspective, she's more amazing that my first time down 1A with Betty, and those of you who know me will understand just how big a deal that is.
posted by WRXracer at 4:35 PM
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