Tackling the World’s Deadliest Motorcycle Track… on Four Wheels--Basem Wasef, Autopia



DOUGLAS, Isle of Man - The Isle of Man TT is 37.73 miles of twisting, rolling, climbing public roads that make the Nürburgring Nordschleife look like a go kart track. So sinewy and numerous are its bends that it was once famously decreed "unlearnable," and its notoriously unforgiving nature is matched only by its prolific death toll.


From Glen Helen to Greeba Castle, the lack of runoff and nasty propensity for unplanned high-speed meetings…
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The Subaru BRZ sells out in Australia - in about three hours


The Subaru BRZ recently went on sale in Australia, the Japanese automaker decided that the best way to sell the first batch of rear wheel drive sports cars would be to sell them exclusively online and in just over three hours, all of the BRZ sports coupes headed for the Aussie market were sold out.


A key point is that Subaru designated only 201 examples of the BRZ production for the Australian market but regardless…

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SRT USA Wins 2012 Rally America National Championship at NEFR

Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew have won the 2012 Rally America National Championship. They secured the title with a second-place podium finish at the New England Forest Rally. This marks the sixth championship victory for Subaru Rally Team USA in seven years (2006-2009, 2011-2012) and the second consecutive title for Higgins and Drew in the #75 Subaru WRX STI. Battling through heavy dust for the second day in a row, the duo won the last five stages of the rally and finished only twenty-one seconds behind first place. As David Higgins said before the start…
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A Brief History of Lyme Disease in Connecticut (from the Connecticut Department of Public Health)

The Connecticut Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Emerging Infections Program has maintained one of the most comprehensive Lyme disease surveillance systems in the country for approximately 30 years. Surveillance has included passive and active methods that incorporated physician-reporting and laboratory-reporting components.  Surveillance methods were conducted statewide with the exception of active physician-based surveillance, which was limited to selected areas.  

The history of Lyme disease in Connecticut began in 1975 when a cluster of children…
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Adventure Seekers Drive into Summer with "Subaru Guide to Everything"

- Subaru, in partnership with Lonely Planet, launches interactive social guidebook on Facebook
- The Guidebook for the road less traveled will live as a Facebook tab and mobile application

CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America has announced the launch of its social guidebook, "Subaru Guide to Everything."  The "Subaru Guide to Everything" will serve as a place where owners can share their favorite sites and activities with the world.  Owners and…
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Subaru to Expand Indiana Plant, Boost Outback, Legacy Output

Automotive News - May 16, 2012

Subaru said it will expand its Lafayette, Ind., plant to boost production of the Outback crossover and Legacy sedan.
The $75 million, 52,000-square-foot expansion of the plant's body assembly section is slated to start this summer, increasing the plant's capacity to 180,000 vehicles during regular shifts, according to Subaru. The current limit is 156,000 units on straight time.
The expansion also is expected to create…
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Wicked Big Meet - Stafford Springs, CT - June 10

America's Largest Subaru Enthusiast Festival - Stafford Motor Speedway - Stafford Springs, CT - June 10, 2012
The Wicked Big Meet, sponsored by Subaru of New England, draws people from all over the Northeast and beyond. This is where you will find hundreds of totally tricked-out Subaru vehicles and Subaru enthusiasts all having way too much fun! Having moved to The Stafford Motor Speedway last year, the event is bigger and better than ever. This year features…
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Subaru of Indiana named first U.S. auto plant to meet ISO 50001 energy standard

Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. in Lafayette was recognized Monday for its heightened commitment to energy conservation that could help the car manufacturing plant save costs and reduce emissions.

SIA is the first U.S. car manufacturing plant to become certified in energy management, which means it complies with the International Organization for Standardization's global standards - meant to increase a company's energy efficiency.

"(The certification) is a culmination of a lot of hard…

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Victory at the 2012 Oregon Trail Rally

Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew have raced their #75 Subaru WRX STI to an outstanding victory at the 2012 Oregon Trail Rally. At the Sunday morning Parc Expose in Dufur, Oregon, David and Craig had a relaxed demeanor afforded to them by the comfortable lead they earned the day before. Road conditions were significantly better and the team's 2012 Subaru WRX STI performed flawlessly as it rocketed along the scenic Oregon farmland under clear blue skies. Averaging two seconds per mile faster than their closest competition, Higgins and Drew pulled up to the podium…

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Brake Override System


The Brake Override System (BOS) is an active safety feature first introduced on all 2012 Impreza 2.0i models and will be standard equipment on all 2013 Subaru vehicles, starting with the new 2013 BRZ. It's important that you understand how the Brake Override System works so you can accurately explain its operation and benefits to your customers. The Brake Override System (BOS) can help prevent claims of unintentional vehicle acceleration because it monitors…
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