I loved reading Josh's article on Pikes Peak in the last issue. He was really able to capture the feeling I had this summer when I was waiting at Santa's workshop from 12:00am to 4:00am in the long line of cars to make the run up the mountain. I can't think of a better place to test the new WRX and STI. I remember my N/A RS ran well until about half way up the mountain and then she just ran out of air. I am sure running a forced air engine is the ideal experience. I do not have a goal in writing this other than to thank you for bringing back the feeling that Pikes Peak gave me, and to say keep up the good work.Andrew MortonAurora, CO
Irritated in OntarioI buy your mag off the shelf every month. First things first; could you please tell me why Mitsubishi hasn't brought the EVO to this part of Canada? Every time I read about you guys having so much fun with it, I want one that much more.
Second, I recently drove past the Subaru Dealership here, and I saw the new front fascia. To put it lightly, it was disgusting. I don't know what they were thinking, but the 05 version looks much better.
Thanks for the magazine, guys - ignore all the whiners that write in complaining. Keep up the good work.Chris MuiseLondon, Ontario, Canada
Move to where the EVOs are!
What Happened?I wanted to say thanks for normally being dead-on from a performance standpoint with most of your cars in your mag. Thanks that is, until the September issue! I saw the cover and wanted to finally show my co-workers at my job what import cars are capable of (I work at a GM dealership in the service dept. and they all hate import cars), but as I looked at the articles I started to feel really embarassed. -A 1st gen. GSX w/ 371 hp and 391 tq. running a 13.5? And the 0-60 was 5.2 seconds? My friends STOCK 1st gen. w/ the boost turned up is that fast! The Hasport CRX w/ a H22? Come on man, my buddies EG6 w/ the H22 and a damned F-series tranny runs faster than that! Please! Please! Please give me a reason why the cars were this damned slow. Did you do the 1/4 in the yard outside? Was it on ice? You gotta tell me what the hell happened!ZenFrom the Internet
-Cover this line with your finger and show the guys this part, Zen:Yes, of course it was on ice. As usual, we started in fourth gear and aimed up a nearby mountain slope with the tires inflated to approximately 115psi.
Paying HomageI think it would be cool if you guys did a section dedicated to first generation cars, like Rx7's, Supra's, Mr2's, and other often overlooked cars that eventually evolved into some of the greatest cars on the road. Sidenote: I noticed Chevy had an ad in SCC for its Cobalt that touted: "The Straight and Narrow is Highly Overrated". Does that mean Chevy is shooting for the gay and fat segment of the market? Just wondering.Curtis ReinburgDallas,TX
-Stay tuned Curtis.
Hate Mail of the MonthWho does this Jared Holstein think he's writing for? This isn't the New Yorker or Vanity Fair. I mean come on, I thought for a second I was reading Hemingway. I'm not saying his writing is bad, it just doesn't fit the audience.
"It's winter, it's uncomfortably cold, and fog curls up from Tokyo bay in slow, rolling masses, like ghosts of vessels lost rising in protest to the cold water below."
What the hell is this crap?
"Nothing in this town goes marked without a slash of colored or pulsating light; pachinko parlors below regurgitate flashing epileptic light and the towers of love hotels beckon with libidinous enthusiasm. Even the nocturnal mandates of vice, fetish and whimsy are displaced by lust for fruits of a greedy right foot."