On June 23, 2024 we hosted our very first Subaru-only event with our friends at StanceWars at Pacific Raceways. This event was created to fill a hole in the calendar after a longstanding Subaru event was canceled in March. Rather than not have an event for the large northwest Subaru community, we threw something together and were pleasantly surprised by the turnout!
Photos by Michael Ericson and John Parejo. Text by Matt Haugness.
Nearly 200 cars signed up for the judged Subaru car show and even more for the Subaru VIP Parking on the paddock. This filled up a good portion of the large, paved area at Pacific Raceways that we use every year for SpringFest Seattle in March. When we committed to the date in March, we were concerned about only having 3 months to promote the event, but the NW Subaru community supported us and made this event a success.
The day started around 9am with roll-in for the show and the main gates opened at 10am. Shortly after the main gates opened, Lead / Follow on the racetrack started. It was cool to see groups of only Subaru vehicles on track together when normally it’s a mix of imports and domestics at our other events!
Since the event was held at one of the most popular drag racing tracks in the region, Test-n-Tune Drag Racing was part of our initial plan but due to the lack of interest we made the decision to forego prepping the track surface and staffing this part of the event due to the additional venue cost. If we can get more Subarus to sign up for drag racing in the future, we will plan on having the strip ready.
The judged car show competition was surprisingly competitive in multiple classes. We put together a group of well-respected judges in the Subaru/import community to help us decide the winners. Chris Porter (head judge), Andrew Vun, Jonny Walker, Tina Ellis, and Tanner Smith divided up the classes based on which they were most familiar with and picked some amazing cars for each award. The full list of winners can be found at the bottom of this post.
The final part of the day was a parade lap of only Subaru vehicles around the Pacific Raceways road course. After the award ceremony we lined up everyone that was interested in being a part of it with a slow lap around the track. You can see the photos from this in our Facebook album or in the Michael Ericson album below.
On behalf of myself (Matt Haugness) and Mike Tolliver from StanceWars, THANK YOU to the Subaru community for supporting our event on such short notice. Special thank you to our sponsors/vendors, staff/volunteers, and Pacific Raceways for making this event possible.
Sponsors
Rairdon’s Subaru of Auburn
VSR Performance
The Mod Garage
Blow My Bubbles
RK Titanium
WCSS West Coast Subaru Show
Group6ix
Vendors
StanceWars
ImportMeet.com
Vasyn Apparel
Stateside Garage
Fusion Fab Engineering
Direct Import Parts Shop
The Rag Man
REVUP Energy
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NWSF Show Awards
RK Titanium Choice
Lawrance Morton – 2017 STi-based Kit Car
Best Stock Old School Pre-95
Cody Redfern – 1986 Subaru XT Turbo
Best Modified BRZ / FR-S 13-20
Dru Niemierowicz – 2013 Subaru BRZ
Best OEM+ Crosstrek 12+
Ryan Wilson – 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
Best OEM+ Forester 98-02
Kelsey English – 1999 Subaru Forester
Best Modified Forester 04-08
Ethan Travis – 2004 Subaru Forester XT
Best OEM+ Legacy & Outback 00+
Doug Weatherly – 2012 Subaru Legacy
Best Modified Legacy & Outback 00+
Lee Erickson – 2009 Subaru Legacy GT
Best OEM+ Impreza 93-01
Scott Callis – 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Best Modified Impreza 93-01
Josh Knobloch – 1993 Subaru STi
Best OEM+ Impreza/WRX/STi 02-05
Jayar Sisouthone – 2004 Subaru WRX STi
Best Modified Impreza/WRX/STi 02-05
Jan Patrick Dela Cruz – 2003 Subaru WRX
Best OEM+ Impreza/WRX/STi 08-14
Gavan O’Reilly – 2011 Subaru STi
Best Modified Impreza/WRX/STi 08-14 Second Place
Alfredo Orozco – 2012 Subaru STi
Best Modified Impreza/WRX/STi 08-14 First Place
Christopher Chand – 2013 Subaru STi
Best Stock WRX/STi 15-21
Lexi Grichar – 2021 Subaru WRX
Best OEM+ WRX/STi 15-21 Third Place
Chris Borowiak – 2021 Subaru STi
Best OEM+ WRX/STi 15-21 Second Place
Christopher Jensen – 2018 Subaru WRX
Best OEM+ WRX/STi 15-21 First Place
Devin Anderson – 2015 Subaru STi
Best Modified WRX/STi 15-21 Second Place
Ryan Wijangco – 2016 Subaru WRX
Best Modified WRX/STi 15-21 First Place
Genaro Silva – 2015 Subaru STi
Best OEM+ WRX 22+
Maverick Gostevskyh – 2022 Subaru WRX
Best Modified WRX 22+
Destiny Covington – 2022 Subaru WRX
Best Stock Other Subaru
Nicholas Eggen – 1988 Subaru GL
Best OEM+ Other Subaru
Craig Cadwell – 1992 Subaru SVX
Best Modified Other Subaru
Chris Loney – 2001 Subaru Forester STi
Best Overland Subaru
Deniz Ari – 2007 Subaru Impreza
Best Race/Rally Subaru
Genaro Silva – 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Best Vendor Subaru
(RK Titanium) Phil Fusco – 2016 Subaru STi
Best of Show
Jamie Cavett – 1971 FF1
JORI Gallery (Michael Ericson)
NOTEC MEDIA Gallery (John Parejo)
