We're back with another episode of Launch Control, the Subaru series that's following the trials and triumphs of Subaru's Rally and RallyCross drivers throughout the season this year. Episode 9 focuses on Subaru's three RallyCross drivers in Loudon, New Hampshire. This time it's all about small victories for the team as they push their cars to the maximum to get towards the podium for the first time this season.
Dave Mirra showed a strong start but huge troubles with his
car took him out the race. Although these cars are Subarus, they have
completely customized every inch of each vehicle, changing out stock parts for
premium competition level gear. That also means when there's a break, it takes
a lot of really specialized work to put it back together. Due to the high
speeds at which they're driving their cars and the rough terrain and obstacles
they have to maneuver through, these specialized Subarus go through a beating
and have to be extensively repaired after ever run. But no one could have
anticipated the amount of damage on Mirra's car -- it took him out of the
running. Subaru's team is still to be commended on fixing major part
malfunctions in 25 minutes.
Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen, the two other drivers for
Subaru, drove their cars as hard as they could to get close to the top, coming
in 8th and 6th respectively. While it wasn't quite
enough, we know that Team Subaru will be working hard on their cars to get them
to work better so the drivers can beat out the competition.
The amount of research and development that goes into these
specialized is staggering and the timeline they do it all in is something to be
really admired. That's why Subaru sponsors these teams-there's no better test
for the basics of your car's mechanics than to put it through the toughest
tests out there.
