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Subaru Rally Team Grand Opening
6 years ago
Vermont sports car /subaru rally team have a new, 75,000-square foot facility! Now located in Milton Vermont the facility welcomed both Travis Pastrana and Vermont Governor Phil Scott for its ribbon cutting ceremony. But Saturday’s open house started with the kind of thing that you usually don’t see from a top-flight race team in America: a full-on clearout of old race parts of all types, from bodywork to wheels and plenty of performance parts.
The eight vehicle bays that house the team’s rally and rallycross vehicles are rightfully the centerpiece of the facility, and the team was more than happy to show off what was under the hood of Oliver Solberg’s car that would win Lake Superior Performance Rally just one week later. Three of the team’s four ARX rides were also in their respective bays, sitting with the team’s trophy haul from the year—most prominent of which was the ARX Team Championship, Subaru’s first-ever rallycross title. Clean and pristine, it’s the kind of garage we’d all do unspeakable things to have.
Between the garage and the memorabilia spread throughout multiple floors of the shop, you’d have a hard choice to make. One of the first rooms you see after heading through the main entrance of the shop houses four cars: the iconic 22B, Bucky Lasek’s 2013 Puma Zombie Cat ride, Sverre Isachsen’s 2014 ride that gave the team its first-ever victory, and the ride specially built for Travis Pastrana’s appearance in Action Figures 2. Trophies, posters, and custom artwork are everywhere. That’s to say nothing of one hallway of firesuits, one whose ceiling is lined with bumpers, and one section of the shop floor that is almost completely covered with hoods and roofs of classic cars driven by everyone from David Higgins to Colin McRae.
Speaking of Higgins, he was on hand for the event, having already locked up his 10th career American stage rally title before the open house and season finale. He’ll be inducted in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame next month. Patrik Sandell was also on hand to sign autographs and take photos; his ARX season was already complete, so Sandell’s focus is on the return of Subaru Winter Experience to Wisconsin next February.
One thing’s for certain: if you’re up in the northeast and have the chance to pass through Vermont, stopping by the Vermont SportsCar shop needs to be on your to-do list. You might not be able to see quite as many of the ins and outs of how the team’s Subarus come together the way we did during the open house, but you’ll still be at the mecca of stage rally in North America.
Subaru Furs own
rsrallygrl was allowed to suit at the facility and got lots of pics! More to come!
The eight vehicle bays that house the team’s rally and rallycross vehicles are rightfully the centerpiece of the facility, and the team was more than happy to show off what was under the hood of Oliver Solberg’s car that would win Lake Superior Performance Rally just one week later. Three of the team’s four ARX rides were also in their respective bays, sitting with the team’s trophy haul from the year—most prominent of which was the ARX Team Championship, Subaru’s first-ever rallycross title. Clean and pristine, it’s the kind of garage we’d all do unspeakable things to have.
Between the garage and the memorabilia spread throughout multiple floors of the shop, you’d have a hard choice to make. One of the first rooms you see after heading through the main entrance of the shop houses four cars: the iconic 22B, Bucky Lasek’s 2013 Puma Zombie Cat ride, Sverre Isachsen’s 2014 ride that gave the team its first-ever victory, and the ride specially built for Travis Pastrana’s appearance in Action Figures 2. Trophies, posters, and custom artwork are everywhere. That’s to say nothing of one hallway of firesuits, one whose ceiling is lined with bumpers, and one section of the shop floor that is almost completely covered with hoods and roofs of classic cars driven by everyone from David Higgins to Colin McRae.
Speaking of Higgins, he was on hand for the event, having already locked up his 10th career American stage rally title before the open house and season finale. He’ll be inducted in the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame next month. Patrik Sandell was also on hand to sign autographs and take photos; his ARX season was already complete, so Sandell’s focus is on the return of Subaru Winter Experience to Wisconsin next February.
One thing’s for certain: if you’re up in the northeast and have the chance to pass through Vermont, stopping by the Vermont SportsCar shop needs to be on your to-do list. You might not be able to see quite as many of the ins and outs of how the team’s Subarus come together the way we did during the open house, but you’ll still be at the mecca of stage rally in North America.
Subaru Furs own
rsrallygrl was allowed to suit at the facility and got lots of pics! More to come!