PPG Pace Car - The real Deal!

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The Reading X “SPECIAL APPEARANCE”

This has been a year in the making, with countless phone calls, emails, introductions to many people I would never have met, and nice surprises all along the way.

As you all know, SSRTPhoenix, with the cooperation of Subaru of America, is bringing one of their Subaru Road Racing Team Road Race Cars; a fully-prepared Legacy 2.5GT Spec.B. Built by Phoenix Performance, the car will be on display through the rest of Friday and all day Saturday.

It was brought from Phoenixville, PA in an enclosed trailer that is used to transport the 2-car Racing Team around the country, even though only one of these cars is available (car #111)



But bringing that large, half-empty enclosed trailer all that way to Reading seemed to be sort of a waste of space…

....and although we drive a Subaru...
.... and this meet is based upon the love and appreciation of one of Subaru's finest vehicles...
....and we have true motorheads in attendance who are really going to appreciate the latest technologies in the spec.B, there are many of us who are not interested in anything outside of the SVX.

Reading has historically had “something for everyone”. Tech sessions, rallies, scenic drives, trips to outlets, museums and other points of interests divided people based on their particular interests. Many pursued these activities; many just hung out in the parking lot and enjoyed doing nothing. We all reunited in the evening for other events, most recently the raffles. So in this 10th Anniversary milestone, how do we unite everyone with one common area of interest?

Remember that half-empty transport? It really was impractical and inefficient to not utilize its capabilities to the fullest, so what do we do?

We bring the PPG SVX PACE CAR TO READING X!!!

That's right! Direct from the "Performance Attic" at Subaru of America in Cherry Hill. The PPG SVX Pace Car, in all of her silver/purple glory, will be making it’s first-ever appearance at a private event and will be here for Friday and Saturday. Lots of photos will be taken and posted by the end of tonight I am sure.

But how did this all come to be and how were we able to pull it off? Attached is a Word Document “How the SVX PPG Pace Car Came to Reading X” It is a long document (29 pages), similar to the “History of Reading”, and a fascinating read.

It is basically a compilation of emails and short narratives, sent and received over a year. The first of these was sent to DrivePerformance Magazine by Diana "green_eyed_lady, who just wanted to make Reading 9 a little more special…

Read their initial reply and and enjoy the ride. There are a lot of unexpected surprises along the way which led me to people I never would have met.

The SRRT cars were an afterthought and were suggested by Subaru in a “would you mind if we brought”…


This has been the hardest thing to keep secret that I can remember having to do in many years.


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