Biggest West Coast Subaru Gathering August 25-27 - Time for us to represent the SVX!

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That's right, Dabob may be over, but the summer SVX fun doesn't have to end yet!

It's the 8th Annual West Coast Subaru Show August 25-27, 2006.

This show has progressively got bigger and bigger and is now the largest gathering on the West coast, and inching closer to being the biggest Subaru meet in North America any year now. It really is an unforgettable experience to see everything from $500 1980's GL wagons to $50,000 heavily modded street machines all gathered together as one family. The off-roaders play in the mud, the racers shine their rides or go touring, and almost everyone there stops by to check out any SVXes that are there in amazement. If you drive your SVX because you are a Subie fan, this event's got you covered.

There are those that love their SVX for other reasons and are not general Subaru loyalists as well. Understandable, as the SVX is fairly unique from the rest of the brand. Well, we've got you covered too. With the coordinated efforts of Northwest SVX, we are aiming to break our SVX attendance record again this year. In 2005 there were 9 SVXes, which was about how many attended in the previous 6 years combined! The Subaru community definitely loves to see these cars come out, and it is great to show them (especially Subaru themselves, that help sponsor this) that we still care about this car they stopped making 10 years ago. So back to the point - even if you are a non-Subaru enthusiasts, there should be enough SVXes and owners present to rival any of our own meets and we hope to set up a "Camp SVX" where we can gather and hang out together all weekend among other activities.

This is our chance for a group camping trip, whole weekend of tire kicking, shooting the breeze, etc, that we don't get the chance to do much at our other events (besides Dabob of course). Seeing 300 other Subaru fanatics having fun is just icing on the cake if that's your thing too (hours can be spent watching everything from Brats with 10" lift kits to stock XT's doing laps in the mud pit!).

If camping is not your style, there is plenty of lodging nearby ranging from cheaper motels to nice resorts on the river - Hood River is one of the most scenic spots in the Northwest, your non-car loving spouses won't mind this weekend.

So come for the whole Fri-Sun weekend, part of the time, or even just Saturday afternoon for the show 'n' shine. By the way, don't be intimidated by the car show idea. As I mentioned, you have "beater" GL's, etc, and all enter just for the fun and representing part of it. There are very few cars here that you would see in a more conventional car show, most are pretty humble daily drivers just here for a good time. Did I mention some of those GL's with 400K mile on the odo come from Nevada and California, etc? This is after all, the WEST COAST Subaru Show, and once they come once, they're hooked. If they can do it, I imagine some Subaru's that were actually built for long distance touring should manage the trip just fine!

Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to stress how fun this can be, especially if we can get more SVXes to show up - the more we can have camp out or spend a lot of time there, the more fun it will be! I took a vacation day from work Friday to make the trip, and I hope to not be the only one there!

Last but not least, this is the big chance for all you farther south (or even Eastern WA, etc) that have been waiting for a big NWSVX-style meet to happen closer to home. Don't miss out!