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• Old Subaru Justys – Subaru’s original
subcompact hatchback
• Rally and race-prepped Subarus
owned by members
• Even a Subaru with a shark tooth
paint job!
LONGEST DRIVE
The appeal of TSC’s Hyper Meeting
extends far beyond the club’s membership.
Every year people drive in from all over
Ontario, Quebec and even from western
New York. Members of the Montreal Subaru
Club make the trek every year. “And a
bunch of us make the drive to Montreal for
their event every year too,” says Serianni.
“It’s like going to a family reunion.”
But one Subaru owner has the record for
longest drive (so far). According to Gary
Filippini, Subaru’s VP administration and
customer loyalty, “I was walking through
the parking lot at the 2008 event - just
checking out all the cars and meeting many
of our most passionate owners - when I
noticed a Nova Scotia license plate. I’m
thinking – you must be kidding me? I have
to check it out.”
Sure enough, a Subaru fan attending
Dalhousie University in Halifax drove all
the way from Nova Scotia in his Impreza.
He was originally from the Toronto area
and wanted to meet up with some friends
who were currently at the University

of Waterloo. And what better place to
reunite with friends than at a Subaru Hyper
Meeting? Not only did this long distance
Subaru fan get to meet up with his old
friends, he also took home the prize for
driving the furthest to get there - a record
1800 kilometres! Now that’s a road trip
worth remembering.
ABOUT TORONTO SUBARU CLUB
The Toronto Subaru Club is Canada’s
largest Subaru enthusiasts club.
Established early in 1998 by Spencer Lui
and Colman Chan, it was originally named
the 2.5RS Club of Toronto. It was created
so local Subaru Impreza RS owners
could chat, socialize and share technical
knowledge about Subaru’s latest and,
at that time, only performance-oriented
vehicle in North America. In 2000 it was
renamed the Toronto Subaru Club by then
president James McIntosh Jr. He wanted
to open the club up to enthusiasts driving
other vehicles in the Subaru lineup.
After 10 years of running the club
James handed the reigns over to
current president Derek Serianni.
HYPER MEETING 2013
For more information about the Hyper
Meeting and other Toronto Subaru Club
activities, check out their web site at
toronto-subaru-club.com

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ARE YOU A SUBARU GURU?

One of the most popular events at the
Toronto Subaru Club’s annual Hyper
Meeting is a trivia contest, ‘Are You A
Subaru Guru?’ Participants are asked a
series of Subaru related questions. The
winners walk away with great prizes and
a lot of laughs.
So are you a Subaru guru? Find out
by trying these Subaru trivia quiz
on page 42.
started.
Q1

When was the Subaru nameplate

Q2 What was the name of the
Q3 What was the model of the
Subaru Rally Car in 1990?
Q4 I