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Club’s annual Hyper Meeting or the Atlantic Canada Subaru Club’s Summer Subie Meet). We are also pleased to see them raise money for local charities (see sidebar story on Ronald McDonald House). So without further adieu, here’s a tour of Canadian Subaru clubs. They are not the only clubs but represent a national cross section. VANCOUVER IMPREZA CLUB (VIC) Dedicated to Impreza owners and fans in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, this online club does not have the typical hierarchy (president, vice-president, etc.) or administration of some other grassroots clubs. Instead, the members create, promote and attend their own events. For example, those with ties to auto racing use connections to organize ‘Track Days’ for their fellow Impreza lovers, allowing them to take vehicles on sanctioned race tracks for a few laps of fun. Or, they time quarter-miles to see who’s the fastest. All of this is done under safe supervised conditions. For more information on the Vancouver Impreza Club, go to vic.nasioc.com. WESTERN SUBARU CLUB (WSC) The Western Subaru Club, another virtual group, stretches from B.C. to Manitoba and even as far north as the Yukon Territories. Members have owned just about every Subaru model that’s ever been made. The free membership and discussion forums permit focused chats with either members in your province or members that share the same model. Live meetings are member created and include such regular events as the BOXER Battle (a timed quarter mile), the annual Super Meet and various rally races. For more information on the Western Subaru Club, check out their web site at westernsubaruclub.ca. TORONTO SUBARU CLUB (TSC) Established early in 1998, the Toronto Subaru Club, Canada’s largest enthusiasts group, was originally named after the 2.5RS so local Subaru Impreza RS owners could chat, socialize and share technical knowledge about Subaru’s latest and, at that time, only North American performance-oriented vehicle. In 2000, it adopted its present name to attract those Images courtesy of Western Subaru Club member GrantC 28 driving other vehicles in the Subaru lineup. The Toronto club attracts Subaru owners from all over Ontario – and they have their own regional forums on the club’s website. Members come from the Great Toronto Area, Barrie, KitchenerWaterloo, Hamilton/Burlington, Niagara Region and as far north as Sudbury and Thunder Bay. TSC holds online meetings or many Watch a video from the 2013 Hyper Meeting. regular events including their annual summer Hyper Meeting (now in its 11th year – see QR code below for more info), the winter Snokhana event (now in its third year) and their Spring Fling event (now in its fifth year) as well as regional small meets all over Ontario. Current club president Derek Serianni, a long standing member, has seen the club grow substantially over the years. “It used to be just a bunch of guys getting together in a parking lot somewhere to talk about their favourite Subarus,” he recalls. “Now we have hundreds of cars and people showing up for some of our larger events. And they come from