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SUBARU PERFORMANCE DRIVER’S ASSOCIATION/SPDA MOTORSPORT CLUB (SPDA) Image courtesy of Maurizio DiPietro, BigPoppa Designs (www.bigpoppadesigns.com) everywhere. Some even drive up from the States. It’s amazing to see.” For more information on the Toronto Subaru Club, check out toronto-subaruclub.com) or Facebook (facebook.com/ torontosubaruclub). NATIONAL CAPITAL SUBARU CLUB (NCSC) The National Capital Subaru Club, based in Ottawa, encompasses members from all around the Ottawa/Gatineau area. There is no charge for membership – owners and fans of any and all Subaru models are welcome. There are online and face-to-face monthly club meetings the first Wednesday of every month. For more information, click on ottawasubaru.com and find the club tab. MONTREAL SUBARU CLUB (MSC) Established in 1998, the Montreal Subaru Club, one of Canada’s oldest Subaru owners groups, currently has 700+ active members. In addition to online forums, the club also organizes an annual Christmas party for its members as well as the Sugar Shack Drive, a spring outing to maple syrup country. Members organize regular meetings, family picnics and monthly dinner clubs. The club also participates automotive events like rallies and track days. “We’re called the Montreal Subaru Club but our membership stretches across the province,” Mike Moffa, Montreal club founder and president, says. “Even outside the province. Everyone’s welcome!” For more info, montreal-subaru-club. com or Facebook (fr-ca.facebook.com/ MontrealSubaruClub). ATLANTIC CANADA SUBARU CLUB (ACSC) Established in 2003, the ACSC calls itself “Atlantic Canada’s online Subaru fan club.” Cody Swanson, the original club founder, started it to allow the local Subaru community could get to know each other. “I was a member of i-Club (which became NASIOC),” says Cody. “But I didn’t really find a lot of locals on there.” Headquartered in Moncton, N.B., the club has 937 registered members from all across the Maritimes who meet regularly in online forums, at their annual Summer Subie Meet as well as regular monthly “mini meets” in Fredericton, Moncton and Halifax. Mike Breecher, current owner and administrator of the club’s online forum, is unofficial ringmaster of its many activities. “Even though the discussion is about Subarus, I believe it’s the people and not the cars that make this club what it is,” says Mike. “The friends that I have made are priceless and for that I will always be grateful.” For more information, check out the club website at subaruclub.ca. 29 Despite its name, this Ontario-based group isn’t strictly a Subaru club any more. Nor is it for causal drivers. It’s dedicated to motorsports and competes as a club in a variety of events. It began when a group of Subaru enthusiasts formed the Subaru Performance Driver’s Association, which later became SPDA-Online.ca and diversified to all automotive enthusiasts. It includes members from many cities in Ontario, other provinces and countries who help one another in everything from co-driving at the track and performance driving instructions to holding tech nights to help each other install performance parts or just tune and maintain their cars. The club’s mission is to “provide a fun and exciting forum for sharing information and ideas, promoting enthusiasm and uniqueness through competitive events, web forums and meets with friends who share the same passion.” For more information, check out the club’s web site at spda-online.ca. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST… SUBARU 360 DRIVERS CLUB This online club is dedicated to owners and fans of the very first Subaru ever built – the 360. Established in 1979, it’s an international all-volunteer hobbyists club who have joined together with a simple mission: “to keep our favorite vehicles on the road and running on both cylinders.” The club publishes a quarterly newsletter that contains tips, technical knowledge, parts availability, and general news about the beloved 360. Any past, present, or prospective 360 owner is eligible to join. Club dues of US$8. (NOTE – the original club dues back in 1979 were $2 – one for each cylinder.)