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May 15, 2008 mch0601

Nasioc

NASIOC

Tri-State Area Club

Two Interesting Facts:

Subaru WRX’s are seen as the best rally car ever.  Without the use of these subaru’s rally racing wouldn’t really be what it is today.  Rally racing is staged courses that can be on anything from rocks, grass, dirt, gravel, ice, snow, etc. anything and you wouldn’t normally dirve a car on. 

They have a flat four boxer engine, which means that it is a horizonally opposed engine.  Most engine pistons move vertically, but subarus so horizontally.  This inproves handleing because it give the car a lower center of gravity.   

 

Ok, so i’m not competely sure that I did this posting correctly.  The information that I used was mainly about the WRX, and wasn’t about my topic specifically.  My topic has to do more with my relationship, and my feelings about this car, so I didnt know how to show interesting facts about my feelings on this car.  So instead I just showed so information that was new to me, and chose a Subaru forum to show and talk about.

What surprised me about this was learning about the type of engine that this car has.  I know I have heard this information before from my boyfriend, but i never really understood it.  It was interesting to me that the formation of the engine would have such an impact on the handling of the car. I guess i don’t know that much about cars, so I could not have figured that out on my own, but with the help of Liam I was able to understand.  A new question that emerged is that I think  I am trying to cover too much of the actual car, instead of my perspective and feelings about this car.  I think that I have to show and use the Nasioc symbol or logo in my film because if I am going to be showing scenes from the gathering of subaru owners that I am going to on Friday, I want to be able to link that gathering to where it all started, on the Nasioc forum. 

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  • 1. Stacey&hellip  | 

    I think the more you know about the car will help you in your film. Even though it doesn’t really tie in to the relationship that you have with the car and your boyfriend, it still kind of important to know. When we talked in the group today I think you had a great idea to end your film with the idea of you going to the subaru dealership. It could kind of be like the Star Wars guy who all of a sudden you see him driving in the car. That could be you driving in the car to go look at a subaru. I don’t know just a suggestion for you. But I really think your topic will be interesting to develop.

  • 2. fulwilem&hellip  | 

    Michelle–
    What’s interesting to me is how you’ve got “deep knowledge” about a topic (subarus) that you don’t even particularly care about. You’re right–the focus needs to be on you, your relationship to these cars (vis a vis your boyfriend!). As a viewer, I’d be curious to learn all you know about these cars, but I’m more interested in why you know these facts, what about them you’re thinking about. The obvious topic is the car, but it strikes me that it’s really about love, communication, negotiation, compromise…
    Megan

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