How it all got started

In September of 2001, I bought a brand new Subaru Impreza WRX. I had never driven in one, but riding in my friend Jon's convinced me that I needed to trade in my 328is ASAP for my own personal rally car. I know I said I hadn't driven one, but I had driven the WRX STi in Gran Turismo 3 on my Playstation2, and I knew it couldn't suck. From there I started searching for info about rallies, I started watching the WRC on SpeedVision and reading all the websites I could find. Then in December, I see a post on i-Club (now called the NASIOC) for a Bay Area Four Seasons rally. This was a TSD rally for Subaru's, run by a local rallyist and a new WRX owner. The first event was really hard, I remember going home dog tired after spending the entire day confused out of my mind. My good friend Rudy who volunteered to be my navigator was even more tired and frustrated. But oddly it was fun. I came back for all four events and took second in the series.